Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

yes I remember the Snorks!  Loved them   I had some of those transfer things of the snorks stuck onto my diary lol.
They were around the same time as the Gummie Bears I think...oh and the Wuzzles remember them...I loved the Gummie Bears tho 

oooohhhh I looooove nutella...we always have at least 2 jars in our house lol.  I eat it by the spoonful lol...
yummmmmmy!    I love it on toast 

Daphne he is lovely   And he still has your look too  which must be hard to incorporate into someone elses pattern.  Very clever 
hugs Sarah 

Oh Heather!  Brilliant!
Funny coz the pictures came out one at a  time and it was like...a pumpkin..oh the pumkin has a face lol
terrific work!!  :thumbsup:
hugs sarah

Hi Marie
I missed your little guy first time around, but he is beautiful :)
hugs sarah

lol, Jenny you make me laugh!  I love synthetic too, tho have really stuck to mohair lately coz of the popularity of it...and its a little easier to work with too    Some of my favourite bears are in synthetic and I personally think that you can't beat the softness of it    I actually bough a whole 3 1/2 meters of synthetic the other day...for $15 a half meter!  Can't do that with mohair!  And the colours and textures are to die for!!
hugs sarah 

Hi melissa
Your bunny is adorable.   You work really small too!  Very clever. :clap:
Oh I've had the cotter pin slip out too!  So frustrating!  I do everything I can to stop anything like that happening again, but its hard when they are small...you don't want any metal poking through!
hugs sarah 

Hi Rikki
your bunnie, mouse and teddy are lovely   It amazes me to think how small they are.  You are very talented  :angel:
hugs sarah

Hi Jenny
I'll say what the rest have said...15 piece head!!!  lol.  It must work coz your bears are so adorable   They have the sweetest expression and those eyes!  they make me melt  :love:
hugs sarah

wonderful work Estelle
I love folk art so pretty
hugs sarah 

another one Kim!  lol.  Very nice :)
hugs sarah 

Hi Paula
Love your stand  Its great seeing all your big babies together  :angel:
Sorry it was so slow, but at least all but one found new homes   that is terrific and really shows how lovely your work is considering that not many people actually saw them...
Wow 10 years!  I thought I'd been making them for a long time at nearly 6 years lol. 
Our shows are quieting down here too, so lets hope we all get more interest next year!
hug sarah 

Hi Fran
I think you've done a really nice job.  Love the eye lashs too  so pretty  :rose:
I like to shade a little under the mouth directly under the nose line...I would shade a little in the ears...just a touch tho in the centre and gently stroke out not too thickly...thats all the advice I can give, think you've done a fab job!
You will have to show us when you finish her  :angel:
hugs sarah

I just ordered a whole heap of special mohair dye.  Will let you know how it all goes when I try it out.  I tried food dye as we don't have kool ade here and it just didn't work through to the backing   Good for light shades tho
Thanks for all the great info

I know publisher   I use Front Page.  I love how easy it is to use 

Hi  Heather...no we are deprived here    No thanksgiving, or halloween (althought a few kids try and do something now...think it has something to do with how much US tv we watch lol) What else do you all celebrate...we just have the normal Xmas, easter, australia day, anzac day...oh the queens birthday lol..and even a  horse racing holiday lol  :lol:

I love the idea of thanksgiving and just love to watch the US shows with the whole family together....like Judging Amy and all those shows.  So happy and nice  :angel:

hug sarah

Hi Hayley
oh that is great news!  I really didn't have that whole issue clarified, or didn't understand properly with my head the way it is lol...but wasn't sure on the whole thing...sometimes emails are so much easier aren't they!
I wouldn't want to sell it to another mag anyway...But great that we can sell it on or whatever.
Oh that is wonderful about the profile!  so cool  :dance:
Glad you are happy now lol  :thumbsup:
I have to go eat dinner now  :angel:
hugs Sarah

Ohhh...how can I choose between chocolate and ice cream lol
I think I would choose chocolate tho...after reading them not too sure on my decision lol
That was fun  :dance:

Great news Shelli   Congrats    :clap:
We get both of those magazines late here so will have to wait to see them

Oh Daphne that is terrible!  I'm so sorry to hear about it.  We don't seem to have as many gun problems where I live...it is awful tho.
giving my pooches hugs and will say a prayer  :hug:

Okay..back to this ole subject!  :rolleyes:
I tried the food dye and it works, but the backing fabric comes out white or very lightly of the colour you dye the fur..it is really obvious and doesn't look too great.    :(
So I've gone and bought a huge pack of mixed dye from a mohair wholesaler.  Should have fun with it!  :dance: I hope.  If anyone wants to know where I got it from you can email me...I don't know if I should write it here lol, but it was a great deal at $4 a pack!  cool huh!
beary hugs
sarah 

Yes yes yes!!!  I'm glad I'm not the only one who says fizzy drinks lol  Once I brought it up in a mixed Aussie and US group and another aussie said that we only call them soft drinks..lol...I know both names, but have always said fizzy drink...or fanta etc

You've made me feel normal again Melissa lol  :hug:  :dance:
hugs sarah

Oh Yay yay yay yay yay!!!!!!!!!!!!   :clap: :dance: :angel:
Yep, never thought of that...people hold on to craft mags don't they!  Cool!
No prob, I know that it is different for everyone and respected your decision whatever it was...like we were talking about, different situations...I don't have kids and am really classified as dissabled (tho I don't like to see myself like that)...I have a carer and don't go anywhere really, so fill my time this way...If I had a family and work etc, I'm sure I would have had to ummm and ahhh way more than you!  lol
take care and keep in touch...it will be fun to discuss :)
And you know...everyone I've asked knows this mag...so we may get more recognition than we expect...fingers crossed!
hugs sarah  :hug:

Thanks Hayley :)
Your bears are fabulous so I'm sure you will have magazines knocking down your ...ummm....email?  lol any time soon!  I mean three of us with offers in one weekend..how cool is that!

Over the last 2 days I've been asked to put a bear in to give away in a competition.  So I'm gonna do that too!  Oh you are so right...no time to sleep..don't know where to start!  Luckinly I've been feeling better of late so I don't have a huge deal holding me back.

I would love it if any aussies would look out for the issues I will be in...
11:5  and 11:6 of Bear Creations
And then later on the profile, which I don't know the issue...

Thanks so much again...starting to realise the work of it all now  :doh:  lol

hugs sarah 

Thanks Tammy and Laura...still loving it lol :)
hugs sarah