Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

Hello everyone! This is my new bear Burny, he is a gorgeous golden bear, please take a look at my new etsy shop for more bears! 

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/2123852 … e_active_1

Favorited! I hope you do well!

A great story, im so glad Harrold found some friends 

Oh wow thats great! huge grats!

aww very cute!

Thanks for sharing all your dragons, I have loved seeing them!

So gorgeous!! 

Thanks everyone for the great advice! I wanted to attend the Telford Bear Parade on March 30th, but suddenly I have has commission work to do so I think I will have to wait until the November show. I have 4 bears in stock at the moment, and Im not sure I have enough time to make another 10 by march!

He looks lovely! Did he manage to  eat the whole avocado ?

Thats exciting news well done 

Hello peeps!

I have been selling my bears online for a bout a year now, and I wanted to try selling at a bear fair. I have so many questions please could you help!

Whats the minimum amount of bears I should bring (table is 6ft)
Do I need a debit card machine thingy?
Do I need a big sign with my shop name on?
How much change (£) will I need?
Any tips for decorating the stall?
Where can i get nice carrier bags

Thanks for any advice you can give

aww so cute! 

So many lovely cards thanks everyone, my house looks much more festive!

Oh wow they look incredible! The noses look superb (for me thats the most difficult bit!)

Awww hes fab! He looks like hes going to give you a big hug! 

Thats such a lovely bear! you must keep him in a special place!

yaaay I love GUND! They must be pretty hungry after such a long hibernation!

I love turning the pieces inside out! I hate embroidering the nose, so much can go wrong!

I see from your facebook page you are no stranger to crafting things! I look forward to seeing your progress 

All questions are welcome here! There are several types of joints you can use, my favorite are the plastic safety joints because they are so easy to use! The cotter pins can be tricky but a happy medium are the nut and bolt joints like these:

https://www.mohairbearmakingsupplies.co … olt-joints

For glass eyes I have to use a really long doll needle to get through the thickness of the head. I love my pair of surgical scissors too, they are really sharp and have pointed ends which is great for cutting through fabric and sculpting fur. The weighting i use steel shot its pretty cheap and does the job just fine although one word of warning, if you spill the bag onto a wooden floor you will never recover them all, they bounce everywhere!!   

Ooh thats really nice, well done 

Sounds like you have had a lovely break! Now, get back to the grindstone! *whip noises*

Cant wait, love international post

I do love to pick up and actually see the bears, but usually you can get charlie/steiff etc so much cheaper online!