Restoring My Cabbage Patch Preemie Doll - Retrobriting?!

Watch my process of restoring my beloved Cabbage Patch Preemie Doll, Noria.
Special thanks to KZbinrs like The 8-Bit Guy and RMC - The Cave for your videos on retrobriting. They were a big help!
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[@excourage1725]

Omg I've been trying to find a way to restore my Preemie for over a year now. Much like yours he is 38 yrs old and "very loved" lol. your video is so amazing it's the only one I've seen that I feel comfortable following. I can't wait to see how he turns out. Thank you so much.

[@cherylgore5324]

That's awesome! I don't usually post videos, but I told my husband, "If it helps one person...." Good luck with your preemie! I'd love to see his transformation!

[@walkingdadly_8811]

I like vintage Cabbage Patch kid dolls

[@sarahd703]

You did such a fabulous job on her makeover!!

[@cherylgore5324]

Thank you! 😊

[@abbiecarter1513]

You did a great job! I was really excited to see you could repair the eyes without painting them. ❤️

[@cherylgore5324]

Thank you! 😊

[@melm4760]

Thank you for the great video. She's a beautiful preemie!

[@cherylgore5324]

Thank you! 😊

[@alphatwins2761]

This my 400 th liked video thank you also great job! Keep up the good work!

[@cherylgore5324]

Thank you! 😊

[@fanyco]

great job! really nice ❤

[@cherylgore5324]

Thank you! 😊

[@SleepyFrann]

my dolls whole face as a black spot. Hoping for good results 🫡

[@elisecampbell281]

She looks so good! My cabbage doll is black. I want to give her a good bath but I don’t want to risk accidentally lightening her brown skin. Do you think your bath solutions would lead to any bleaching? It doesn’t look like it but I want to be extra cautious. She was my everything.

[@cherylgore5324]

The bath I gave her was all color safe laundry products, so you should good there. If you're worried, I would recommend a spot test, maybe on her backside. But I think only the developer would be an issue. It sounds like you wouldn't be doing that step, though. Happy bathing!

[@thomasplouffe1363]

i think i would have given another bleach treatment but outside so every square inch of the head

[@constable9793]

You don't use a heater with hydrogen peroxide. You use an ultraviolet light or simply set it in the sunlight all day. It's the ultraviolet light that activates the peroxide.

[@cherylgore5324]

I saw a couple KZbinrs try retrobriting with hot water or a heat lamp, so that's why I tried the heater. (Figured there was no UV involved when mixing that developer with bleach for my hair, so why not?) I only used the heater. No UV at all under my desk or outside at that time of year. The heater got me excellent results, and she still looks great. All I can do is share my experience.

[@CoolCoollovesbabydolls]

What is a preemie i always hear people say that

[@cherylgore5324]

Preemie means premature. Usually a premature baby is smaller, so the CP preemie is a smaller baby doll.

[@CoolCoollovesbabydolls]

@@cherylgore5324 Thank you and by the way you did a really good job restoring that baby

[@maryfinnel1018]

You did such an amazing job! So much love was put into this. ❤️

[@cherylgore5324]

Thank you! 😊

[@2bleavin]

My 41 year old daughter still has her 'well loved' 40 year old cabbage patch, Im re-restoring, (our dog in 1995 ripped her to shreds I did major work on her then). Im stealing your eye idea, its wonderful thank you for this, cabbage patch moms & nanas thank you!

[@alobobalo]

Thank you so much for the eye tutorial! I have been desperately trying to figure out how to restore my cpk’s missing eyes. I am not very techy, i would love to pay you to make me those decals 🙏🏽❤️ you would seriously be granting me a 38 year long wish i have had.

[@cherylgore5324]

Thank you! I'm not really looking into doing orders. You just need the right kind of paper to run through your printer. It's called waterslide decal paper.

[@RebeccaRuano]

By 35, we all appreciate a little extra support, polyfill or otherwise. You did an amazing job! Thank you for sharing your process.

[@cherylgore5324]

Isn't that the truth lol. Thank you! 😊

[@saraaltahawi3845]

This video is so sweet and nostalgic 😍 she looks amazing 🎉 well done ❤

[@cherylgore5324]

Thank you! 😊

[@الرسامةالصغيرةالرسامةالصغيرة]

You ❤ cat

[@petrahladikova7660]

Hello!❤

[@kaseykylie8606]

How do you make waterside decals

[@cherylgore5324]

You have to buy special waterslide decal paper for your printer.

[@Jensfinds]

Wonderful job!!

[@cherylgore5324]

Thank you! 😊

[@Euangames14]

She’s so cute

[@Euangames14]

Hi

[@hearts4miku12]

i hope thats not the snacktime one! REAL DANGEROUS KIDS GOT BITTEN

[@cherylgore5324]

No, Noria was "born" in 1985. The Snacktime dolls didn't come out until 1996. I never had one of those.

[@hearts4miku12]

@@cherylgore5324 thats good