Reborns for Assisted Living Therapy

I am working on several reborns that are going to be going to several different areas to be used in a program for Dementia patients as therapy dolls. My first baby (Blaze) went to New Jersey and they also chose Shyann and Olive - all 3 as boys. I am also working on my very first African American reborns and these will both be girls. They are from the Avery sculpt (which makes 5 Avery sculpts I have done). These four will be going to Florida and Virginia. Pretty exciting!

It is an Assisted Living facility that is already in 6 different states and they are adding more through out this year - so I know that I will have several more to do in a few months. I don't know the total as of yet - but I think I will be doing at least 2 - 3 at a time for them. I am very OK with that! 

The director contacted me via e-mail over the Christmas holidays asking if she could talk to me over the phone - at first I thought it was a scam - but I looked up the facility, checked out their website and I soon realized this was on the up and up. I e-mailed her back and told her I would be happy to talk to her once the holidays were over. In the meantime she ordered one of my reborns to check out the quality and she liked what she saw. 

Our first phone conversation went wonderfully, I liked her right away (her name is Rachel) and I believe she will be a lot of fun to work with. She told me a little about the facilities, how they would be using the reborns in therapy with dementia patients and I just love the fact that my reborns will be used in such a way to bring peace and joy to elderly folks. 

I already had Shyann up for adoption, so she chose her and Olive was almost completed so she chose her, as well. At this writing they are packed and ready to go. 

I started on the 2 AA reborns yesterday . I have to say they are much harder than I realized they would be. One is pretty dark and the other is a lighter shade but both are really bi-racial. I am glad they want to have some diversity for the homes. 

Here are a few photos of the babes that will be traveling to the facilities soon. I think the patients will be happy with them.

 

 

 

 

Unexpected Reborn...Lucy Claire

After getting Benjamin Wyatt and having Sally Jane on the way (she is a custom reborn so she takes a few weeks) I was not planning on another one for awhile.  However, a toddler girl just sort of fell in my lap.  Kinda sorta on purpose, that is.

I shall explain...

I am a huge eBayer. I buy and sell all the time. Actually that is how I am paying for my newly acquired Reborn obsession/collection. Every penny spent so far has come from my selling on eBay. I may find clearance items for 90% off and then resale at a decent price so it's a win/win for me and the buyer. A lot of people do this and for many it is their only income. I do it for play money. 

Anyway, I digress...So, as I was sifting through cute clothes and shoes for Benjamin and Sally Jane I somehow ended up back on the Reborn babies. I knew someday I would want a toddler, but really planned to wait awhile.  I came across this cutie and her hair just caught my eye. I read her description and was just amazed at everything the artist was sending with her. Her price was already a very fair price. Especially with her coming with a huge wardrobe! She was just completed 2 weeks ago and I read over and over to make sure I wasn't missing anything since she was less expensive than my custom baby. But the best part was "Best Offer" added to the deal. I clicked out of it and left my computer for awhile but then decided I would add "watch" to it so I could see if she sold over night. Then I thought, well, it won't hurt to put in an offer and I offered $45 less than she was asking and went to bed. I seriously believed she would come back with a counter offer of maye $10 less at most. But I thought if she accepted my offer then it was "meant to be". 

Well, SHE ACCEPTED MY OFFER! I was truly surprised. 

Her name is Lucy Claire.

She will be here in just a few days as she is coming from Washington.  She is 9 pounds and 23 inches long. She will seem heavy after my 5 pound baby boy. She comes with all the clothes in these pictures plus several more outfits, headbands,  blanket and paci. 

I am pretty excited! Now...I have to go break the news to my husband. He is still getting over the shock of the first one. Lol

Miles, my adopted rescue baby

Meet Miles...he is my 6 year old Yorkipoo. I adopted him in January of 2006. He was left at a kill shelter by previous owners who did not take care of him and basically threw him away when he got sick.

Luckily, he was saved by a kind vet that took mercy on him and hid him in his jacket. He knew he was worth saving. He took him home, nursed him back to health (he had heartworms which can be fatal) and then he was fostered in a home by a sweet lady who gave him all the TLC he needed until he was ready to be adopted. That is where I come in...I saw his sweet face on a rescue site and knew he had to come live here with me. It took a few weeks to get him because he was already spoken for. Thankfully, the people who were supposed to get him changed their minds at the last minute. After meeting Miles, they just didn't feel a connection. I was called in for an interview and to meet Miles. After spending 1 hour with him, I knew I was not leaving without him!

You can see more of Miles in video on my YouTube channel and a more detailed story of his adoption.

http://www.youtube.com/user/pamnkidz