Barbie Rehab - How to Recycle, Renew & Send On a Blessed Mission

Barbie is known and loved all over the world.  Since our team sends gift-filled shoeboxes through Operation Christmas Child all over the world I wanted to include this most coveted item for our precious little recipients.

However I was facing two dilemas. Our budget was very low and Barbie had become to Sexy. What to do?..Well I prayed and my father blessed me with this idea.. BARBIE REHAB.

I called on all my team members, especially those under the age of 9 and told them that I needed all their dirty, naked, crazy hair, throw away Barbies that had been in closets, toy chest and under the bed since last Christmas. My OCC family responded and we got to work. Here is the process we used.

* Ordered generic pretty conservative dresses and shoes online
* Washed Barbies hair with dishwashing liquid as instruted by YouTube
* Made sure we Combed not Brushed the synthetic hair
* Styled it before it dried - No Blow dyers 
* For hair buns we bought the tiny clear rubberbands normally used for braids at the local beauty supply store
* Cheap Hair Spray - A lot of it... And Hair Gel - A lot of it....
* Removed ink and dirt with Magic Erasers
* Used tiny beads and jewelry glue for Earrings
* Tiny Beads and Sewing Thread for Necklaces and Bracelets
* Left over Foam Paper cut-outs for Earrings and Bracelets
* Ironed the dresses with an iron on a cool setting
* Added ribbons, fabric flower and beads to the dresses by sewing or fabric glue

Here are pictures of just a few of the 24 Barbies and Brats sent for missions for a cost between $1.80 and $2.50 per Doll. 


TO SEE MORE PICTURES WATCH THE VIDEO ON THE RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE PAGE


Rehab is a Beautiful Thing !

If you want to see more pics of us in action here is a link to our meetup.com site Operation Christmas Child Group of Volunteers and look for the photo album Barbie Rehab.

Note: Thanks to the inspiration of our Members Loretta and Rachel - Rehab is back in session August 2011. If you sew and would like to help us with this awesome ministry project by making a few of the needed dresses (or ANY thing else you can think of.....) PLEASE email me at denise@missionboundcreations.com or visit our website by clicking the link below.

Mission Bound Creations

The Best Cure for Pain - of Any Kind - is Service

This is my first post - EVER! I thought it best to say what is ALWAYS paramount on my mind... Jesus wants me to serve Others. That is what He wants you to do too. Our minds and bodies were made for this. 


If you don't believe me - Well consider the phlebotomist at your local blood bank ( which I hope you do visit every so often ), who always tells you to look away so you don't see the needle coming. Why does she/he do that? To take your mind off of YOU and spare you some pain. .. Another example, please do not try this at home.. but if you hit your thumb with the hammer while trying to put up a picture, there is a way to diminish that pain.. Let the life size picture of your entire family including the dog and cat, built with a heavy frame slip from your fingers and hit your big toe.. GREAT! Now you'll forget about the pain in your thumb. 


It is called, Redirecting Your Focus, of course not back to yourself but to Jesus and his plan for you. The plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Remember those plans? What happens is that people forget Jesus' definition of Prosperity. To put it simple: Its not all about you! 


If you have ever been lonely (like I have been), depressed (like I have been), angry ( I do this one to often - just have to remember not to sin), frustrated (almost every weekday - especially Mondays), sad ( because I miss my mother sooooooooooooooo much - although she now walks streets of gold), felt abandoned, abused, neglected, taken for granted, ignored, insulted, constrained, belittled, beaten down.. you put the word that best fits your situation, then My Sister, My Brother .. GO FEED GODS CHILDREN ! With your words, your wealth, your talents, your prayers. 


YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO GIVE. I PROMISE! How do I know this? Because you don't need sight to speak Gods words, you don't need wealth to sit with someone in pain, you don't need hands or knees to pray for others, you don't  need a loud voice to write a letter to someone in jail, you don't need feet to sing a song of encouragement. Whatever you don't have - you don't need it to accomplish what your Heavenly Father created you for.. just go.. say here I am.. and redirect your focus.


One more thing: If you're ever in South Florida and want something to do visit our website. Click on our link for a schedule of mission events:  MissionBoundCreations.com