She was in pretty decent shape, but her age began to show as I stripped her manufactured paint and removed her wig.
Her mouth split along the gumline top and bottom and under her wig was a large ink stain and small hole.
Instead of trashing the doll and counting her as a loss, I rolled up my sleeves and put my imagination to work!
I knew that I would have to paint her before I could fix her mouth. Curing her first layer was a nail biter as I watched and waited for her to fall apart. To my relief, she survived!! I became more excited as she slowly came to life and took on a new ooak look.
Once I was happy with her paint, I went forward with the mouth surgery. Luckily, the tear was in an area where two small baby teeth could go. This didn't conceal the entire area, so I decided to play with the idea of spit bubbles and drool. This not only patched and filled the gaping tear, but it gave her a whole new look and actually gave her a new personality!
Phew! I was past that hot mess and onto a whole new one...the hair. I couldn't root fully, but ended up finding a partial cap mohair wig. Since it didn't cover her whole head, I had to go underneath and fill in with a similar color mohair and then cut, thin and blend the wig with the rooted area. Her lashes were rooted as well top and bottom.
This little girl went through a big make-over, including, new paint, new body, new hair, new teeth, new outfit and even a new name...
Introducing
My precious, happy baby girl
"Hailey Grace"
Hailey is now a fine art collectible and not suitable for children. She is a true representation of how reborning can make something old into something new and beautiful!
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