Not so long ago one of my barbie dolls arm broke at the shoulder. You know that little contraption in there that keeps the arm attached to the body; the little plastic thingy broke. Naturally I was rather upset. (I hate breaking things) I did what I could to secure the arm in place, but I couldn't work with her anymore (ok, ok... play with her :) )

Then I read about a lady who has a doll 'hospital' in Pretoria (I'm in South Africa), from another lady on one of our doll forums on facebook. I looked at her work and was impressed. Granted, I only saw antique and porcelain dolls, but her work was really good. So I naturally sent her message to find out if she fixes barbie dolls.

She said that she had not done so before, but was willing to give it a try. So off my doll went to the doll hospital. The post didn't take too long and soon she arrived. Within a few days I received a whatsapp from this lady saying she had managed to fix my doll and was posting her back to me. (She was officially discharged from hospital... hehe)

I'm happy to report that she really did a great job with my doll..!! (It was her left arm that broke)

(Sorry about the quality of the pic but it was taken with my phone)