I love animal ornaments and collectables of any kind, everyone who knows me, knows this - so I tend to get lots of animal themed gifts, which I love.  I also find myself drawn to them when out shopping.  When scouring the antique markets or collectable fairs and in particular charity shops I often end up taking the odd looking, chipped or damaged one’s home, as I feel if I don't they might get “left on the shelf”.
 

In-conjunction with this I managed to become the “fixer” of broken ornaments for my Gran, who in her later years did tend to knock things off shelves quite a lot!    So I glued, filled and painted a few items for her.  This continued with my parents when they broke a large advertising piece that my mum absolutely loved (Baker/Butcher in an apron).   I re attached his arm, filled and repainted him, freshening him up.  I found I was reasonably successful at this and also really enjoyed breathing a new sense of purpose and life into old items that otherwise could have been thrown away.
 

With us all trying to recycle or repurpose items where possible and become a more sustainable and economical society in general, this hobby has taken on a new meaning, as along with eliminating our disposable attitude to these items and trying to make them better than they originally were, I can utilise my arts & crafts skills and make sure the pre-loved are re-loved 😊
 

This is how I came up with ReviveRevibe and am hoping to develop and build my stock until I can start selling items online and offering a service to revive others damaged, broken or old ornaments.

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These are a couple of my recent projects (apologies for the backgrounds, they were shots just taken at the time of rework for my own benefit and during the different stages of transformation):

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Chipped and Damaged Lakeland Terrier - Now Glitzed up and happily in a new life "Blue"

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Chipped and Damaged German Shepherd - Now Dazzling and proudly sitting pretty "Red Rex", not quite finished yet, awaiting his top coat to seal and facial detailing.