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Thankyou for your advice - looks like I have a lot of reading to do!!
Hi, Whilst the hints and tips are exceptionally helpful for the beginner, unfortunately I am the kind of person who needs pictures to help me. Can anyone recommend any good books for bear making - I have Jennifer Laing's book Teddy Bear Art which is great. I need a book that is a little more advanced than a beginner. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thankyou.
Thankyou, sculpting is very new to me so i guess practice makes perfect!!
Hi, I was wondering if you can help me. I understand that you have to stuff the nose firmly so you have a hard surface to embroider but when you needle sculpt for the eyes, how hard should you stuff the head? It seems that when I try the stuffing shifts on the bridge and it is .... squashy (the only word I can think of to describe). Should I needle sculpt before I put the head on the body I can still mould it? Any help would be most appreciated.
That has got to be the most hideous thing I have ever ever seen. 
Now thats the kinda nursery I would loooove to work in 
Hi I buy things via Paypal and am unverified. I am from Australia - the only reason I am unverified is because I think you have to either give your bank account details or upgrade your account. But I have my credit card details so I think most people may be in the same boat as me.
Take it easy Daphne our thoughts are with you. :hug: :hug: :hug:
Thanks Nancy, will keep that in mind - thanks for the help.
Done and done 
Let me know how you get on Daphne or if you need anything else from me. You are so sweet :hug:
WAGGIE SHAFT: To assemble; wind the small silver color adapter shaft counter clockwise into the bent silver color waggie shaft. Then push other end into adapter hole on top of music box. Slip plastic cover over waggie shaft and top of music box. To install in NON-JOINTED BEAR:leave a large opening in body back for stuffing. Stuff muzzle firmly. To keep stuffing in place attach a long thread inside at neck seam allowance, take a stitch at the nose bridge then back down to one cheek. Continue working in this manor back and forth around muzzle forming a web of thread against the muzzle stuffing. Try not to pull thread too tight or you will distort muzzle. Place assembled music box with waggie shaft into body and head stuffing around shaft lightly. Have bend of shaft right at neck level or slightly higher. Stuff around music box to hold in place. Do not stuff between back of music box (sound board) and fabric or the music will be harder to hear. The key may stick out of seam or make a buttonhole for it. For a JOINTED BEAR leave a hole in the back of the head to stuff through. Joint arms and legs. Make the joint holes in the body neck and head large enough for the waggie shaft. If the neck edges are not sewn closed gather to fit waggie shaft. Stuff muzzle as above. Put the waggie shaft through both pieces so the music box fills the shoulders and the bend in the shaft clears the neck. With a running stitch sew the head onto the shoulders. The head will move better if the stitches form a smaller circle than the disc size called for by the pattern. Complete stuffing as above.
This is from their site which may explain it a little more.
Has anyone ever used one of these in their bears? I am keen to make a bear with a music box in it and have the bear move to the music. I know Spare Bear Parts sells them in the US, however they don't have a secure website and I am not sure if I can get one in Australia.
Has anyone ever used one?
Kathy, do what you love..... that is the best advice I have ever heard.
:hug: You are so right D :hug: :hug: :hug: i Lu. I have cut my learning in half. I am going to run with scissors. I am sure it will be wonderful - however, be ready with bandaids
Thanks for the advice - I need to see the bigger picture I guess. I should be proud of what I can create and look to the future.
Good luck with it Sheila, it will be a success I am sure of it. :hug: :hug:
To all of those ladies/men out there like me just starting out - you see all the wonderful creations on this site and want to do them so badly!! How long does it take? I mean you obviously have other jobs/children/commitments in your lives - where do you find the time to perfect your craft? I am so proud that I can make a bear but that is all it is.... nothing special. I want to create something I can be proud of, something that has heart and soul in it like your bears do. Can you please tell me how to juggle life, work, children and your creative energy into something wonderful???
Yay I can contribute something Whooooo Hooo, It was Daphne
http://www.teddy-talk.com/viewtopic.php?id=2661
Hooray for me :clap:
An unusual Australian saying (sorry if it sounds rude) it wasn't meant to.
Sheila, you don't know me from a bar of soap but I looked at your bears on your website and they are well and truly beautiful. Your attention to detail is excellent and they are well and truly lovely. Don't despair - perhaps you need to give yourself some more coverage somehow, because you and your work are worth it.
I read with great interest the tips and suggestions on the web site and would like to incorporate them in my own bear making. I hope it's not a silly question but I would like to know if you could give me an idea for the Australian equivalent of Elmers and Magnatac. I don't think super glue would suffice as it does not seen to adhere well to fabric and I am not sure what other strong glue to use - I mean for eyes and polymer noses etc. Can anyone give me some idea? Thanks.
That looks great! It is nearing the end of summer here - I live in Wagga Wagga which is inland NSW. We haven't had any rain for about 8 weeks and it is dry and dusty. I would just love a snowball fight right about now!!
I just love this kinkajou - the first time I saw one it was attached to Paris Hilton.
A picture of our beach!! and my location Wagga Wagga.
I love living in the country, I used to live in Sydney but moved here 5 years ago. Country people are just the nicest, laid back people I have ever met. I am on 5 acres which gives my kids plenty of room to run around. As for the snakes, they seem to be prevalent around here, but I have only run into about three in all that time. As for the sharks, well the only thing in our river are fish and eels.
