Denise - Sometimes you do a little work and make a BIG difference!

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First, a replacement body.  There was no way to repair the years of wear.

Denise hugging her new hair.

Holes drilled, ready for rooting.

Look, Mom, I have pigtails!

Pigtails, from the back.  (The purple thing is the pipe cleaner holding
her head on her body during the rooting.)

Loops around the hairline.

Hairline loops, from the back.

Because Denise had been well-loved for over thirty-five years,
I felt that her heart needed to be transferred - loving memories -
from her original body.

Ready to go home!

Ready to go home! 







Comments

GeorgiaSmiles said…
This is so amazing! You did a beautiful job!
July 25, 2018 at 1:26 AM
Jax said…
What a loving thing to do! Super love.💞
May 27, 2020 at 12:33 PM
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