Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

Please meet 7" Sochi, made from recycled mink fur.  He is full of olympic spirit in his colorful hat, and carrying his snowball

He'e available for adoption on my website here :  http://www.beckoningbears.com/SOCHI%20.htm

Enjoy !

7" Jeremiah is made from recycled mink fur.  He is available for adoption on my website :  http://www.beckoningbears.com/JEREMIAH.htm

These are awesome !  Made me smile today 

Soooo adorable !  Great work.

Thank you so much, Becky, Jane and Pauline !

Jonah is made from recycled mink and fitch fur.  He is available for adoption on my website   http://www.beckoningbears.com/JONAH%20.htm 

Hope you like him :)

Please meet Charity made from recycled black and off-white mink fur.   She is ready for Christmas with her velvet & mink hat .  She can be adopted directly from my website .

Bumble is made from recycled mink fur , to look like he is wearing a bee costume for Halloween.   I hope you like him   He is available for adoption on my website.  http://www.beckoningbears.com/BUMBLE.htm

Thank you both

He looks fantastic ! 

7" Jack is available for immediate adoption on my website.  I hope you enjoy him    http://www.beckoningbears.com/available.htm

Please meet Marcus , made from a combination of cotton lined , recycled mink and muskrat fur.  He is available on my website
http://www.beckoningbears.com/available.htm

Thank you all so much  !  Glad you like them   

Please meet 10.5" Sharon & 7" Gary They are created from recycled , cotton lined mink fur.  Both are available for immediate adoption on my website here :  http://www.beckoningbears.com/available.htm

Thanks for taking a peek !

So adorable !

This little ball of gorgeous , soft fur is available on my website for immediate adoption.  I hope he makes you smile :)

http://www.beckoningbears.com/SEBASTIAN%20.htm

Please meet my newest creation, Penny.  Made from cotton lined, recycled mink fur.  She's available on my website http://www.beckoningbears.com/PENNY.htm     

Meet 7.25" Lexie, my newest mink cub . She is ready to head out into the world to whomever chooses to give her a home   She is available on my website

I used a 10" long straight mattress needle and cut the eye off 1/2 way up , much like the fondue fork idea except it is smaller for smaller bears.  I then glued a fondue fork handle (or any wooden knob with a hole drilled in the center) over the pointy end of the needle.  The mattress needles were 2 for $5 at the craft store and the fondue forks were 4/$1 at the Dollar store.   It looks very much like the small Stuffing Fork that Paula showed above.

I  also use cotter pin turners too for stuffing

Please meet 6.75" Skeeter, make from recycled mink fur.  He is available for adoption on my website here : http://www.beckoningbears.com/SKEETER%20.htm

Thanks for taking a peek.  I hope he brings a smile to your face

Hi , Not sure if I can help but I have experience with real fur    I use mainly mink (the pelts are not really thick) and just use a sharp straight 1.5" needle, nothing special but my bears are small.  I don't like using glovers/leather needles personally.  But a thicker pelt might require that type.

Maybe it would be easier to see if you could trim some of the fur on the bottom of the ears where you are inserting the needle , and perhaps in the area where it is being attached . I always sew both sides of the ears... down the front and up around the back too with a ladder stitch not a whipstitch.  Just like you would use to close the other seam openings .  I find that easier as it is only going through one layer of fur on each side not the whole ear thickness. It also makes it more secure I find.   Does that make sense ?

Brody is  my newest little furry bear looking for a new home.  I hope you like him    He is available for immediate adoption on my website http://www.beckoningbears.com/BRODY.htm

Please meet my new mink bunny, 5.5" Bugsy , who is looking for a new mom or dad over at my website.  I hope you like him :)

Please meet 7" Lochlin , my newest recycled mink bear that I have available for adoption on my website.