Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

thankyou denise, laurie, and matilda  for your lovely comments and i am so much looking forward to a lovely holiday and the show of course i will take plenty of pics and post on my return    melissax

welcome to julep another one done for my bear fair a week this sunday....... julep is 15 inches standing and i have made her from a chocolate faux fur and used mint pendants to match her eyes hope you like her

only 5 more to go then i am finished then ihave to get on with the hugest pile of irioning that i have ever seen :doh: then pack up and go to cornwall cant wait so excited now hope the weather is good to as spending the week there thanks melissa this is what i have made so far and so nearly finished my fingers are starting to hurt now lol the last 5 will be a chocolate bear with mint green eyes......2 more kittens 1 mohair rabbit and 1 large panda i will post pics just before i go melissa x

thansk jane for some amzing pics it look great and all the bears look wonderful :clap:  and congrats to everyone there

hi this is ozzie or oz for short he has been made from a lovely feathered  long piled faux fur he will be coming to cornwall with me on 22nd june for show there........ thanks melissa

thanks christine for your comments melissa x

hi this is TOPAZ 15 inches  my 1st large cat coming with me to cornwall bear fair i have made her from a luxury feathered faux fur and wanted to bling her up a bit so added a blue and diamonte collar and diamontes set on her feet hope you like her melissax

marigold is a fab name thanks christine  now onto that cat or i wont get the next 10 done in 2 weeks lol

thanks jacqui g imber came in at 50.00 for the year covering the lot wonderful i will go with that thanks again

cheers jacqui i have been on internet all morning what a headache they say where do you sell from i say ebay website fairs shows then they say do you sell worldwide i say yes they say sorry cant help you as international laws are differant than  uk    i will look at the other one you mentioned as well thought i would post this after last conversation with you cheers jacquixxxx   i better get cracking still loads of bears to make as well and running out of time.. i ahve put tags on all bears to state unsuitable for children so thats 1 bit done

thanks for your reply i am to interested in feednack i have been informed by other artists that this is required for shows fairs and sometimes you get asked the national market federation give you a card to take with you you also need product insurance  feedback please as never done a show and have no idea as another artist pointed out to me if something happens to someone from a bear you made then you need product insurance it makes sense but wanted to know from other artist do they have this i was told most do so thought i would post it and see

HI just wanted to ask does everyone here have these as a newbie i didnt and have been told for shows you must have it so looking around now national markets federation cover both for 76.00 for the year does anyone have these at a better rate cheers melissa x i have been so busy sewing it didnt occur to me that shows ask for this

hi this is no name as i havent given her one yet very bright and wacky and i am thinking naming her either boho    or custard any ideas will be great she stands 15 inches tall and will be coming to cornwall bear fair with me  hope you like her melissax thanks to christine bears at the bottom of the garden whom sent me this lush fur knowing i would turn it to something wacky for show thanks christinex

hi woodland teddies sell long bits of mohair extensions in all sorts of colours you just group a small bundle together and sew in place instructions come with them as well they come curly then you wet them to untangle them  air dry them then you can style them when you have put them in bundles ie hair straightners tongs etc they are good or i have also come across tibetan mohair in small sheets they comes on a thin suede backing you just cut what you want then sew in place again all colours just a idea hope this helps x i have seen a bear recently on ebay made frm all tibetan mohair looks fab i have been told you can buy on bigger quantitys they normally sell on 10x5 but if you ask you could get whatever you needed and just make the bear i am going to try it for a afghan hound so i will let you know how i get on as i was also having trouble getting something in the length for this dog i wanted and colouring well i have come across strawberry blonde and dark blonde just go to ebay and type in tibetan mohair and ask questions before you buy and woodland teddiesx

this is buttercup made from a lovely yellow mohair i will be taking her along to cornwall bear fair on 22nd june hope you like her melissax

hi welcome to tango he is my latest bear made from a stunning curly mohair in a orange gold colour hope you like him melissax

wonderful bears so original stunning work :clap:

hi i am a regular buyer from  honeysuckle furs and mo is very helpful about the furs, i have used so many differant ones from mo that i have lost count but i can say most of them dont have hardly any stretch at all and a joy to work with. i would ask mo for her advice before you order if you want one with a low stretch backing she will most certainly help you out.

thanks jeannie i will of course add pics when i have returned from show am really looking forward to it now thanks melissax

i am really pleased to introduce you to MARSHMALLOW 12 inches and comes with her very own photo frame with a shot of her in it i stumbled across this frame today and couldnt resist it as matched her perfectly hope you like her she will be coming with me to cornwall bear fair 22nd june lostwithial community centre 10am 4 pm

another one done i have named him boo  one of my favourites so far melissax

christine i know fudge is your favourite lol i am taking at least 4 kittens with me and i am working on a sweet bear at the moment so i reckon you will change your mind yet lol thanks melissax

these are lovely kim really cute.... love the fur ........good luck with the fair and the baby

thankyou so much christine for your lovely comments and i am still busy thanks melissax

hi all this is some of what i have finished and put together for the show  i will post another pic in 2 weeks of another batch of faces for you i have made a few fantasy bears with shiny wings very colourful and now working on some more traditional bears and cats thanks melissax the winged bears names are flutterbye large mohair bear with golden bronze wings then acorn then babybug and then summer fairy with butterflies and then my kitty called fudge