Rosa needs some work

Rosa's ebay photo.

I took off her limbs so I could clean her torso and fluff. I discovered that a previous owner had tried to restring her by filling her arms with plaster and bungee-ing her arms together. That's why her upper body looked so narrow. Her arms were being pulled towards each other at the shoulders!
I cracked and removed all the hardened plaster and restrung her properly.

As I mentioned, one eye was broken and I've never done an eye transplant, but figured it wouldn't hurt to try on this dolly. I got the eye out, glued back the broken piece, and, with a great deal of effort, got it back in!

Here's the eye outside of Rosa's head:

Finally after working on her most of the day, she's a new girl!

Now we have three Josefinas. They are all beautiful in their own way.
Josefina (1997)                   Rosafina (2000)                       Kayafina (2002)

Rosa's eye repair...

10:46 PM, Oct. 28, 2008 .. Posted by JacquiMN

What was broken that you could glue back together on her eye parts??..After her make-over she looks like a new dolly...Great job !!

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11:22 AM, Nov. 4, 2008 .. Posted by BTD

do you give these dolls a new home? Because i was looking for an american girl doll?