NOTE: Unless noted, all prices shown here on the Garage Sale are the sale prices that will show up in your shopping cart. No further discounts will be applied to items on this page.
drawing of blocks

I have yet to sell anything on Ebay and yet I really do need to unload some extras. I don't live where a real live garage sale would be worth the time, so this is my cyber garage sale and I will be adding to it whenever items come up, so please check back once in awhile.

I do not maintain a list of people to notify when new things are listed due to time constraints. I will keep the Garage Sale page going and let all know in my occasional email announcements and sales, if I have new things listed. Otherwise, it has worked well to be able to supply bargains and other finds to those who just happen to come here serendipitously.

DOLLMAKING ODDS & ENDS

BUNDLES OF FABRICS ~ These are made up from fabrics chosen for their appropriateness for doll making. Bundles will change from time to time as they become available and will change from time to time so keep checking back to see what is available. Please note that bundles are now located on the DOLLMAKING SUPPLIES tab in the drop down under Basic Dollmaking Fabrics.
Sorry, no new mixed print bundles are available at this time. When things settle down from the pandemic, I do hope to add more. There are some mini bundles still available on the Basic Dollmaking Fabrics page.

OLD KITS WANTED: I will buy back any kits (or the parts listed) that you may never get to make for the following Dolls. All pieces must be untouched (not worked upon). If you have any of these, please take a picture and send it and your information to my email: gailwilsondesigns@gmail.com. Once I agree you have what I am looking for, we can agree on how to pay you and cover shipping. I have many customers who would like these and we will need to make all new kits with the items.

• Springfield Woodens - Joel Ellis or Mason Taylor Styles in either size 12" or 9". Will pay $35. Must have molded heads and all wooden pieces plus metal hands and feet. No other items necessary.

• The 10" Molded Queen Anne - Molded one-piece head and body plus arms and legs minimum, other pieces from the kit appreciated. $35

• The 12" Wooden Queen Anne -Molded head and all wooden pieces minimum, other pieces from the kit appreciated. $35

SPECIALS FOR THE MAKERS OF MY KITS - OLD DISCONTINUED KITS AVAILABLE

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A continuation of a procrastination project to hoe out the many boxes of parts of discontinued kits and their finished versions mostly for cloth dolls. It is daunting to pick through deciding what can be sold or given away or sadly taken to the dump. These are some of much more to come as I get more time. When partially worked dolls are included, I figure there are those out there who know my work and can make use of.

The kits listed below (between the dotted lines) only have ONE of each available. Each is a complete kit with original materials and all paints have been replaced with fresh. All prices shown will not have further discounts.

Please note that I will be adding to this list more items in time.

TWO NOAH'S ARKS KITS BEING DISCONTINUED

SPECIAL EDITION PULLTOY NOAH'S ARK

This is a favorite revisited from my old discontinued kits. This pulltoy ark set is very small and is a good sized toy for smaller dolls especially the Early American Series or even Hitty, but could be a good toy for any size doll or Santa. Kit has pulltoy ark with wheels, Noah, and 4 sets of animals on small bases plus complete paints and instructions. A pretty easy kit in spite of scale. Ark is about 2 inches long and animals are less than 1/2" tall. Kits were $48.

Kits now discontinued and on sale for $32 Add to Cart

LITHOGRAPHED STYLE NOAH'S ARK & STACK OF BLOCKS SET

This classic toy made in doll scale for use as a display item in doll settings. Pre-cut wooden pieces are first painted then the printed lithograph-inspired pieces are cut out and "wall papered" to the wooden pieces. A stack of wooden blocks has all sides papered with the two-by-two animals that are part of this Biblical story with all that you need except scissors. Kit for Ark and Blocks Set was $48.

Kits now discontinued and on sale for $32 Add to Cart

RERUN OF KIT FOR HISTORICAL FOLK DOLLS #9 - BOY AND GIRL DOLL PAIR WITH EMBROIDERED FACES AND HAIR

A favorite kit with (2) 15" dolls to make. Faces are silkscreened for easy embroidery and darts under the chins give a slightly three dimensional quality to the simple dolls. All materials included except stuffing, just like the old kits. Old price was $48 of years ago. Sale price lowered from $24 to $20 for 2 last ones left. Add to Cart

 

FROM THE EARLY AMERICAN SERIES
THE 9" COMPANION DOLL :



SELLING OUT AND DISCONTINUING THIS OLD FAVORITE KIT

THE 9" COMPANION DOLL - This doll was created to be a companion to the Basic Doll (who is all cloth) from the Early American Doll Series. She is proportioned the same as the 9" Basic Doll and so clothes will be interchangeable (only bonnets need some adjusting due to difference of head styles). The molded head, hands and feet are cast in papier mache which are easily painted (stencil to help get the features right) and assembled with her cloth body. She comes with materials to make her underwear - ribbon-trimmed camisole and pantalets plus patterns for her outfit shown in the drawing below.

