For artists and collectors sponsored by Intercal...your mohair supplier and Johnna's Mohair Store
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
Judi..I make bears in mohair, alpaca and synthetic fabric..I like working with synthetics the best...though I feel like I am commiting blasphemy for admiting it...I don't much like mohair unless it's straight and very, very dense!! ( A bit like me, really)
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!
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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
I'm shocked that you don't have thanksgiving in the Uk or Australia. I just assumed it would've been the same in all english speaking countries. Shows you how much I know.
So, in UK and Australia, how many holidays do you have?? I hope you have as many as us, just different ones I guess.
Soo cool to learn about the world this way!
Heather
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:
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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
We call carbonated drinks "fizzy drinks" (keepin it simple now!!) or by their brand names I guess. Definitely not soda or pop. Like the aussies, we tend to call fizzy drinks with ice-cream in "spiders".
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
Sarah,
I've decided to go ahead and do it anyway.I asked advice from a few more well known friends who have been published before and the answer was a resounding "Go for it". Most of them pointed out that you would pay up to $1000 for a full page add in these mags so really we are getting cheap advertising at the very least. It is also a highly respected magazine and one friend who had a pattern featured in this particular magazine 7 years ago, says she still has people contacting her about that project. I guess tjhat's the thing with magazines...people read them and keep them to look through over and over.
I didn't want to appear at all ungrateful..just wanted to try to look at the whole picture before jumping in. I tend to be an impetuos person by nature and am trying hard to break the habit!
Gotta tell you though..I'm very envious of that profile your are getting with ABC! Way to go! :clap:
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:
Sarah! That is SOOOO fantastic! WoW and double WOW! Not only a pattern submission but a profile too! That is such great news and I am thrilled to bits for you! No more dreamin'.....you ain't got time for sleepin'!
And Danni too...wow this is so great! I would love to do a profile in a bears only mag like Australian Bear Creations!
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