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Cute guys Alison. I bet they were fun to watch. Did you get cooled off in the mountains? Too bad you had to go back to the valley and the heat. Of course, you could live up by us as we are always hotter than the valley 
The other day when the official temp here was 117 we were actually at 120 at our house. Isn't summer in the desert fun 
Great first bear. Very happy looking.
Thank you all for the lovely comments. Shay is for sale on my website. I also have a clearance sale going on some of my other bears and dolls. These are all last ones in a line or something I am just not making anymore. If you have the time, I would appreciate a look.
Marion, love your crocheted bears. This one is really great.
Love the color of that fur. Wonderful bear.
What a cutie 
I hadn't made a bear in a couple of weeks and I was getting withdrawl so I ended up making Shay. Hope you loke her.
Adorable. I don't know how you can always come up with the cutest cats. Love it, love it.
First try wow. It took me five tries before I figured it out. What fun!!!!
That is just the sweetest face. Wonderful bear
Congrats Tracey, Leo is a sweetie and I can see why you won so many awards.
I love the wedding picture. That is so great that you had bears with you. I too made a bride and groom set when our son and daugter-in-law were married 18 years ago. I made the clothes for both of the bears to match what the bride and groom wore. The set sat at the head table and were photographed with the couple.
Very nice hug you got there Thomas. :clap: I enjoyed the pictures.
What a pretty bear and I love that feather fur.
Nice idea and it has been a while since I was in a challenge. I think I already know what I am going to do. Just have to design it first.
A thousand bears WOW. I probably only have two hundred, I never counted. I know sometimes I will open a closet and then is a bear I haven't seen in a while and I have to get it out and hug it. Poor baby has been in the dark.
I also say.......you can never have enough bears!
What a wonderful set. :clap:
Joanne, I love the Grand Canyon. We have been there several times and it just seems you see something new every time.
Leo is a reall cutie.
I have always loved teddy bears from the time of was a small child. When I started making bears 30 years ago, I decided I wanted to make bears for the child in all of us. Almost all my bears are made child safe and of faux furs and most have smiley faces. Every child I feel should be able to have something to cuddle so I continue to make affordable bears that can be handled and loved by anyone who wants the comfort of a bear. I do joint my bears and these are the locking plastic joints. They work well and can not be pulled apart. (If you ever make a mistaken, they have to be cut out....this I know from experience 
) This also helps because if the bear gets wet there is nothing to rust or fall apart. I want people to pick up my bears and cuddle them and this gives me great joy when I see how much they love the feel of holding a teddy bear.
What a cute little face on Heidi.
I started by using someone else pattern. Seeing I had been sewing clothing for my family for many years, it was easy to start with a pattern, then altering that pattern and after a while just being able to create what I wanted instead of what someone else had done. I also bought lots of bear making books. I have drawers full of other peoples patterns.....someday I should give them away as I don't even look at them anymore. Like Laura said baby steps and you will soon be creating patterns in your head.
Wonderful bear.
