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Hi Barb..welcome, welcome, welcome....please do not be a lurker any more. It will be lovely to get to know you. You have already helped with your wonderful information...no more lurking, you hear! We need all our friends to join in and I'm sure we would all love to see your bears.
Jane
Kirsten said
Would you add a dart on both sides to make it more round for the 2 piece head?
I have not added darts to any of my two piece head bears and I've done quite a few. I just stuff them really tightly and form the shape as I go along. I don't know if this would work on a big bear but it's been fine on bears up to ten inches tall.
These are all bears with two piece heads.
Jane.
Hi Marion and Irene lovely to see you here, please join in and show us some of your bears.
MARIE here's another hug for you (((((((((((((((HUG))))))))))))))))))))
Jane
Daphne and Winney I will make you a profile page as soon as I get your info and pictures.
It's good to hear that you other girls and Garnet of course like your pages. I hope they bring lots of traffic to your websites.
Jane.
Have a great time in Cornwall Paula. It is a beautiful part of England. I love going there and find it so relaxing each time I'm lucky enough to go there. I hope the weather holds out for you. Knowing the weather here I suggest you keep those pinkies crossed.
Jane
Guess I must be a mohair-aholic (great new word Louise) I can't resist buying all the yummy stuff. I have a HUGE stash of the stuff, as for adding up my receipts, well you must be joking, my poor old ticker couldn't take it. My daughter does that for me, raises her eyebrows and shakes her head a little then shuts the filing cabinet.
Jane
Take a look at my avatar, that bear does have a two piece head. I designed the pattern a year or so ago. I just added half of the would be gusset width to the pattern piece of the head sections and this is what I got.
Jane
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeee's great! I love him. Yes his proportions are a little out for a grown bear but hey when I look at him I see a bear cub. Like a human baby it has a large head and big eyes, these are the proportions that I have deliberately added to some of my bears to make them appear like cubs. What is the cute boy's name?
I hope you cover the poor bear's ears when you call him ugly! 
Jane
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WOW! Marie, can this really be true. How can you possibly have a responsibility to pay this debt?
Do make sure and check with your attorney before you go any further. This is just so wrong!
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Jane
I just love 'Mayflower' She looks really beautiful with the pattern flowing across her body. What a great bear she is, a special girl that anyone could love. You have done a fantastic, profesional job with her Clare.
Jane
Danni I like Thomas so much that I have added him to your profile page on my Crafty Folks website. Anyone who would like to see the new profiles of our Teddy Talk members go
to:
http://www.craftyfolksads.co.uk
and you will see profiles for Kerren, Danni, Meg, Laura,Louise and Rita. Anyone else wanting a profile just email me.
Jane
Ramsey Rooster is fabulous Sue Ann, what a clever, wonderfully inspiring lady you really are!
Jane
Danni, he's lovely, such a little cutie! You have made an excellent job with him. Thomas's proportions look great to me. Let's see lots of new Danni babies soon...Yayyyyyy!
Jane
There's still no way I'll ever be licking an envelope again!
As for stamps we don't have to lick them in the UK anymore as they just have to be peeled away from the packet and placed on the envelope...done!
Jane.
I read this on BBN and thought you should all read it as I'm sure at some time or another we have all licked an envelope.
Some inside info from someone who apparently knows....
I used to work for an envelope company. Our plant supervisor used
to work in
the Chicago plant and told us not to lick the envelopes because they
would
often find dead rats at the bottom of the glue barrel (after thousands
of
envelopes had been glued and shipped). EEWW!
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I work in a factory and we have 2 employees who used to work in an
envelope
factory. They told me that when the machine jams up, they use
whatever water
is handy to thin out the glue. This includes water that they just
mopped the
floor with. Since then, I've avoided licking envelopes...
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1.) If you lick your envelopes... You won't anymore!!! A woman was
working
in a post office in California. One day she licked the envelopes
and postage
stamps instead of using a sponge. That very day the lady cut her tongue
on
the envelope. A week later, she noticed an abnormal swelling of her
tongue.
She went to the doctor, but they found nothing wrong. Her tongue was not
sore or anything. A couple of days later, her tongue started to swell
more,
and it began to get so sore, that she could not eat.
She went back to the hospital, and demanded something be done. The
doctor
took an x-ray of her tongue and noticed a lump. He prepared her for
minor
surgery. When the doctor cut her tongue open, a live cockroach crawled
out!!!! There were roach eggs on the seal of the envelope. The egg was
able
to hatch inside of her tongue, because of her saliva. It was warm and
moist...
This is a true story reported on CNN.
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2.) Andy Hume wrote: "Hey, I used to work in an envelope factory. You
wouldn't believe the things that float around in those gum
applicator trays.
I haven't licked an envelope for years!"
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3.) To All: I used to work for a print shop (32 years ago) and we
were told NEVER to lick the envelopes... I never understood why until
I had to go into storage and pull out 2500 envelops that were already
printed for a customer who was doing a mailing and saw several squads
of roaches roaming around inside a couple of boxes with eggs
everywhere. They eat the glue on the envelopes. I think print shops
have a harder time controlling roaches than a restaurant. I always buy
the self-sealing type. Or if need be, I use a glue stick to seal one
that has the type of glue that needs to be wet to stick. After reading this you
will never lick another envelope or stamp ever again.
Have a nice day, & keep your tongues where they belong!
Jane
Hi Winney...Glad to see you back! Sorry to hear that you have been unwell but it's good to have you back here with us once again.
Jane
Shelli you really are an amazing lady! The avatars that you have made are fantastic. Because of you I bought Adobe and haven't stopped playing ever since it arrived. I bought it for my son but I've used it far more.
HIP HIP HOORAY FOR SHELLI!!!!YAHHHHHHHHHHHHY!!!!!!!
Jane
Gina they are so cute. I have resisted buying new bears for some time, but I'm sure all my will power will disappear as soon as I get to the Hugglets show in London on September 4th. I'm really looking forwards to it.
Jane
Hi Danni.
I'm so pleased that you like the profile. I am enjoying making them for my Teddy Talk friends. If anyone else would like to jump on in and have a FREE profile then just email me your details and some photographs and I will get one made for you.
Jane.
Oh boy, Is there no end to all of your talent you Teddy Talkers!
I certainly hope not as I am enjoying seeing all these wonderful critters. Keep them coming!
Jane.
Standing up on my soap box here....I will speak out for the 'British Loo Roll'
Poor you Eileen, you probably used some of the left over loo rolls from the dark ages....we now have luxurious soft, kind ,absorbable loo paper...no scratchy, crunchy, sandpaper to wipe away etc. etc....soft enough for a baby's botty...kind and gentle, that's the British loo rolls.
Jane
Phooey!!! Shelli I'd rather be constipated YUCK!!!! .............Reaching for the sick bowl now..............................getting greener buy the minute................................now where's the loo roll!
Jane
Wow! Linda I just love your work. Welcome to the board lets hope we can get to know you soon.
Jane
Golly, gosh ,gee whizz the mind is having all sorts of images going through it, but Oh boy I'm not going to comment on that one Hayley!................. tee hee!
Jane.
