Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

I definitely think dolls and bears go together.

Hi, guys.  This is Jeremiah, a bear I made while I was out of town for my Dad.  I'm going to link to my facebook page because I can't post pics here.  I don't think you have to be a member of facebook to see the page.  There is a description on the page.
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Cool.  Gabriele, is it a reborn forum?  I've seen your posts there, but I'm not a member there.  BTW, why can't you say the name of a forum?  I don't think they're in competition.

I never post anything I don't want people to see.  I mostly do funny stuff or if something exciting happens.  I guess I was just brought up that way.

I know this is not bear related, but I was wondering who all here also collects dolls.  I've just started this hobby about a month ago and I was just curious.  Also, I love forums, so I hope someone can direct me to some cool forums.  I need some that won't laugh at my dolls that, like my bears, don't have big labels.

I hate how they do that.  They pretty much force you to be on FB when you don't want it.

Would it help me find other forums, which are my main hobby online, or just a bunch of pictures?

Oh, that sounds cool.

What is he?  Is he a bear?

Is it just about pictures or is it also sites that would be accessible for me?

Self threading?  How easy is it to do it by feel?  Threading needles is the bain of my existence.

I hand sew, but it's mainly because I like to sew while I'm doing other things.  I don't have a problem with machine sewing, I just don't want to buy a sewing machine when I already have one built in, lol.

Boogers, I was out of town with no computer access while that class was going on.

If you didn't cut out your bear, how would you be able to feel what you were doing?

We like what she sings, it's just that the weird sounds she makes are creeeeeeepy.

Really?  That might be easier than trying to repair the one she already has.  I don't know why, but I have a phobia about repairing bears even though I make them because I don't know what it will look like when I get done.  Is that weird?

No I don't care about the head.  I'm thinking about trying to send her to my dad.  He's kind of a fix it man and he collects clocks.  I don't know if that would help him figure out what's going on.  There's also a rattle in her when you shake her.  I don't think that's supposed to be there.

I have a Gund bear that I think was designed for babies.  She's a pink bear and I think she says My First Bear somewhere.  I believe she's from the 80s or 90s.  She has a music box with a wind-up key on her back and her head is supposed to turn while she plays music.  Unfortunately, when you wind her up, rather than playing the Brahms Lullaby like she's supposed to, she makes a lot of notes all together in a very off-key sound and her head turns like she's having a seizure.  The music box turns too fast and basically jerks.  In order to get her to play correctly I have to turn the key manually, which is kind of hard because I can't always get it to slow down and I still get a lot of weird-sounding notes.  Does anyone know how I can get this poor little bear fixed?  I love music boxes, especially in teddies, and I'd like for her to play without making those creepy sounds.  I feel so bad for her.

Gabriele, I hope I'm not hijacking this thread, but I used to not like facebook, but since I've been there I haven't had any drama.  Facebook isn't bad, you just have to know how to avoid the stupid people.  BTW, I didn't want to visit the page, but I did some googling to see what it was and I think they took it down.  We can all be happy about that.  It's just sad that people don't have lives.

I don't like straighties who like to start junk on the internet.  What exactly is this site you speak of?  What do they do?  In a way I'd like to go there and tell them to take a long walk off a short peer, but that probably wouldn't be very productive.  I usually try to avoid drama on the internet.

I'm glad you love him.  I'm totally in love with this bear and I keep squuzzing him.  He and Arcto have been pretty much a pair ever since Jocko came home with me.  I usually have one bear in each arm *hugs Jocko*.

Do you hear that, Us Bears?  That was the sound of about 100 bears cheering for you.  Word and ten-four.

This is so sad it makes me want to cry.  I've lost a lot of bears as a kid and I know what that's like to lose a beloved bear.  I really hope you can find the bear.  Bearlove to you and your friend.

What, you mean you can't sew while you play on the computer?  Oh yeah, you have to use your eyeballs.

I commented.  I still haven't figured out how to follow, but I did subscribe to your mailing list.  I can't see the bear, but I sure would love to feel her.