Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

Do you have to be there in person for the awards like the BBAA's?

I not sure of the rules for this competition?

Shelly

You are all too kind.

Julie congratulations back to you, the bears are beautiful and the snow scene is exquisit. I can see that in a big shop window Christmas display.

Shelly :clap:  :clap:

Thanks Samantha it's great to see all the photos again. Well done with your two wins they are both beautiful. The plaques are great lit up aren't they, and just make me smile.

Congratulations
Shelly :clap:

Congratulations Julie the bears are all fantastic and the Christmas ones , well I bet there's a few people going to fight over them.
:clap:  :clap:
Well done
Shelly.

I'm glad you got your email Judi as I could not remember which you had won but I new you had done superbly well. All credit to you and extremely well deserved they are all fantastic. :clap:

Shelly.

Thanks again everyone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your comments are lovely.

Oh I didn't realise you were Hegderow bears, your avatar name threw me! Well I actually had you down as the winner LOL . Yes you do get an illuminated plaque too!!

Shelly

And many congratulations back to you too Judi, you're entries were fantastic!!! :dance:

I can't imagine the hours of work you must have put into them .

Well done
Shelly.

Thanks Christine . I'm really sorry that your circumstances didn't allow you to be there.

Best wishes
Shelly.

Congratulations do you have photo of your bear I can't remember all the winners?

Thanks to everyone for your support  .......I have been celebrating by painting my new work room ........back to reality!!  But when it's done I'm going to put a shelf up and put my illuminated award on it. I may never get another!!!

Shelly

Congratulations on your lovely little bear!!

We won't need Christmas Trees this year I'm just going to put some tinsel around my award and light it up.

Sorry Catherine I wouldn't like to confirm any of the results in case I got it wrong, but this year they seem to have changed it and awarded a first , second and third place.

Best wishes
Shelly

I'm afraid I'm going to blow my own trumpet as yesterday I came 'first' in category nine of the British Bear Artist Awards 2007.

It was a very wet and windy day in Brighton but my spirits were lifted by coming first for
'Bear Makers for less than 18mths'.

My entry was my first teddy I've made so maybe I will have to include teddy friends with my rabbits more often.

The standard of work in all categories was wonderful and the work put into some of the larger pieces was just amazing.

Well done to everyone else and also to everyone who was shortlisted.

Best wishes
Shelly.

Hi Jane and Marlys

You've both been added to my links page.

Shelly

Hi

I did the opt out thing as well but I visited again today and it's back to how it was. I don't know if you have to opt out every time.

I went to the 'buy' page and clicked on 'dolls and bears' and then clicked on 'artist bears'. This then took me to a main page where on the left hand side there was different options with only 2 available, I think one was for 'new or old' and the other was for 'Type' but there was no artist option there.

I had to scroll down further on the left hand side to then find the option for 'narrow your search' where 'one of a kind' , 'manufactured' and 'other artist bears' are listed.

They are quite difficult to notice as the page does not fit your screen size.

Am I right that this is how people are not able to find the artist bear's?

I agree I don't know why they change things, I was about to list in ebay but I'm not sure now.

Can someone just reply and tell me that I've understood it correctly?
Many thanks
Shelly.

Hi Penney

Just send me an email and I'll sort it out. If you have a banner you can include that as well.

Thanks
Shelly

Hi Paula
Try this
At the top of your page it should say 'view' click on it.

The drop down bar will have the words 'Text size' on it  click on it.

I would click on 'Largest'.

I think this should work.

Shelly

Hi

Your website looks great and I know had long it takes because I have just done mine. 

I would love to swap links so I will email you with my banner .

Best wishes
Shelly.

Hi Terrie

I've added you to my site now.

Thanks
Shelly.

:dance: Ok girls you're all loaded up !!!! :dance:

Hi everyone

I have just updated my website and would like to know if anyone would like to swap links?

Here is my link but just contact me if you want to be added.

Thanks
Shelly.

Thanks Jennie,

I do have a light tent but my rabbits are too big for it especially when you try and add a cardboard backing.
I do have three lights as well but I'm never quite sure where to put them so I'll try doing the way that you say.

Thanks
Shelly.

Hi 

This question may have been asked a hundred times so if it has could someone point me in the direction to find the answers? Many thanks.

When I take photos with my camera if I use the flash I always end up with a black shadow on my photo around the object.

If I turn off the flash then I can't get very close without the image appearing to shake. I have all the lights and a tripod but I do find it so difficult taking pictures.

I always manage to get one or two out of a bad lot.... but believe me the air is blue  and my husband hides.

Any advice would be most grateful.

Thanks
Shelly

Hi

Melanie the bears look great !!! I love the style. It's hard with a baby around and building work ? My goodness you don't do it by halves!

Anyway here is my sneak preview.... I'm playing with photoshop cs3 at the moment so I'm taking any opportunity to mess with it .
Really looking forward to the show and chatting online.
Shelly

Well I was determined to crack it.

I downloaded another trial version of photoshop, this time CS3 and through determination I have arrived at this.

I must say that I'm feeling really pleased with myself , especially when I realised how to do cut outs, there was lots of jumping around with excitement.

It has taken a lot of fiddling but I hope you like it!!

A very happy Shelly.

Hi

I am like many of the people on this post and would love to do all this stuff.  

My website is done on Yahoo sitebuilder which is as simple as 'abc', and does the job at the moment. 

I downloaded a trial of photoshop but just couldn't work it out. 

I have something on my computer which is adobe image ready CS2. It looks similar to photoshop but I don't know if it's something I can use on it's own or if I need photoshop to go with it .

I have fiddled with it but I'm not sure how to do the layering , and then even if I successfully did something can I save it or does it have to go into photoshop first.

Absolutely ANY advice would be wonderful .  My patience is wearing very thin. LOL    

Many thanks
Shelly

Hi
I have loved seeing all these Halloween offerings they are wonderful.

Here is 'Witchy Poo' dressed for the Halloween Ball.