Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

Thank you Vicki, I will check out the web pages in detail but oh boy are they expensive

Dilu, I am interested in Dollfie/BJD/MSD haven't a clue what they are made off. The ones we saw were purchased from Volt? or Luts? and then customised. My daughter was totally stunned by them, I have tried for ages to interest her in a craft hobby and this seems to have sparked her like nothing else.

The problem I have is they cost soooooooooo much in the nude state and I wondered if there was a cheaper maker who she could "practice" on. I, in my innocence, thought you bought the bits (arms legs etc) and put them together yourself but no you buy the blank doll complete and then dress, alter, add to, wigs and so on

I signed up for a doll forum but you have to give details on your collection OOOPS, so I can't even lurk......................just imagine NO lurkers, a crime or what.
So any advice greatly recieved at this point, the site Vicki suggested is great but a 10cm nude doll is $130

Thank you

PS just noticed the piccies, lovely but Catherine likes the willowy gothic thin things

Hi Guys, I am sure someone will help..................please!!!!

We have just done a doll and bear fair, my daughter was bowled over with the Asain Ball Jointed Dolls that were there and I was hoping someone might give me a few pointer.........................she would like to have a go at making one (well finishing)

:pray:  :pray:  :pray: so any websites to buy the naked one or a forum

I didn't have time to post properly earlier (at work)

So a HUGE CONGRATS

to all the nominees

Here is my entry

She is called Fire Elfdancer and I made her wings from scratch  :dance:  :dance:  :dance:  :dance:

Me too  :dance:

Same happened to me.......................they reel you in, make you feel comfortable

and

BANG

they got ya 

I don't think buyers are happy when they know, well I wouldn't be if I had paid good money, I would want to know you got it ok and promptly

Hi Aleta

Cook sausages (can be done prior), chop add into a pan of Pasta sauce, bring to boil simmer for 20 mins

Serve with Pasta and chunks of bread

Have plenty of bread to hand that way if you undercook the amount...............no one will notice

Tastes great, the tomato sauce permeates the sausages and its really cheap

as the cheaper the sausages the better

I can't find mine, I have an ebay UK account, so I think we don't have that yet but when I go to ebay help it tells me all about it but not where it is     

Gosh what a gorgeous bird, you are very talented      I can just picture a tree right now decorated with those 

Wow, waht stunning piccies...................the mountains and lake do it for me     

:dance:  :dance:  :dance:  :dance:  :dance:

Huge Congrats

I am soooooooooooo green, well done you 

Hi Becca

I jumped straight in with my own patterns, I studied patterns for ages, the way the head gusset went etc, you may find that by now you can design a pretty decent pattern.............................but you don't know unless you try

    Go for it  :hug:

How adorable, you choose the most amazing fabrics  :hug:  :hug:

  I too was caught with this one as well, awhile back, end of August I think, never again

Totally gorgeous, lovely colour and what an expression   

Gemma, you didn't cause an argument  :hug:  :hug:

Brenda is so correct, it's so easy to glance at the written word and assume other meanings, I race through life at a rate of knots and often meet myself coming back. I know that what I type does not always come accross as I meant it and I am sure I am not alone with that one. but all we can do is try to be better and I for one am glad that fellow TT'rs air their thoughts openly, whatever they are. TT would certainly be an unreal place if we were all robots with no opinions.

So I applaud you  :clap: for bringing up the delicate subject of "not selling at the moment". It is on everyone's minds  :hug:

No wi=onder you love this panda, she is stunning       

What an incredible cutie pie, love the dummy     

Sorry I don't understand, I would never ever de-value anyones concerns and my point was that I understood and have very real sympathies for anyone who is suffering financially, in this crisis or in the future

Acknowledge YES, Realise this is a reality YES, but cry in my teacup NO

I honestly do not need to feel it, to have compassion for others that are suffering as I've been there, done that, worn the t-shirt and survived, the indignity, the worry, the fear and shame are etched on my brain forever.

I think that it certainly is a serious matter and I did not intend to make it a laughing matter, I am just living proof you can go to hell and back and still be optimistic, have a sense of humour and see the best in life even when all around is falling apart

Well I think that puts me in my place, just spare one tiny piece of sympathy for those like myself, who are NEW and sell very few bears, don't have a customer base and are unsure of ourselves. We struggle to gain confidence at the best of times, this will harm us newbies just as much but in a different way

A dying man will die faster without hope

Here Here Jenny :clap:

I love your attitude, I too in the past have turned hands to anything, shop work, waitress and ironing are but a few

I can't clean though, like I tell hubby there is no cure for a toilet and bathroom cleaning phobia  :crackup:  :crackup:

Humour not tears maketh a man

Kelly

I think the eyes of the world are on America at the moment and we all know that what happens to you guys comes to us at some point in the next year, its not a case of "what problem"  :hug:

We all in UK have just found out that our local authorities, police and other similar government type institutions have millions and millions invested in Iceland, the effect on us all here may indeed be catastrophic

I think I was trying to say, that from my point, it is about creating but I realise as I work full-time my bear income does not put food on the table..............................if it did I would be a slim size 0 by  :crackup: now
The fact that a collector has chosen to buy my bear in this economical climate makes that purchase even more special to me and to the collector

I too am happy to accept payment by small amounts, as I myself cannot just go out and buy expensive items in just 1 payment, that is not related to this present time but has always been the case, at least as Sarah says "they end up with the bear that they really want"

Lets all pray for a speedy recovery  :hug:

This is a very interesting subject

I for one have not felt "the credit crunch" yet nor have the people around me, yes my food, fuel and heating prices have increased but as they have increased I have become more economical with them. I will spent just the same this year at christmas as last and hopefully in the sales like last year I will trot down to my fav local bear shop and buy that fella I have my eye on.
I think someone above said "if you expect doom and gloom, you will get it" that is so true, that said I do not have any savings to speak off nor am I in a position to have shares or pensions
The little guy may well survive this better than the fat cats

As for bears I adore making them and too be brutely honest I have not been able to muster sales on a regular basis anyway, this may be due to the credit crunch or it maybe due to me being new, lowering my prices aren't really an option as they are low, so what will I do........................................................just enjoy creating, be optimistic and tell myself that my bears are nice, its not me they don't like but are just keeping a tighter hold on the purse....................just like me 

I do remember from the days when hubby and I were in dire straights a long long time ago, any luxury even the smallest one was treasured forever by myself, so its ok, I will see it as an honour, if I sell any bears, at this time like this  :hug:  :hug:

I cannot begin to tell you how excellent this is, hubby is a few xxxl's and he loves these kind of tees

BIKER ONES-I saw the one about "messing with bikers" and jumped for joy, he so struggles to find any

He is now in my fav shops and haven't checked out the hoodies yet

Tell hubs          will def be buying

Yep, me too and to top it off, unless you have a feedback of 100 you run the risk of having funds withheld for 21 days or until the buyer leaves feedback.....................................bummer, we are a very high risk group

The new DSR rating means you can't get a higher place listing as you need to sell 10 item a month to get a D (direct) S (seller) R (rating) score    which means when they do away with the choice of how you see your listing and only offer Best Match...............you have no chance of being at the top   

Just so you know Jenny, you did not loose the plot, yesterday it was running the new style, I too saw the catagory in "Kids"
Today mine is back to the old style as well

Go Jenny Go