Jimi's Sandals

Introduced in 2012, Jimi Goin' Fishin' is part of the Riley's World Collection by Helen Kish

I recently photographed my Riley's World (friends) dolls by Helen Kish to prepare an installation in my virtual black doll museum. The installation has been written and is in draft form.

Jimi' Goin' Fishin' is one of the photographed dolls. He has never worn his sandals because I found it too difficult to tie them on his tiny feet. It was suggested by Helen (when this was mentioned to her years ago) to sling them over his arm, which I opted to do. 

Since his arrival in 2012, the strings of Jimi's sandals had been tied together and the strings draped around his left arm.  After he was photographed for the installation and placed back on display, I noticed the outer layer of his faux leather sandals was crumbling away. 

I took my usual steps to repair the sandals which are illustrated in photos and captions next.

Before the Repair

Several areas of faux leather had lifted or were missing before the repair commenced.

I wrapped the strings of both sandals around the insoles and the soles and used rubber bands to hold the strings in place during the repair.

The deterioration was unsightly.

The Repair Process

On-hand gold metallic paint was the closest paint color to match. I applied two layers. These photos illustrate the first layer of paint.

As illustrated in this photo, gold metallic paint was a close match to the original color.

Mod Podge to Seal

I used several layers of Mod Podge to seal the painted areas. This photo was taken after the first coat of Mod Podge which was still wet.

The shoe strings were released after the final layer of Mod Podge dried.

In this photo and the two preceding photos, the Mod Podge is dried, the shoe strings are released, and the paint is properly sealed.

Jimi Models His Shoes

Jimi no longer has to hold his sandals and the sandals are now preserved (for a few more years at least).

The sandals fit Jimi perfectly (but it did take a few minutes to tie the tiny strings around his tiny ankles).

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