Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

I really love your bears - this one is no exception! 

What a little cutie-pie! 

Well I FINALLY got my new display unit!!

Here is my 'hug'......looks rather pathetic compared to some of you, but I AM getting a few new bears soon 

Louise, she is without doubt my favourite of all your bears!!! I love her SO much! 

Awww, look at that precious little face! 

Wow, they are all fabulous! I especially love the panda and the little red guy!

I saw that in my copy - it's fantastic! 3 pages worth!

Wow, I've never heard of PayPal credit before....sounds great!

Jenny, I think you're correct - I can't believe I've not clicked 'worldwide'!!! No wonder my US buyers were having difficulty locating the flaming auction!!! It won't let me change it now - I think it's because someone has bid on it!

I've been REALLY lazy and had cheese and crackers for my dinner!!! But they're yummy!

Blimey Paula - you're working like a trogan!!!!

Peaches is beautiful.....so girly!

Oh my gosh - Paula he is AMAZING! I love the mohair you have used!

I've just changed my listing to be in the OOAK category but it's not showing up on the US eBay......

Ooh Vicki, please post a picture of ALL of your bears by Paula - I'd LOVE to own an All Bear one day!

Great news! My US collectors are saying that it's difficult to find my bears as they are only in the UK eBay.....this will be a godsend for me!

Hmm, well I'm in more of a bad mood today really! I ordered a new pine unit to display my bears, but you have to assemble it yourself, well yesterday Stu and I decided to put it together and discovered that the instructions, screws and handles were missing! So it seem that all I have been doing all day is pulling William (my 16 month old son) away from the pine panels leaning against my existing display unit.....grrrr......luckily the replacement parts are arriving tomorrow......I just wanna see my bears displayed nicely!!!!!

One GOOD that happened today was that I got wolf-whistled at by 3 foreign men on my way to pick James up from school!!!    :dance:

Chris, I don't think there's much else you can do - maybe you could email eBay just to warn them. I know that to remove the listing they need to speak to the artist themselves, but at least if you contact them they are aware of it when she finally contacts them.

Just hope and pray that nobody buys it!

Yep, you can change your ID but still keep your feedback - I did!

Don't know if anyone is interested but there is a panda on eBay which was designed by Claudia for Clemens Bears....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? … %3AIT&rd=1

Even though I didn't know Claudia, I feel very sad about her passing. Whenever a bear Artist passes away, it feels a bit like losing someone from our 'extended family'. Am I making sense?!

Here is a picture of Claudia that I got from her website....

Laura lynn, I've noticed quite a few of your own bears in your collection - I love them so much and I'd really love to own one some day!

Great bears everyone! Makes my 'hug' look a bit pathetic with the lack of bears!!...

Samantha, I am SOOO jealous - you have a 3 o clock bear (if I'm not mistaken), but you have a CHRISTINE PIKE bear!!!! It would be a dream come true to own a bear by Christine Pike.

I can also see a Barbara Ann bear.

I'll post a picture of my 'hug' at the weekend as I have a new display unit (a book shelf unit really!) arriving on Friday!

Ooh yes, these are 2 of my favourites too.....they're sitting here in my dvd collection!

And I've just remembered....Watership Down - one of my all time favourites...makes me cry 

James has made his first bear at the age of 4 1/2!!!!

Just over a week ago my mum took Will to hers for the night so James and I could spend 'quality' time together, 1 on 1. We started the afternoon doing painting  , then after he was bored with that I suggested making a bear....his eyes lit up and he screamed 'yes mummy yes'.

So....he helped me draw a basic 2 part pattern, chose the fabric (of course it HAD to be orange! ) then he drew around the template, helped me cut it out then pin it together. He patiently watched as a sewed it together on the sewing machine, then he turned it himself using my forceps and decided where the eyes and nose should go. He then stuffed it (which is why it's a bit lumpy!!   ) - he even stitched the mouth on himself........

Here is 'Bananas Teddy' (don't ask!  :crackup: ). This picture was taken very quickly on the morning after 'Bananas Teddy' was born - I didn't realise James had a dribble of milk on his chin from his breakfast!!!  :crackup:

Wendy said:

Wendy, I'm SO glad that someone else's favourite film is Muriel's Wedding!!! Everyone I know thinks I'm sad!  :crackup: