Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

My aunt said that she ordered from craftking.com a long time ago, I guess it was when it was just order through mail. Has anyone used them before? any thoughts on the company?

OH I almost forgot...I bet she never opened up the boxes!

I looked up that persons ID on ebay and clicked on their ID name,  in the Business information section This is what it says from that user about their stuff they get:

There is other stuff in there as well. I will make a note that if I ever get anything from ebay I will look up that info first to see if it sounds iffy.
Thanks for the heads up!

I put this on my other thread but thought it would be best to add it here.

The directions to this pattern(crochet) say to make the head but it doesn't say to close it up. I stupidlyl tried to sew it up then attach it and all I got was a wobbly head on the body! lol I laugh now but wasn't laughing last night.

I then took that out and made it like it said but now I have no idea how to get this head on the body? Do I really hand sew it on with thread or with the extra yarn I kept attached to it? (i keep about two feet of yarn extra on my projects just in case! )

This is a public pattern here is the link: http://www.allfreecrafts.com/crochet/teddy-bear.shtml

Here is a copy and paste for those who don't have time to go to the site..(if I am not supposed to do this I'm sorry just edit it if I am doing something wrong)

I would like to be able to get them at a store but I have Michael's and Joann fabrics around here (USA, NJ) and they don't have any teddy bear eyes at all.
Where can I find them, I would prefer to go and look instead of online. Are there good online stores that are good without being to expensive?

The directions to this pattern(crochet) say to make the head but it doesn't say to close it up. I stupidlyl tried to sew it up then attach it and all I got was a wobbly head on the body! lol I laugh now but wasn't laughing last night.

I then took that out and made it like it said but now I have no idea how to get this head on the body? Do I really hand sew it on with thread or with the extra yarn I kept attached to it? (i keep about two feet of yarn extra on my projects just in case! )

This is a public pattern here is the link: http://www.allfreecrafts.com/crochet/teddy-bear.shtml

Here is a copy and paste for those who don't have time to go to the site..(if I am not supposed to do this I'm sorry just edit it if I am doing something wrong)

Thank you, I'm very excited to finish this!

Hi everyone! I finished the body but I have to say that I will be making my own pattern. I really didn't like the "look" that this gave. I'm glad I'm diong it because it gives me a change to create my own. I am going to finish this one though because I'd really like to see what it looks like in order to create my own.

Here is a pic of what I have so far

I have no clue how to adjust the size. Please forgive me! If this is an issue on this board please let me know and I'll take it down. Thanks!

Oh i changed my user name from mamma to mommabear.

Thank you! I am a bit intimidated by making one in any fashion. Although my mother can sew she never taught us. I know how to put two peices together and press the peddle to make it go(it's manual!) but that's all I know. This should be interesting!

I really wanted to do my own pattern but I guess in time I will. For now I will try one I found and see how that goes. It's crochet since that is what I am most confortable with right now.

Tomorrow though we are going to a craft store so will be making sure supplies for the sewing machine are bought... ya know ...just in case!

I looked up the Yesterday's Bears and Franklin is the 2nd issued in that collection. I saw a few that were under $100 and also the one you mentioned. I think it's worth depends on where it was issued from, what condition it is in, it if was touched or not and also the worth the person feels it is. They might not know how much or little it should go for.
I would call Ashton Drake and ask them for a phone# to a reputable person in your area that can give you a true value of the bear or a website that they trust that can tell you how to estimate its worth.

My entire life I have loved bears! If I could sit and watch then up close I would! I adore them, any kind of bear, it doesn't matter! I had a collection as a child and have only kept a few from that collection. My favorite bear is a pot belly bear that Daekor manufactered and I still her. She sits on my rocking chair and no one is to disturb her as she watches over all of us!

I am thinking of making a bear, but not sure if I should try to sew one or crochet one. I have a sewing machine although it is foot powered! Yes I have to use my foot to make the wheel go! I love it tho!
I also crochet and I could try my hand at making one but I truly don't know what I should do.

I am a very busy mom of 4 kids (ds15,ds8,dd6,dd4) and really want to try my hand at this but not sure how time consuming it will be. Any ideas on something simple?
Has anyone made a crocheted bear before or a simple sewing pattern for a newbie?

Thank you!