Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

:crackup:  :crackup:   Gotta love messing with relatives 

What a cool dad!!  I think its so neat that he plays so much with the kids.  That kind of interaction is priceless growing up 

   Kelly you clever marketer you!!  So glad Smudge has a lovely Happily Ever After     Must admit to wanting to adopt him myself 

And I agree, if you don't play, you don't learn, and even 'mistakes' can find their loving homes.   

Ooooh, raspberrry kisses for da tummy       What a sweetie!!!  Makes me want a puppy SO bad!!!  Like I need yet another critter to care for 

   Who hasn't had to hold onto a wriggling toddler?  Bless I think she's doing a good job of hanging onto baby at all    Thanks for sharing these beautiful pics  :photo:

   Was your youngest getting launched by Da in that pic Judi?  Looks like loads of fun!!!  :dance:

....and I think to myself, "what a wonderful world"...      :hug:

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       How neat!!!!!  That baby is sooooo tiny, and such a cutie     LOL, loved hearing all the cameras clicking  :photo:  :photo:

Thanks for the video  :hug:   What a once in a lifetime trip!!!  :bday:

   Now how many people can say they've had a tiger cub swinging from their hair!!  I'm another that's green with envy.          What wonderful pics, and what a privelege!!!  :dance: 

  OMG!!!!  I'm not a big fan of elephants, but that baby was just ooooh, so cuuuuute     Awwwhhh, even moreseo when you told us what happened with the other cow.   And I loved the cheetah pic but most especially the photo of the ostrich hatching     I've never seen that!! :photo:   Your photos have been awesome!!!     MEGGA thanks for taking the effort to post them and the writeups on here  :hug:

:dance:  :clap:   Way to go!!!!  I'm sure you're pups are all up to the taste testing for you!!     Have fun with your new venture.   

:clap:   I agree, a nice response and you've both stated your viewpoints.   

Brenda Megga THANKS for finding the thread for me!! 

Oooh we just did a thread on this!!  Can anyone remember the title to the thread? Or a link?  I'm naff with them, only remember someone else in the UK just asked about this with their older child.  But there was loads of resources and info on it.

Positively useless, aren't I? 

   My itty bitty collection consists of whatever makes me smile and laugh each time I look at it.      So I have a very eclectic collection indeed.  The styles really do vary from each and every bear.... I have 1 antique bear, one intended to look that way by Nancy Tillberg, one very beary blue bear created just for me by our own Daphne, and another that is not only created just especially for me, but is my only swap bear created by our own Tammy.  Each one positively treasured and loved       

   You want to remain an artist....not a production assembly line worker.  Follow your heart on this one.  I've recently gone through and designed a few completely new bears for me (and Feazel's the only one to go public thusfar). Feazel's public response was overwhelmingly positive, but what surprised me even moreso was my husband who meets and greets every bear I make.  When I showed him "Feazel"  he said it was nice, but he liked my other normal bears better.     Now to me, that was a shock!  My hubby has a teddy bear preference??  Hmmm....I need to take note.   

:clap:  :clap:   Best of luck with your auctions!!!   

   BEAUTIFUL!!!!  I dream of one day seeing these lovely horses up close!!  What a treat to see a baby too         Thank you for sharing your photos  :hug:

  But you didn't get to keep your teddy bear!      If you make another that you love as dearly, keep him/her  :hug:

And megga CONGRATULATIONS that Happy is going to the museum in Japan!!!  :clap:  :clap:  :dance:  :clap:  :clap:

I'm sure Happy will live up to his name and make so many people happy.   

:crackup:  :crackup:   But really cool at the same time!      No matter if it was Photoshop or hairpieces styled, someone out there has a HUGE imagination and that had to take hours to do.   :clap:

   Maybe its a kitty cat cycle as Mister's doing that today and yesterday.  Poor boy's fighting hairballs.   Nothing technicoloured thankfully!

Here's one of my all time favorite emoticons   I don't think I've ever been able to use it for anything, but it gives me the giggles just watching the little guy 

Absolutely line it!!!  Even though the lamb tends to be robust, you'll want to fully line it for durability.   

Yep, PETA person in disguise.  Your response was perfect Kathy    :clap:  :clap:   I've actually had three anti fur people endorse my real fur bears.  They're thrilled that the old furs are coming back to life as it were.   

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:crackup:   Your friend will quietly destroy the photo and the negative for you ~ or find a way to Photoshop it for you.  Who knows?  You could be set in front of a gorgeous mountain meadow...or somewhere exotic     

Its still a very nice photo