Baxter Bear’s spa day!
He was claimed to be previously washed, which I believe since he didn’t really leave any dirt in the water. I still washed him a few times because his old stuffing (torn up bits of ribbon and fabric) was super condensed, hard, and smelly.
He had a few holes and a lot of long threads as well as bare spots on him. His eye was barely holding on! He was from 1940, so I didn’t wanna change him much. I really just wanted to make him smell better and patch him up. I ended up falling in love with him in the process. He’s full of stuffing and I cleaned a piece of fabric that was originally inside of him, cut it in the shape of a heart, and placed it in his chest. I didn’t get a picture of that, since my art room was really dark at the time.
Here is Baxter Bear, cleaned, stuffed, sewn, and patched. He sits better now and he is lovely to hug. He may not be too fancy, but he is charming in his own fun way!
