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Hi everyone - I'd like you all to meet Li Wei, my newest imperial Chinese panda: her Chinese name means 'beautiful rose'.
She's decorated with the results of my latest discovery - beautiful hand-crafted ribbon roses, which I've learned to make recently!
Hope you all like her: thanks for taking a peek!
Hugs,
Marg 
Just beautiful - your attention to detail is amazing! I love both of these 
Hugs,
Marg
Wow! They're both amazing, but I'm really taken with Elodie ... she's just gorgeous! (and it's probably also because I have a cousin with the same name LOL!!!)
Hugs,
Marg
Hi everyone - I'd like you all to meet Sunnie, my brand-new sunflower baby bear cub. With spring just around the corner here in Australia, I thought it was about time to brighten things up a little - with a new bear and the largest sunflower I could find!
Sunnie is available now on my website, and there's also lots more pictures!
Hope you like him, and thanks for taking a peek!
Hugs,
Marg
The first thing I noticed was his eyes - gorgeous! Such a beautiful little boy Jenny!
Hugs,
Marg
Thanks so much for your gorgeous comments and thoughts - you guys here at TT are the best!
It's a really wonderful feeling to get your positive feedback on my situation and my new site - I feel I'm moving in the right direction, so thank you!
Hugs,
Marg
Thank you everyone for your wonderful comments - it's really heart warming to get such lovely feedback ... love you guys!
Hugs,
Marg
Hi Everyone!
I haven't been around much lately - I've had a bit of a roller coaster life over the last few weeks, including losing my mum to a short illness last week 
I'm trying very hard to be brave (it's early days yet) but I'm sure mum would want us to carry on as best we can: so, taking a deep breath, I'd like you all to know I now have a new website. It's taken me a while to build, but a totally new look for me and my bears: I'd love for you all to drop by and take a look - there's plenty of pages including a gallery of past work, a link to my blog and much more. I'd love to get your feedback - I hope you love the new direction I'm taking with my bears, and the website is a good start I think 
You might note that I now have a .com.au address and here's the link http://www.nikkelbears.com.au
Hi everyone!
I've been missing for a while now - I've had a bit of a roller coaster life over the last few weeks with lots of things happening in my life at the moment so haven't been here for a while, including losing my mum last week after a short illness
I've also been building a new website which I have just launched. However, I wanted to introduce you all to my newest little bear cub called 'Benji' made from South African mohair - variegated taupe/brown colours with black guard hairs ... a very intriguing fabric! My custom hand-painted English glass eyes of course, and full needlefelted face with open mouth detail. I hope you like him - I'm lucky enough to say he's already been adopted!
Hugs,
Marg
We have the same exorbitant fees with Australia Post - I like to send my bears by International Express Post which offers insurance and tracking, particularly to o/s customers but it always ends up costing around AUD$65-$75 (depending on weight of bear). I know there are cheaper ways to send, but they are either lacking in insurance or tracking options - neither of which I would consider, and I always put myself in my collectors' shoes: I would prefer to pay the extra for peace of mind than lose a beloved bear
Hugs,
Marg
Thank you so much for sharing these Jane ... it's always a wonderful treat for those of us who can't be there, and I thoroughly enjoyed the tour!
Hugs,
Marg
Look for the girl with the stars in her eyes .... no, it's not The Beatles 'Lucy' ... it's my first bear for 2013 - a little girlie panda I have called Celeste.
Have a close look - she really does have twinkly silver stars in her big blue eyes!
Hope you like her - she's now available on Bear Pile.
Thanks for taking a peek!
Hugs,
Marg
Hi everyone! Well, it's been so long since I posted anything here, my life has been so busy this year .. although must admit I frequently find time to visit to read what everyone's been doing.
I'd like you all to meet Jasper - a little Christmas panda who's jetting his way to his new mumma in Canada as I write this
Hope you like him, and thanks for taking a peek!
Hugs,
Marg
Ship's Ahoy everyone!
Captain Aramis Rex is very proud to have won 3rd place in his category in this year's URSA awards - congratulations to all winners and especially to Krista for her overall win! 
Well done everyone!
Hugs,
Marg
Very, very sweet: this little one is gorgeous! It's always a treat to see your new pieces!
Hugs,
Marg
Bravo! This rabbit is just perfect ... and so lifelike! Your work is exceptional!!!
Can't wait to see more of your work
Hugs,
Marg
Wow! This fox has just stepped out of a fairy tale book! How incredibly gifted you are ... this piece is truly amazing!!!
Hugs,
Marg
Hi everyone.
I haven't been posting a lot here lately, although I've been dropping by from time to time to catch up with you all - I've been very busy with custom orders and am in the middle of 2 wedding bears for my daughter and soon-to-be son-in-law - we've been knee-deep in wedding plans and making invitations, so that hasn't left a lot of time for bear making I'm afraid
I'd love to introduce you all to Maxie though - he's a cute bundle of fluff I made exclusively for the Taiwan Olympic Bear Challenge. He represents the Australian Mens' Hockey Team - the Kookaburras. He didn't win a medal in the challenge unfortunately, but he did win his new mumma's heart pretty quickly!!!
Hope you like him: thanks for taking a peek.
Hugs,
Marg
Hi everyone! I'd like you all to meet BAO LIN - he's the latest in my Imperial Panda series (AND my first needlefelted face!!), and he's now available on Bear Pile.
What do you think of his little black plait????
I hope you like him: thanks for taking a peek!
Hugs,
Marg :)