Kit for Companion Doll was $84, on sale for $72 Add to Cart


DISCONTINUED FABRIC FOR HITTY'S WING CHAIR

This means I have a few finished Hitty wing chairs to sell to make room for the new fabric ones. They are as pictured at left. Usually the price is $98, these are on clearance for $75. One left SOLD

Gail Wilson PaperDolls

 

FROM THE HISTORICAL PAPER DOLL SERIES:
THE DISPLAY SIZE FASHION DOLL KIT BEING DISCONTINUED


The world of paper dolls is nearly as extensive as the world of real dolls. How charmed we can become with the possibilities that only paper can provide reasonably. I have spent a lot of delightful time studying resources where collections of old paper dolls have been assembled and presented in books and museums to be enjoyed anew. I have taken my own illustrations and developed them into paper dolls with a care to periods of style in costume and method of presentation. The original tiny paper dolls are also double sided with wood backings with slotted wood bases to hold them up, but come with outfits (fronts and backs) plus storage envelopes and a tiny gift box. This larger size was originally only a display piece to sell the tiny dolls, but so many wanted both that I also put this larger size of just the doll into production. She is intended only as a display piece and not a playworthy paperdoll with outfits. Kit was $18.

Kits now discontinued and on sale for $10 Add to Cart

 

SPECIAL DEALS ON LEFTOVER PAINT BRUSHES

SETS OF 4 ASSORTED FILBERT BRUSHES:

Filberts are flat brushes with curved bristle ends. Like all flat brushes, they are good for spreading paint but they shine spreading paint along a doll's hairline due to the curved outer edges eliminate the problem of stray bristles rounding a curve getting paint where you don't want it. Also useful for dry brushing. Set has 2 large(1/4"), 1 med (3/16") and 1 small (1/8"). This is a value of over $25, but on sale for $12 for the set. Add to Cart

SET OF 2 RAKE or COMB BRUSHES:

Rake (or also called comb) brushes are for painting in the strokes that look like hair on dolls such as Columbians and Izannah Walkers. They are constructed of alternating small clumps of long and short bristles. The longer bristles absorb and transmit the paint (usually somewhat thinned down) leaving spaces where the shorter bristles don't touch. This is a value of over $27, but on sale for $8 for the set of 2 that are 1/4" size. Best used on dolls over 12" tall. Add to Cart

 

MORE EXTRA STOCK:

HITTY SIZE IRONS - Hand cast and aged pewter iron that was originally sculpted by GW. Recently I had to reorder these and due to minimum order from the casting company, I have too many for a long time. Usually $15 each, on sale for $12.50 each. Add to Cart

FLUMO ON SALE FOR LIMITED TIME
REDUCED EVEN MORE
FLUMO ~ A LIQUID PAPIER MACHE POURING MEDIUM for PLASTER MOLDS - NEW - SALE PRICE HAS BEEN LOWERED MORE:
This product (Flumo, made in Spain) is the modern equivalent of liquid (and pourable) papier mache. It has some paper pulp in it along with a more modern and more workable polymer base. This material is the best on the market (I feel) and I have gone to great lengths to have it. It must be used in plaster molds. Liter size (a bit more than a quart) - does not need to be shipped separately from rest of order but may require additional shipping. Due to a bulk purchase, I can now offer a lower price of $22.75 instead of the old price of $28.75. Sorry, gallons are no longer offered due to shipping nightmares. Order 4 liters instead and receive a 10% discount.

FLUMO ON SALE FOR LIMITED TIME (usual shipping rates still apply)

Liter Size Flumo Regular price: $22.75. Old sale price was $18 , new sale price is $15 for a brief time to lower my inventory. Add to Cart.
4 Liters with new sale price $58 Add to Cart

MOHAIR FOR DOLL HAIR - This is a smooth but not the silky more realistic kind known as "English" mohair and therefore best for cloth dolls.It is slightly woolier than the English, but much easier to work with. You can see it here in auburn on a Basic Doll and it was also used for Lotties and many of my angels.

SPECIAL OFFER - I have a huge supply of the Auburn and Brown roving from the old days of many kits having it included in the kit supplies, and need to clear out some. 5 yard bags $10.95. REDUCED MORE TO $8.95
Auburn Add to Cart
Brown Add to Cart

CURLY SHEEP'S WOOL FOR SANTA BEARDING

We have been accumulating a lot of the fleeces used for Santa bearding and storing excess in the attic. Then forgetting and ordering more when it is available since it is hard to get this specific type (Border Leicester). When it comes, I have to wash it before I sell it. This is not hard and all of this is as it comes from the sheep. I am selling it very cheap in 1 pound bags you will have to wash yourself with the simple instructions included. You can do this by hand or even in your washing machine. Not all wool is perfect curls and some is dirtier than others, but I have found it cleans up nicely and will make many many Santas. To give you an idea we sell onlu a couple of ounces of washed and picked over curls for a few santas @ $10.95. These one pound bags are on sale for $16 (average market price is $32/pound). Add to Cart

TO SEE MORE PRINTED CATS:

Some clearance Printed Cats used to be here but now all cats are located on the Animals page.


Sizes are:
Tiny - 1.5" tall
Small - 2.5" tall
Medium - 3" tall
Large - 5" tall
All sizes above are sold finished with the Tiny and Small sizes also available as kits.