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A Gift for a daughter or Grandchild that will be truly treasured for life.
 
Issue: # 1 October 2009
Greetings!

      It is always a pleasure being of service in the repair or restoration of dolls, Teddy Bears or other Toys for our Customers.  Our newsletter serves a means to keep in touch.  We are here ready to serve anytime we are neded by any of you or your friends or neighbors.  If we can be of service, Give us a call or if we can help someone else, give us a referral.
                                                                       Diane & Dave Trumbauer
 
Visit our Website at http://dollsbydiane.com
Grandma's doll
 Grandma's have a special relationship with their Grandchildren. 
 
     Each year the grandkids come up with their "Wish List" of toys and gifts that they have seen on TV or in the stores.  Grandmas are a target for these requests because everyone knows that no one has a bigger heart than grandma.
 
     Grandmas do have big hearts and giving the best gift possible is as important to her as it is to her granddaughter.  Well this year, here is a gift idea that will beat all past year gifts.  This year you can give her a gift that she will treasure for the rest of her life.
 
     Somewhere in your home is that box of childhood memories that you run across every few years.  In that box you may have kept your favorite doll or toy.  When you happen across that box, you take out the doll and remember the many hours enjoyment you had as a little girl playing with her.  What a wonderful gift she would make for your granddaughter or even your daughter.  She might even know about your doll, even though she has been lovingly stored away for years.
 
     Think what joy she will feel everytime she handles the doll, knowing that it had been your's first and that you wante her to have it now.  Think of the joy that You will have just thinking of the enjoyment she will have as she enjoys your very personal gift.
 
    You say the doll isn't it the same shape or state of repair that it was when you played with it so many years ago.  That isn't really a problem.  Dolls by Diane can repair or restore that doll to her prior splendor.  We can make her look like new again...or if you prefer, we can clean her up but retain some of the scars that years of play can leave.  If you think that this is something you might want to do, we can check your doll out and discuss how you might want to bring her back to life.
 
    Last year we restored a doll for a lady to give to her Granddaughter.  While we were fixing the doll, she wrote a little journal for the doll like it was in the dolls own words.  When the restored doll got back to her she added the journal to the box and presented it at Christmas.  The Granddaughter said it was the "Bestest doll I have ever had". 
 
If you want to see what we do in terms of repair or restoration of dolls, ou can go to our website through this link  http://dollsbydiane.comdollrepair.html
Making the case for a case!
 Some dolls deserve a case... 
 
     Sometimes when that prize collectable doll that you rescued and had restored, is ready to take her place on your shelf or display table, you come to realize that having the right doll case could protect her.  It could protect the investment that you made in her as well.
 
      Doll cases have been a bit of a problem in the past.  Often you have had to order one larger than you needed and to get a good fit has been difficult. Well at Dolls by Diane, we have the answer for you.  We will build you a doll case to your exact dimensional need. If you need help, we will help you size the case as well.  Then we will build it right here in the shop in Homosassa.
 
     Our cases are custom built using thick Lexan (Plexiglass).  In finishing the case, all the outside corners are rounded.  These cases have all the beauty of glass but weigh about one third what a glass case might.  Compared to a glass case, these case are nearly unbreakable.  A big advantage if you have children in the house or visiting. 
 
 
You can find out ore about our doll and display cases by clicking on this link to go to our website   http://dollsbydiane.com/displaycase.html
Dolls for the Senior Girl
 Meet our Senior Citizens... 
       We now spend most of our time repairing dolls and precious stuffed toys for our customers, we still maintain a favorite sideline that relates to our main business.  We have been making porcelain dolls for over thirty years.  The past few years we have developed a new "Great Granny" and a new "Great Grandpa".   These great dolls have Porcelain Heads, hands and feet on cloth bodies .

       Maybe nobody appreciates wrinkled skin and graying hair more than someone that has wrinkled skin and graying hair.  If you are in a younger group, you have parents or Grandparents that  have gained the distinction of becoming a
Senior Citizen. Everybody has a relative or knows
someone that fits this group and make you feel
good just being around them.  A bit old fashioned
and a bit seasoned by experience, and always great to be
around.  There is a complete description for these doll on our website at ....
     If you have questions about these dolls, call us for more information on adopting one of these couples from the "home".  You can reach us at the Dolls by Diane Toll free number - 800-813-3052.
        We are located in Homosassa, FL, but we are a mail order doll hospital.  Our shop is located in our home, which is great for commuting to work, but it is hard on the drive up business.  Deed restrictions restrict us to work that comes to us via UPS and the Post Office.  With the price of gas these days, it is likely less expensive to mail or ship it anyway.  Enclose your phone number and we will contact you just as soon as your doll arrives.  Average turn around time is two to three weeks..
 
Sincerely,
 

David Trumbauer
Dolls by Diane