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Awww I read his whole story and how saaaaadddd!!! Love kittens and cats, this one is so realistic you should feel so proud that you created him for someone to love!!!
Awww I love her! She's gorgeous and yes, once you start being completely happy with selling or giving them away you are really becoming a bear artist! I think anyone who makes a bear that is cherished is an artist 
ROFL :crackup:
Gemma, although I am new I can empathise with you completely. It is easier said then done to not let someone's words effect you but you really have to teach yourself to focus on the positive people as there are so many of them! Mostly these places are nice but I have experienced nastiness from others on other forums, hence I came here and so far so good!
Don't let someone upset you. They can't upset you unless you give them your permission to so just ignore the negative and focus on all of that positive as there's so much of it!!! 
Even though I don't know you here, welcome back!
Awww isn't he cute!!!
My reason for not making as many bears as I used to is also dogs! I am a dog trainer and psychologist (if you are raising you brow, think Cesar Millan and you may understand lol) and have 6 of my own dogs plus have to visit "clients" every Tues and Thurs ~ so these days I don't get as many bears done. I also occasionally perform puppet shows on weekends for birthday parties etc but that isn't every weekend thank goodness.
This is a great post and I look forward to hearing other people's answers ~ good thinking Beth
Your puppy is gorgeous by the way
Wow she's very unique and I love her. She has a calming effect I think, very solemn face. Beautiful outfit too.
Wow I'm also amazed that this is your first attempt! Well done! My first needle-felting attempt looked nothing like that whatsoever so you should be proud as you can only improve from this attempt ~ so that means you will be fantastic at it very soon! I can't get over that is your first attempt. It's fantastic.
If possible I'd love to see a picture and what a lovely story Children love bears so much. I recently found my well-loved childhood teddy and he's now got pride of place again in the middle of the book shelf. He's a flattie too ~ I think flattie's are gorgeous 
Would love to see a pic of Becky!
She's so sweet!
He's gorgeous and there's something special about his little strawberry ~ I know it's just a strawberry but isn't it CUTE!!! Love the bunny's nose. Welcome to the forum by the way
I would say it has been more quiet recently, but there are many factors as to the reasons; Yes the social sites do play a main part, and blogs, but I think the market is also playing a key role in things as well, some people just cannot afford to make bears atm. I hope things get better soon.
I think Teddy-Talk is more specialised then the social sites, this is where people still come to get advice and to show off their new creations. I know I prefer to come here for advice etc. The social sites are more about moment to moment goings on. The problem with Social sites is it can get drowned out with others feeds.
If people posted constantly on here about their day to day goings I think we would be flooded, it would be less about advice and more like a social site... People would just skip this place because they would find it too cluttered. I know I would.I like hearing about new creations and good advice etc, and I love to hear about exiting news in peoples lives but I don't like to hear: Sherroy: I'm to tired to work right now, might go to bed or Sherroy: My cat knocked all my pins on the ground, I better pick them up. - not that there is anything wrong with stuff like this but thats where Facebook and Google plus come in. - I wouldn't go there to get advice on inserting eyes or dying techniques. Facebook etc do not document comments, so it would be almost impossible to find advice given 2 years ago...
A thread in teddy talk has been documented and labelled for easy access. I know I have used it a lot.
I have to say quite honestly twitter and facebook drive me mad, you look something up and it's just a constant stream about nothing in particular from hundreds of people around the world and it's pointless! I love to talk about bears, tips, the industry but I don't really need to read about someone having dropped their pins LOL it was a great example Sherroy!
I am not a member on facebook or twitter as a few quick looks there told me it was going to drive me insane ~ I much prefer this site as the discussions are real and interesting most of the time.
At least there are sites though for those who want to post "nothing topics" to an audience of strangers lol. Sorry if I sound harsh about those subjects but those kind of posts totally annoy me.
It's great to come here and see that every post is one I want to look at and read thoroughly most of the time.
dangerbears wrote:but I'm guessing that OMB stands for "Oh, my bear!" which I like a lot. I think it will catch on.
OH MY BEAR, you are so clever ! :crackup:
That is so much better than OMG ~ I dislike using OMG too often, but sometimes it just happens whilst writing because I often am so impressed with a bear etc..... but OMB is so much better! Will definitely catch on.
This bear is so gorgeous I adore his night hat
That's great to know I'll give it a try as I'd love to share some pics with you all!
Thanks so much Becky! Will give it a try Will definitely have lots of pics to share now!
Gorgeous! I adore hedgehogs! I love to make hedgehogs but none of mine have been realistic as yours. He's gorgeous you should be proud of yourself.
Could you please explain what steam punk is? Someone recently told me one of my bears (Pearl was the bear) was like a "steam punk" bear and I had no idea what to say as I have no idea what that is ~ could you explain this to me please?
And he is gorgeous ~ love all these watches!! Very sweet he is
I know someone who would love to buy a pin like that ~I noticed this one has sold, would you ever make another or is he OOAK Nettie?
Gabriele, I can't wait to see pictures of your griffon!
Me too LOL. I'm having trouble working out how to get pics onto this forum. Usually I copy & paste the URL from my photobucket account ~ as I can't resize my pics straight from the camera so I put them through photobucket. But here I can't do that, or can I? If someone could help with some tips that would be great. I'd love to have an avatar pic and some photos to share.
Thanks so much, I love fantasy-type animals and creatures and I wanted to challenge myself with something totally out of the ordinary ~ surprise I am actually happy with the pattern first time around and I don't think it needs any changes made - which is great! Can't wait to share him. He will be on my site when he's finished:
http://gjoyfulbears.com/main.html
So if I don't work out how to load pics here in the meant time you can see him there (when he's finished). I'm not here to advertise my business really, more so to learn things ~ this is why my website address is not yet in my signature. But feel free to take a peek (it's still a work in progress).
He's so gorgeous! I love his little teddy friend too
Gorgeous!! :d
Awwww gorgeous! Is there a link to her auction? I know someone who collects felted monkies and she would love these two.
Awww Love him! Gorgeous bear! BOL with the autcion
Beautiful Wish I had've seen her in time....
I do collect bears as well as make them. But I think most of you are probably like that lol.
I am making a baby griffon at the minute with a big nose, huge puppy-dog eyes, long mane and long tail with fluffy tip. His front legs have hooves like a horse and his back ones have big toes with claws ~ he's not what I would've thought I'd love to make a long time ago, but now he is my style and I adore him - plus he has the cutest face (even though he only has half a nose lol).
There is a bear for everyone and someone for every bear
