Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

I've just re-read my email to Tanni and realise I didn't quite word myself very well.....it's funny how what makes sense to you in your head doesn't always translate very well in written word 

I realise not everyone will be happy to just put material cost on the customs form because if the bear gets lost during transit it will only be this cost which is recoverable in any claim. I completely understand why someone wouldn't want to do this 

I'm in no way saying that people HAVE to do this, which is the way I feel my email comes across ( ), what I really meant to say was would people MIND doing this.

I hope I've managed to explain myself a bit better than how I worded it in my email to Tanni, I wouldn't want people to think I was telling them how to send their bears 

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Janice

Count me in too.......have PM'd you   

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Janice

Love Cola Lesley.......his little face is just adorable     

Just noticed you're from East Neuk, is that East Neuk, Fife? If it is you're only 5 minutes away from me......I'm in Edinburgh 

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Janice

I've added you to mine too Anne-Marie   

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Janice  :hug:

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Jane you are such a star    :clap:    :clap:

Thank you so much for posting these fab photos.......I hope someone manages to post a photo of your stand!!

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Janice

I've put my vote in for her Cat......good luck 

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Janice

Ahhhhh......aren't they absolutely adorable     

I just LOVE your piccies Christine....the alpacas and the scenery look wonderful 

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Janice

Hi Daphe,

Your blog is looking great   

I've added your link onto my blog :)

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Janice

I've signed up too 

Paula, what a fantastic idea, you're such a star for spending the time doing this   

Just off to post a link on my blog   

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Janice

Your new website is looking good Joanne.......well done  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:

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Janice

WOW.....these are fantastic  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:

Thanks for sharing them with us Tami  :hug:  :hug:

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Janice

Hi Sue,

Just had a wee look at your new blog and I think it's wonderful........love those piccies   

I've added a link on my blog and I'm now also a follower on yours   

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Janice

Sudey: Thanks for adding me to your 'bear blog hug' and for your lovely comments about my blog  :hug:
Cat: Thank you to you too for adding me to your 'bear blog hug'  :hug:  I totally agree with you about blog linking being a good way of getting your work seen.....and it's fun keeping up with what's going on in people's lives   

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Janice

Awwwwwww.........Jenny, he's gorgeous 

Your little Rosie is adorable too and looks such a proud little 'big sister'  :hug:  :hug:

Congratulations to you and your family  :hug:

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Janice

Hi Laura,

Your blog is looking really good     I've added myself as a follower on your blog and I've added you to my blog list on my blog 

Sudey: I've also added myself as a follower on your blog 

Vicki: I can't seem to add myself as a follower on your blog, not sure what's wrong there but I'll keep trying 

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Janice

Oh my goodness.......my list is soooooo huge, how can I cut it down to just a few.....just choosing one is impossible so I'm not even going to try   

If money was no object I'd love to have a bear by:
Kelly Dean........just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE his bears
Citico Ridge
Paula Carter
Karin DeLorenzo polar bear
Humble Crumble

Ok, I'm going to stop now, I could just keep going and going and going.............guess what my money would be spent on if I won the lottery       

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Janice

I've voted    Good luck to all of you........there's some seriously yummy bears there     

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Janice

I'm with you Linda and Maria.......definitely polar bear watching 

Of course after all that cold I'd have to follow it up with a trip to Australia to warm myself up again 

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Janice

Hi Laurie,

I'm a member of the etsy artist bears team, the link is:

http://team.etsy.com/viewteam.php?id=407

There's quite a few of us there now (around 80 I think!!) and it'll be good to see you there too   

I don't know if you know about ArtFire but there's also a few of us getting together there, we've just set up an artist bear guild. Here's the link if you'd like to take a look:

http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name … uild_id=28

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Janice

Happy new year to you Jane and to everyone.........I hope 2009 is good to all of you  :hug:  :hug:  :hug:  :hug:  :hug:

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Janice

WOW Jane..........you're sooooo clever  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:

You've done such a fantastic job, I'm so so glad you persuaded me to join the party  :hug:  :hug:

Now.........can you just do that magic with my figure in real life 

Thanks again Jane for such a wonderful party.....you're such a star  :bday:  :hug:  :bday:  :hug:  :bday:  :hug:

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Janice

HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE, HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME  :hug:

Merry Christmas Jane........hope you have a fantastic one  :hug:  :hug:  :hug:

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Janice

Awwwwwww.........congratulations Jenny (and mum, dad and Rosie)   

What a wonderful Christmas present!!!!

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Janice

I also created a studio on Art Fire earlier this week and I must say I'm very impressed with their customer service 

www.jigpaws.artfire.com

Shelley Bossert (NCTeddyBearLady) was on the phone to the president of the site for over an hour and she was VERY impressed with him. She spoke to him about the needs of the bear making community and how it would be really helpful if we had our own category on this site and he seems really supportive of the idea.      Thanks Shelley :clap: :clap:

I've also signed up for the $7 a month membership as there's limited spaces and I usually spend too much time thinking about things and miss out so this time I decided not to waste any time and just 'went for it' 

Here's hoping we have another viable alternative to ebay 

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Janice

Jenny, he's sooooooo adorable         

I LOVE polar bears and this little guy's face is just too cute   

I hope you're feeling back to your usual self soon. Take care Jenny  :hug:

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Janice