Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

AWWW Kim, you look beautiful!!!!! Can't wait to see an ultrasound!!!!!  :photo:  :photo:

Is he's coming to live with me then, huh?

BLEECH! It is snowing here now.... gosh, can't wait to go to Florida (less than a week)

Thanks Kim!!!!

This got me thinking... i wonder if there is a tutorial somewhere on how to hand dye ribbon.... hm....

Oh, I get mine from craf stores, fabric stores... I HAVE TONS of ribbon, and I mean tons! I have over 100 spools and lots and lots of loose ribbon...

Sometimes Joann Fabrics and ACMoore will have bags of ribbon really cheap (loose ribbon without a spool) and I have found a lot of neat ribbon that way!

Kiwi is very cute!!!  Your bears have come such a long way since we first "met"   

I tried one time to do a bear and before I joint and do the face to wet it with hot water and throw in the dryer for a while and it just came out loose and smelling like a wet dog...

I haven't let water touch my felting since... Maybe I did it wrong but I think the smell alone convinced me never to try it again   

Can't answer your question but hopefully someone will  :hug:

Oh Judi, I wasn't aware of any of this.  I am glad you are on the road to recovery  :hug:  :hug:  :hug:

He is gorgeous! I love your bears to bits!   

I use the needles until they break 

Well, I use river rocks to weight my critters (cheap and easy to get - in the floral dept in most stores!!) I took my basic body shape "fluff ball" and needlefelted the one side and made sort of a "pouch" and then closed the other side by needlefelting and needlefelted around the pebbles... Took a while to get it firm enough but it did work!!!!

Jennifer - since you make your bears attached to pin cushions, you could always weight the pin cushion instead (just a thought)....

I FINALLY finished my swap bear for Donna A.... 

I hope you aren't shy about color, Donna, he is a bright little fella! 

Introducing Xing Xing which means "star in the sky"  - he is another fella from my Schnoozlebee line :)

Hope you like him Donna!  :hug:  :hug:

I know he looks "blue" in the picture but he is actually purple (I can't get the color balance right and not feeling so hot so I give up trying to fix it LOL  )

He was suppose to be a "sweets" theme but I am still working on that part!

I would think that brass fastners would "tarnish" as well and stain the fabric...

I use mini cotter pins and mini washers for minis (although i havent made a mini bear in ages - other than my felted bears but they are string jointed)

yes, Charlotte, that is what I mean     I want to try to make a bear with a colorful mohawk (now don't any of you steal my idea!    )

I  know, I thought the sweets were real too when I first saw the pics! they are making my sweet tooth want to act up! 

FYI... in case there is any confusion... that is  pink JELLYBEAN lol   

he he he... I can't wait to get this fella!  isn't he cute!?!   I am such a humungo sweet tooth that he and I will get along just fine!!!

Still plugging along trying to get yours done, hun!  Been so so busy!!!  :doh:

How do I go about felting "locks" or longer pieces of wool onto a critter without them pulling out? I haven't tried this yet and have no idea how to start!   

I've heard of them.. they are on ebay as well ... for minis, I stick with Sassy fabrics 

AWWW shucks! That is a long time to keep me in suspense! 

mostly ebay and some from my website

SOOOOOO.... whats the scoop, Jodi Curiosity is eating away at me, whats the name you decided on?

I don't think it is unethical to offer a buy it now... they are WATCHERS not bidders, not bidders, that is a different story... if there were bidders and you ended the auction to sell it offline, THEN I would consider it unethical ...I wouldn't sell it off of ebay though to protect yourself from a scam.... I would also check her id history and see if she is legit  

Seems like you have this situation under control though

Didn't know you all were sick... Get well, girls  :hug:  :hug:  :hug:

they are purty! I love the little pink glass nose      (gosh, I gotta stop with the pink LOL    )