Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

Aww Sue Cookie is so cute... I love the colour and look of this bear, the name is pretty cool too (my maiden name was Cook...) Lovely all over!
xx juliexx

Lovely Kat well done! You must be a natural!
I was in Whitby only yesterday, like you its my spiritual home, having gone there all my life for days out etc, now I live in Bournemouth every visit home is marked with the usual trip to Whitby, chips in the car for lunch and home with a cake or other sweet treat! I just love it... my aim in life is to move there I am sure I would be happy with my lot in life if I could wake up to Whitby seagulls screeching and a huge hill or two to climb before any type of work... its just not the same anywhere else!
xx Hugs xx
Julie

HI,
Thank you Julie for the pictures...

Ruth Im still in love with your little Lily bear.... awww so perfect, well done and it was lovely to meet you! I will put a picture of dipper on here to, then we can both be wrong if we needed to post elsewhere!
Here is dipper, who came 1st in Cat 9 - new bear maker.
xx Julie xx

Well done Dawn, it was lovely to meet you and your bears! A great end to a scary day!
xx Julie xx :hug:

Julie it was wonderful to see your bears in the fur... your bears are lovely and well deserving of their awards!
xx Julie.... another Julie xx

Hi Every1....

sorry its a bit after Sunday, I have been up north visiting my family. I am really chuffed to say that Dipper and I came first place in new bear makers category!       It was a bit scary but Im really happy to have entered and attended the competition... it was lovely to meet up with some of  you tt'ers and see all of the wonderful bears in the fur!
On a rubbish bit of the day though I took more than an award home... I managed to fall down some stairs in a cafe in Brighton and have also been awarded with a very painful side and attractive blue bruise to match dipper!    I don't know if I hurt more or was embarrassed more!
Of to have a relax in the lounge and do some bear making... I feel quite enthused by the whole affair!
xxx Hugsxxx
Julie

Hi Sue,
Oh yes Im cat 9 too! I wouldn't groan too loud your bears are lovely!!!  I hope to meet you too... its a bit nerve wracking but Im trying not to think about it until then... who knows what bears will float there boats!!!
Were are all going to have to wear something to identify each other... Im rubbish with faces! I will no doubt have a coat, winter boots and a badge some where on my coat... probably a Kermit the frog badge! So that's me!
Hugs :hug:
Juliexxxx

I WAS A KING!!!!!
I brought gold... and wore a curtain I think! 

HI!
Im going to with my shortlisted bear! We live in Bournemouth so I guess were not too far away... have booked the day off work and feel bit exited and a lot nervouse. I would love to meet as many of you as I can... however Im sooo shy if you see a strange woman looking at you with an almost trying to catch your eye look on her face and chewing her lips THATS ME!!!! :redface:
Dawn I love your bears and cant wait to see them in the flesh along with some other fluffy lovelies! I would like to bite James... or share a cuddle and cake with him one or the other!
Hope to see you all there... in the style of a stalker!
xxx Julie xxx

Yay..... I just got a call too! Dipper has been shortlisted for category 9!!! Im so chuffed (mind you now all the worrying about if the cat eats him before we go or if when they pick him up all of his limbs fall off!) I was not hoping for so much as he was horrid to photograph.
Well done to every one who has been shortlisted, and for once I will get to go to the ball and see all the lovely bears and hopefully meet some of you? Should we wear carnations in out jackets to recognise each other?

Hugs
Juliexxxx
P.S another thank you to Maria who sent me on an entry form!  :hug:

Yay WELL DONE!!!!!! :hug:  It feels great to see your work in print doesnt it! Im so happy for you!!!! :clap:
xxx JULIE

HI Roxanne,

I had to let you know how you need to decorate real fairy cakes... or so I was brought up to have! (Im from not too far from Newcastle) You need to make them smallish in size and then when cooked and cooled take a knife and cut a disk out of the top you put into the dip you have made some butter icing (frosting?) with the disk you have cut out you cut it in half and arrange the halves back on top to resemble fairy wings ( or butterflies)... I will try and draw this if it doesn't make sense or you cant find a pic. Im sure that will make her smile!
You could also look at scones ... you have them with clotted cream and jam. How about a Yorkshire pudding? That's savoury basically batter cooked in the oven... google it. There is also a stottie which is a soft bread make in a disk shape but you poke a hole in the middle... a big flat doughnut type of shape. I dont know if you will find a recipe for that... when I have been to the bakers on a visit there ( Newcastle) I always get one. Its a soft white bread.
If you need to know ant more give me a shout! Try googling BBC Food which is linked to the BBC for lots of recipes - I guess you will need to convert the measurements though.
Good Luck and hope you make some lovely food!
xx Julie xx

