N.4 Vintage Ponytail

[@chevydude658]

I rerooted a #4 about 39 years ago with that Avery same fiber and it has held up beautifully. It’s now over 30 years ago and it has held the poodle curls as well as the hard curl perfectly. It has just the right texture and shine. Not too shiny like some new Saran hair.

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Great to know it holds up in time! I find it to be the closest to the original fiber

[@kathleenklein4231]

Wow! That was quite a restoration job. I have never seen anybody fix a missing finger before!

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Usually people toss the limbs and use donor ones, but I hate the idea of wasting an entire arm just for a missing finger 😅

[@adrianzenmiller7749]

So many ASMR vibes in these videos! The calming of your voice, pinch of sarcasm and detailed handcrafting. Cafe Del Mar like music. You're a master in all!

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Aw that's very sweet, thank you!

[@Havenwyck_Media]

I received my first Barbie in 1959. I was four years old then. Every year after for Christmas I received one or two dolls, Barbies, then Ken, Midge, Allen, Skipper, Skooter and Ricky, as they came out, until 1965, then my parents started giving me clothes instead of toys! LOL! I still have my #3 Barbie, with the wedding dress she came with. Too bad I don't have the others. I can't tell you how much I enjoy your videos. I love that there is someone who takes such care in restoring these wonderful dolls.

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

That’s so precious!! Thank you very much for sharing 💕

[@dianathorpe2280]

I just love your tenacity. When something didn't work you kept going and figured out something else that did work. Well done. The doll is gorgeous!!! Thank you so much for your videos.

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

That is very kind, thank you so much 🙏❤️

[@stevesbouvier9900]

oh my god yes the pinky, yes the hair and you are correct yes the curly bang! 💫💯

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Haha thank you dear 🙏❤️

[@Weezie1957]

I love your dry sense of humour! Fantastic restoration, Magic Fingers!

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Haha thank you very much!

[@judygouchie9701]

Utterly unbelievably amazing!!!!!🥰

[@rethamoore4282]

So talented ! Wish I could send you my Barbies and let you re-do their hair ! I love the way your dolls turn out !❤❤❤

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you so much! If you actually do need restoration work you can hit me up on Instagram :)

[@HelenaEngstrom]

You are incredible! Both plastic surgeon hair stylist makeup artist designer... Amazing to watch! ❤

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Haha thank you so much ❤️❤️

[@christyhubbard8074]

Wow!! I’ve learned so much about restoration of Barbie and Her Friends from watching. Thank you so much for all the great tips and commentary. Keep up the beautiful artistic work!! 😊

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you for watching 🙏❤️

[@chris-q7c4x]

Im so impressed. She is beautiful

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

@@chris-q7c4x Thank you!

[@brianwyant481]

She looks spectacular!!! 🩷

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you so much! ✨❤️

[@smsain]

She is beautiful. You did a great job!

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you! ❤️

[@lilamimin521]

That is the best barbie restauration what I ve seen on youtube!❤❤❤

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Aw thank you so much!!💕

[@rg1whiteywins598]

Incredible restoration. The bangs🥰🥰🥰.

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thanks ☺️

[@doreencaulier1758]

I love your work and your voice!🙌👏👍

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching ❤️

[@liudacerniauskas7502]

Fabulous work 👏 just stunning. Best wishes 🇦🇺

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you so much! 🙏❤️

[@siwarvidsson9705]

You made a fantastic job!!!!..The doll is now stunning!!!!

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you so much ❤️❤️

[@carolinedelia1096]

Thanks for to ponytail tip I never thought to us a needle. I just enjoy watching you do the hair it is very relaxing to watch . Artist need to be in the mood and you are an artist.

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

That's very kind of you, thanks! 🙏

[@helenakhudyna2360]

I'm shook! So much creativity! And the result is gorgeous!

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you!!

[@johannaholmgren8088]

Just discovered your channel. Love Barbie restorations, they're so satisfying ...

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Welcome!

[@panoreapan470]

I just love her clothes !!!!

