Butterfly Restored

[Leopard_Print_Unicorn]

I really wanted a Dutch Butterfly pony. She's so unique, her colors and her pose, to be honest I like her better than the original Mommy Meadowsweet. But with her auctions ending anywhere from $100 - $250 on e-bay, I wanted to wait for her to come down.

Then I saw this poor girl on e-bay and since I am not a super picky collector and don't plan on reselling her, thought that at $20 it might be worth a try to restore her:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/150752571468?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_500wt_1168

First I gave her a bath and some of the black marks came off. The red marks took acetone, with lots of scrubbing. Also, her head had been glued on or something, so I had to carefully cut it off with a razorblade along the seam line.

While she was bald, I touched up her eyes with model paint and let that dry for a few days.

Then I rehaired her. Thanks to pinkkittywinks for identifying her hair color for me. I am glad she was not my first rehair, she was tough! Her plastic was not giving and a lot of the plug holes had to be re-poked because they were so small. But it gave me something to do in the middle of the night when I couldn't sleep with my pinched nerve before my surgery.

Then I glued her head back on, and let that sit for a couple of days. I conditioned her hair and cut it using Dutch Shell Pony as kind of a guide.

I know there are differing opinions on restoring Nirvanas and even G1's at all, and while she may not be 100% the "real thing", I certainly think she turned out nicely, at least worth $20 and some Dollyhair!

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Hanging out with her other Dutch friends (Dutch Love Letter is shy and likes to hide behind her hair):


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[Chi]

She came out absolutely beautiful! Awesome job~ 

[Glacia471]

She looks stunning! Well done

[missbonbon]

Very beautiful you did an awesome job!

[kittybethy]

She looks great! Nice work!

[willa]

Wow she's gorgeous! and certainly worth your $20! x

[hlbmlp]

great job!!! I would have done the same thing!

[Gingerbread]

Wow she is gorgeous! Well worth it

[Leopard_Print_Unicorn]

Thanks, everyone! I'm really happy with the way she turned out.

[Icecrystalline]

She's stunning! xxx

[pinkkittywinks]

she looks great, you have done a wonderful job rehairing her!

thank you for sharing pictures

love pkw xxx

[michelle53]

Beautiful job!!  I see nothing wrong with rehairing any pony.  Excellent job, she looks so lovely!

[Sea_Breeze]

I had no idea she was that expensive..eek.

I think you've done an amazing job on restoring her you should be very proud

[Xaniss]

I saw this Butterfly on ebay but couldn't afford her at the time! Gorgeous work restoring her - she looks so lovely! Definitely worth every cent (and Dollyhair) ... speaking of Dollyhair, mind if I ask which hair colour was recommended please? Just for curiosity and own future-reference! Thankyou!

[Leopard_Print_Unicorn]

I saw this Butterfly on ebay but couldn't afford her at the time! Gorgeous work restoring her - she looks so lovely! Definitely worth every cent (and Dollyhair) ... speaking of Dollyhair, mind if I ask which hair colour was recommended please? Just for curiosity and own future-reference! Thankyou!

Thanks, and the color is called "Goldilocks".