Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

Introducing Olwen, my latest bear.

Olwen is one of a kind and approximately 11.5" tall when standing.

She is made from beautifully soft grey faux fur and has cream cashmere paw pads.

Olwen is five way jointed, with nuts and bolts and a wobble neck joint.

She is filled with heavy weight polyester fibre and has some stainless steel ball bearings in her tummy for extra weight.

She has sparkly blue hand-painted glass eyes and has a large perle cotton embroidered nose.

Her muzzle has been trimmed and her face and paws have been carefully hand shaded.

Olwen is also wearing a hand made wire wrapped blue agate pendant around her neck and a white flower in her hair.

Olwen will come with her own personalised hang tag.

A personalised birth certificate is also available by request.

She is available for adoption at my website and my Etsy shop

Jiao Jin is approximately 12.5" tall (measured standing).

He is made from gold flecked cream and black mohair. (The photo's don't do him justice, he is much more sparkly when you see him 'in the fur' )

His paw pads are made from black ultra-suede, which have embroidered toes.

Jiao Jin is five way jointed with a wobble-neck joint, and is filled
with heavy weight polyester fibre.

He also has some stainless steel ball bearings in his tummy for extra weight.

He has hand painted green glass eyes and a large embroidered nose.

His face has been lightly needle sculpted and hand shaded.

He is also wearing a wire wrapped sodalite crystal around his neck.

Jiao Jin is one of a kind and his available for adoption from my website

Barney is approximately 7.5 " tall (measured standing).

He is made from beige and white mohair.

Barney is five way nut and bolt jointed, with a cotterpin neck joint..

He is filled with heavy weight polyester fibre and has some stainless steel ball bearings in his tummy for extra weight.

Barney has black glass eyes and a two-tone brown needle-felted nose.

His face has been hand shaded and he is wearing a wire wrapped smoky quartz pendant around his neck.

Barney is one of a kind and is available for adoption now from my website.

Here is my latest bear, Esme.

She is approximately 12 " tall and 14"tall including her hat (measured standing).

She is made from white curly mohair and is five way jointed.

She is filled with heavy polyester fibre and has some stainless steel balls in her tummy for extra weight.

Esme has sparkly purple hand painted glass eyes set atop white felt and she has a large purple needle-felted nose.

Her face has been carefully needle sculpted and lightly hand shaded.

Esme wears a handmade witches hat and a wire-wrapped purple agate pendant.

Her hat is detachable and will come with two pins to hold it in place.

Esme is one of a kind and available for adoption at my website

Thank you  x

Thank you x 

Please meet Bramley.

Bramley is approximately 6.5" tall (measured standing).

He is made from green and beige Sassy faux fur.

Bramley is five way jointed, filled with heavy weight polyester fibre and has some steel shot in his tummy for a little extra weight.

He has golden brown hand painted glass eyes set atop white felt and a brown needle-felted nose.

He has been hand shaded and carefully needle-sculpted to give a little more definition to his muzzle.

Bramley is also wearing a hand made wire wrapped goldstone crystal around his neck.

Bramley is one of a kind and is available for adoption at my website

Thank you Vicki x

Thanks Becky x

Please meet George.

George is approximately 12" tall (measured standing).

He is made from beige and brown mohair and has matching cashmere paw pads.

George is five way cotter-pin jointed with a wobble-neck joint.

He is filled with heavy weight polyester fibre and has some steel shot in his tummy for a little extra weight.

George has black glass eyes and a large brown needle-felted nose.

His face has been hand shaded and needle-sculpted.

He is wearing a handmade hat and braces.

George is available for adoption, details are on my facebook page and will be added to my website tonight.

Thank you Pink x

Thanks Becky x

Viola is approximately 6.5" tall (measured standing).

She is one of a kind and made from purple and lilac sassy faux fur.

Viola is five way jointed, filled with heavy weight polyester fibre and has some steel shot in her tummy for a little extra weight.

She has purple sparkly hand painted glass eyes and a purple needle-felted nose.

She has been hand shaded and carefully needle-sculpted to give a little more definition to her muzzle.

Viola is also wearing a hand made wire wrapped amethyst crystal around his neck and a purple flower on her head.

Viola is available from my website. Hope you like her x

Heri is a moon gazing hare and he is one of a kind.

Heri is approximately 11" tall (measured from nose to tail).
He is made from brown alpaca, with a white alpaca tail and has cream felt inner ears.

