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I have just seen it at the TV news too. Dear, poor people who had to evacuate...
Beary hugs,
Sophie.
Estelle, the beeds on his necklace spell his name: Théophile. Bear in French is "ours" (always a "s" at the end).
For teddy bear, we usually say "ours en peluche". "Peluche" means fluffy... Here was the French lesson of the day. So now, lets talk about my fees... hummm, $10 per word, so $10 + $10 + $50 taxes for internationnal translation + $1.50 taxes on the taxes= a lot 
I'll be rich!!!!! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: . But I won't make my dear friends pay for that!!!!
Shelli: I crochetted some chains for the mouth and eyebrows.
Beary hugs,
Sophie.
It looks like a christmas tree, according to my sweetheart Malko! 
Beary hugs,
Sophie.
Just look now in the showcase place and you will have your answer, Marie!
Thanks to both of you for your nice comments!
Beary hugs,
Sophie.
Look at this funny bronze bear with his sparkling hat!
His name is Théophile. He is a heart guru! When you look at him, you fall in love for him, cos he hypnotizes everyone!!! 
Mind yourselves!
He is made of bronze sparse mohair. He has apricot ultra suede paw pads with matching cotton nose, mouth and eyebrows. He has yellow plastic eyes. He has bead claws. He has a bell in each ear. He wears a lovely green jacket in felt dobbled with pale yellow satin, and embroided (a bid colourful sun and stars in the back). He has got two bead necklaces and 3 bead bracelets on each arm.
He has got a stunning hat: French knitted white wool (with 35 % mohair) tube sewn in spiral; I then crocheted a chain of some fancy greenish wool I stiched in spiral along the hat. Then I had fun attaching lots of colourful beads randomly.
I finally stiched a foot tag in linnen on his right foot pad with my initials cross-stichedin gol and green cotton threads.
Have a look!
Beary hugs,
Sophie.
hi dear friends!
It was long to make his hat, but I have finished it!
I will have to find some elastic thread to attach his hat but out of that, he is finished...
It took me some time to get used to his strange face (due to the way I trimmed his muzle), but this gave him such a strong personality!
Please have a look in the showcase to see more pictures (just give me a moment to prepare the post)! and tell me if you like him!
Beary hugs,
Sophie.
I too trend to prefer this one compared to all the bears you have made before... so Marion, you can make more!!!!! I have worked on synthetic furs with knitted back and quite fancy these furs. It was strange the first time for me too. The first synthetic fur I use was quite extensible but the next ones I bought from Bear Country UK and a local shop are not that extensible but so soft...
:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
Beary hugs,
Sophie.
I am so happy for you Marie!
I had no doubt about your talent, but it is must so good to have such a kind of e-mail from customers!
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Sophie.
Absolutely terribly cute little bear!
What a great work!
Congrats!
Beary hugs,
Sophie.
Absolutely terribly giantly gorgeous Dragon!!!! and this is a MINI! I can't beleive it! What a marvel!
Stephanie, you're a fairy!
Beary hugs,
Sophie.
Here comes the truth...
There were candidates who followed studies to be librarians, and livie in Brest...
So no chance for me!
Never mind!!!
I will have more time for my teddy bears and i can finish the formation.
Today we worked on how to behave on the phone with an hypothetic employer...
the guy who was ennoying everyboby with his comments and was always arguing with the teachers finally leaved the formation. So we were all releived.
Beary hugs,
Sophie.
Oh, Helena, how horrible was that! 
Poor little teddy has been taken away.... Your beloved teddy...
My mum did the same with two of my dolls: she decided they were not beautiful enough to stay (what I don't understand is why she trashed Pimprenelle: she was a pretty doll) !!! Of course she did not ask me first 
. So after I noticed the lost, I said her not to trash any other of my belongings!
Luckily, she did not trash my teddy bears: she just put back the one I "borrowed " to my brother when a young child (I was thinking this was logic I take one of his bears as he had more teds than me!!!) in his bedroom.
I hope you will manage to have your teddy bear back...
Beary hugs,
Sophie.
Here there is no racism. Just love!
We respect each other and this is why this forum is so friendly!
:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
Beary hugs,
Sophie.
There was some snow last night around Le Mans but we did not have time to enjoy it, as this morning we had a lot of rain...
Maybe next time we will be luckier...
Beary hugs,
Sophie.
Pets are so special for us. We just consider them as any human member of our family. so when they leave us, this is soooo painful.
I am soooo sorry for you, Julia...
Maybe you should not wait too much before getting a new dog. He won't replace your beloved one but will give you a bit of the love you miss...
:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
Beary hugs,
Sophie.
girls, I love you soooooo much! You're sweeties!
I already felt better after I wrote my long post yesterday evening.
Today, I felt better. This guy in my formation group was much quieter so we all could a better job... We worked on our CV.
