Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

Great looking bear!  Love the feet!!!!

I really love this guy, Tami!  Great work!!!!!!!!!

Wow, Shelli......  wonderfully creative!!!  Love the purple-ish nose...........

Oh NOOOOOO, Sandra..............  Zippy COOTIEJUICE??????  That is the absolute worst!!!!!!!!!!!  Mine, by the way.............Zippy Bubblepants.

Zippy is apparently a popular first name in Captain Underpants Land.............

I like Daphne's so I will make it mine........  Pray more and whine less.  My husband should like that one as well!

Great job, Shelli!  I really love this doll!!!!        Very creative!!!!!!!!! :clap:  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:

Well, I just received my ornament and tore into the package like a maniac!  I am just blown away by the ornament I received from the talented Cheryl Schmidt of Bruinwerks!  It is so original and creative!  Cheryl, I really love it - not just saying that either!!!!  This little guy will be a part of my Christmas tree for years to come.......  So I'm very anxious to share him with everyone but my photographs are not doing him any justice whatsoever!  Hopefully you will get some idea of how wonderful he is............

I will try to take a better photograph in lower lighting later today.  Maybe that will eliminate the glare I am getting even without flash.......

Gemma,
One hundred thank-you's for the honorable mention!  I am very flattered!!!  You have made my day.  And I, for one, see nothing wrong with your post.  Everyone has their own personal tastes and is entitled to their own personal opinions.  While I was very honored that you picked me, I would still feel the same way if my name hadn't made the list.  Merry Christmas to all!!!!!!!!!

Denise,
You are so very welcome and I am glad you are pleased with him.  I struggled with different ideas until my brilliant husband told me to "keep it simple" so that's what I did!  This was my first swap and I really enjoyed making an ornament to share.  Great idea again, Tami!!!!!!!!!

Kathy,
Your poinsettia bear is so creative and original.  I love him!!!  And Crissi's bear is great too!!!

Merry Christmas to all of you!!!!

Denise,
Your ornament is going out today.  But it has a loooooooooooooong way to travel.............

Well done!  Love his posture!!!!!

What a cutie!!!!!!

REally great looking ornaments so far!!!  Mine is nowhere near done and it is going VERY far away so if you happen to live VERY far away from Ohio and you haven't gotten your ornament yet, don't worry!  It is still a work in progress!!!!

Gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Really great toy!  I love it!!!

Man, that guy from "Lost" is so totally hot!  A beautiful cream bear by Tami Eveslage is on my list!!!

Great looking bear.  And I love how you trimmed the feet!

Beautiful!  The faces are unbelievably sweet!!!

Thanks, everyone!  I'm so glad you like my newest bear!  I hadn't really thought I had developed a style of my own but he is sitting next to my Halloween bear on the mantle, and you can definitely tell they are brothers!

Thanks, everyone!  Sarah Jane, this bear is pretty big - about 23 inches, I think..........  And no, I haven't sold any bears yet.  There seem to be so many very talented bear artists selling already.  For now, I am happy just making for myself and family............

Just put the finishing touches on this guy - after struggling with him for three weeks!!!!!  He was trouble with a capital T!  He didn't even start out as a panda, but after hand-dyeing the mohair like three times to get the right shade of soft grey, and making a head I was happy with, the body came out all wrong.  So I needed more mohair to re-do the body and of course, couldn't get the right shade a second time.  My next batch was purple for some reason.  So anyway...........  had to over-dye that batch with black and now he's a panda.  The 4-piece body ended up being actually 12 pieces!!!!!  Had to take apart the arms and piece together scraps..............  I am naming him "Smoke" because that is what my little boy says he looks like.  Even taking his photo was a hassle - had to go back in the house twice for a memory card and then batteries!  He looks purple-ish in the photos but he is really a soft grey and a charcoal grey.  I plan on accessories and a companion little bear for him but that will have to wait until after the holidays..........  too much other stuff to do now unfortunately...........

I want to be your aunt!  Love this bear!!!!!!!

What a pretty bear!  Love that swirly mohair!!!