Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

Congratulations Tami,  I bet you will make him/her lots of lovely teddies     !

Wish I had an aunt like you  .

Hugs,  :hug:

Peterbear

Ann-Marie,

I just loooove this little guy : he's so cute and cuddly; really wonderful  :clap: .

Hugs,  :hug:

Peterbear

Hi everyone,

I would like you to meet VINCENT : a gorgeous bear that Becky (Dangerbears) made especially for me.  I'm very happy to have him with me and Becky did a great job making him  :clap:  :clap:  :clap: .

Sometimes you get a bit lonely and then it's good to have someone to lean on... ("Rosemarie" by Sue Brotherwoord)

                               Sitting on the lap of old Grandpapa Steiff

THANK YOU BECKY FOR BRINGING VINCENT INTO MY HUG !!!   :dance:

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Hugs,  :hug:

Peterbear

Hi Catherine,

Jaunty is really adorable; I love his sweet innocent expression. 
I'm sure he will soon find a lovely new home .

Hugs,  :hug:

Peter, Lewis & Bailey

Hi Susan,

I'm glad you will be there as well.  It's my first time as well and I can tell you I'm pretty excited  .

I hope we will bump into each other : I will be wearing a white T-shirt with "TEDDY TALK.COM" printed on it, so you can't miss me  !

Hugs,  :hug:

Peterbear

I'm so pleased, Jennifer, that your bear arrived safe and sound  !

Judging by all the replies to your post you are not the only one to have experienced difficulties with courier services and customs.
I recently adopted three bears from the UK (to Belgium) and they were lost for 2 weeks (nobody knew where they were).
Both the artist and I were sick with worry.  After constantly harassing them,  the courier people finally found the parcel; so I know how you must have been feeling and how relieved you must be now  .

Hugs,  :hug:

Peterbear

Hi Angel,

I think it's a wonderful thing you did, making that bear for your friend. 

I'm certain the teddy will bring her much comfort and support when things are difficult.
So don't feel too bad about giving up your bear, but think of all the joy she will bring to your friend.

She looks looks really adorable. 

Hugs,  :hug:

Peterbear

Hi Marlys,

Your spring teddy is really adorable and the nose colour does give her a "springy" look.  I'm sure she will be a big success at the TBACA spring challenge.  :clap:

By the way, can I just mention here that I really love the homepage on your website : the teddy that keeps taking a peek through the window is just fantastic.  I feel like saying to him : please don't be shy, come on in  .

Hugs,
  :hug:
Peterbear

Natasha,

You are absolutely right : all the posts are just pieces of earlier replies glued together and interspersed with links to Asian escorts, New York escorts, etc.  Very very suspicious.   

Can the administrator remove this "person" from the site and delete all her posts ?

Peterbear

Wow Tracey : coming all the way from New Zealand, that is fantastic. 
I have heard from artists who have done several of the Hugglets shows that they still get nervous, so you will certainly not be the only one finding it overwhelming.
I will certainly stop by and say hello (unless I have fainted from seeing all those lovely bears  ).

Hugs,  :hug:

Peterbear

"Carefree" is absolutely adorable; I love her sweet innocent face  , but beware of the tiny claws  !

I wanted to see more of her on your website, but couldn't click on her picture  .

You're probably still working on  her page, but I would love to see more of her  :dance: .

Hugs,  :hug:

Peter

He is so adorable, Melissa, I know I would take him straight into my bed if I heard him whining.

And now you have to get up in the morning at 6/7 AM, isn't that great ?? 

I think Leo is a very smart dog !   

Hugs,  :hug:

Peterbear

Marilyn,

Here is what I thought : you can copy the TEDDY TALK.COM logo from the flyer and paste it into Photoshop or Word or any other document.  Print it out, stick it onto a piece cardboard or plastic and attach a safety pin .

You know me; I always want to do something more elaborate : so I took the logo, added a few photos and am going to print it on a T-shirt.  Here is what it will look like :

You will see me coming from a mile away, so you can get your bag ready  :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup: .

Hugs,  :hug:

Peter

Carolynn, don't you worry : I have bought a pocket camera just for the occasion and I know that it's common courtesy to aks permission before you take photos of the teddies; but I don't think that applies to photos of teddy bear artists  :crackup: .   So be warned, Jane, Marilyn, and other bear-makers, no hiding under the tables  !