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

It's my favorite vintage outfit, it's very Marilyn Monroe in Bus Stop

[@SubjectDelta9]

Pure Labor of Love! I recently acquired a well played and loved Brunette Ponytail transitional #6 (dolls that still had the 1962 face painting with the big "Lucy Lips") with almost perfect face paint. Absolutely Stunning, however her body showed how much she was loved and played with. My challenge was to care for the matted hair that had a crude ponytail redone using glue and sewing the hair in place to emulate the original ponytail. After removing all the threads and dry pieces of glue I washed and conditioned the hair. Thanks to an KZbinr who has a video dedicated to restyling ponytails only, I was successfully able do it myself on the spot. It was such a rewarding experience. She is Gorgeous! Now I watch your videos from a different perspective, truly feeling your own satisfaction in every step of the way. It is like an innate need to bring Order into Chaos and create Beauty. ONLY True Love can do that! With Gratitude and Appreciation for the Work that you do! Thank YOU!

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you so much for that, you’re extremely kind! ❤️

[@vanessawhitneypro]

Well done! What a challenge!

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you!

[@maarjameriste-kivi]

Your videos are the best ❤

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you so much 💖💖

[@petra6900]

🥰 Love it. Ur so patient and so good on working with on the Barbie dolls.

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you ☺️

[@vinodkumarkv7315]

Wawwwww...... Excellent job. Amazing result. Ur works are always beyond words❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Many many thanks 🙏

[@rogerlloyd1897]

Incredible ❤

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you ❤️❤️

[@michbal3600]

Wowza!

[@mndsph4530]

You're back!

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

I am!

[@mndsph4530]

@@DoeDeerWonderland it always feel good knowing when someone awesome from the doll community resumes their activity and share content :-)

[@katinabrandt1936]

Your extremely talented ❤ she is Gorgeous , your videos are my fav for doll reconstruct and make overs ❤

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you so much ❤️❤️

[@Sweetearth1958]

Your work is just magical. I'm impressed with the toothpick little finger repair. I always look forward to your videos.

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you 😊

[@hauntedcastle17]

This is just stuning

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you!

[@juliehoffman6292]

Beautiful!

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you!

[@rethamoore4282]

Awesome job !

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you ❤️

[@danielg7028]

The transformations are so good and your voice is super soothing I really love your videos

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you so much!

[@lourdesbert4913]

Super, magnificent job!!!

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you very much!

[@paulapeterson-warnock3030]

Perfection!!!

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you 😊

[@heatherforster5962]

She looks amazing

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you 🙏

[@sherrymackay3926]

Such wonderful detailed work!

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thanks! 😊

[@joelane7146]

What an excellent video!

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

[@ehh3291]

You did so good restoring her! She looked so much better after the restoration good job!

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you! :)

[@federicovenzi6402]

Fantastic! can you tell me where I can buy the hair you used?

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Aliexpress! Look for shiny twisted cording, there's thousands of color variations :)

[@papierdolls]

Thanks so much for this helpful video! I've been trying to figure out HOW to do that topknot on the ponytail...I appreciate your camera angles showing that.

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching :)

[@roxanabanderas6313]

Beautiful ❤❤❤

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you! 🥰

[@vickinoeske1154]

Wow! Stellar job. She looks brand new.❤ How you achieved such perfect bangs is a mystery.

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you very much ❤️

[@Black_sprunki-k4t]

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[@Юлиана-р5к]

Вы волшебник!! ❤❤❤

[@maomia9620]

Che meraviglia! Ne ha avuti di traumi questa poveretta 😅 meno male che ci hai pensato tu a sistemarla É fantastica la frangia tutta riccioluta! Quanto sei stato masochista per fare un lavoro così lungo solo per farle la frangia? 😂 complimenti per la pazienza e le mani ferme per dipingere i dettagli

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Guarda, non so nemmeno io dove ho trovato la pazienza 😂 ne sono uscito non volendo più sentirne di bambole ahaha Grazie mille ❤️

[@memoriam.victoriam]

ant tips on how to assure there's no water stuck in the doll after cleaning? im always so scared to fully submerge them!

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

I towel dry mine on the surface, then leave them on the radiator for a few days :)

[@starlit484]

You have such amazing skill! I love watching you go about your work! Thank you for your videos! ❤ May I ask what type of plastics superglue you use?

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you! Mine is Attak, it’s an Italian brand :)

[@starlit484]

@@DoeDeerWonderlandthank you so much!

[@elizianedantas9632]

Parabéns ! Um ótimo trabalho ❤

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thanks!

