A giant bear and a tiny monkey, from the same home!
Back in August a gentleman reached out to me about his wife's giant panda, Edward (Eddie) Bear. He wasn't just giant by breed, but he was actually a giant at about 5 feet from head to toe.
Here are some diagnosis photos:
In addition to stuffing compression, Eddie had quite a few seam issues, and some (not visible) tears. He came to the hospital for a spa and wound repair. Here he is in his bubble bath (he gets the giant tub).:-)
Restuffing took quite a few adjustments to get his shape right, but soon he was restuffed, fur fluffed, wounds repaired, and ready to head home:
Now Eddie headed home and his family was very happy! They wrote:
"Thank you so much, Beth, for providing the excellent care that our boy needed and deserved.
S and I are 100% satisfied with his outcome, so much cleaner, much less slouched and his wounds are all fully healed.
I wonder how many people realize and act on their true calling in life.
I believe I do with my wood working, and I know you do with Realms of Gold."
Nice, yes? But even better... a few weeks later the gentleman's wife reached out. Now that Eddie was better, she wanted to get her husband's companion, Mr. Monkey repaired. She wrote:
"First off let me start by telling you how happy Les and I are with the care you gave Eddie Bear. He is like new again and we are so pleased!
Sooo, it got me thinking about Mr. Monkey. Mr. Monkey is Les’ child and has definitely seen better days. I have my doubts as to whether he can be helped because of the shape he is in. But I thought it was worth a try to inquire."
Here are his diagnosis photos, and if you've been a long time reader of my blog, you may guess my response... he's not nearly as bad as you think and we can definitely help him!
The plan was a spa and recovering Mr. Monkey's brown. The brown area was originally knitted (which I don't repair), but we agreed recovering it in a fur or fabric would add to his stability without changing his personality. So he came to the hospital and....
Here he is in his spa:
Much tinier than Eddie, Mr. Monkey is slightly bigger than a hand!
Of course Mr. Monkey (and Eddie) got hearts of original stuffing... here are the two hearts:
There were several fabric options for Mr. Monkey's brown, and his people opted for a thin minky fur. Here he is all better!
Mr. Monkey headed home and when he arrived his family wrote:
"Mr. Monkey is home safe and sound! He looks GREAT! He said he enjoyed being at the hospital, getting such great care from you! By the way he talks, I think he’s quite smitten with you! He says he’ll miss you!
Anyway, we can’t thank you enough for your TLC and expertise!
Don’t you love the red bow tie? It came on a Christmas gift and L snatched it and saved it for when Mr. Monkey returned home. "
And here he is looking spiffy in that new bow tie!
The Cottingley Fairy, seller of weird stuff, has closed her shop in Blackpool. I hope nobody said they did not believe in fairies and she drew the short straw.
Both Zoro and Robin like to be carried around by their giant boyfriends. Giant robot and giant Sun God treating them like pretty pretty princesses which they are. Good for them. That’s my vision
We have a little over 50 to sell otherwise he gets the blender. Can he be saved?
(Seriously, if the plush doesn't sell none will get made and the production of ep 3 will be pushed back several months. Consider buying him to help a humble indie project.)
2022 Fashion Show Begins: Part 1: Pink... and then Blue
Sometimes animals are actually in pretty good shape, but just come in for some freshening up. You've seen how dramatic some of those changes are (remember Minty who became the color of Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream after the spa?). Well, sometimes it's the clothes that need freshening even more than the animal. That was the case with Pink and Blue, and they are first in a new series of patients who came in, in part or in whole, to have their wardrobes updated.
Pink and Blue belong to a little girl. As her father wrote, they weren't in bad shape... but they could use some cleaning and stuffing after so many hugs, and their clothes were pretty faded and worn. We agreed spas and new clothes (and a new bow for Pink) were the best treatment plan. As it would be hard for their young person for them to be gone, it was decided that Pink would come to the hospital first and once she was better and home, Blue would come in. First to come to the hospital was Pink:
Pink arrived and started her spa. It turned out her pants were actually sewn into her waist seam, so surgery pre-bubble bath was a bit more complex than expected. But here she is finally in the bubbles:
For her new clothes, we went slightly brighter on her shirt, assuming it had faded, and there was a near perfect match for her denim jeans. Of course, her heart of original stuffing had to match her new shirt:
Here she is fully dressed:
Just one more touch... a new ribbon to match the new clothes, and she was ready to fly home!
In an effort to raise the last $25-30K we need to finish off ep 3 we've gone ahead and made a little merch store as well as partnered with Juniper to make a little Punti keychain plush!