Congratulations for your daughter! You look like you all had a wonderful day and your daughter looks beautiful! I hope she is settling down into her married life without too much post wedding blues!
Thank you for sharing the pics... I love a good wedding!
xxx Julie xxx

Thank you all! Im still smiling as the month is almost over but our next adventure begins.... well soon as in sept we are off to Florida! Yay!!! Its so nice to read you congratulations

I hope to post some pics of my dress in full, I am still waiting for the photographer to send some images - not sure how long that takes???? It is a beautiful dress even if I say so myself! hehe My head dress is also lovely it was hand made in the USA I had GRANT ( Hehe Bobbie thats his name.... believe t or not he usually gets called The Sir, long story involving a period of my life where I was into speaking like Queen Elizabeth the 1st!... dont ask ) a pin made to match it awww!
The weather was actually only good in the pictures and our outside BBQ was rained off a bit! But never mind it will look ok in the pictures!

Thank you again for your double congratulations - hopefully we can all have good Septembers!
xxx Julie xxx

AWWWWW I Love KITTENS!!!! I remember when Pixie came to live with us... she was a bit odd, all head! Now shes all body! They are so cute I hope mummy cat is doing well and looking after her babies. Im broody for a kitten now!

Hi all!
Well the wedding is all over and done! I'm now Mrs Fellows! Although I keep forgetting and saying Cook! The day went well a few odd turns but I guess it wouldn't be a wedding without them.... like as I left the door broke and would not shut... my lovely brother mended it thankfully!   I really enjoyed the ceremony and apart form giggling a little bit the supposed scary bit was lovely! The first dance was my worst moment :redface:  - we had to call for back up from my parents as we arnt really the waltzing kind! My lovely husband had arranged for a night in a really posh hotel called the captains club for us, which I didn't know about so that rounded the day off really nice! I have attached two little snaps but when I get the real ones I will post a copy of a nice one!

Well as well as my wedding this month I was also featured in TBCI - which allowed for me to fill a goal for this year, I was so happy to be in the mag and have gone and sent my mum a copy as she couldn't get hold of one. I was so exited to see my bears in the magazine and so touched when I spotted mr F secretly reading it when I was getting the hot chocolates in borders! Soooo pretty good month!

Well thank you all for producing some lovely bears even on the big day I dropped by for a loiter! Every one is sooo talented, I cant wait to get back into the swing of things and get super creative!

xxxx Julie xxxx

Awwww Jane I am sorry to hear about your pains - I have not had acupuncture but a friend did and she said she felt great after - hers was to relax and she did. So I guess you wont know until you have tried, I would suggest just pricing around and see what the specialist say. I hope that you find some rest from it soon, I'm sorry I couldn't be more helpful. I'm sending a hug! :hug:
xxx Julie

I saw your profile! Well done! Im going to pat you and me on the back  :hug:  because my little french fancies are in there to! I should be having a profile in next months... its sooo exiting isnt it!
Well done your a star!
xx Julie

Well done Kim!
I hope you and your little family are all adjusting well. Little Phoebe Mae is a sweetie as are your other daughters. I was wondering how you were doing... glad to see all is well!
Congrats again,
Lots of Love
Julie

HI All,

Just wondered if any one will be off to Beaulieu in the New Forest this sunday? As I am relatively local I hope to pack up a picknic and have the afternoon over there. It looks like its going to be quite a good day with lots going on. If I can I will try and take some snaps and post them next week.

xx Julie

He is Yum! Lush fabric, even lusher bear!
Bunnies are so cute to Marion!
xx Julie

Thank you Jane, the pics were great! What a wonderful event! WELL DONE SAM!!!!!.... I wanna come next year!! Well done to every one who has posted previews and such you are all massively talented!
xx Hugsxxx
Julie

I have a concentration face, I frown and sort of pout but not in a [INVALID] way in a grumpy way.   This happens at work also which leaves one of the loveliest ladies I support asking me "whats wrong with your face then?" I try to explain I'm not sure she always believes me!
I can also do a bit of leg waggling but never sit on the edge of my seat always slouched in a mass of fluff and thread.
xx Julie

Manuela I love your work, hes great! I keep dropping hints to my boyfriend that I would die for one of you creations... he has got as far as watching on ebay! Cant wait to see more
xx Julie

I must have just had my 1 year bear birthday! :bday:  April 07 I made a kit for my new niece... then began making up my own designs. Still a newbie but having lots of fun getting it wrong! I think I will stick to this hobby its sooo much fun!
xx Julie