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My husband went to the bank today 11/16/06 and some of the bank clerks were reading the Bradley News. With the name Zemeski being rare they showed him the paper and asked if the article was about me, his wife. I didn't even know it had been printed. I know one thing the Museum Center has really pushed my teddy bears in newspapers everywhere. If nothing comes of this at least I got free and wonderful advertisement out of it.
Thanks again for everyones help and suggestions!! I would have been a little lost without your help and support!! I truly believe this was a helpful resource to the people here in this area. I had fun meeting people and talking to them.
Wow, Melissa what a great thing to have been involved in. Your booklet looks great, very informative. I love your display, what a great way to show people how you make your bears. Caitlin looks very engrossed in her new found craft, what a pretty girl!
Congratulations on a very special event.
Hugs Jane.
WOW, Melissa, you did a LOT of work. Your display looks terrific. What a great turn-out for the open house too. Congratulations on a great day and also on the newspaper article.
Wow Melissa, you surely had much work to achieve this. I'm very happy for you to have had much interest. You deserve it for sure. :clap: :clap: :clap:
What a fabulously detailed approach you took to this project!! It looks wonderful. Have you ever thought about producing a bear-making book for retail Melissa? Looking at the details and illustrations you've produced I think you'd make a great author! :clap: :clap: :clap:
Yeah for you Mellisa! I knew this would be a great thing for you when you first mentioned it. I am happy it worked out so well. Isn't it funny that people in your own town don't know of the talent right in front of them. If anything, I imagine you probably created at least a few new teddy bear collectors. People tend to fall in love with them once they see an artist bear up close and personal.
Good job!
Hugs
Sonya
:clap: :clap: :clap: WOW!! That's awesome Melissa! I am very impressed also with the pamphlet you put together. Excellent! And such a wonderful write up in the paper too! :hug: :hug:
Congratulations Melissa! What a wondeful opportunity and what a fabulous job you have done with it.
Ditto what Paula said; I think you're an author in the making. What a wonderful resource you've been. Really, as a bear maker, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your efforts to pull the public in and educate them about this great thing we do. I'm grateful.
Wow...I ditto what has already been said. I think you need a vacation after all of that. Great job!!!
WOW what a temendous amount of time and effort you put into this endeavor Melissa. You booklet and displays are fantastic. I agree with the others that you should publish something. You should be proud of what you did and now sleep for a week !!! :hug:
Have you ever thought about producing a bear-making book for retail Melissa? Looking at the details and illustrations you've produced I think you'd make a great author! :clap: :clap: :clap:
I didn't have anyone here to help me take many pictures so, I started drawing a lot of the illustrations. Caitlin my daughter was in school and my husband is out of town doing photography. I had fun drawing the pictures. I got a little carried away. I haven't sat down to draw in months so it was fun to switch gears for a change. No, I haven't got the first clue on producing a book of any kind. That was me just winging it in a weeks time. I figured that it was more important to pass out good information than trying to get a bunch of bears together and rushing them.
Shantell Wrote-
Wow...I ditto what has already been said. I think you need a vacation after all of that. Great job!!!
I'm taking a break from the 21st - 26th of November to go to Pigeon Forge to hide away for a good rest and to spend some good quality time with my family.
Tammy Wrote -
WOW what a temendous amount of time and effort you put into this endeavor Melissa. You booklet and displays are fantastic. I agree with the others that you should publish something. You should be proud of what you did and now sleep for a week !!!
I'm very pleased Tammy with my work but publishing something isn't anything I would want to think on right now. My brain is fried from thinking so hard on this small prodject. Ha! Ha! I wish I could sleep for a week!! Your so funny!!
Thank you everyone for your sweet post and encouraging words!! You all here at TT are so wonderful to have to talk to. You moved me out from under my shy shell!! I'm a shy person and being able to do this open house has helped me!! :hug:
Wow.... as I looked at your booklet I kept thinking "She had hardly anytime to prepare and she did THIS????" Wonderful job. I agree with Paula that you should publish a book.... or atleast publish your booklet for sale when you do shows or through your website.
And your display looks fantastic too! Congrats on the article. All of this exposure will benefit you ten fold!
And as Shelli said..... "THANK YOU!".... for educating so many new people on our craft! Your efforts have been a great service not only to you, the museum and your community but to the entire teddy bear community as well.
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WOW Melissa you should be so proud of yourself, you put together a fantastic display in so little time!!!
I'm glad it went so well for you and I hope that you get lots of feedback and business from it!!!
What a fantastic effort you put into this Melissa, you really have done a first class job of it all. All the work paid off because your stand looks great well done. You should be very proud of the work you did Melissa, I hope that you reap lots of benifits from it.
Wow! Your display and booklet were great! I think it's great that you educated a lot of people about teddies.
How truly impressive, Melissa! Love your detailed booklet and the fabulous display! You go, girl!
Fabulous display and booklet, Melissa! So glad to hear that it all went so well. The newspaper article was great, too. I'm sure everyone was just blown away by your bears!
:clap: Well done Melissa!!! You've done a truly outstanding job with your display, booklet and gorgeous bears I do wonder how many collectors and budding bear makers have been inspired by your display. :dance:
And I gotta ask Caitlin... was it very hard to learn the pine needle basketry?? I've been itching to try it for years It does look like a lot of fun!
Wow, Melissa, your booklet and display look fabulous! I must echo what others are saying! You should definitely think about a book sometime in the future or at least sell your booklet as a kit or something. You did an awesome job with so little time. You should definitely be proud of yourself. I'm glad to hear that you had a good time doing the open house. Congratulations!!
Really fabulous Melissa, you must be exhausted, so nice to hear your daughter had a great day too. I hope you enjoy your well deserved rest -
Catherine
oh my.... that is simply incredible....your display was so informative and so beautiful too! I think you did such a fantastic job and I hope that you do feel proud of yourself!!
Melissa: You did a fabulous job. I agree with some of the others, you really should try to produce your book. Really, one can't have too many bear books. Right ladies?
Michelle
Hi Melissa,
Your display and booklet look wonderful and how neat that you are educating the people on loving and collecting
Teddy Bears.
Hugs
Carolyn