Iconic Doll: Beautiful Crissy by Ideal 

Thanks for the shout out about my book and the website! Crissy and I are quite honored. 🧡 Luv&Peace Beth Colvin Atlanta, GA, USA

This is a sad story: I remember going to my grandmother's house and seeing these boxes for Crissy and Velvet. I always thought the graphics were beautiful. She also had a vintage Barbie carry case that my sisters and I did play with sometimes. Velvet and Crissy belonged to my mom and my aunt. In all the years my grandmother kept them stored away, I never saw them out of their box. Years later, I found out that my grandmother asked my mom and aunt if they wanted their dolls back. Neither did. My grandmother gave them away! I was so disappointed. I have found Velvet, Mia, Crissy, and Cinnamon over the years, but I struggle to keep them because I so wanted to have those dolls. It's not the same. They are very fun, beautiful dolls though, but always a sad memory for me.

Hooray for rescuing these lovely girls!

Great video. I love these dolls, just know them from your channel. I was born in 1966 but I have never seen a Crissy growing up. I'm in The Netherlands, maybe they weren't around here. The all over style do reminds me of my childhood❤

Crissy and Family Dolls are Some of My VERY FAVORITE DOLLS...I always wanted a VELVET when I was little and My Grandparents could not find her and bought me a Crissy...I was So Diappointed since I LOVED VELVET and Still do...now I have so Many...

I had Brandi and Kerry as a little girl. I loved them so much. My mom and Nana would crochet out fits for me. I have the dress that the black Crissy has on. I still have the dress and the scarf, but the vest that came with it has, sadly, been lost to time. I found a classic Crissy...I finally got my Crissy doll...at a flea market and she was in incredible condition back in the early 80's. She had her icon orange dress and her shoes. I miss my Crissy and Friends! My Kerry and Brandi still have original outfits with the exception of one lost green shoe for Kerry. They are packed away in my home state still. My sister had Mia and Dina. I wanted a Tressy doll growing up, but our small town toy store didn't carry her. My first reroot (on a Barbie) ended up way too heavy as well. I love the VeIvet doll you rerooted. I am amazed that some of the dolls mechanics still work. I just love your collection Allison, I had no idea about the international Crissy dolls. Wow a Diana Ross doll! Thank you for sharing your collection and information with us!! 💜💜

Love the reroot of the Velvet doll. She looks amazing with all that hair.

So glad you did this episode. I loved Crissy all my life. I was born in 69 so we're the same age . A neighbor had one and I always wanted one, I finally got one second hand when I was 10-12. . I now have a lot of them as it is hard to pass one up. I have created wardrobes for several and handed them out to you g girls. Last was to a young Hispanic girl I road the bus with every morning on the bus. I asked her mom and brought it and gave it to her. I even made her shoes and sandals to match the outfits I made. Every girl deserves a doll with pretty clothes . I do have two baby Crissys too, one AA one white. Right now I have a bag of 20 from goodwill I am cleaning up and will need to pass most on to new owners . Thanks for the book call out, I will need to find me a copy! I also have her original paper doll, who came with fabulous hairstyles, some down to her toes!

Very interesting video. Such a neat doll.

Excellent Allison 😃... I still have my original Velvet doll, I'm thinking, I got when I was around 8ish 🤔... "Swirly Daiseys" . The older girls at school had Crissy. I more than made up for that many years ago when I discovered eBay 🤣... I can still remember distinctly opening my Velvet ❤... I ended up getting two more MIB just for the feeling of having her all over again 🤗. In Australia, I think we only got Crissy, Velvet & possibly Cinnamon. I have Beths book & she super inspired me to move forward with a vintage collection. I need to get around to listing many for resale, as you know, this hobby throws up soooo many new choices "daily" 😂, but my Swirly Daisys girls will always stay 🤗❤

Allison. I just found a Crissy on eBay for $7.99. The sale was just ending so I jumped right on and got her. Enjoyed your video so much. Will check out the website by Beth.

