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 !
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.
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