Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

hollering here puppy puppy is getting old tho! deb :crackup:

very cute suggestions! you guys are great! we just are having truoble finding something that fits..or we're trying too hard! :crackup: deb

Hi Tammi! I have admired yours before.. i think we "spoke" about them once awhile ago when we first started  talking about getting a
westie. i can see the resemblence in your bears! Tiffani is a beautiful girl! yes i remember the vacation but didnt sleep really well the first day or so..puppies cry,,but NOTHIN like the springer! deb

sorry we had to go shopping for new crates and one of those travel cases for the car..dont want her in my lap if the air bag deploys!
shes a West Highland White Terrier..9 weeks old.  we have talked about a a second dog for a long time..we adore our springer and
think he needs a dog friend..but he was hell on wheels the first two years,,,and two of them...well il ove the idea of a female springer but i
go and bang my head on a wall until the feeling passes!  :crackup: for our life styles we decided a smaller dog..but not a fragile dog..would be better..and we saw a sign the last day of our vacation..have looked at dogs in that area before..and just went for it..it was a good time
to do it if we were going to..so far so good, they get along really well! and shes SUCH a good girl,,sweet disposition! and SMART! no fear!
friendly!  but nameless!  thanks for the suggestions!  and we'll see daphne..i know hes coming..but not sure yet about her!  hugs deb

we just spent a week away and brought home this!!!

any name ideas? shes a girl  deb

they will eat whatever is not nailed down!! i adore squirrels but they can be destructive..especially if they migrate into your house!..tho i believe thats more the reds..peanut butter,,bird seed,,they never met a feeder they cant get into ( well almost) i watched a neat program about them once where the scientists set up these elaborate puzzles to get to the food..including they have to go into  glass jar and then into a small  rail car..down a wir...'they had to judge and catch a windmill to get to the next step//took them 2 hr top to figure it out and 15 minutes to run it once they had!   my husband would send you our squirrels but im keeping them! they are sooo funny to watch!  deb

yup dark brown..you could try lightening the picture a tiny bit..there are auto color//etc on most photo programs..pretty quick..
hes beautiful by the way and i want to see the whole bear!!!  specially since he stuck his tongue out at me!! :crackup:  :crackup: deb

Congratulations! What a sweetie! my Snickers is out like a light at my feet..we had a dog and parents night out with friends and dogs..
a good time was had by all! Harley will come around!  deb :dance:

MOM!!!!!!  WHEN'S DINNER??!! :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup: deb

Priceless!! We are still mostly joking right?! :crackup:  :crackup: deb

my good friend ( and talented artist!) Nancy Edmunds made us a real cute SEE THROUGH bear for the hugging bear classes..it was made just as you usually would but of clear platic ( a pain to sew she said) but you could see all his insides! joints stuffing etc! very neat!
deb

Dead Man Walking!!!!!  :crackup:  :crackup: no really im sure he was TRYING to inject some humor into the situation and make you laugh
a sense of humour is really important in a marriage and my husband and i do try and throw that in when life gets too intense sometimes,
you gotta laugh!  deb

ditto!  what a CUTIE! beautiful eyes!  deb

oh my ..thats a real perspective piece isnt it?! i love murals..fascinated to how real they can be..took me a second to realize what i was
seeing..wow! now thats a statement! and funny in a way!  thanks for the image! :crackup: deb

Tammi..http:// vintageinspiredstudios,com  have some really pretty  things and there are tons of them out there,,free graphics etc.. Cottage arts sells whole sets but you can also just buy elements ( antique buttons..fancy lettering)  and add them to your own stuff,, its alot of resizing but its alot of fun to play,,you can make your own elements with family photos,,or scan family papers or just ephemera you like and then layer everything! it helps if you have a good photo program,  deb

wow great pictures Ellen! way cool way to spend your day! Looks like everyone had  a great time and its wonderful that it was educational!
what a great way to tie it all together! you do a great job with kids! :clap:  :clap: deb

Personally i love to see the kids there and i dont mind them handling the bears respectfully, and most of them do. 99% of the parents that bring them are very good about watching them and talking to them about what they are looking at and why they have to be careful. i used to take some small items to give the kids that came thru the Amherst fair ( outdoors) like bubbles..and many friends make smaller  child safe bears they can buy for a min. amount..and they love to "collect" business cards..one kind dealer in NH last month gave them lovely postcards from her booth. My demo on decorating in NH had two very cute kids front and center watching me and the boy was quite  fascinated! Likewise with Teddy Grahms ( hope i spelled that right!) needle felting demo. i loved craft fairs as a kid,,the wonder on their faces
charms me now!  i say yes  deb

two beautiful animals that there that look very happy! Andrea looks wonderful and i think there is a special place in hell for people that abuse
animals and kids! your springer looks alot like mine!  probably said that before...gald shes soo improved!  hugs to you for rescuing her! deb

Daphne i know Vermont has two craft council sites also...Vermont Hand Crafts and the Vermont Crafts Council..and i still agree   primitives are BiG !  cool dolls that really appeal  deb

great! glad i could help.  sometimes you just need to "talk" it thru " with someone to sort it out in your head! looks like a nice site!  deb

sometimes a right click on the image? will open a dialouge window...deb

oh my god!!! altho.. my dh and I may know that one with the rocket..he drove off general electrics doc a few years back! among other things!  i cant repeat what my husband just said when he looked at these! :crackup:  scary!  deb

me again too! i would guess the amount of links you are talking about!  if you have a few special ones you want to add on your home page..but if you have a list..then you may want to have a certain page just for that.  deb

deb i did  a quick tour of free webs ( i dont use it but it looks really cool!) and it seems that you would do that t hru your site manager,,
there appears to be a button for linking items and sites,, hope that helps   also deb !

Daphne try Lowell country designs in benson Vt she has a website..but its primitives? and the new catalouge for the Fletcher Farm School is out..they do VERY high end crafts and Bonnies Bundles in Chester Vt   deb  oh and thers a craft school there also thats called the Country Owl ..maybe they have some too