[@grittykitty8005]

Awesome workmanship . Can you make me over next ?

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

😂 Thanks

[@MissMillieEllie]

I can't believe you were able to restore her so well! Her condition was... Wow. You are such a pro 👏🏻 The bangs must have been a pain but I agree, it was very much worth it!! Was that outfit an original for those dolls?

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you so much 🤗 The outfit is Evening splendor. All the ponytails, except for a few rare editions, were released with the black and white bathing suit. Just thought I'd switch it up and take the opportunity to showcase all the vintage outfits from my collection!

[@karimiller4404]

Totally amazed! Lovely girl! (by the way, what happen to your link for the sheath?) I want to give it a go.

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you! I was switching from Etsy to Squarespace, here is the link if you're still interested: doedeerwonderland.square.site/product/Barbie-sheath-dress-sewing-pattern/4?cs=true&cst=custom

[@karimiller4404]

@@DoeDeerWonderland Thank you.

[@ПавелКупеев]

[@ms_minna]

AMAZING job!! She’s stunning! ❤❤ Question: Why the flocking? You don’t see it on the finished doll anyway. And you don’t see female dolls with flocking under their hair today either. So I’m curious as to why? 😮

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you! A few reasons actually. The first being grip, it helps lay the hair on top and keep it in place, think of it as a kind of velcro. They also did it so that if you peeked at the doll's head, you wouldn't be able to tell she had bald spots underneath, as the hair is quite thin 😂

[@whatanitemare]

Just found your channel and I'm hooked. Question..... to seal the face from paint bleed, you sprayed it with MSE??.... which is what?? (probably a dumb question)

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

MSC or Mr Super Clear (the matte/flat variety) :)

[@juanmartinbarbosa160]

You're a F GENIUS! loved it. Could you write down how's the hair fiber you used called?

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Aw thank you! The search term varies, you should find it by searching shiny twisted cording/rope

[@MarkBrochman]

Since the Barbie head plastic has reacted to metal earrings in the past, turning the ears green, is it wise to use a metal screw for rebuilding the neck knob? I did notice you covered the screw with a glue of some sort. Hopefully, there will be no green neck repercussions in the future .

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

That is precisely why I used UV nail gel on the metal screw, so that it doesn’t come in contact with the soft vinyl.

[@rodriquesumpter8809]

Please recommend a type or brand of Acrylic gel ? It been extremely difficult to find this item. Please provide information on what you use and how I can find it?

[@tiggercereals8712]

Hi! I’m not very familiar with using denture tablets to clean dolls and I want to try it out but I don’t know which brand to choose would you recommend the whitening ones or should I get the classic retainer cleaner ones? I would be very happy if you could help

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Hi, I'm not sure it really makes a difference honestly, the whitening ones should contain peroxide, which does lighten stains, so I'd say go for the normal kind first and go in with the whitening ones afterwards if needed :)

[@tiggercereals8712]

@@DoeDeerWonderland thank you so much! :D

[@remmym6605]

What is the name of the fashion she's wearing? I have a vintage dress and coat that looks exactly like that and it'd be fun to have my barbie match me lol

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Evening splendor! Omg I'd love to see a human version of it 😮

[@jose26490165]

I usted to do this type of hair for My dolls

[@chris-q7c4x]

I want to send you mine to do

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

That can definitely be arranged, you can contact me on Instagram for details :)

[@cmsclaudio]

Good job...!!! ¿:-)

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you!

[@dorisbrinkerhoff8124]

i feel sorry for her she was abused ,bitten and had her hair chopped . i know you,ll save her

[@GolanCanuzo]

3:40 omg i think it's bad to spray msc on your skin

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

The safety sheet only states that it may cause skin irritation (which it never did for me personally) but yeah, best not to get it on skin unless you're reckless like me lol

[@maureentuohy8672]

So inventive and resourceful. Amazing attention to detail, But as a grandma, I wish you would watch the F bombs honey. They are always so startling and jarring. Just asking for some respect. Love your videos. 💝

[@deborahnickrand4538]

You did nice work here. The foul language was unecessary. I can't share this video because of it.

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thanks for letting me know!

[@charityshoptreasures2569]

You are amazing ⭐are you on Facebook?

[@DoeDeerWonderland]

Thank you! I am not actually, should I be? 👀