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Masaru and Kumiko...you are both one of those 'rare' bright shining stars that twinkle in the silence above but noticed by all..... 
Your amazing creativity, mastermind techniques and humour for your creations are unique unto you both...a brilliant masterful team together.......admired and loved by many of your peers and collectors not only for your wonderful soft sculptures but also your integrity and grace......
Much love, your Aussie friend from Downunder... Lisa.xx :hug:
Wonderful outcome Jenny for this worthy cause..and to those also who donated a bear...and awesome bears too....and to those who won those bears.....
What a beautiful view to wake up to Edie...very magestic and still..... 
Definatly a cute butt, love his little wee legs too...
Hi, here is a scan of some 70's and 80's Verna bears that were mass produced and distributed..the one down the bottom right had the red tongue as well, plastic nose etc, no pawpads..like your's, this photo still has ted quite firmly stuffed..i think they were stuffed with little cut up foam blocks/pieces....i actually had the earlier model from the 70's with the rexine pawpads the photo right top, pretty sure by memory it had a growler in it too or a voice box of some kind....I gave him away to a guy who had the blue coloured bear..so he then had a couple..the blue and the yellow... If i get a chance i'll scan some other Verna's from some other resourceful books I have here on identifying teds....Note the bear body shape etc...that is two toned, it's from the 70's and more resembles your style of ted era...your's is more likely from the late 70's, early 80's...
toooo cute...gorgeous...what kind of little wee puppies are they?
Huge congratulations, their all absolutely stunning....
That is truly precious, i printed it out.......hope you don't mind Tami, but i just love the way this photograph has been put together and kind of matches up with the poem you posted, I think this photo is really captivating, full of emotion and i think it's actually beautiful even with it's sadness...
Congratulations Carolynn, wishing you a beautiful upcoming stress free Wedding Day with many, many years of happiness....
Lyn, scanned it for you...
View the one on bottom left page..it say's in the book that his paw pads were replaced, purchased in Edinburgh in 1929. Fully jointed, although the one photographed is 17" in height....the one directly opposite, imagine with sparse mohair..he is 12", glass eyes, long gold mohair, rexine paw pads..fully jointed c.1930's....both those bears were valued at $450 when Jacki published the book in 1998...
I'd have him professionally restored (mainly his end gusset as his worth quite a few hundred $$, so best to try and keep him as original as possible for your collection), it's a bit more complex restoring old bears as the fabric can tear further around those areas if not restored correctly...it shouldn't cost a great deal, but very worth it...I had an old Bing that i purchased some years ago that actually had 'dry rot' that the seller forgot to mention 
trying to mend the areas, was impossible as the fabric was tearing like paper...in the end i resold it....your's looks very repairable and mohair fabric just worn thin more than having that dreaded dry rot...most restorers have mohair swatches to match the original mohair used too..so will all blend in lovely.....
p.s. Lyn, you mentioned your bear is fully excelsoir filled and the rexine studded collar looks to be original to him as well.....now i'm in a bit of a spin again..as many of the earlier English companies used mostly soft cotton filling or a blend mix of kapok/excelsoir/flock...so your's being totally excelsoir filled, i'm wondering if your hubbies aunt perhaps was given a 'Mutzli'...which is from Switzerland, they full excelsoir for stuffing...they had a button attached to the chest area..and are really rare to find....there are also bears listed in guide books that 'no one knows the maker' however, can have a guess only of the origin from the design....yours actually looks more Germanic to me with that side profile...but with an English/Australian designed body with a German style head...
