Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

Wow, Kelly, what a gorgeous hunk of a Christmas teddy :  he really is magnificent and can sit on my lap any day !    :clap:

Hugs,  :hug:

Peter

Wow, I got nine cards this week  :dance:  !!  They are all so beautiful, I just have to share them with you.
This really is a fantastic initiative: each new day brings a ray of sunshine in these dark days  .

Thank you Raewyn, Jill, Eva, Jane, Amber, Pat, Carolyn, Gail & Lynn ! :hug:

P.S. These teddies just can't stand me taking pictures without one or more of them in it.  The two ladies in the top picture are Chloé and Justine, made by French teddy bear artist Sylvie Amalric (ours perle-de-miel). The one in the second picture is Mr. Frosty by Ellie Covell (elliebears).

Hugs,  :hug:

Peter

I'm decorating my tree tomorrow .... can I hire these guys ???     

what a fun video; thanks Alison !   

Hugs,  :hug:

Peter

Awww Jane,

That is soooo funny.  He does seem to be enjoying himself; maybe he thinks he's swimming  :crackup: !

Thank you for sharing that with us.   How do you guys find all these funny movies ???

Hugs,   :hug:

Peter & George

PS. The magazines arrived yesterday : looks like I've got a lot of reading to do 

Hi Thomas,

Both Claude and Scrappy (or Scruffy  ) are gorgeous.
What a lovely idea of Becky to put an extra bear in the box  .   Just goes to show what kind and generous people teddy bear people are  .  So a big hug to you, Becky  :hug:  (from Vincent and myself)!

I also loved your story about the box being delivered at your office and you taking them out immediately and giving them a big hug.  What a way to show your love for the bears !  I applaud you, Thomas  :clap: .
I am afraid I'm not yet ready to come out and proclaim my love of the teddy in front of my colleagues   :crackup:  .

Hugs  :hug:

Peter

Hi Jolene,

A very warm welcome to TT ! 

Charlie bears are a great way to start your own hug of teddy bears.  I have several of them myself and they are really adorable.  Mind you, you have to keep an eye on them, because they will get up to all sorts of mischief when you're not looking    (well most teddy bears do).

Have you decided which of the Charlie bears you want to adopt?  I hear that some of them have already sold out completely.

A word of warning though : teddy bear adopting, teddy bear hugging, teddy bear collecting, ...  is VERY VERY ADDICTIVE !!

Anyway here are a few photos of my Charlie Bears : Slothy Joe (the one in the tree), Purdy (the little one admiring the flowers) and Titus (resting like a king).  I hope you like them :

Hugs,  :hug:

Peter

Hi everyone,

As a teddy bear lover (and not an artist), I still get a very warm feeling inside me, when I see one of the bears that I have adopted in a publication.
Although I have absolutely no artistic merit in it, it does give me great satisfaction when I see the work of a bear artist whose teddy bears I greatly admire and have already adopted in print (or on the web).

Therefore I was very pleased when I found this German e-paper called "Kuscheltier News" (Kuscheltier could be translated as cuddly animal).
In it there is a feature of two well known artists (well known to me, that is) and members of TT :

KAY HOLROYD (Katiecountrybears) : a three page spread !  --  CATHERINE YOUNG (Bumpkin Bears) : extracts from her blog (with a photo of my two darlings Lewis & Bailey)

The text is in German only, but it has a lot of teddy photos as well.

If anybody is interested in seeing more, this is their website : http://www.kuscheltiernews.info/

Hugs to all of you  :hug:

Peter

What an adorable couple, Tessa ! 

and such a "cool" car; who wouldn't take his girlfriend out for a drive.   

Hugs,  :hug:

Peter

Many Congratulations, Claire !  :clap:

I'm really looking forward to seeing the bear you entered.
Don't keep us waiting too long... 

Hugs,  :hug:

Peter

What a terrible thing to happen to your brother, Randy.     Thank heavens he is OK, but the emotional loss must be severe.

So my whole hug is sending out all their BEAR POWER to you and your brother Ryan ! 

Hugs,  :hug:

Peter

Awww, Terrie, there are all adorable, but "Santa Panda" is just to die for    !

Hugs,  :hug:

Peter

Here are the four lovely cards I have received so far.
Thank you Lisa, Jeannette, Becky & Paul (love those stamps). 
This is such a fun idea !  :dance:

Of course some teddies wanted to be in the picture as well : in the background is "James" by Janice McLeod and on the right is "Cluck" by Kay Holroyd.

