I have been working on this little Berenguer Preemie Baby

Once in a while I will get my hands on a Berenguer doll and reborn it. In some ways I enjoy it because it was Berenguer dolls that I started reborning with. In other ways I do not because there is a lot more work to taking a doll apart and stripping it to be painted than just pulling a vinyl kit out of a box. I took some photos today of him after I finished painting him. The lighting was not quite right for coloring and the flash makes his hair look red tinted but it really is not.  It's brown.  I have to sew him a cloth body.  He has full limbs and a lower belly plate.  

The pics seem to not look as good uploaded on this blog as they do here on my FB page:  Reborn Berenguer in Progress

My Vintage Crib Restoration And A Chenille Rag Quilt I Made

I recently purchased a 1950's vintage crib from a seller on Craigslist.  It is a small day crib that is slightly larger than a cradle.  The crib was already cream colored and I decided to just repaint it the same color without stripping and sanding it because I have such sensitive allergies to dust and fumes.  There is some uneven places where the old paint had chipped and I just painted over it but it is nothing I can not live with.  I used some Valspar gloss spray paint that is a paint and primer in one.  I am very pleased with the results of this paint as it seemed to adhere well.

I found a website that I could order a custom cut foam piece to use as a mattress and it came this week.  It is a nice dense foam that is sold to use in cushions and mattresses.

I am so excited with my crib restoration! It has been fun! I just put the decals on last night. They had to dry out at least 30 mins and then I can seal them with clear Krylon. I have to buy that today.  I also dyed some vintage chenille cloth I had on hand and made my first ever rag quilt with it.  The quilt was a lot more of a challenge than I thought it would be when it comes to trying to keep the squares the same size. Some of them are off. Also, when I washed it some of the ragging edges came unsewn where they unraveled more than I was expecting so I had to try to sew that section back up and now it is a bit puckered. Thankfully the pucker only shows on the flannel back side as the ragging hides it on the front. I enjoyed making the quilt though and plan to practice making more with other types of cloth until I get better at it. I invested in some $25 ragging scissors so I gotta learn it now! LOL!   The rag quilt is not perfect but I am still proud of it.

Here is my crib, the blanket I made and 3 of my silicone babies enjoying it.

If you are looking for small magnetic pacifiers try these

Just thought I would share this.  I don't know how many of you have tried these but I got a set of these last week for the first time and liked them so much I ordered 2 more sets.  They are small hard plastic pacifiers with the magnet inside of them.  I got them here:  http://www.dollsbysandie.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=10782

I plan to use them on my reborns for the younger collectors.  However, they are a smaller size that is well suited for preemie and micro preemie babies too.  The part that covers the face is a little smaller than the smallest MAM pacifier so they do not look huge on the face.

 Here is a photo of 13" Jacob modeling one to show how it looks on his face.

Here is my 20" Auer baby to show it on  his size face.