I had so much fun with this Samantha doll! This doll needed a lot of work, from her cracked and broken eyes, to her mangled dry hair and faded face paint. She got a complete overhaul with brand new eyes (of the same style and age), hair restoration and recurling, and face makeup. She turned…… Continue reading 1988 White Body Samantha
I haven’t written a while, but I’ve been busy restoring! It took me a while to restore this next doll, she is a 1989 Samantha with the very hard to find slate eye color. When I received her, she was absolutely filthy, many of her lashes had either fallen out or broken off (which is…… Continue reading 1989 Slate Eyed Samantha Doll
For the longest time, “Amber-eyed” Samantha was like my holy grail of collecting. I had spent countless years searching for her, but always came up empty. I lost every auction or just missed one for a steal. This time I had an opportunity to adopt an Amber Sam semi-locally and jumped at the chance. From…… Continue reading 1986 Amber Samantha
Dare I say, this Samantha doll was ugly. She was new in box since 1987 and had obviously been stored on her back in the heat all that time. Her face was crushed in, her eyelashes were straight, her face paint had faded, and her nose had a big shiner on it. I smoothed down…… Continue reading 1987 Samantha Doll
