davidd's A DOLL A DAY 2023

[davidd]

24 October - A Doll A Day 2023

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Gloria Brand Doll Furniture

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Some of the best bargains for doll, action figure, and diorama accessories are the pink plastic playsets marketed under the "Gloria" brand on eBay.

I was looking for a 1/6-scale side table recently, and the entire Gloria Fireplace Play Set was priced at less than a single vintage Barbie table.

Usually I purchase these things, then they end up sitting in a closet or in storage for a year or two... or longer. Today I decided to try to break that pattern. Rather than setting these boxes aside "until I have the time" to look at them, I figured I'd invest a few minutes and do what I needed to do with them... which was basically to shoot them with a couple coats of spray paint so they'd look less pink.

Of course "a few minutes" became an hour or more, because some of the pieces (assemble yourself) needed a dab of glue to be sturdy, and washing new plastic pieces with dishwashing soap often results in better paint adhesion.

Anyway, I opened up the boxes, put most of the pieces together, and got started on the painting.

Dunno what came over me.