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Daddy Bright Bouquet
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Before and After (another after)

Mommy Bright Bouquet
Before and After (also see this and this)

Baby Bright Bouquet
Before (for after pictures, see groups)

Mommy and Baby Bright Bouquet
Before

Daddy Sweet Celebrations
Before and After
Before and After
Before and After

Groups
Before (Daddy Sweet Celebrations, Wigwam, and Baby Bright Bouquet)
Before (Daddy Sweet Celebrations and Wigwam)
Before (Everyone)

After (Bright Bouquet Family)
After (Mommy and Daddy Bright Bouquet)

Step One: Cleaning the Ponies

Got the ponies on October 4, 2004.

Method:

Since this was my first time cleaning ponies, I used the My Little Pony FAQ's cleaning guide for ponies.

  1. Get them wet! Run them under hot water for a few seconds. You goal is to get as little water inside the pony as possible to prevent discolouration and rusting.
  2. Spray them with laundry stain pre-treat stuff. (I used Spray 'n Wash) Hold the pony up and spray them all around the body (especially feet, underbelly, and other dirty bits). Now let her sit for a few minutes.
  3. Get a soft-bristle brush (I used a toothbrush) and scrub her good! You may have to scrub pretty hard, but don't worry. You just need to be careful around her symbol and eyes. Rinse her off under hot water.
  4. Now you want to squeeze the water out of your pony. Squeeze her haunches, body, and head. You'll know you're doing it right when bubbles come out of her tail and even her mane. Try to get most, if not all of it out.
  5. Take some shampoo, detergent, or dish soap (like Dawn) and rub it into her mane and tail. Rinse with hot water.
  6. Squeeze the water out of your pony again.
  7. Take some conditioner (stuff for dyed hair works best to preserve colour) and use your fingers to rub it into her hair. Let her sit a few minutes, then rinse her off a final time (hot water) and squeeze the water out again. Really try and get all of it, if you leave water in your pony she could get rusty or moldy and that would be sad.

It will take about three days for your ponies to dry completely. If you are planning on shipping them after cleaning, please wait two weeks for them to dry (to prevent mold). Before you set them out to dry, you can style the mane and tail. It's a really good idea to do this, otherwise your ponies could end up looking like they just rolled out of bed. You want to keep the hair in the same position for those three days, I had a notebook fall on Wigwam and his mane got squished. [image]