Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

Melisa,
he is wonderful!    I also love the way you do paws...  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:

Thanks Carol!  

Joanne, they are beautiful!     
I wish I could see one of your gorgeous creations 'in the fur' some day! Good luck with the show....but you don't need luck, your creations speak for themselves....

I love this new design of yours!

He's sooooo sweet!

Thank you Pauline!

Daffodil is very cute!
Welcome back! :hug:

Thanks so much for the compliments Susan!

Thank you Pink, Melisa and Bakerina!

This is Oscar, a skinny black and white cat that loves to rummage in garbage bins....sometimes he gets lucky and finds his favorite snack ever...fish bones!
I put him now on e-bay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/180833177334?ss … 1555.l2649

For more pictures see also:

http://www.bearpile.com/item/53371

Thanks for looking!

Sheree,
yes, you have to find the right balance for your bear, and also flat feet help. In my experience, it's also important that the legs are firmly stuffed, otherwise they might bend a little and loose the bear balance. Sometimes you can find the balance for your bear also moving his arms so that the weight is correctly set to let him stand....I don't know if I have explained well what I mean...
Good luck for the next one!

Andrea...actually there won't be a problem for the language....but thanks to our English, my German is very basic, I'm still learning it as I'm Italian really....but I see from your website that you speak Italian also? That would be an advantage!

Andrea, it is wonderful news! I'd love to be able to visit...maybe I will! Switzerland is not too far... 

Chris,
your first bear doesn't look at all like a first bear! You did a great job! :clap:  :clap:
He's really cute, you should be proud!

Sheree,
I was taught to attach the limbs and then stuff them, but I found a lot easier to stuff them before. So now I always put the pin, stuff, close the limbs, and eventually needlefelt or shade them. When they are ready, I attach them to the body. It is also easier because I see the full shape of the limb, so I have a better idea of their positioning on the body.

One of the first bears that I designed, Drugo:

One more recent bear, Kenzo:

Wow, it seems like ages!   

I have started making bears in 2004, stopped in 2006 (had two children in a row.... ) and started again last September....it's so great to be back!

Thondra, he is really handsome!!!! :clap:  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:
You did a wonderful job!

She's very cute!

Leanne, thank you! :hug:

Pink...I am quite a 'do it yourself' woman....as is my hubbie, we just have different fields! The painting was one of my specialties (nothing fancy, just the whitewashing of walls, and spraying and sanding doors...). When I started making teddies again, well, let's say that my husband had to broaden his field of specialty because I quite lost interest in finishing the job! 

Thank you Pink!
Yes, I put an armature in the arms, but the bend in the paws comes from how I designed the arms.
and...yes, I sold the lady cat Micetta!
Now no workind on bears for a while, we go skiing...and then my husband threatened to trow me out of the house if I don't paint the doorframes (we had a deal....) :lol:
Well, plenty of time to think about my next one!
Hugs

Here I am, with this little cat. Look what he found in the garbage bin!   
It's the first time I use blue eyes, it's been a real challenge, but I'm happy that I tried.
I hope you like him!

What a wonderful fellow!  

Ah, he's gorgeous! And you always use such striking and beautiful furs!   

He's very sweet!