Happy holidays everyone ! :bday:

Hugs,  :hug:

Peter

She is really adorable, Roxanne  I love her sweet innocent expression  .

Hugs,  :hug:

Peter

Congratulations to your husband and you Brenda ! 
When the time comes (it will be here sooner than you think), please show us some pictures of him  :photo: .

I guess there will be a sort of policy against carrying a teddy bear with him and letting the teddy holding the torch ?? 

Hugs,  :hug:

Peter

I was thinking "Don't let the cat out of the bag !" :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup:

Although "there isn't enough room in that bag to swing a cat !"  :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup:

And "I wouldn't buy a cat in a bag !"  :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup:

Silly, I know, but as the wise Groucho Marx once said : "

He may look like an idiot and he may talk like an idiot, but don't let that fool you: he really is an idiot."

Have a great weekend, everyone. 

Hugs  :dance:

Peter

I got my card from John as well this week.  It is really lovely.  Thank you John !

Hugs,  :hug:

Peter

Hi Lisa,

It's nice to have you back on TT.    Hopefully you will find more time to spend with us and sharing your lovely bears. 

Please post some photos of the bears you will be displaying on Sunday ??   :dance:

Hugs,  :hug:

Peter

He is really beautiful, Sue; I love the expression on his face and the lovely curved arms. 

I'd have a hard time parting with him as well  .

Hugs,  :hug:

Peter & Bashful & the gang of teds

"Cluck" is the most beautiful of three hatchlings and that's saying something, because the other two were already gorgeous, Kay !! :clap:

What a beautiful colour and such lovely expression on a tiny face : adorable, I can't resist him.      

Sent you a seperate mail (     ).

Hugs,

Peter,
Moet,
Monty,
Toast,
Woody &
Andes

Hi everyone,

From a very reliable source (a TT teddy bear artist), I got the following question about participating in a survey about teddy bear collecting :

Hi, my name is Cherry, I am currently a 4th year senior attending the
University of California, Berkeley. I am wondering if you can spare some
of your time to help me out by filling out a short questionnaire/survey
for my research paper for my commodities class. My research paper
basically wants to answer the question, Why do people collect things? But
more specifically teddy bears. I understand if you don't want to, but it
would be great if you can.

In full disclosure, if you decide to, the information gathered will be
completely confidential (i.e. I won't reveal your name(s) in my research
paper). Also, you have the right to not answer any question that you feel
is too personal.

Also, in full disclosure, I found you through various articles of TEDDY
BEAR AND FRIENDS.

Cherry Luu
Undergraduate|Fourth Year|Sociology Major
University of California, Berkeley
cherryluu@berkeley.edu

I believe it's completely legitimate and so I filled out the questionnaire and asked Cherry to send me a copy of her paper when it is finished.
Perhaps some of you would like to send your answers to Cherry ? cluu25@calmail.berkeley.edu

Hugs,  :hug:

Peter

That is such an amazing and beautiful work of art  :clap: .
I would love to have one on my wall. 

Can you tell us something about who made it, Ellen ??

Hugs,  :hug:

Peter

Lovely bears, Paula! I especially like Robin Red  .

I'm glad they all found new homes so quickly. 

The presentation on your website is so beautiful : love the falling snowflakes!  Much nicer than the falling raindrops (many of them) we are getting here. 

Hugs,  :hug:

Peter, Morris, Horatio, Paddy, Tiddler & Bellamy

Just what the doctor ordered on a wet and windy day like this : a lovely warm huggable teddy   

He is lovely Catherine  :clap:  !

Hugs,  :hug:

Peter, Bailey & Lewis

What a beautiful couple, Joanne, I adore the expression on Yuma's face : so sweet. 
The detailed foot and paw pads are wonderful as well.

I'm sure they would look great under my Christmas tree, ho ho ho  .

I wonder how many hours/days/weeks you spent creating this wonderful set. 

Hugs,  :hug:

Peter

Hi Kay,

You are right : the tipped mohair works wonderfully well for Chuck and Chicki-Dee : they are both adorable. 

I wonder where I can get some eggs that hatch lovely teddy bears ??  :crackup:

Have a great week !

Hugs,  :hug:

Peter, Moet, Monty, Toast, Woody & Andes