Heri has hand painted gold & brown glass eyes and a perle cotton nose.

His face and the tips of his ears have been carefully hand shaded.

Heri is five way jointed, filled with heavy weight polyester fibre and has some steel shot in his tummy and hind legs for extra weight.

He is also wearing a hand made wire wrapped citrine crystal around his neck.

He is available from my website. Hope you like him x

If you are in the UK, maybe you could try having a stall at Whitby Gothic Weekend.
If you haven't heard of it before, there is one festival at the end of April and one at the end of October (October is the original and usually the busiest)

Please meet Sage.

Sage is a Shaman and he is one of a kind.

Sage is made from white mohair and has matching felt paw pads.

He has nut and bolt joints and a cotter pin neck joint.

He is filled with heavyweight polyester fibre with some steel shot in his tummy for extra weight and in his feet to help him stand.

Sage has hand painted green glass eyes and a needle-felted nose and beard.
He has stitched claws, his muzzle has been lightly needle-sculpted and he has airbrushed detailing.

Sage wears a black velvet cloak, wire-wrapped Malachite pendant and a triskele circlet.
His stave is tipped with crystal quartz and he has a velvet herbal pouch around his waist, embroidered with the rune Uruz (the rune of health and strength).

He is available for adoption from my website

I hope you like him x

Here is my latest bear, Cappuccino.

Cappuccino is one of a kind, and is 6.5" tall.

He is made from brown and beige Sassy faux fur, and is fully jointed.
He has brown hand painted glass eyes and a light brown needle felted nose.
His face has been carefully hand shaded and needle sculpted to give a little definition to his muzzle.

Cappuccino is also wearing a hand made wire-wrapped goldstone crystal.

Cappuccino is now available from my website.
His adoption fee is £90.00 + postage

Glad you both like him x

Here is my latest (grumpy) bear, Russell.

He is made from lovely soft faux fur with matching brown felt paw pads. He is fully jointed and has a wobble neck joint.
As with all my bears, he is quite heavy, filled with heavy weight polyester fibre and has some steel shot in his tummy for extra weight.
Russell is wearing a hand made wire wrapped crystal pendant.

For more details about Russell, please see his page on my website www.brierleybears.co.uk

He is one of a kind and currently available for adoption.
His adoption fee is £180.00 plus postage.

Hope you like him.

A little off topic, but about two years ago my parents decided to have a complete change of career and bought a lovely little guesthouse in Whitby, North Yorkshire.

They have done a great job with it. It's very comfortable, clean and the breakfasts are lovely.

If anyone is interested in visiting Whitby, here is the link to their b&b.
www.elliesguesthouse.co.uk

I would like to introduce you to my first squirrel, his name is Rumbo.

He is approximately 7.5 inches tall (measured from head to base of tail).
Rumbo is made from orange and white mohair with a brown alpaca tail.
He is fully cotter-pin jointed and has black glass eyes.
His face has been lightly hand shaded.

Rumbo is also wearing a hand made wire-wrapped jasper pendant around his neck.

He is one of a kind and currently available from my website www.brierleybears.co.uk.

I don't mind you asking at all. I have had a look at the ones that you are talking about, and I don't like those either. I was going for the cute but dead sort of look (I hope it worked).

I'm not sure if they are popular at the moment, I didn't look into it, I just decided to make him.
My favourite festival is Samhain (Halloween) so I had to make at least one halloween themed bear.
Also, I have exhibited at GYTBE in Sheffield since it started, and there is one particular guy that asks me for a zombie bear every year.
Zane has already found a new home (he's been adopted by a friend), but I'm looking forward to finding out what the guy at the show thinks of him

He's gorgeous    , Raven's are my favourite birds x

Zane is a little zombie bear, my first zombie bear.

Zane is approximately 8 " tall (measured standing), and is made from green mohair.

Zane is five way cotter-pin jointed, with a wobble-neck joint.

He is filled with heavy weight polyester fibre and has some steel shot in his tummy for a little extra weight.

Zane has hand-painted red glass eyes and a black embroidered nose and carefully needle-sculpted to give a little more definition to his muzzle.

Zane has been hand painted with red and has needle felted wounds to make him

Zane is one of a kind and currently available from my website.

Hope you like him.

Thanks everyone!

No-one (except a couple of my friends) knew what to expect at a handfasting, all they knew is that this type of wedding is that it pre-dates the church.

Thankfully everyone really enjoyed it, it really was a fantastic day!