Teddy's owner was very happy to see Teddy rejuvenated. She then presented me with 'Mary'...her childhood doll who had seen some rough times. And asked to have Mary rejuvenated.
Mary was missing several fingers and toes in addition to her obvious facial issues.
The first thing to do with Mary was to remove her head and limbs and extract her eyes. Her loose paint was peeled off....that was pretty much all her paint!
She then got her holes filled, fingers and toes rebuilt and coated with a couple layers of filler/primer. Lots of sanding between each layer.
Finally, it was paint time.
A new body was needed and was patterned from the remnants of her old one.
So she looks like this now:
Add some appropriately styled clothes, and Mary is ready to return home.
Your favorite childhood doll or toy has just been found stuffed away in a box in the basement? It is cracked and dirty and your family urges you to throw it out. But it is full of memories and despite its many flaws, you just cannot discard it. Doll doctors and restoration artists can help. Many of the saddest dolls and toys can be restored. I restore dolls from my home base in Ontario. Wintertime however, finds me packing up a few projects and fleeing to Florida to work in the sunshine!
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