I have a little girl who I am trying to  raise with a sense of self-worth and respect for herself,  not dependent on the way she looks.  (She is a very pretty blue-eyed blonde but that’s not the point.)

As an avid fan of Pinterest, I came across the idea of repainting the face of some of her dollies.

I ended up going to the thrift store and buying $.99 Bratz dolls. These are over made up sexy looking dollies.  Think of shorter Barbie with too much make up .

I found this lady in Australia who repaints her dolls and sells them.  Her dollies are repainted with a natural look and she even knits little sweaters for them !

I give this a go myself and my  little dolly didn’t come out as natural as I’d hoped , but I’m happy with the effect.

I used acetone and a cotton ball to remove the factory make up then wiped it clean with warm water and  dish soap.  I used acrylic paint from my craft stock and a very fine paintbrush.  I’m not going to lie, the eyes took me about 10 attempts !  And even then I still feel they are too big.

Just a side note, if you choose to buy these type of dollies they often come without feet.  Their shoes are also their feet so if you remove the shoes , the feet are gone  I’m trolling craigslist for feet! Haha

I will keep trying to make them look more natural but  a LITTLE make up never hurts !  I’m also going to give them birthmarks freckles and scars !

Keeping it real, dolly style ❤️