Mix about 8 parts water with 1 part lavender paint. Add water to paint a small amount at a time to avoid any lumps of paint. Working with one vinyl piece at a time, dip one of the cosmetic pads (our item #264) into the paint/water mixture and rub all over outside of the vinyl part. Immediately wipe off excess paint with a dry cloth. Use one of the pointed cotton swabs (our item #263) to wipe off any paint that is left in the creases. If you see any streaks or bruising your paint either is too thick and needs more water, has clumps of unmixed paint in it or you allowed paint to dry after being applied too heavily in that area. Repeat this process until you see a noticeable difference in color between the color washed vinyl and the vinyl that has not been color washed yet. The limb should look slightly pinker and not so orange. I usually go over each part about four times.

After you have completed this process for all of the vinyl parts and you see no streaks or obvious purple spots then the outer wash is complete. If you see purple spots, try removing them with a wet cotton pad. If this does not work, put a little nail polish remover on a cotton pad and lightly rub to remove excess paint. Do not get polish remover on the doll's eyes as this will damage acrylic doll eyes. If you are keeping the original lip and cheek color on the baby, avoid getting polish remover in these areas as well. If the paint looks blotchy, you may need to remove all of the color wash and start over.

Inner color wash.

Paint inside the head and limbs by taking a cosmetic wedge (our item #271) and cutting or breaking it into 2 or three pieces. Clip one of the pieces into the end of the hemostats (our item #276) and dip into full strength lavender paint. Do not over load the wedge with paint. It is best to start with less paint and add more if needed. Rub the paint lightly all over inside the head and limbs. Look at the limbs and head from the outside if you see an excess of purple showing through the vinyl. Wipe out with a dry or slightly damp small piece of a cotton cosmetic pad clipped onto the end of the hemostats.

Allow the paint to dry for a few hours. When to paint is completely dry, inspect your baby again. You may see excess purple showing through that wasn't as obvious when the paint was wet. You can remove this paint by breaking off a small piece of a cotton cosmetic pad and clipping it onto the hemostats. Next dip the cotton into nail polish remover and wipe away the paint in the purplish areas.