Color & Clean: Face Paint Restoration & Doll Deep Cleaning
September 10 | 6:30–8:30 PM
Guest Instructor: Sabrina Little
Cost: $30
Join us for a hands-on restoration workshop with guest instructor Sabrina Little! Learn how to refresh your American Girl or Pleasant Company doll with techniques you can confidently use at home.
The focus of this class will be face paint restoration, including restoring faded rosy cheeks and lips for a natural, factory-inspired look. Sabrina will also cover safe deep-cleaning techniques and removing common surface marks and stains.
Prefer to practice on a project doll?
Your registration includes the option to purchase a project doll for $25. A selection of dolls will be available to choose from prior to the start of class
No experience necessary — beginners are welcome!
Hair Rescue Workshop
Sunday, September 13 | 11:30 AM–2:30 PM
Guest Instructor: Sammy Trapeni
Cost: $45
Join us for a hands-on hair restoration workshop with guest instructor Sammy Trapeni! Learn how to bring dry, frizzy, tangled or unruly American Girl and Pleasant Company doll hair back to life using techniques you can confidently use at home.
The focus of this class will be doll hair restoration, including proper brushing and detangling, smoothing frizz, restoring softness and shine, and techniques for working with different hair textures and common hair problems.
Please arrive with your doll’s hair already clean and thoroughly rinsed. Hair should be washed beforehand using either wig shampoo or blue Dawn dish soap so we can spend our class time focused on restoration techniques.
Bring a doll whose hair could use some love and leave with the skills to rescue even the messiest doll hair!
No experience necessary — beginners are welcome!
Doll Re-Stringing Workshop
September 24 | 6:30–8:30 PM
Instructor: Andrea Gagliardi
Cost: $30
Join us for a hands-on doll restringing workshop! Learn how to tighten loose limbs and properly restring your American Girl or Pleasant Company doll using techniques you can confidently use at home.
The focus of this class will be doll restringing, including safely disassembling your doll, removing the original elastic, restringing the arms and legs, and putting everything back together for securely tightened limbs.
Bring a doll in need of restringing and we’ll work through the process together from start to finish. All restringing supplies will be provided.
Prefer to practice on a project doll?
Your registration includes the option to purchase a project doll for $25. A selection of dolls will be available to choose from prior to the start of class
No experience necessary — beginners are welcome!