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He's great! I just looked at him on your website too and I think Hoot is great too - a real hoot - made me smile
Adorable squirrel 
Fab! Love the colours and the mix
Oh he's lovely. Love the outfit, his little boat toy and his expression.
She is wonderful and the outfit makes me smile lots!
A couple of beauties! I do love the way you do the eyes
He's a great new character. Well done.
Lovely little guy. Cute pose too!
Huge thanks everyone!
Soooo sweet Sarah!
I love his nose too...
Hugs,
Julia x
Julia, the nose is just threaded, shaded and then I varnished it but gave it a matt look rather than a shiny look like I usually do. I'm really chuffed with the way it's turned out.
Gorgeous big bear, gorgeous colour!
He's fab and I concur.... you do need to make more...
Cute little Nanni and her dress is very sweet.
Hello everyone,
Meet my latest creation, Peachkin. Approx 3" tall, made from lovely Sassy fabric and sporting a small star charm.
Full details can be viewed on my website at www.sarianbears.com
I'm not surprised she has sold already. 
Cute face and love those eyes!
Such a sweet little ellie!
Thank you so much! I will give both of those a try and see which is the best. It's so frustrating when something you have been using for the past couple of years is impossible to find again and the replacements don't quite match up.
Hugs,
Hi Sarah,
As luck would have it I broke my last one a week ago and haven't been to the store to get any more. I believe they are an 1" long which would be roughly 25 mm. I also like to use the John James #12 quilting needles and they are roughly 22 mm and about the same thickness.
Hugs,
Very sweet little guy. Love the colours and the type of yarn.
Cute as a button!
Katie makes me smile lots! She's just great!
Thanks Gijzette,
Incidentally, how long are the short John James needles? My super fine Madeira ones are just 22mm which I find a nice easy size to work with.
Many thanks,
Sarah
Sarah,
I use the short John James beading needles and sew my minis using super ion beading thread that I get from sassy bears. I love these needles because they don't leave a hole and slide through the fabric nicely. They can be a tad bit hard to sew with if you have long fingernails, which I do. They just take some getting used to. I also use the curved beading needles for attaching the ears.
Hugs,
Hi Bobbie,
Thanks for your reply and your kind offer. I've done a search on the John James 'big eye' needles and I think they are bigger than I want and similar to the replacement needles I bought. However, I've seen some short John James beading needles which look extremely fine with small eyes which are the same width as the rest of the needle. Has anyone else here used beading needles for minis? If so, how do you find them...?
Does anyone know where I can get more of these needles....?
I can't remember where I bought these from and I'm struggling to find anything of the same size as they are 22mm long and really, really fine. You'd think that being made in England and me living in the UK would make this an easy task but I'm not having much luck! 
I bought some Clover gold-eye quilting needles, Size 12 (0.53mm width x 24.4mm long) and Size 10 (0.46mm width x 25.4mm long) from the Cottonpatch.co.uk and I have some Piecemaker hand applique, size 12 needles too but I find that they are still 'chunky' and not as fine as my Madeira needles. I'm down to my last two needles and really would like some more.
Can anyone help please? 
Adorable! Those eyes just draw you in....
