Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

Here I have to agree with Pat, I do not know how you guys do those little ones, it is just amazing!  Where in heavens name did you find that weeny corgi?  If she is 5.5inches, then he must be microscopic!!!!!!!!!!!!!   :clap:

One Month   :crackup:
Told you I'm a novice!   I wasn't kidding!

Another work of art, like all the others!    I don't know what the bidding is at now, and I wouldn't be able to afford it with the exchange rate in any event, but all the best of luck, Joanne, and I do hope he goes to the right one!   I know what you mean about e-bay, we have a similar one here, and I also love it, but it IS a huge risk to sell through.  Mostly I just buy, I love the bidding!
I don't know what a lockline spine is though, or the wiring   :redface: please explain to the novice?

You are very welcome, I really don't know how you do it!!  I find it quite amazing!

OMG!  Who wouldn't?  She is absolutely precious!

Thanks Joanne,
Your realistic bears are truly artworks, and at this point I do not aspire to anything approaching your skill.   I do like working with the denser fur, and prefer the lush effect on the finished bear, even if it is a fantasy type bear, which is what I enjoy creating.
Are all of LouBears' qualities less dense?  Where would I need to go to get the denser varieties, keeping in mind that for a while to come I will be only making regular bears, not collectors pieces?

Has anyone heard of or used the product made by LOUBEAR?
Once I have gained confidence in my skills, and want to start making collectable bears, I will be using them as a source, with them being right here on my doorstep, so to speak, and having travelled in the Eastern Cape area, I know that it produces very fine mohair for knitting and weaving. 
From what I have seen on their site, www.loubear.com it looks perfectly good to me, but then, I am a total novice.
What particularly appealed to me was the loomstate versions, which one can dye to any colour one wishes.
I would much appreciate feedback from anyone who has used it, it would be very valuable to me.

It does indeed, Joanne, and I have in the meantime read a very interesting post about marker colours and fastness to light.  I have contacted Prisma to find out if I will be able to get their markers here, but will also try the acrylic paint, and I believe gouache works as well. 
I am going to be spending a lot of time going through all the various posts, probably back for a number of years, so that should keep me busy for a while!!

Thanks so much Sheree,  Once I got to actually looking around the site  I did pick up on that!  What I need to do now is find out what the equivalent of the trade brands that are mentioned, such as Prisma, out here in Africa.   I have already seen lots of topics to investigate, like leather noses, oh, and hosts of other things!

I simply love the bears I have seen with the shading of the fur around the eyes and nose.  It makes them look so soulful, which as a lover of Labradors is a look that melts my heart.
I would love to know what it is that is used to create this effect if anyone out there would care to share that with me?