1st Annual Softie Thanksgiving Day Parade! / General / Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

q.D.paToOtieS
Near Fredericksburg, VA
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Lisa Nov 22, 2007

Well, the big day is finally here and the Softie Parade I've been coordinating since August is up and running. We will have three different segments of the parade to showcase all the Entries and then we'll wrap it up with voting starting on Sunday, November 25th. Voting will end Friday November 30th with the Top 5 winners announced on Saturday December 1st. So stop by and enjoy the Parade - there are some fabulous Softies entered from Monsters to Celebrities!

http://qdpatooties.blogspot.com/2007/11 … g-day.html

Enjoy!
Lisa

Charlotte Des Roches Designs
Adkins, Texas
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makafelts Nov 22, 2007

:clap: :clap: :clap: Love the Parade Lisa!!! :clap: :clap: :clap: Looking forward to seeing the rest! What Fun bear_thumb

Hugs &

The Silly Bear
Portland, Oregon
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Aleta - The Silly Bear Nov 22, 2007

I got up early just to see the parade!! Toot toot! :dance: Parumpa swoosh bang! :dance: That was the band going by..... bear_happy

Thank you for all your hard work, Lisa! What a treat! It's just the coolest idea! But then again, you're full of cool ideas!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Warmest bear hugs, Aleta

P.S. Spiffy Puffspot is one hip chick!! bear_original

Tami Eveslage Original Teddy Bears
Milford Ohio
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Tami E Nov 22, 2007

:clap: :clap: I love it!!! :clap: :clap: I can just hear the marching band!!!

Terries Bears
Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
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Terrie Nov 22, 2007

Great job Lisa! I can't wait to see the rest of the parade! Thankyou so much for all of the work that you have gone to. :hug:

Past Time Bears
Double Oak, Texas
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SueAnn Help Advisor, Banner SponsorNov 23, 2007

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: bear_thumb bear_flower

q.D.paToOtieS
Near Fredericksburg, VA
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Lisa Nov 23, 2007

Day 2 of the Parade has just been posted for your enjoyment. Yesterday, over 500 visitors viewed the Entries winding down Main Street. A whole group of different Parade Entries are heading up 5th Avenue as I write this note. Enjoy!

http://qdpatooties.blogspot.com/2007/11 … venue.html

Ruby Mountain Bears
Northern Nevada, USA
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kathytaylor Nov 23, 2007

Wow that parade is great!!!

Teddy Bear Academy
Nicholasville, KY
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Laura Lynn Banner SponsorNov 23, 2007

Lisa I just LOVE all the hard work you've put into this, thank you!!! I emailed my entire collector mailing list so they could "tune" in bear_original It's just so much fun to see!

K Pawz GuestNov 23, 2007

bear_wub Love the awesome parade Lisa!!! You have done an amazing job and the commentary is the cats meow!!! Thank you so much for doing this, I can't wait to see tomorrows!

Hugs,
Krista

q.D.paToOtieS
Near Fredericksburg, VA
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Lisa Nov 23, 2007

Aww. Thanks guys. And thanks so much to everyone who sent in photos of their work! It's been a blast putting this all together. In fact, I had so much fun that I didn't even have time to finish my own piece for the parade!!! Tomorrow is Santas and there are some really great ones so stay tuned.

Now I'm looking forward to my Easter Parade but I'm going to start a Flickr group for that one to make it easier for people to just "plop" their photos in there. I think more people would participate if I made it easier for them. And if they Thanksgiving Parade gets really big next year, I'll have to have different Categories, Sponsors, Really Good Prizes, etc. Whew! I better not even start to think about it...