Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

Hope all goes well, we will miss you and our thoughts are with you.
Take care Gijzette! Hurry back, Doctor permitting that is.

  :clap: How wonderful, great picture, CONGRATS!

How wonderful, that is sure something to be proud of.  Such nice pictures of your daughter and the team.  CONGRATS TO YOU ALL!!

Great pictures Judi, thanx so much for showing us, that had to be a great feeling to be that close to those sweethearts.  And think of all the details you now have to add to your wonderful tigers.  Great pictures, your lookin good, and the kids are great!

  Lisa, I am sorry to hear about your decision to quit bear making, what brought this on?  You know we will all miss those wonderful little creatures you make and we also enjoy your blog and your giving nature.  Please say it isn't so.
Give yourself some time and one day the feelings will return and we will have our Lisa back again.  In the mean time, take care and enjoy what life has to offer.

:crackup: I made my own stuffing tool once, took an old fondue fork and took a pair of pliers and broke off the tips or fork ends and it leaves just enough rufness to grab the fiberfill.  I have used it for years, and I also have four more fondue forks if it gets too smooth on the end. lol but I am goin to look into that ultimate stuffer .

It was a good response as was yours to her.  I think re-using any fur that has taken an animals life is better than having it end up in the garbage. At least something beautiful has come out of the loss of the animal.I don't mean fur coats, I mean like making the bears and other animals.
You had a great prospective on it all.  cheers!

yOU CAN GO TO THE INDEX LIBRARY ABOVE AND CHOOSE PAWS/CLAWS/TOES
JUDI TELLS YOU HOW TO DO THE CLAWS THERE ARE OTHER IDEAS ALSO.  GIVE IT A TRY.

How about Edenburgh Imports, go online, I am not sure if they ship to your home out of the usa, but give it a try.  Or just go online and put in bear kits and see what happens.

Please answer the questions below. The catch is: you can only answer with ONE WORD! It's not as easy as you'd think!

1. Where is your cell phone?  purse
2. Your significant other?   retired
3. Your hair?  ugly
4. Your mother? passed
5. Your father?  passed
6. Your favorite thing?  bears
7. Your dream last night?  none
8. Your favorite drink?  seltzer 
9. Your dream/goal?  artist
10. The room you're in? office
11. Your hobby?  bears
12. Your fear?   death
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years?retired   
14. Where were you last night?  home
15. What you're not?  thin
16. Muffins?  cranberry
17. One of your wish list items?  retirement
18. Where you grew up?  New Jersey
19. The last thing you did? work
20. What are you wearing?  jeans
21. Your TV?   off
22. Your pets? bird
23. Your computer? fun
24. Your life?  great
25. Your mood? happy
26. Missing someone?no
27. Your car?paid
28. Something you're not wearing? necklace
29. Favorite store?  craft
30. Your summer?   hot
31. Like someone? always
32. Your favorite color? green
33. When is the last time you laughed? now
34. Last time you cried?  yesterday

:clap: Laura, thanx for the great labels, I will use them also, I have so many bear books and do not want to thro out so this will be a great thing to do.  Thanx for all your work in coordinating this.

:clap: Fabulous pictures, you only come across this once in a lifetime.  That ole girl must have either been there before or thought it was a safe spot. You were lucky to be able to capture this great moment in her life.  Keep checking for when they are born.  that would be great to see also.
Thanx for thse great pics!
PS  I love your bears!

I have read the entire thread and not once did I get the impression that this was looking down on internet sellers.  It is interesting about the shows slowing down.  Before becoming a bear maker, I was a crafter of all types and went to lots of shows and loved every minute of people contact.  The crafting business ended due to the allowing of vendor sellers to sell at handmade craft shows.  So people just wanted the already made items at low prices.  So all my crafts are in storage and now I make bears. I have only sold to family and friends, but intend to get going as soon as I retire from this full time job.  I like the idea about putting the magazines at different places and also at shows for free for others to get the message.  We must do all we can to keep the Bears alive along with the shows and also on line.  I myself could not afford to travel to far away shows, but will try the ones closer to home as soon as I am able.  I do love the people contact, wether you sell or do not sell, it is easier to sell your product to the person in front of you. and it is a sense of pride in doing it.
So all of us bear makers, artists, collectors, keep it going the way you know how and enjoy TT for what it is, a great forum for all to chat on and get to be friends in this wonderful world of bears.

:crackup:  :crackup: I also tend to sit on the edge of my seat when sewing or working on a bear.  I also talk to the bear, like he is there. I am a television freak so no music, the tv is always on, watching it or not.  i guess we all have our little ideos.

:crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup: blondes are something else don't ya think? :crackup:  :crackup:

Talk about the perfect nose, it is great and perfect, that closeup helps me to learn how perfect it is, I just love your bears, your work is so fabulous and  I love all the different colors you do them in. Simply the best!  You will sell out at the show I am sure.

:crackup: Denby30 (Denbee30) My maiden name was Den Bleyker and kids called me Denby for short, 30 is my day of birth.  S thats my user name and my name for bears is Denby Bears.  I always told people that I would be Denby Bears. Quite simple really.  The only other Denby I know of is ceramic dinnerware. :crackup:

:crackup: I guess the best part is not having to worry about cooking.  I come home from work, flop in a chair, take a snooze, get rejuvinated and go about my own business.  I do not have to worry about tv since we are in different rooms and have our own tv's.  but just to be alone is great, go to the store, go to my daughters up the street, gab on the phone, aahh what nice thoughts. I can do what I want, when I want, and ow I want it!

How you manage to outdo yourself is beyond me.  Great bears, I simply love the green one, What an expression on that face.  You have such talent and I love these bears, good luck at the show.

:crackup: Spring has sprung, the Robins have babies, The Bluejays come to me for Peanuts, the goldfinches are bright yellow, my lilacs are already dieing, the grass is growin so fast, the squirrels are eating the bird seed, and oh yes, my wash is still going in the dryer! :crackup:  :crackup: ENJOY!

I use polyfill, but I once went to a bear class and the teacher said stuff the head firm and when you think you have enough, stuff somemore. if you feel it is clumping, put in smaller pieces at a time and aim for the nose, that has to be hard for making the nose, I close up my head and then complete the sculpting, nose, eyes and all. It works for me. I made my own stuffing tool by taking a fondue fork and breaking off the tips with plyers and the little bit that stays on is rough and grabs the polyfill really well.  keep trying and you will succeed!

  :clap: Thanx so much for the Austrailian tour, the places were beautiful, and my granddaughter has a bearded dragon.  How nice to meet Sandi and Clare, I would know that bearlysane  bear anywhere, she has a unique style.  It must have been so great to meet them, as they you! Thanx, for sharing.

Looks great, I love the difference, see how you have become a more accomplished artist.  I love the darker eyes and nose, he stands out more.
congrats!

Sorry about the ink, but you can get Goof  2 in most Home Depot or Lowes stores if there is one in your area. But always try on a hidden spot fiist to see if it works.
I am afraid that all the products you have tried so far has set the stain.
Good Luck

So cute, my daughter has two Bostons, they came by airplane from a breeder in Louisana, to New Jersey, they were so cute when tiny babies. I will have one some day, I had to email her that picture.
thanx, it is tooooo cute.