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That's a lovely idea Dawn, thank you ..............I will give it a go but you know my camera skills are not the best :hug: :hug:
I am exhibiting and its a lovely fair with plenty to see
They also have art/craft workshops there with helps with non beary folk 
Do come and say hello, I am in the log cabin
Just been into my W H Smiths and they say the computer says tomorrow (24th)
I am going to subscribe...................my daughter has been stalking Smiths since last Thursday for me :crackup: :crackup: :crackup:
That's a really good point Karon......................I too loved those articles...................do I remember pins and a certain part of the anatomy ?????????? :crackup: :crackup: :crackup: :crackup: :crackup:
I know they always made me laugh out loud
Thank you all so very very much Ladies, you are truly kind :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
As I started this on Bearpile, I have felt obliged to reply to the above letter, as I would not want anyone to misconstrue my intentions or what exactly happened, in my case
p.s. this is the letter I received today - it could answer some of your questions:
Hi Everyone, We must say thank you for all the best wishes its been very appreciated. Myself and Lanie are so pleased you have decided to join us here. If the site pleases everyone and continues to grow we will nurture it. If it fails well we can at least say we really did try our very best. I will add after thirty years in the teddy bear industry Lanies ideas sure can stir up a brew... For those who received an invitation from bearpile im sorry if it may have offended anyone. We wont be commenting on there personally. Its just not our scene. Lanie has unfortunately had dealings with one or two on there before, I hasten to add they were not even invited...lol
I did not receive an invite and I would not have been offended if asked
We thought it easier and quicker to contact everyone from one place Bear pile being a good place of contact. We chose this as an easy option of letting everyone know our good news. I just believed we were amongst fellow artistsand friends who were like minded and would love the opportunity to join and showcase their bears with fellow artists at no cost whatsoever. I'm sorry but we would never get upset by a fellow worker contacting us about something to do with the bear business we all belong too. Instead we would be grateful they took the time to let us know. however we now know not everyone will agree..Nor would I have been concerned if the email had explained itself and who it was. Although I would have questioned whether it was morally right to use another's mailing list
Teddy Bear Artists and Friends has been set up as a nice place for bear artists and collectors to gather. It has been designed professionally and has its own forum and is already starting to buzz with activity as you already know.
Working in this industry myself and Lanie both understand how expensive and difficult it is to advertise and it’s taken us both ages to design a site everyone can enjoy. We have made the site free simply because we have many good friendsand customers in this industry and thought it would be a nice gesture to give something back to them and the Teddy bear community at large. We get a lot of traffic through our own personal websites weekly , and we expect you all to benefit from this. Let’s be realistic how often does everyone get the chance to showcase themselves for free, we both thought it was a great idea and have worked day and night to pull it off.
I would have thought it was a great idea had I had the opportunity to join and been given information about your new venture
We are not forcing anyone to join. We are not touting for business as some have said, we really don’t need it… My business is already doing very well thank you … We were just extending a hand of friendship… Unfortunately as always there are some who would like to chop it off…lol…
]I am sure you are not forcing people to join but my concerns were genuine. Also I am not one of those that would wish a business ill
Now big apologies for any mass e-mailings that may have happened today...lol We are still trying to get used to how this system works. When someone joins, it send mail not just to the new member but everyone on the list who has not completed a profile yet... There is nothing I can do to change this. And we have had many wonderful artists and collectors join today.
BUT I have not joined, so how can I receive an email asking me to fill in my profile. Webs allows you to individually send an email request for profile completion
I sincerley hope everyone is happy with the way things are. If you have any problems or input please just get in touch with us.We are putting as much time as we can into this but please be aware it may sometimes take us time to do things as we both work full time too. We would be really happy if you could help and tell your fellow bear artists and collectors about the site. It would really help this site grow into one huge secure community.
Warm regards to all of you... Darren
Here is a copy of the content of the email I recieved
FRAUD ALERT: There is some credit card / paypal fraud going on from Nigeria and other places with orders. Be extremely careful so you are not taken by a scam. When in doubt, ask for cash only or insist on seeing Ebay and/or other feedback ratings. Also consider using a reputable escrow service such as www.xxxxxxx.com to protect yourself. Sell & buy at your own risk using Bear Pile.
