Antonio Caro practices a dying art: bringing sentimental keepsakes back to life.

He can reset doll eyes so they move like real ones, sew back hair and mend the gizmos that bring squeaky doll voices to life.In the House of the Dolls, the gray-haired Caro sits quietly in the gloom, eyeglasses perched low on his nose, as he fixes a plastic doll that was made in China.Plastic, he says, ruined the market for quality, old-fashioned dolls.Plastic dolls that began flooding Argentina in the late 1960s snuffed out demand for more expensive porcelain, plaster and papier-mache dolls that were made and painted by hand.

( please do not comment rude things like saying that my believes are wrong or anything , because I truly believe in Wicca ) I don't want an evil doll, but if there is No choice then I'll take my chances. Here’s everything you need to know.Rents are declining in Los Angeles County, with the largest decreases seen in luxury properties, according to reports from RealPage and CoStar. I want a spell to bring one or more of my dolls to life. He can reset doll eyes so they move like real ones, sew back hair and mend the gizmos that bring squeaky doll voices to life. first make a pentacircle on the floor and lay the doll down ontop of the pentacircle and then say: + "God and goddesses and a cross the land witcheses one and witchesess all come and hear my plea bring life into this doll at the stroke of midnight.SO BLESS IT BE!!!!" It shows no sign of supernatural energy, this doll is clean.Next, we'll need to brew a demonic summoning potion. “Once upon a time, this was a very good business.”L.A. If it was a Barbie doll, I wouldn't. Times sports columnist Bill Plaschke talks about experiencing COVID-19. None is taking on the business.Alone in his shop, he sits alongside a sewing machine specially designed to stitch little wigs.Backed by hundreds of doll legs and arms rising up the racks, he looks out the window and sighs. That depends on the doll. I really want to be able to raise and/or boss around the doll. There's already someone who's turned herself into a living Barbie, and we certainly don't need another one. His doll workshop is piled high with porcelain heads and plastic arms and legs.Many of the thousands of limbs are dusty from years of waiting for customers, who no longer flock in as they did when handmade dolls were prized toys of little girls.Argentina’s doll factories died out decades ago and Caro, 77, is one of the last of those who restore antique dolls.

Place the dolls hand or foot in the bucket and allow it to soak over night, this should attract and trap a demon inside the doll.The next morning I check the doll again for paranormal energy, this time the device aggressively indicates demonic attachment. Then stir the mixture well and collect some in a small metal container like a miniature bucket. Powerpuff girls dolls would probably create chaos if they came to life. A fundamental piece of the Southern California lifestyle is going the way of the Red Cars and the Brown Derby. His family once had three shops in Buenos Aires, all fixing dolls and producing mannequins for seamstresses and tailors.Few in Buenos Aires still know the art of antique doll repair, so Caro finds his services in demand.“Very few these days can paint by hand and get the cheeks, the background hair and the eyebrows just right,” he says. pleasant give detailed instructions. You could have something of a crisis of faith - ask yourself if you are not holding onto old ideas because they support... Higgypop.com brings you the latest on the paranormal, conspiracies, urban exploration and weird news. You'll first need your cauldron and a few simple ingredients including:Then stir the mixture well and collect some in a small metal container like a miniature bucket. “It takes real practice.”Caro and his wife reared three girls who went to college and entered other professions. Place the dolls hand or foot in the bucket and allow it to soak over night, this should attract and trap a demon inside the doll. By continuing to browse you are agreeing to the use of these cookies. "Don't be surprised if you find yourself with an adorable nursery do display them all." Even little girls bring dolls in need of a fix-up.Still, Caro longs for dolls from another era: bouncy Marilu, who was the rage in Argentina after World War II, or Shirley Temple, the favorite between the wars.He still has plenty of the 3,000 porcelain doll heads that his father bought at auction in 1918. Can you fix this doll?” a woman implores him.Collectors seek advice on locating rare dolls, and shopkeepers seek handmade dolls to sell to tourists. Your focus will move towards the spiritual from the emotional and there are definitely challenges to overcome. It worked, we now have our very owned cursed doll.The next night I set up a special full spectrum ghost detecting camera to monitor the doll.

As it's the month of Halloween, I thought I'd try to call upon an evil spirit to attach itself to the doll and bring it to life.First I need to check that the doll isn't already haunted by using a K-II meter. Associated Press Writer Children still play, but Caro says they seem to grow up faster, shedding dolls more quickly for flashy computer and video games and such.“All the doll factories are now gone, completely gone,” says Caro, seated at a dented wooden workbench where a dim bulb lights his labor.Grown women ask him to repair cracked antique dolls handed down by grandparents.“My father gave me this as a child and he has passed away.

The trade had kept many a craftsman in good money through the 19th and 20th centuries.Along with plastic came changing times and customs. He uses them to repair the occasional antique, but says wryly: “I think they’ll still be here when I’m gone.”“Truth be told, I was born in a house of dolls,” says Caro, whose father got into the work early in the last century. We're the number one site for reviews of paranormal TV and the home of the Paranormal Entertainment Awards.If you saw last week's video, then you might remember that at the end I found a creepy looking doll, that I think was left behind by the previous owners of the house.