I think my favorites would have to be Carrie and the Mexican Crissy

Thanks this was great bought back my child hood I still have my doll she was black with Orange boots and purple dress that I never could get off my best friend had Velvet and baby Crissy . do you have any miss Revlon dolls ?

So interesting! Really enjoyed learning about this doll. I am old enough that I remember this doll and I was sooooo envious of my cousin who got one for Christmas one year.

Que gusto ver a crissy yo jugué mucho con la del vestidito naranja pero no era mía era de mi amiga Ceci ❤ sería como en 1970

Do you have a re-root video (from start to finish)? I have a couple of dolls that need help. My dolls have no screws in the back, so I'm not sure where to start.

I got my shorter haired Crissy in 1969 with her orange dress for Christmas and I was turning 10 right before Christmas. Crissy had a velvet bow and also orange panties underneath her dress.

Hi! I love these kind of videos! Do more! I love the education! Also, do one on the new AG girl of the year!!! Please!

My sister and I got these dolls as gifts for Christmas when we were little girls. I had the one in the aqua silk dress and she had the one in orange lace! I fell in love with the doll's deep red hair and wished there were more dolls with this color!

I love these commercials...in 1975 I was 5 yrs old, I had an illness that put me in the hospital for 3 weeks. A lady from our church brought me a swirla curler Crissy that I still have today

Great video I did not know exactly how big Crissy’s world really was. Thank you for sharing your crissy and knowledge of her with us, I am sorry I just came across this video because it is very informative.❤❤

I have a Crissy from when I was a little girl, the Crissy in the orange dress, but her hair is a terrible mess. I sadly did not take very good care of my dolls when I was a kid. 😢 But I've kept her because she was one of my favorite dolls. Thanks for this video Allison!

Ah my only precious doll is my American Girl doll when I bought her at a second hand shop in Singapore 5 years ago. It was love at first sight. Ah Crissy doll look so adorable and lovely to have. Thank You for your beautiful video🌷💜

I love the Beth's "Crissy and Beth" website. I thought I knew a lot about Crissy when I first went there, but she had more. I think I have been going to the sight for 8 or 9 years, as a quick reference guide. One of the things I thought was weird, was that Velvet was Crissy's cousin -- not little sister, but I also found that so great because I had so many cousins as a kid.

Wonderful vid. Crissy is beautiful, although Velvet is my favourite.

Thanks for this video. I don't collect Crissy but I had one as a child. I must have had the 1969 "2nd" version because the hair on mine didn't go down to the floor but she did have the orange dress and orange shoes. I've had the Crissy book for many years but I didn't know about the web site until you mentioned it. I love that you played with your mother's childhood doll and have the doll still. How wonderful. I also love that you've "saved" so many Crissys. Even though I don't collect them or have my childhood doll anymore, I still love her and I appreciate what you are doing on you channel.

I'm 57, had this when I was little, and this doll probably explains why my hair is still mid-thigh length.

I was 9 yrs old and I still have my Crissy today. I'm 60 yrs old

Do you have video on how to reroot Velvet doll? Mine that I bought tend to have lacking hair in back of head

I am grown but still miss my Chrissy doll she was given away before the age of 9 .I hope to this day that she got a great home.

I've been in love with Chrissy since I was 10 years old! I actually got my first Chrissy for my Great Aunt, who got me into doll collecting to begin with, at the time she was a doll collector/doll dealer. She'd sell them to me for under 10 bucks each, but they always need work

I have Chrissy and I'm a red head and my sister had the velvet doll!!Thanks for this awesome video!!!

New to your channel. I have 3. Crissy, Kerry, and Mia. They are in ok condition. Love to crochet clothes for them.

