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Well….you can sure tell when Fall is here. The leaves are gorgeous shades of red, yellow and orange, the air feels a bit crisp–and the doll hospital is full to the brim! It happens every year just about this time…and it’s a sign that Christmas is coming! You see….restoring a childhood [...]
[Here is Part 1 of this doll tale and here is Part 2 ] Hey Friends– this is the final episode of the Doll Repair Insanity as our restored Composition gal is going home today – I spoke with Florence earlier and she can’t wait to see her beloved childhood doll. I [...]
Big Compo Repair Oh boy—back from vacation and know I have to finish that doll! As you may remember…we kind of left the poor thing in the Operating Room with a face full of fillers. She must feel like Joan Rivers by now…but we will save her. I had a few [...]
Before I leave on vacation…(yes-no blog for 2 weeks!) — I want to show you another Doll Hospital case that most others would have turned away. This doll arrived with so much composition missing, and in such bad shape–I did tell the owner she may really be too far gone. This [...]
A big thanks for all those emails…and please keep them coming! My surgery went well and my hands will be back in the doll hospital next week fixing all those waiting for a new breath of life!! Stay tuned for that as you will watch a very difficult repair transformation!! As [...]
Ready for a little something different this week?? Well I sure hope so. Although I am usually elbow deep in the Doll Hospital aspect of what we do here….there is a whole other world right through one door!! Yes…The Tonner Company Store!! Now I know what some of you are thinking……”it’s [...]
Anyone who knows me will tell you how I will go above and beyond to fix a child’s doll…even when that job seems impossible. Many children are quite attached to their dolls and really have a difficult time when they are separated. When I know a child needs their doll back home quickly…I push [...]
Today has been one of those great days in the Doll Hospital…you know the kind–everything goes well, work gets finished, and the dolls look fabulous. Now throw in some non-stop laughter–and that is my day. To me….any day full of humor is a good day and today was one I felt [...]
As promised….I am going to tell you how this entire “Doll-Doctor” thing got started. No… I did not decide in High School, talk to a career planner, or even realize I was destined to become a Doll Doc until I actually was one! I do however, think my Dad may have known [...]
Hi Friends, My surgery went well and I am back in the doll O.R. ready to give up a few secrets about composition dolls. You know those…they show fine lines and wrinkles like a 90-year-old in the desert without sunscreen. These were the common dolls of the 20′s, 30′s and 40′s that show [...]