Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

Awww  He's lovely Lisa! As always, top work - love him!

Its more in the shape of the paw pad. You make the bottom narrow and the top wider if that makes sense? Think of a pear upside down. That way the top of the foot looks wide;  especially compared to the bottom.

Great job!    She's lovely!

Hi Clare 

He's lovely! The fabric is really pretty and it suits him very much. 

Top work!

I love him! :clap:  its great to see something different!

Great Job! He's awesome. its something I have also tried to do, and its very hard to get the detail in :-)

I've seen many Japanese ones on etsy that have been copied into PDF files.

As always, your work is amazing Lisa    I used to work at a zoo and you captured the wolf perfectly. They have a very leggy grace 

Here's mine -

A sweet but rather understuffed guy with loose eyes. I still have him and have resisted the urge to fix him. He was a JennylovesBenny kit.

Love him! 

I wouldn't resell for someone, for the simple reason I think it is misleading to the buyer.

When I buy a bear (not so often!) I am happier to pay a higher price direct from the artist, as I know that it is 100% geniune and more importantly, all the money is going direct to the artist, as opposed to someone who is effectively selling a second hand bear... if someone is buying from you, they will expect all the money to be going to you - not someone else. Plus, where does it end? will more people approach you and then you will feel oblidged to do so as you have before and any sale issues may affect your reputation with people wanting to buy your work.

I would however maybe supply photos that you took to showcase the pieces (on the condition that any current condition changes are shown) as Joanne said, your photos will showcase it better.

Good luck!

  He's lovely! Hi Bob! 

  She's lovely!

P.s. if you are ever tempted, Do not buy from Pet stores. There is a UK based rescue that has over 200 needing homes -

http://rj-chinchillarescue.co.uk/

or you will pay much less from a breeder. My local pet store has a baby white in and they want almost £50 more than I paid for my boy 

Hi Ali,

They are not too difficult day to day, all they need is hay, pellets and water (and mini shredded wheat is a fav). The problem is keeping the temperature down. Ideally, around 20 degrees C, so everytime we have a hot day, I have to turn on an air conditioner unit in their room. They are so densely furred that they can't loose heat easily and can die.

They are generally healthy little critters but when something does go wrong, they die quickly so a Good (often expensive) exotics vet is essential. Nursing them back to health can be intense. They are not so much suitable for young kids certainly, as they often want to cuddle them and Chins on the whole do not like that. a Chin slave's job is to be a climbing frame that provides food. Lucky is often found sat on my shoulder like a parrot. They also need delicate handling. for older responsable kids they would be fine (but it's a long term commitment potentially)

Chipmonks on the other hand from my experience are horrible bitey things. Chinchillas rarely bite at all and tend to be docile.

if you click on her picture on your blog, a box comes up with 'send a message' and an envolope by it - try that. 

He's quite little at the moment, he would sit in your hand no problem. An adult is around the size of a dwarf rabbit, or a guinea pig, but not as long as a guinea pig, if that makes any sense??

Here's one of Lucky, my boy with attitude with my sister -

Maybe that will help with showing the size? Lucky is a smallish adult male. This is what he does if you try to kiss him and he doesn't want to... :crackup: 

For anyone with time and research to take care of them (their food needs are simple, but they must have a controlled environment temperature and humidity wise or they can overheat and die) They make great pets and are full of personality and attitude - as seen above! They are a very long lived species for a small furry. Average old age 10-15 years BUT it's not unheard of to live into their 20's. The oldest comfirmed Chin died aged 28 and the oldest unconfirmed was believed to be around 32 years old!

I love Chinchillas 

I just thought i'd share some pictures of my new arrival with you all. As some of you know, I have pet chinchillas. I did have 3. I now have 4 

We drove about 1 1/2 hours away to pick up the guy of my dreams. I've wanted a white one for a while and a friend of a friend had one for sale.    it's been a long wait! I reserved him when he was 2 days old and have picked him up now he's 12 weeks old. He's so very pretty.

He hasn't got a name yet, we like to wait a while and see what fits him.

So here's some piccies for you all -

and in his little custom house my friend made for him -

Enjoy! 

Voted! it's looking close!

I love your dragons very much    They are lovely.

Thanks Laura Lynn! That looks quite cool     Here's Bear...

Minus beard of course...

I made a bear once out of a pattern in some long synthetic fur.... He turned out super furry and looking not at all like the pattern. I think his pieces stretched as well. He looked rather odd - but it was ok. I gave him to my boyfriend who was none the wiser as to how the bear should have actually looked..... :crackup:

That would be a great idea Michelle thank you! But Bear head is already made. I suppose I could use the pattern to create a beard to go over his face. Hmmm. I'm still not sure whether a beardy bear would look ok or not. I think i'm going to carry on with the project (there's tons of work to do) and decide once he's dressed and his wig is done...

I would still like to see any bears with beards out there....