Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

I have finally finished and photographed my bear so I hope you like him.I haven't decided on a name yet but he is just over 11 inches high and I shrunk the pattern to 65% of the original size.I made him with a lovely tipped schulte mohair and he has woolfelt paw and footpads.He has an old vintage piece of lace around his neck tied with ribbon. I used eyes that I had hand painted for another bear and never used.I enjoyed doing this challenge and I might even enter a few competitions next year as I have never entered any.By doing this challenge it has encouraged me to push myself a bit harder.
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They are lovely photos Tami-what a cute pair  
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It is a great site Marlys and I love your bears too
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Me too ,me too :dance:  :dance:
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It is hardly surprising why it was so painful Jenny.At least you know you had good reason to complain :hug:  .Make sure you get everyone to take care of you and do as many of the household chores for you as the only thing I think that you are allowed to do with a fractured fibula is make bears    
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Congratulations to you all :dance:  :clap:  :dance:  :clap:  :dance:  :clap:  :clap:
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I just thought that I would share this with you.I received some new eyes in the post this morning and thought I would sort them out and put them away as I have a medium sized container that has nearly 20 sections in it.There all all sorts of eyes in there from sparkly,clear,boot button etc.My 2 year old was trying to get in the way so I thought I would go into the kitchen and as I was trying to put the eyes away my Siamese kitten thought he would have a look but as he did he stepped in the middle of the container and it flipped up and every one of the eyes ended up in one big pile in the lid.     There must be a hundred different eyes of all sizes and descriptions.Needless to say I didn't do a lot of bear making this afternoon by the time I had sorted that lot out
Of course I didn't get angry with him as he is such a sweet lovable little boy how could I not love him  
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I love to see all the variations with this pattern piece-they are all lovely
I have finally finished mine and he is just over 11 inches.The weather has been really dull the last few days so I am hoping hubby will take his photos tomorrow-sorry to keep you all in suspense
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The first one is lovely Shelli and I think you know which you REALLY want.It is more expensive but if you like the place more you will enjoy working there more which then means that you will be more productive which also means more money coming in to pay the rent which means you can justify taking the first place on.Yup thats a good enough excuse to go for the first one    
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He is a gorgeous bear Connie    
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I was just thinking that myself Paula-I have been checking for days and it is so quiet.
I have nearly finished sewing mine but it will take another week as I am trying to finish a commision bear for a customer that wanted woodwool stuffing-what a nightmare!It has taken me so much longer than polyester.
I have shrunk the pattern to 65% and I think the bear will be around 11 inches.I binned the first attempt This one is in a lovely tipped mohair and I had some handpainted blue glittery eyes that I never used on a bear from a few months before.I am a bit of a worrier and wasn't sure whether to use them as although I am using part of your pattern I wanted the bear to look like my own and didn't want you to think I was just copying your bears but when I tried black glass eyes he looked so grumpy and the eyes I had really suited him.The challenge has been fun but harder than I thought because you are trying to put your own stamp on some one elses bear even though we only had a side head piece.I am pleased how he has turned out and he will be one of the few bears that I won't want to part with
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What a cutie      
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Patrick is one lovely little cat Mikki     .He has such a gorgeous expression on his face and in his eyes.I am sure the new owner will be really pleased.
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He is sooo cute and tiny        
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Congratulations to you all :dance:  :clap:  :dance:  :clap:
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aaaaahhhhhh      
I have a shetland pony the same colour as the foal.They are such lovely colours-we call the colour piebald .Brown and white horses are called skewbald.A little bit of extra info there  
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That was great Maria- my children loved it :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup:
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Congratulations Gail :dance:  :dance:  :dance:  :dance:  :dance:
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You have a lovely family Kim and Samuel is such a sweet little baby
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Congratulations Cat :dance:  :dance:  :dance:
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Congratulations Heather on your little bundle of joy.She is absolutely gorgeous  
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I can be a bit impatient too Wendy.Turn that critter around on your avatar so we can see his face-yes I know he is for bao.
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He is sooo cute-I love the picture of him eating    
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