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What a great idea, Susan! Very cute!!! 
That's hilarious!!!! 
They are certainly attention getters! but not the kind of attention that I would want! 
Absolutely adorable!!
Shantell, I have felt that way many times also, and it is a very depressing feeling. Sometimes just trying a different fabric or style that you have never tried before helps, and if you make bears that you really love, others will love them too.
Hang in there, your bears are adorable!
Hugs,
Terrie
Your photos are great, and what a beautiful place!! It does look like paradise!
I love your kids, Fran. They are so bright and colorful! 
What a nice email, she is a very thoughtful customer and she got an adorable panda!
He is adorable! I love his feet & paws and he looks so happy!
I am sorry to hear about your bunny Jenn, and being bitten by a spider isn't even anything that you could have prevented. Pets are family members too.
What a sweetie! He is just begging to be hugged!
Congratulations to Judi & Nesya on becoming help advisors!! Great choices, Judi you have been so helpful already!
What a sweetheart, Marie! He is adorable!
Shelli, Iam sure that you will enjoy the challenges of making minis. Here is how I do them:
- A bear over 3" I backstitch but anything under 3" I find that it is easier to do the quilting stitch that you use for topstitching, poke the needle straight through the fabric and then straight up from underneath. I stitch them twice so that there are no gaps around the curves. Rather than knot and tie off the thread when I sew the body, I leave a long thread so that there is a little extra room to open the back while I turn the cotter pins. After the joints are done it is easy to pull the thread and sew the body closed.
- I cut out all of the pieces just the same way that you would for a larger bear.
- I hold the pieces together when I sew them but on bears less than 3", I use hemostates for almost everything....turning pieces, holding and inserting cotter pins & washers, and stuffing.
- I use 3/4" cotter pins in the arms & legs and 1 1/4" for the head. I buy washers in sizes 2mm, 4mm, 6mm, 8mm & 10mm and just use what seems to be the right size. I buy cotter pins & washers from a nut & bolt supply store and they all come in boxes of 100.
- I am a reformed nail biter also, but I think that they would be easier to handle with short nails.
- I have just finished working on two little bears, Lavender 2 1/2" and her little sister Lace 2 1/4".
They are wonderful, Eileen! Very different, and I love her clothes!:)
He is adorable!!!!
Carrie, you are extremely talented and so very creative!!!!! Your work is wonderful!:)
Thanks everyone! Marie, it looks like real fur but it isn't, so it was much easier to work with.
Oh that is too bad, Deb! and very frustrating! If if is close to the nose or eyes maybe a little extra shading will help. But , yes, him anyway, he still needs a good home and lots of hugs.
That is too bad Danni, I received a warning from ebay not long ago because I had a line in my auction that read "be sure to check out my website at terriesbears.com". It wasn't a direct link so I thought that it would be ok but apparently not. They said that if that reference wasn't removed immediatley my auctions would be cancelled. So now I have a direct link on the About Me page.
I m sure that any of the watchers that were really interested in buying will be looking for your auction again. I like the "watchers feature", I don't consider it to be an indication of bidders just an indicaton of people who are interested enough in that bear to have at least one more look. I think of it as a kind of feedback....if there are lots of watchers that bear must appeal to lots of people.
She is adorable, Danni!
It is going to be a lot more expensive to heat the house this year wht the high prices of oil & gas, we might need TWO pairs of flannette bloomers!:lol:
Your sunflowers look great, Dilu. We have had a heavy frost for the last 2 nights in a row...everything is frozen!!!!!!!!!:( It is so depressing to know that the snow and icy roads won't be far behind.:(:(...pout, pout.....
Yes, I am really pleased with this fabric. I hope Charlie does well for the charity. I will have to make some more larger bears, though, because this fabric is way to long and thick to make the smaller ones.:)
I would like you to meet Charlie. He is my bear for the Teddies 4 Charity auction.
Charlie is 18" tall and is made from a gorgeous imported faux fur.
