#toy sheep

[irishmansdaughter]

[markonpark]

Fashion. 

Antique studio portrait of a woman in a fabulous dress with three bewildered children and a toy sheep on wheels.

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[doctorbeth]

A lamb named Baa

Baa was not a black sheep.  She was a white lamb with clothes that were a lot less sturdy than her head and hands, so she needed some help.  Here are the diagnosis photos her person sent:

Her person loved her very much.  She didn’t want to clean her, or change her stuffing, but she did want new sturdier clothes and shoes and perhaps some ear repairs.  Since Baa’s clothes are really part of her body, they took a lot of wear from hugs.

We knew ahead of time we couldn’t match Baa’s original fabric pattern, but that was ok, because the plan was to use a slightly sturdier fabric than her original cotton.  Her person and I had agreed on pink for her clothes, and white for her shoes.  Here are the fabric choices:

Her person chose the fleece in the first option, the sturdiest and softest of the three.  But we decided to do her inner ears in velour.  Here’s Baa’s first photos with new clothes. 

At this point, I had preserved the ruffs from her original clothes, as they were in good shape and showed a bit of her personality.  I’d also kept her soles.  I wanted her person to have a chance to take a look and let me know if she wanted to change anything, or keep anything, or recover more.  Some people may’ve had the hands, or the soles of the feet recovered, or done something with the ruff, but that was an aesthetic choice for her person.

Baa’s person wrote:

Oh, I love her so much! I love the parts you were able to salvage and keep on too, including her hands and ruff! I love the combination of new fuzz and old familiar face :) She looks perfect. I think she looks ready to come home!!

So home Baa flew to IL, to her person’s parents, just to be sure someone could greet her on arrival.  Her person wrote:

As of this weekend I was able to pick up Baa from my parents’ house, and just wanted to send you my deep gratitude for the work you did with her. She looks wonderful, a perfect mix of the old familiar and the newly-sturdy. Your repairs have set her up for the rest of a lifetime of love and comfort. I really appreciate your work and how you’ve given me the ability to really hug her again without fear of her breaking or tearing. Thank you so much for all your high-quality repair.

Happily reunited. :-)

[ares857]

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[rosscountyhistoricalsociety]

A collection of toy sheep, early 20th century. These sheep have been carved of wood, and then covered with tiny pieces of sheepskin with the wool still attached. A tree made of a green-painted natural sponge.

[doctorbeth]

Damaged Sheep -- or another dog attack

One day in March I received this email:

I was wondering if you could provide me with a quote for a stuffed animal/sheep for my son that our dog got a hold of. I hope you’re able to help.

It’s actually a fairly common request.  Dogs like stuffed animals, and our favorites smell like us and so are particularly attractive.  This sheep had a face injury:

He needed facial reconstruction, two new eyes, and his nose and mouth reembroidered.  No spa because it would make his stay too long.  The plan was to keep all his worn spots because they were part of his personality.

The sheep arrived -- his name is Baba -- and surgery commenced.  I had a fairly close fabric match, which his family liked.  Here he is ready to fly home:

He had a different nose, sort of a v atop an upside down y.  So that’s what I replicated:

Baba flew home and his family wrote:

Baba is home safe! Thank you from the bottom of my heart. My son couldn't believe that his Baba was back after all this time. He was so happy. We are so thankful! Baba looks amazing. I don't know how you did it, but you did an amazing job!! Thank you so much for saving Baba!!!  

[doctorbeth]

Sheep’s Eye Transplant: A Sheep Serial Part 4

Today Sheep had his eye transplant surgery.  First, his new eyes were sized.  Here they are ready for transplant:

Then they were colored to match, but I forgot to take a photo of that.... and then they were transplanted.  Here’s Sheep reading the book he brought from home to Ducky with his new 20/20 vision.

And in case you’re curious, Sheep apparently comes from a family of readers.  His baby sister the Arctic fox, Stormy, has been following his adventures from home and their person sent a photo:

Next up is Sheep’s heart surgery and restuffing...

[doctorbeth]

Sheep in the spa -- a sheep serial part 3

Next Sheep started his spa with a bubble bath.  Many patients take advantage of the bubble bath if they’ve flown all the way to CA, but not all.  Ducky watched from the edge of the tub, so as not to ruffle his feathers:

You can already see him getting whiter.  Sheep had several soaks to try to whiten his fur.