Melanie, I was thinking the same thing : maybe it would be nice for some of the TT'ers to organize a little gettogether; although most of the artists probably know each other already, I really would like to meet some of the people "in the flesh".   We could all wear a badge with TT on it, or something like that  .
PS. Your latest bear "Lewis" is fabulous; so sorry that by the time I got to read your mail, he was already adopted  .

Hugs,  :hug:

Peterbear

Yep, it works like a charm now : very nice presentation   :clap:

Great job, Gijzette !

Hugs,  :hug:

Peterbear

ME TOO !!!  :crackup:

I also like him very much, Sue  .

As Becky pointed out, he's got such a lovely stocky body with long arms and a big head : very similar to the old teddies.

Makes you want to pick him up and give him a hug  .

Hugs,  :hug:

Peter

Hi Susan,

Your website is great : easy to navigate, lovely photo's and I also liked the blog item about Bobbi.

But there is one item for criticism : Why did Milo get to be on the "adopted bears" page and not Fudge and Jo-Jo : they were not very pleased  :

Hugs,   :hug:

Peterbear

Jane,

I was completely fooled by the photograph  .

Would it be so incredible that Sarah met Mr.  President ???

Unless Sophie had mentioned the possibility of a wax president, I would never have thought of that !   
I thought it might have been a Photoshop trick...

Sarah can keep the photo for her children and grandchildren and tell them she met the first black president who was seven feet tall  :crackup: .

Hugs,   :hug:

Peterbear

Thank you all for your great advice  .

Apparently everyone feels overwhelmed the first time they visit or exhibit, so I guess I won't be the only one.
I will certainly try to just take a leisurely stroll through the halls the first time and see which bears were waving at me  .

Many of you advised me to stick to a fixed budget.  Well I have taken care of that : I have appointed a "treasurer" for the day, who will accompany me to Kensington and who will be in charge of the amount I can spend.  Here he is, scrupulously guarding the budget    :

Kay,
you will certainly recognize "Toast" : ever since he knows he is treasurer, he looks very stern  !

Sue,
I loved your comment "If your head overruled your heart, you probably wouldn't be a teddy collector" : so so true  !!  I hope I will meet you there.

Marilyn,
I'm trying to think of a very witty reply to your suggestion to put me up for adoption (as a big blue Smurf ??), but my brain seems to be melting right now (temperatures of 35° C / 95° F).  But don't worry I will think of something  .

I'm sure I will have a great time once I'm there  .

Hugs,  :hug:

Peterbear

Hi Jane,
I love the photos of "your" monkeys (also the one with the glasses  ).
I especially like the chimps, because they have such amazing intelligence and very intricate social relations.

Though I would like to know where your fascination (or is it: obsession) with primates comes from .... 

hugs,  :hug:

Peter

Hi everyone,

I posted this message under the show and travel section, but, judging by the response (one : thank you Maria from Puca Bears), I guess not many of you read that section, so I hope you don't mind if I post it again under the general section.  I am certain that many of you have visited the Hugglets (or similar) show and can give me lots of good advice.

Here's what I wrote :

On September the 13th I will be visiting the Hugglets show in Kensington (London) for the very first time !

I have never been to a teddy bear event of this size and I am very much afraid that

I will lose my head

  when I see all those gorgeous teddies    !

Even thinking about the event already makes me nervous    !

So have you got any advice to give me on how :
- to stay calm and collected when seeing hundreds of teddy bears I would love to take home ?
- to keep me from ruining myself financially ?
- to decide which bear(s) I definitely want to adopt ?
- to remember to keep breathing 
- ...   

All suggestions are welcome.

Hugs     :hug:

Peterbear

Just your ordinary Internet Explorer (8) on Windows Vista.

Hi Gijzette (what a strange first name, never heard it before  ),

Your website looks absolutely great  , but I am afraid that I experience the same difficulty as Sue :

I really don't know anything about webdesign, so I won't even try to guess what the problem is, but it is likely that other users will have the same problem.

Hugs,  :hug:

Peterbear

Hi Kay,

It's good to see you getting back into the s(e)wing of things after the past difficult weeks.   

"Blaze" looks beautiful, but I'm afraid he's "too hot to handle" for me  :crackup:   !!

A big hug from,

TOAST,
WOODY,
MONTY,
MOET,
ANDES &

Peter