Continuing the discussion from I think I need to:
Here goes…
What compelled me to get into Reborns
I love babies! A few years back, I’m not sure how long ago, I read
about the life-like babies Hollywood was using and I thought they were
incredible! It didn’t occur to me that they were made by individual
artists so I never pursued the idea. Last summer, I watched an episode
of Perception where two women were fighting over a Reborn doll. It was a
very interesting show and piqued my interest.
That night, I googled “Reborn dolls” and quickly fell in love. I read
articles, I looked at pictures and I searched on ebay. I absolutely HAD
to have one! For a few days, I searched eBay and discovered the ones
that truly looked real were $700 or more. I knew my hubby would divorce
me over that!
Then, I ran across baby Faith. She was an adorable 16inch preemie! (I
later discovered she is the sweet Megan Moulton kit.) She was smaller
than what I wanted but, oh, she was so sweet…and affordable! She had a
Buy-it-Now price of $250! What a deal! I started to panic that someone
else was going to buy her so, a few hours after I discovered her….I hit
the button and bought her! I was truly bitten by the bug! I looked at
her pictures several times throughout each day I waited for her arrival.
I bought clothes, a bottle, pacifier and a bassinet.
I told my hubby I was going to start making Reborns so I needed to
purchase one to go through the process. I also told him the bassinet was
for a photo prop. What I didn’t tell him was that I was literally in
love with the “baby” I had not yet received! I mean, CRAZY in love! I
thought about her all the time and searched baby names to find the
perfect one for her. (I decided on Holly.) I bought her a stroller/car
seat combo disguised as a marketing tool.
Baby Holly was late in getting to me. By then, I had run across
several articles about fraudulent sellers on ebay. I began to panic! I
had to have my Holly! How could I tell my hubby that I’d lost $250? I
had a pit in my stomach. I sent a gentle message to the seller about
being really excited and she did respond so I felt a bit better. But, I
NEEDED to have my new baby in my arms!
Baby Holly finally came and she was perfect! I held her all the time.
She smelled so good! I shopped for more clothes and, when my hubby
wasn’t home, I’d try the new clothes on her. I took pictures of her in
every outfit.
I received Holly in August 2014 and started making my first reborn
the following month. I’m finishing up baby #7 and I’m in love all over
again! I fall in love with each one! I’ve sold two, given two as gifts
and have three sweet babies here still. I’m totally hooked!
Here’s some pics of the baby that stole my heart (I named her Holly):
Maybe some of you will share how you got into reborning!