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I had a wonderful weekend in the company of loads of bears , I taught a great bunch of ladies , then chilled by taking MJs Needle felting on to mohair class , I made Jezzabelle
I love the technique and cant wait to work on some designs with my own body pattern
It was a great weekend , I cant wait to start working :thumbsup:
the pictures arnt as clear as I would like but the light is terrible today
she is about 10 inches tall and her face is shaded in pink
she went down a storm when I showed her at my class Monday evening
my newest girl Jezzabelle - but I call her Jezzy
I took a class by my old friend MJ last weekend - a whole weekend of bears , bear classes and bear talk , catching up
but I came home inspired , and itching to get out my needles again
I put some more pictures of her in the ShowCase 
Ebay is lagging right now as which I think is a reflection on the economy ...price od gas etc...
I have been selling on ebay since 2000 and this is the slowest I have seen it yet. The only other time it was even slower was right after 911. Things came to a screeching halt on ebay.
Pricing is always difficult when it comes to art. What make one bear worth $100 and another $500? I have learned that the value of something is many cases is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it.
For example: Take the show Antiques Roadshow. They estimate the value of any particular "antigue" item...but that does not mean they will GET that price at auction.I don't make 100% felted critters. I add the felting to my mohair creations. I don't like to let my designs go cheap just to make a sale...but I have done that too at times. I suppose if you wanted to get your name out there it is a start.
As you all know , felting is such a time comsuming process and remember this: People are not only paying for your time...moreso, they are paying for YOUR talent, YOUR uniquness, YOUR creation. YOU are special. I would rather hold on to a bear then let it go for peanuts.Pricing has always been tough for me. I have a tug of war with "what do I WANT for this bear...vs...what do I think I could GET for this bear." What am I willing to let it go for. I put over $400 reserves on my felted face bears. If they don't sell, I keep them, put them on my website until someone comes along who wants to adopt them.
never a true word said :)
sometimes I make a peice , I dont want to keep it, so Im willing to let it go for less ,but Prices on Ebay are so low at the momment ,I dont think you can use it as a good guide
what a wonderful bear ! I cant wait to have a go at this teecnique , Im going to the Bag convention in a couple of weeks and am joining MJs class ,I can felt but I have never done this
cant wait
:teddybear:
you know I have never entered the Toby or the Golden Teddy
although I have won BritishBear of the Year 2x second once ,and The Miniature Bear of the Year ..and a few others , I suppose I could get organised for next year (LOL thats a laugh , my Hubby has been trying to get me organised for years )
waves to Jane 
Long live the Teddy ! that is lovely sweetie
and reminded me
this summer I taught 4 classes over 3 days for the local Moms and Children , 85 bears in all ...85 pairs of safety eyes , 85 noses
I had repetative strain and a thumb like a cucumber ..but it was worth it just to see their faces :)
there are some pictures in my Picture Trail
http://www.picturetrail.com/tinybear
the Librarys and Schools I worked with have asked for me to do more classes , but the Area Education cant budget for it this year , but hopefully next year more classes and courses are going to be run - and so comes our next Generation ...feels good to be a part of it :)
wish I could get a high school student to dress up for me LOL
yeah I closed mine too ..I had some stalker kept leaving messages about my site , my bears ..whoever it was was the same person ...in the end I sent him/her a nasty e.mail ..which bounced back ... took my guest book down :o(
they cant have anything better to do with their time
Thank you everyone (waves to Kim )
I did enjoy making these peices ..I love Halloween
I have made some Halloween figures for my last show , both were bought by The PuppenHause in Bassel , I was so pleased
the horse was made in cloth then I sculpted on it with clay , then it was airbrushed , the Gourd I dried myself ,I was so pleased
Carrie Atwood! I remember you from my short tenure at BAG a while back. Welcome to TEDDY TALK, your work is wonderful. I can't wait to see what you'll contribute here!
Thanks sweetie , I got bogged down with Bag a bit , great group , lovely people LOADS of Mail LOL ,I LOVE the layout of a Forum
I am doing a class at the Bag Convention in October ....got to get the kits togeather
thanks Winny (lovely name :D)
Hi all Im a newbie to the forum :)
but hope you dont mne me joining in ,I love Needlefelting , have been doing it a few years and its great to see it so popular
I have some pictures of my work on my picturetrail , I am lucky enought to teach at my local collage too , if your interested I have a tutorial on there , it was password protected , but Im taking it off- I just cant do anymore kits right now , and its a shame for it not to be used , and your welcome to have a look
Hi sweetie ,I did my site myself , I found when I was useing someone else to do my site , it was out of date as soon as it was published , but I dont know a thing about HTML , So I used Tri-pod , its point and click , you upload pictures from your hard drived to your own gallery in your account and its dead easy ...and free :)
I do pay extra ..about £4.00 I think it is , a month to have extra bandwidth and no adverts ,
but I also enjoy "playing" on it too
