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)

A CHRISTMAS WALK

I couldn't resist posting a few new pictures of our grandson, Corson, who just turned 8 years old last week.  His mum is is always ready with her new camera these days, so I get to sit back and relax and enjoy the new pictures.  I can't believe how grown up he's getting.  Seemed like yesterday, we had a chubby little toddler.  Enjoy :o)

PENDANTS IN MY ETSY SHOP

I haven't had much time to post lately - I hope to get back to regular updates after Christmas.  I can't believe that Christmas is less than two weeks away!  I've just listed 4 pendants in my Etsy shop.  I hope have time to take a peek.  These little pendants would make great stocking stuffers :o)  Thanks so much for dropping by!

TEDDIES WORLDWIDE CHRISTMAS TREASURES SHOW IS NOW OPEN!

Well, it's finally arrived - the Teddies Worldwide Christmas Treasures Show!  It runs until Sunday at 4:00 p.m. EST.  Seventy five world wide bear artists have made special creations for the show, as well as some bear related gift items, so stop by and take a peek.  Just click here!  Here's a sampling of the bears I have for sale, as well as a few of the gift items - I hope you enjoy the show!

                                                                      Thackery the Bunny


                                                  

                                                                     Rosie Posie
                                                    
                                                                   

                                                              Rabbit Mailman Shadow Box
                                                                       and Matching Case

                                                   

                                                                    "Best Friends"
                                                                  Soldered Pendant

                                                                   "Loyal & Wise"
                                                                Soldered Pendant

                                                            "A Teddy's Love is Forever"
                                                                   Soldered Pendant
                                                         

TEDDIES WORLDWIDE SHOW

The preview for the The Christmas Treasures online show preview has begun!   See 75 themed bears, made especially for this event by 75 international artists1  It's just a sampling of what they'll have available during the show!  Catch the Christmas Spirit and vote for your favourite bears here!

 

Here is my show preview piece. Miss Martha Entwistle - I hope you like her.  Thanks for dropping by :o)

FINALLY, A NEW BEAR!

Well, it's been a long time but I finally have a new bear for sale, "Maddie, the good witch".  I've been working hard on show pieces for the Teddies Worldwide Show, November 18th-20th, but I couldn't let my favourite time of year pass by without at least one teddy to celebrate :o) 

Maddie is just shy of  7 inches tall and centre seam bear.  She is made of hand dyed black, German Shulte mohair.  Maddie is fully disc-jointed, has amber German glass eyes, a sparse waxed nose and distressed ultra suede felt paw pads (tiny holes allow the excelsior to show through). She is firmly stuffed with excelsior and gently weighted with stainless steel shot.  Maddie's mohair has been gently aged and distressed and she is missing mohair in some tiny spots.

Maddie wears a removable pinafore of hand dyed pale orange fabric, stamped with tiny pumpkins in indelible ink.  Her witches hat is made from molded black felt, trimmed with a crepe paper ruffle of Hallowe'en colours, and tied with ribbon.  She carries a paper cone made from Hallowe'en paper, with a chenille handle.  It contains a tiny vintage orange bottle brush tree, a wooden sign, decorated with a reproduction Hallowe'en postcard and a soldered, two sided glass ornament decorated with Hallowe'en papers.  The cone is decorated with a flashing pumpkin.  Thanks for dropping by and please don't hesitate to email me, if you have any questions.
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