Saturday, January 7, 2012

A SPECIAL GROUP OF BEARS

This is my latest group of bears - I hope you enjoy them!  If you are curious to know why they are special, just email me at:  miniatures97@hotmail.com   :o)

Daisy Thistlewaite is 3 inches tall and made from German Shulte mohair.  She is fully disc-jointed and is stuffed with excelsior and stainless steel shot.  Daisy has amber German glass eyes and distressed ultra suede paw pads (tiny holes).  She has amber glass eyes, a sparse waxed nose and is gently aged and shaded with permanent fabric paint, for a vintage look.  Her sailor dress has a drop waist, with tiny pleats at the bottom and a sailor collar.  It is adored with a silk ribbon tie and it is removable, although tweezers are needed to do up the tiny button.


Clarence the Clown is 4 1/2 inches tall and is made from hand dyed German mohair.  He has black German glass eyes, distressed wool felt paw pads (tiny holes) and a sparse waxed nose.  Clarence is gently aged and distressed and shaded with permanent fabric paint, for a vintage look. He is stuffed with excelsior and steel shot and wears a wool felt collar and hat, that have also been aged, and are decorated with tiny old bells.



Samuel the Sailor is 6 1/2 inches tall and is made from hand dyed,distressed German mohair.  It has a beige backing with a pale grey/blue top.  I like the way this mohair turn out - it really suits Samuel.   Samuel has been aged and distressed - he is missing tiny patches of mohair.  He is firmly stuffed with excelsior and gently weighted with stainless steel shot.  He is fully disc-jointed, with black German glass eyes, distressed wool felt paw pads (tiny holes) and a sparse waxed nose.  Samuel is wearing a hand made sailor collar that is removable.  It has also been aged and distressed.




These bears are really great friends, and wanted to be seen all together, so here they are :o)

9 comments:

Lynn said...

The bears are adorable as allows Brenda. I'm sending you an email!!

susana said...

wow, i love the relationship between each other, your treatment on fabric, the color coherence and their styling, wish i can have a hug of them one day, they look so harmony.

maddyrose said...

All three of these bears are adorable. They have such sweet personalities.

customteddys said...

Oh my goodness! Unbelievable... you are so talented and the time and effort that went into these is not lost on me, for sure. They are simply amazing! Hugs, Vicki

mike said...

Nice selection of small bears great blog.

Brenda said...

Thank you all for your wonderful comments :o) I appreciate them all!

hugs,

Bfenda

Wish You Were Here Mom said...

Each one is special! xoxo, Janice

Karen ~ Cider Antiques said...

Gorgeous Bears!! As always:0)

Brenda said...

Thanks, Janice and Karen. :o)