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Your membership has been approved.
You should now be able to log in and fill in the basic profile questions that allow you to belong to the site. YOUR MAIN PROFILE CAN BE FILLED IN LATER.
Check all messages including your spam folder in case you have missed any emails.
Then send us a jpeg photograph that best represents your teddy bears. Or we can source one ourselves...
* ONE SIMPLE REQUEST* We understand everyone is busy so we give you 14 days to fully complete filling in your profiles adding profile pictures etc...
You don't have to write epics but something is more interesting than nothing... If you are an artist tell us about you and your bears, if you collect or just love bears tell us about it...
Any member that has not filled in their profile fully and complete after 14 days of being on this site will be removed. This is not done out of spite but simply because we have put a lot of work into providing this site for everyone to enjoy, and we want it to remain interesting and pleasant for everyone to browse and look at... We strongly feel looking at blank profiles is not interesting. If you don't agree with this simple request please don't join.... Remember if you need help to do this please ask...
Ginger - Adoption Fee: £75.00 (GBP) / $113.60 USD (approximate)<br>
by FenBeary Folk 17 inches
This is Ginger, a saggy loveable bear
He is about 17 inches tall
He is one of a kind
He is made from a warm ginger semi sparse mohair, with ultrasuede paw and foot pads. He is 5 way cotter pin jointed with black boot button eyes and an aged embroidered nose. He has been aged and scissor sculpted to give a care worn appearance. He is filled with hypo-allergic stuffing, pellets and steel shot to give a nice weighty, saggy feel.
Thanks for taking a peak
As you can see, no name, no website or who it is
I hope that by reading this you will understand my concern and why I asked the questions I did.
Please note, to date I have had NO personal communication at all
Darren, bless you.............................you did make me smile :hug: :hug:
Sorry you have not had an invite.....................I just wish the person would come clean and say Sorry I made a muck up, we are all human after all
I am not sure whether to join or not. I do like the look of the site etc
BUT I was not asked to join but told that my membership had been approved.......................so I am a little confused as I have not joined anything, the message goes on to say I have 14 days to complete my profile details.................?????????????How when I have not joined
Did you all have a different message ???????? I think I would like an explanation of why I received that message, if it was an error then fine, mistakes do happen
I actually started the query on Bearpile as I was very worried
I have just listed this little one on Bearpile
Her name is Flo and she is only 4 inches, I have hand made her dress.
Thank you for looking
http://www.bearpile.com/detail.cgi?id=1281&item=35611
I should have come here, me too. I have just posted it onto Bearpile, its very naughty of them
I have been on the website and its seems ok with other artist already joined but I don't like the method
I am posting an appeal on behalf of my daughter for those of you who use very long faux fur.
You know the fur, bright colours about 3-ish inches long, feathered, two tone etc
She is intending to make wigs for her dolls but I am not sure where I can get this faux fur plus she only needs a piece about 5 inches by 3 inches per wig...................as you can understand buying by the fat quarter would be way too much at this stage, although she does intend to market them eventually
If any one can help I would grateful
Many thanks
I adore this one, he's sweet, funny and very very cute 
Her face is soooo cute
Ahhhhhhhh he's adorable
I love him..........................hugely cuddleable
He is fabulous...................I adore his colour
I love his face, he looks so sweet
Thank you so much all of you, I am so pleased you like her :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
Hi everyone, this is Beatrice
She is a little one a 4 inches tall and I have listed her on ebay till Sunday evening (UK time)
She is made from a deep burgundy cashmere and has a had made dress of pretty matching roses
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? … :MESELX:IT
Thank you taking a peak
Ahhhhhhhhh so cute, love the picture of him climbing into the box, it did make me smile
She is gorgeous, I do love your bears :hug:
Thank you all so much ladies, you are really kind :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
She is really cute and adopted too
