Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

Hello all, I wanted to give you an update on this campaign, I am getting frustrated, I have not gotten a yes or no from the Susan G Komen people.  Does anyone have a breast cancer charity that would be a good one to donate to? I never thought wanting to give someone money would be this hard.

I have been working on a press packet to give to everyone envolved so you could promote this in your area.

I have talked to a couple magazines willing to promote our efforts.

I will hopefully hear something in the next day or two.

Thanks again everyone for agreeing to help and keep your fingers crossed I will get the green light soon.

Hugs
Jodi

I am so glad Bubba's back!!!!!!! :dance:
I was going to tell you this story but I didn't want to until I knew it was a happy ending.
When my son was going into the 1st grade he developed the worst case of seperation anxiety, it was horrible, but we found these wonderful little stuffed dogs called "The Dog" , they came in McDonalds happy meals they were small enough to carry in a pocket, well I told my son I would put LOVE in the dog and when he missed me at school he could reach in his pocket and squeeze it and give me a "hug", instantly he was no longer upset to be at school. A year went by and I went to pick him up at school and the first thing he said was , "I lost The Dog today". I panicked inside, I asked him if he was OK and he said very matter of factly, "yep I sure am" I said "you don't feel bad, that  dog is gone?" he goes "Nope, I just figured someone else was scared and dog went to cheer them up."   It is moments like that , that you want to hug your kids and never let go. :hug:

Wow, can you imagine being able to buy a purse that cost that much, I am so not a purse person ,  I love those wallets on a strap, I love the fact I never worry about leaving my purse behind, which I have done   . When I carry a big purse I become the pack mule for everyone.   

I am a firm believer in, bigger purse , bigger amount of junk to carry around.

I never thought I would give up needing all the little stuff I used to carry , but oh my gosh sometimes I still get giddy about how light I travel now. :dance:

Jodi You are one of the sweetest people, what a truly awful thing to have happen, what a rotten life that person must have, to attack a person like that, I just don't get that kind of behavior.  I bet your mouth just flew open.  Your kindness here on TT inspires me to be a better person, you are a real sweetheart. I know it's hard to do, but  look at what she said as a cry of pain, say a prayer for her and hope she will one day have a better life, but knowing what kind of person you are , you have already done this.
Sending you lots of  :hug:

Magda, today when I was in line at the gorcery store, the store had a deal, buy one package of baloney get 2 free,  an elderly gentleman got behind me, after I got done paying, I turned around and asked him if he would like one of the packages of baloney and he looked a little shocked, I told him the deal the store had and the baloney was free, so he said yes.  Before I left he hugged me and said he loved baloney and thanked me. I heard the lady in the next lane say, that was a really good idea and she was going to do the same for a neighbor that doesn't get out much.  Great Challenge!!!!!
What a sweetheart you are for suggesting it.
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Jodi

Judi This is absolutely perfect!!!!!!!
Bravo for posting :clap:
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Jodi

Jane what great looking dogs, my chihuahua LOVES socks, you can not lay them around or she will grab them and scurry under the couch, one time I found 13 socks under there.  :crackup:
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Jodi

Sonya, they are growing so fast, give them a hug from Auntie Jodi :hug:
Keep the pics coming, I never get tired of seeing those cutie pies!!!

OMGosh these are hilarious!!!!!!!!!
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Jodi

Magda,
What a wonderful idea!!!!!!!
You are a doll!!!!!!
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I will pass this along to everyone I know.
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Jodi

Sending get well wishes her way
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Jodi

Jodi this is amazing, we have hummingbirds here and I always wondered what their nests look like, can you imagine how tiny they are.
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Jodi

Oh My GOSH!!! Denise, what a great rendition of Jack. He is perfect!!!
I LOVE him
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Jodi

He is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!
Can't wait to see all the pictures!!
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Jodi

I use size 12 beading needles by Beadsmith  for my mice, cutting the thread at an angle is what I do too and then pray :pray: 
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Jodi

Gee Wiz Wilikers Golly Gee :crackup:  I love that!!!!
Judi you have to get a blog they are great!!!!!! 
It is so fun to check out everybodys blogs, they are amazing!!!! it makes it nice to get to know the other sides of people, I swear Aleta could give Martha Stewart a run for her money, I love going to her blog to soak in all the wonderful colors, being in an all guy house, I crave those girl colors sometimes and Aleta's blog  is wonderful for that, after I go there I feel like I have been to a tea party.
Sometimes when I try not to cuss I say "Oh my holy cow" 
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Jodi

This is really sad, I hope Bubba finds his way home, if it helps any , my niece came here for a visit and her luggage was lost for almost the whole week she was her, but they did find it, I will keep my fingers crossed you have the same happy ending. :pray:
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Jodi

Very sad to hear of this, they did so much for the bear community, he will be missed, my thoughts and prayers are with his family.

WOW Wonderful first bear :clap:  :clap:  :clap:
Mine looked like a frog :lol:
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Jodi

Dorothy you're a hoot,  have fun commenting, I love the saying Yipee Skipee, 
one of my favorite sayings is "great googlie mooglie"
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Jodi
I know this has been said here before, but I am new to the blog world so I am going to say it, Blogs are soooooo great, I LOVE looking at everyones, keep blogging everyone!!!!!

Sandi, it looks really great , I have a flat screen so I can't be too much help. I just wanted you to know I enjoyed your site!
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Jodi

Roxanne, Those are AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!
Baked apples sounds really good, I love doing those in the fall, man nothing better than that.

OK I found one of the easiest and most wonderful tasting, easy to make dessert kits.
It is by a company called Banquet and it is called "Dessert Bakes" "Coconut Creme Pie"  all you need is water and a pie pan (they even have a crust packet that only takes 2 Tbls of water to make). It takes minutes to make and 30 minutes to chill, and "oh my gosh!!!!! it is sooooo yummy!!!" If you get a chance, try it, you won't be sorry , just a little fatter ;0)LOL

What is your favorite easy to make dessert??????

Jennifer I love your blog!!!!
I hear you!!!!!!
Sometimes I get so busy with the day in and day out things of life I just get tired and don't feel like doing anything, I always wonder if as artists we don't need to give ourselves vacations, say like pick a week on the calendar and say for that week, I am not going to even look at fur. I try to force myself to work but I just get so frustrated, the piece I am working on never comes out the way I want it to.  I have 2 eyeless bears sitting in my work basket right now, poor dears!!!!
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Jodi

Charlotte and Jane THANK YOU , THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!! that's it exactly, Laura Lynn I love this idea. You Rock!!!

I did a light box with a big cardboard box and had lights on the sides and top, it works really great but for the bigger bears it gets tight, let me see if I can find where I posted it, it was really cheap to do and doesn't take up a lot of room. But you may be thinking of the one Shelli did I'll see if I can find the link where I put pictures of mine.
Thanks everyone!!!!!
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Jodi

Here's the thread with the light box I did, warning it is really ugly looking but works great for the small stuff
http://www.teddy-talk.com/viewtopic.php?id=15274