irwin toys sailor moon find :)

a couple of months back my mum and i found a full set of irwin toys sailor moon dolls at a yard sale/car boot 

;o

i was so shocked and excited to find such rare dolls for such a great price.

 here they are, in pretty good condition for 10+ year old dolls. They still had all their earrings,tiaras and chokers which is amazing. The only accessories that are missing are sailor Venus's bow and shoes and all of the gloves (excluding sailor mars' gloves).

 as you can see here the absence of a missing bow.

 their hair was a mess total disaster, look at sailor mars for an prime example of bed hair  >-<

 here you can see sailor Venus's missing shoes  

 a nasty pink mark on Jupiter's leg. : {

 and a small mark on mars's ankle/

 here is a closer look at the gloves.

now to restore them :)

 top:after

bottom:before

now they look much better. for reference i removed the marks with acetone(thoroughly rinsing afterwards) and gave the girls hair a good brush and boil wash. i will eventually get round to making some gloves for them but that's a project for another day ! 

Long time no post- saturdoll showcase- sailor Venus

it has been a few weeks since I last posted as i have been super busy moving all my craft gear into my new craft room. For that I apologise and I should be getting into a regular posting schedule soon.

Today I am showcasing my really cool irwin toys sailor Venus doll, from the anime sailor moon.

Sailor moon is my first anime and is still one of my very favourites. I picked up my sailor Venus from  a comic convention a few months back when I was cosplaying as the same character. I really love my mini sailor scout and she is a fun momento to remind me of the fun I had at the convention.