Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

All of your bears have the most adorable and loveable faces 
I really love the third photo <3

Lovely first bear  and a great idea for denim and buttons (of which I have so much sitting around I hate being wasteful  )

He is stunning 

Thank you SueAnn!
Had a browse on both sites and found some clear ones on Gerry's

His absolutely gorgeous!
I love his little toes and those ears!
Those puppy dog like eyes 

~Aliya

Hi all,
I recently bought two pairs of painted glass eyes, but I would love to give it a try at painting my own and of different sizes (I have two very special original characters who have very particular eyes, one has het eyes-one blue, one brown- in certain shades) whom I would love to bring to life one day.
I have had quite a time with searching for eyes for teddy bear and animal making that are supplied within Australia and have had little luck, what I have found is quite pricey (I would love to use Taxidermy eyes one day for example but these will have to wait some years till I'm more practiced), and I did luck onto some glass teddy eyes I can use for small and mini bears when I'm up to making those.
But I really love the idea and flexibility of making my own in terms of painting already made ones.
I stumbled across the link to Edinburgh, not sure of the conversion rates and if it will work out in a good price, but would love to know if there are any suppliers closer to home?

I've done searches on ebay but not many clear glass eyes seem to pop up. 
I'm more then able to find nail polish in so many local stores, but no such luck with teddy making supplies (so far I've purchased the bulk of mine from Emma's Bears  ).
Any idea's warmly welcomed <3
~Aliya

Thank you all so much for the suggestions 
I never thought of it that way with the backing showing too much so I will stay clear of the clippers.
Thank you for the scissor sculpting suggestion Francesca, I have zero skill at cutting my own son's hair    I just use the clippers, maybe one day he will hold still, his so ticklish. So yes I can see how Teddy bears make perfect models for this.

I will now invest some money into smaller finer scissors and have a try at this technique 

I certainly am much more interested in learning the art of needle felting now, I love seeing all the needle felted muzzles and faces they are all so beautiful 

Thank you all again 
~Aliya

To shave or not to shave a bears muzzle that is my question.
As I'm a newbie to the whole scene, it never occurred to me that artist bears were having their faces shaved, as I look around the web I'm finding mostly shaven muzzles or needle felted faces (and more often on mohair).
Is it just about personal preference or do you just experiment and find what works?

The bear I'm working on is all done in faux fur, with a decent medium length pile, so far I think he looks pretty adorable (keeping in mind he is yet to be stuffed and have his eyes placed) his muzzle is also a different colour to the rest of his face, so I'm just curious as too what everyone else did the first time round.

I'm also curious do you use clippers (electric ones) or do you use scissors or both?
Is it ok to clip and shave after his face is put together or best done before his sewn up?

Thanks in advance
~Aliya