Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

Thats ok I didn't see the post until a day after the deadline anyway :doh:
I will definitly stay tuned for the next one

THANKS! I handsculpted them out of polymer clay

HI! this is my most popular bear it seems, she gets tons of views and lots of comments...
"Pigeon" can be found in my artfire studio www.tindlebears.artfire.com

This is "aurora" she can be found in my artfire studio... www.tindlebears.artfire.com
THANKS!

BUMMER! i totally missed it! I was out all day yesterday (then came the pesky sleeping thing)
well let me know if the other lady ever sends her address in I'll trade with her :)
in the mean time can I send you my addy anyway? just in case?
thanks, HAVE FUN!! ren

AWESOME! I can't wait to see your pacaderm! (fun fact: pacaderm means "thick skinned")

LOL clare! this is the first mentioned challenge...the challenge is to make something completly different from what you make now. It could be ANYTHING!  an alien...a cat...a baby doll...the list is endless as long as it is something totally different from your current product. (which for most of us is teddies)

lets get this party started! :bday:

If you are one short of 26 I would love to join in 

WE HAVE FIVE!!!! WOOHOO  :dance:

good thinking teeej take it one step at a time
OK, the challenge is on! if anyone else wants to join GO FOR IT! the deadline is Sept. 20th.  plenty of time to get ready and enough time other peeps can join as well

Up to four!  :clap:
ya know teeeej  this would be the perfect opportunity to design your FIRST original pattern! 

That's three  :dance:
anyone else wanna join. I kinda want to have at least five of us to start off with, It's not a big deal though.  bearyfun, you in?  :hug:

LOL! bearyfun! I haven't had ANY coffee today, what you said flew right over my cloudy head! WA-HUH!! LOL

HEY LAURIE! I was thinking we could make whatever is totally opposite of what is our own personal "norm".  I'm pretty -go with the flow- go ahead and catch one of those "floaters"in your head
I'm thinking the deadline to be in august sometime, and I would like to have at least five of us participate if possible

WHOOPS!!! and here I thought i was being totally original :redface:
   thanks for letting me know...perhaps I will brainstorm some more and think of something else to have a challenge with :doh:

I LOVE challenges!!!!! Now that I have the time to take part, I was thinking of things I have wanted to make for a long time but put off out of insecurity
SO, would anyone here be interested in making something other that what they make now?
I make teddy bears...but I really wanna try primates. (although my 6 year old requests an okapi)
What do you make? and what have you dared not make before?
whales...
zebra...
parrot...
space alien...
you get the idea 
Post a reply here if your interested, after I get responses I will post a deadline for the challenge here :)
Then we can all get together and share our oddities  :photo:

ANYONE INTERESTED!!!!!!!!!!

YUP! that just happened to grandma last week, the caller said "hey mom?" when she answered the phone.
and then she responded with the name of my uncle (of course giving him an "in")
She nearly wired 3000 bucks to canada for this guy claiming to be my uncle ( Who happens to live a country mile away from grandma)
She's not as bright as she used to be,  She called my mom to see what she thought LOL
Mom of course said HANG UP THE PHONE MOM! LOL

HI! I've been developing a realistic bruin since aug. of last year trying to figure out the whole ball socket joint thing.  I found a book by suzanna oroyan called designing the doll that shows many different jointing systems including the "buried bead ball joint"  It works great for knees, elbows, wrists and ankles.
I'm still working on the head...any ideas on how to make a neck joint that travels 360 in all directions?

HI! I don't have a whole bunch of experience in dying, but the research I have recently been collecting indicates, Tea will vary by color per it's recipe, eg. orange pekoe will come out more peachy than say english breakfast.  Also there is a certain amount of vinegar to be used ( i don't have the recipe) to keep color.
The techniques I have seen used most often require teddy's pieces to be cut out THEN dyed, airdried, fluffed and sewn together.
GOOD LUCK! ren

You're gonna need a concept drawing! LOL Draw what you want your bear to look like, as acurate in proportion as possible. It doesn't have to be detailed but you also want to keep the original concept piece by tracing over it when you need to make adjustments.
There is a book called desigining the doll by susanna Oroyan.  It explains a little bit about casting a pattern from concept art.  You could also try a book by nancy tillberg called 101 bears to make. Great book, but you'll have to get it  from your local library unless you got 100 bucks to spend.
It explains proportions, and some pattern development. 
Email me if you have anymore questions ren
www.tindlebears.artfire.com
tindlebears@yahoo.com