Loved this! Thanks for posting the commercials too, they were fun! NGL, I used to think Crissy was ugly, but then I found one at the thrift store and realized she's not ugly at all! Mine still has hair that grows. I also found a Velvet. So far I only have those 2, but will definitely be keeping my 👀 open for more. 💜😁

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Best doll ever made love all of them. I have all of the growing hair doll's ever made.Plus all of there outfits great video.Take Care😊🙂🪆💜💝👠

Was there a reason for the painted eyes? Were those dolls supposed to be more affordable? I never had Crissy, but I myself was produced in the early 70s. lol

Hello for the French crissy I know for certain that the white dress is original. It was her wedding dress and as a crissy collector myself it it a grail item. It is super rare and the one I own was mutated.

I recently got a Crissy doll from Mercari and I would like to change her eyes. Do you know what size blinking eyes I should buy and where I can find them? I'm pretty sure that 18 inch doll eyes, like American Girl are too big.

Let's hear it for sculptor Neil Estern!

I need the custom doll @21:50 shes so pretty 🤩

This is one of my favorite shows. I have Chrissy,Kerry ,Dina and Velvet. Ome of my favorites is the Baby Chrissy...They are so much fun to sew for. They are beautiful dolls. Ideal made fantastic dolls. From Tennessee

I still have my first Chrissy that my sister bought me for Christmas of 1974. I have other Chrissys, and I also have most of the dolls that you mentioned. I still would like to get Tara, and cricket. I also would love to find a Diana Ross doll.

I had velvet my sister had Crissy I remember Christmas it was so great when we got our dolls they was beautiful when they was new it's extremely rare to find one in good shape I got lots of them at thrift stores they are easy to fine my sister had the aqua dress god that was the best time of my life!!

My mom had a Velvet doll as a kid, but she took it to school for show and tell and some kid shoved all the hair into her head with their finger and so my mom couldn't " grow" it anymore

I think I was 5 when I got my Crissy, she was the only thing that I wanted and the only thing that I put on my christmas list that year to santa ... the version my parents picked for me had the long green plaid christmas dress with green shoes ... also I think she had the butterfly pull I can vaguely remember that ... I would keep her in a cradle that my Gpa made ... she ended up melted because electric baseboard heating ... I loved her so much that I kept her any way but eventually tossed her ... odd I still have her green shoes thinking I might find another one day.

dont forget uk palitoys sheena a different face mould but on a chrissy body

The Crissy patterns also fit the 18 inch BFC Ink dolls perfectly, and they also fit the Ruby Red Fashion Friends dolls with minor adjustments. I haven't tried them on Wellie Wishers dolls yet but they should also fit them with minor adjustments. If you copy the patterns at a slightly reduced size (sorry, can't remember exactly the percentage, try starting at 90 percent) they will fit the Hearts 4 Hearts dolls. These patterns are very versatile!

I had so much fun watching this video! What a trip down memory lane. I had one of the original Crissy dolls. Boy, I wish I still had her! I have been looking for one in our thrifts stores for quite a while but have never run across one. My sisters, who are 6 & 7 years younger than me, had the Baby Crissy dolls! I still remember when Santa brought them, they each had a diaper bag filled with real baby clothes, blankets and accessories. My Mom did those, they weren’t actual Ideal branded things. I think one of my sisters still has hers. I am going to have to check out the website!

What a fun topic! She was a tiny bit before my time but every friend had one as a hand-me-down. I've passed up so many while thrifting, always assuming I'd pick one up someday but waiting for one that is pristine. It's really helpful to see the others from the line so now I'll keep my eye out. I see the giant Chrissy baby a lot and I'm like, "Nope!"

Thank you for this video! As a child I had Crissy, Velvet and Kerry. I have three Crissys now. I love sewing for these dolls.

My Velvet still has her box!

I'm excited, I've been waiting for this video for a long time, you're right, Crissy's face is beautiful, I'm lucky to have Crissy, Velvet and Cinnamon. I love all your content and the passion with which you share your knowledge, I send you a big hug from Mexico and Happy New Year!

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