I'm totally confused now..it's that Librian coming out in me..can never be decisive so confuse myself further..!! :crackup: :crackup:
I so hope someone can identify your teddy..as it's nice to know the makers....
oh that's great to hear some more info Lyn..that explains Mr Ted's long 'snout'..as the earlier Aussie bears just didn't have that kind of protruding snout....Do you have Teddy Bears & Their Values by Jacki Brooks?...as if you look on page 56, you will see your ted there..Alpha Farnell...they used Rexine paws, the tops of the head gussets were broad and the ear placement is exact to your's..they also used the glass eyes.....and some of the 1930 designs of 11-14" had the straighter arms...their nose threads were generally black or blonde.....if hubbies aunt brang her from England..it could possibly be an Alpha Farnell and going by my guide books really does resemble the blonde mohair one's in shape design etc.......I could scan the page if you like, no worries...
Hey Cathy...when you log in, look up the very top and you'll see 'PROFILE'..click on that then you'll see on the side bar (personality) there you can upload your photos so they appear on the side of your posts you can add two, one being a photo yourself and the other you can have as the Avitor (which is generally a bear)...
Also maybe go down to the New Members and start a post there introducing yourself..then everyone can welcome you and know that your here among us too...
So welcome Cathy...takes a wee while to get use to the forum and where to search etc...but you'll get the hang of it..believe me, i'm a computer idiot too! lisa
Love that row of green trees that you could walk through and just loose yourself in that beauty...we have similar roads here to drive through like that and it's gorgeous......
if i were a writer, i'd build a cottage under those magnificent mountains and could just see myself lliving there a few months of the year in peace (with a fireplace of course, can't handle the cold) ......that is a breath-taking piece of paradise....lisa
Beautiful and delicate snow bird...how pretty that will look displayed...You have such a gentle style to your brush stokes Brenda...hope to see many more..their wonderful
lisa
that photo is priceless...it's so gorgeous, he looks like a very good doggie to hold back waiting and saying his 'thanks'..how could you resist not giving him one, two or three pieces... 
You must so very excited Lynette awaiting for your first Grand Daughter......my first girl was two weeks late (they said she was a cooked babe)..as she come out looking rather sunburnt....(lol)...so yep, they come when their ready...my mum use to ring daily and ask the same 'felt anything yet'...you just brang back so many memories of my first pregnancy...
Very exciting time for you all... :hug:
Well...his aunty Down Under is nuts too..so he fits in very with the family (lol)... :crackup:
Probably a good thing to find out what breed his mixed with...he does though look very much like that photo you sent me of the one you think he is .....his beautiful...and i'm just so excited for ya after all this time with pussy's you now have a doggie too... 
Welcome to TT Cyndee...
yeah, you could put a little babe on his back and take them on a horsey ride..i can't believe his only 5 months...imagine when his fully grown! his gonna be HUGE (lol)...I didn't know his name in the Shelter was Nikki..see that's telling you something, his defintatly not a Nikki.....i have Nikoli...so you need the other name of Ozzie..(lol)....
My first God-Doggie...Ozzie, Ozzie, Ozzie, oi, oi, oi...as we say Down Under...His absolutely Beautiful...and i'm so happy you & Jack have him...
oooh, how cute...they look like little wombats when newborns...
Truly Beautiful...isn't some of the most peaceful and joyous images to look at often of Nature's gifts to us including these beautiful Giraffes....i'm always mesmerised by the Long Eyelashes they have...
Wendy, your a crack up... :crackup:
What a precious moment to capture in photo...that is so beautiful..wish a deer would come and smooch with me....do they like the beach?
He is a little cutie Tami...
Erin..is it possible and i have no idea what i'm talking about when it comes to cats .....but just a thought..what if you made a cotton sock (or use womans stockings and triple the thickness) to go over his foot so the fabric moves with him when he walks etc... attach the sock with straps that button under his belly so it's safe and won't fall off, then join another long strap from the belly to around the front of his chest area and put press buttons there...this way he has full movement, can't undo the clips with his teeth and it should be much more comfortable...well in my head, the design looks like it would work (lol).....i could draw it as i'm not good at explaining..and it wouldn't be hard to sew, you'd just need to get the strap lengths right and/or able to lengthen or shorten them..kinda like an especially made brace...?
