Fashion Royalty Kika Yung Repaint

The Fix (not to be confused with the band The Fixx, which is an awesome band BTW.)

Here's a little blog to help other folks who have had this happen to their resin dolls, and what I did to rectify the problem.   

My Sybarite's head broke where the little resin hook inside the cap held the elastic cord . You can see it on the head cap on the right in the pic below.

I went to my local hardware store and purchased an S hook that was larger than the neck hole.

I tied a piece of ribbon onto the elastic cord (because once I remove that little broken hook piece the cord will snap back into the body. We don't want that to happen!)

You can see here that I am pulling up on the ribbon that is now attached to the cord.

I laced the S hook into the loop on the elastic cord.

Once I let go, it holds the cord in place and allows for the doll's head to still have movement. I will just tuck that ribbon into the head just in case the S hook slips (which probably would never happen, but I like to play it safe.)

I went to the pharmacy, and bought a package of silcone ear plugs (which will not harm your doll. It's just  like silicone putty that BJD owners use to put their doll's eyes in. It's a LOT cheaper if you buy this stuff instead of buying the putty from a doll shop that sells eyes. You can also go into a office supply store and buy stuff from 3M or Duck brands that is poster putty, and that works great too.)  I mould a bit of it in my hands and then run it between the top of the head cap and her head.  I do this in the front too.  Serves two purposes---keeps the cap on, and holds wigs on nice too.

Hope this helped!

:) Laurie

Deva Doll Nantha Repair and Wig Commissions

Deva Nantha's lips and face surrounding the lips were damaged. The paint was carefully removed, and she was restored to her natural beauty -- with a lipstick color change.

Wig #1 commission

Wig #2 Commission