I still have not received any answer concerning the job with my dad... I have to be patient...
When I was back home I noticed that Malko finaly did the shpping I asked him to do and even bought more! I asked him to buy a lot of gratted cheese and he reall bought a lot!!!!! We should have enough for a while!!! I have to confess that we usually eat a lot of gratted cheese!!! so Malko did it and I am releived...
I did not forget to go to the pharmacy... so that is done too...
I have been to the gym and now feel really relaxed.
Oh, much more important: one guy in my formation group brought great chocolate (Lindt). He has them for free. when I told him I was crazy of these chocolates he said me he would bring more . Yummy yummy!
So I have to confess you are totally right, girls, about the chocolate therapy. Chocolate plus extra magnesium is a good therapy for me.
After dinner, I will be working on Théophile's hat. I have almost finished to sew the main part. I made a long tube in French knitting and sewed it in two layers to give a correct hat shape. Then I will add other colour crochetted chains of whool and some raws of Rocaille beads...
Beary hugs,
Sophie.
Why can't I cope with everything????
It all began Thursday. This was not suposed to bring me into such a Spleen feeling...
After all, these were potentially good news: an hypothetic opportunity to work with my dad for two weeks, plus an opportunity to apply for a one year position in my PhD lab.
It just caused me a huge STRESS.... Oh dear! A big panic, really...
The two-week work is supposed to begin next monday. Not much to time to organize if I happen to be chosen, and I still don't know!!!!!! Oh my god!
First I have to prepare my folder to send to four referees for Qualification (our French passport to apply to Lecturer positions). I need to have it ready by saturday. This evening, I spent a lot of time to get my referees' details on Internet. It finally appeared that the e-mail addresses I found were not the good ones, so impossible to get in touch with them by e-mail. I hope I will get luckier with the phone numbers I found. i will try tomorrow.
Then I have this formation that takes me every day of this week from 9:00am to 5:00pm.
Out of that I have to find time to go to the gym (good to help me empty my mind which is now boiling).
I need to find time to go to the supermarket to buy some food (the fridge is not far to be empty). when I asked Malko if he could go to the small supermarket tomorrow to buy a few things he got angry and said he had no time!!! that's false! mister prefers to spend his afternoon in his friend's workshop helping him to repair cycles rather than helping me! so we had an argument about that! the supermarket is less than 500 m far from our flat and it will take him maximum 15 minutes! Poor little one! Men are sometimes sooooo unfair and selfish! I thought that if I was asking him to buy just the minimum, he would accept without arguing.... I will have to go myself to buy more food wednesday or thursday. for sure, he won't propose to come with me. and he won't even be there to ask me as he will be at his friend's workshop. He never come back home befor 7:00 pm...
I have again forgotten to go to the pharmacy to get my pills (i need some for tomorrow night...) and fear i will forget again tomorrow... Oh dear!
I was about to whash the dishes when I realized that there was not anymore hot water. Malko used ALL the hot water. Tell me why I asked him this morning to be careful not to use too much water so I could have enough to have a shower tonight. WHY????? We have a huge water baloon. i just cannot understand how he managed to used ALL the hot water. so now the dishes are still dirty and I smell. yuk!
In addition, I am very late in my planning with my teddy bear making...
I have to finish the f... hat for my bear: I had to un-sew it a few times, just drove me crazy last week-end. Just could not get the shape I wanted.... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.....
Ann's bear is still in pieces.
I have not begun the baby bear for Malko's niece: it must be ready for Christmas.
Panic, panic, panic.
This morning during the formation, one guy that becomes a specialist at arguing about everything perturbated the group during more than one hour. He was even very insolent with the teacher and even asked her to leave the room because she was not agreeing with what he said!!! This guy is really ennoying. while everyone in the group is doing his best to be optimistic in searching strategies to find a job, he just makes polemics about everything...
Well, that's enough. i stop complaining. Sorry to ennoy you with that... :redface:
Beary hugs,
Sophie.
It just could not be chocolate!
I am happy that you finally found the guilty medication!!!
Beary hugs,
Sophie.
So funny little one!
Well done, Jane!
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Beary hugs,
Sophie.
That looks like a great idea! What a wonderful gift for yourself!
I am sure you will enjoy it!
Beary hugs,
Sophie.
Three possibilities:
1- the sewing machine had major problems
2- the seller lost his brain
3- the seller planned to ask a huge price for postage
Beary hugs,
Sophie.
PS: If all are wrong, i am really jealous!
I'm in awe for you!
Congratulations!
Hey, you've forgotten pictures! We want to see the bears who got famous at this show!
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Beary hugs,
Sophie.
Finally, we had the story behind the Gollies!
Dilu, you're a darling!
Thank you thank you thank you our beloved Dilu! 
Beary hugs,
Sophie.
