Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

She is so sweet, and what a brilliant idea.....my maiden name was Johnson.....

I meant to download my photo studio awhile ago when this topic was raised.

You may be surprised when you see my photo studio.

I use a footstool,  dark background cloth pegged to the drapes and I have natural light coming through the window on the right.  I don't use a flash, or lights.  I then use my photo program to adjust the colour of the bears.

The photo of Rhubert is an example of my picture results...

Found the book and also another that may be of help to you Jane.  The second book is not a Jennifer Laing book but it has some good tips in it also.  Will post them off to you later today...

I have one that you can have....have emailed you ..

This is great Sandi....can you email it to me so I can send it on...have tried to copy/paste but no luck..

Heather, she is adorable.....don't they just melt your heart when they are asleep...I don't mean "no crying" they just have this peaceful, angelic look when they are in slumberland..
I can smell her sweetness too...

Keep at it,  trimmimg can really bring out your bears character...

I have a particular bear I am re-doing at the moment....not happy with the head so am making her a new one.
When I have completed it I shall show you a before and after and I am sure you will get a big surprise on how different and better she will look.

I think she may even go into the post thats here "funny stories about bears"
Stay tuned..

Keep at he bear making, you will find your personal look that you are searching for...

What a gorgous family.....they are all adorable Kimberly...

I send my congratulations to Clare.....I just love babies and especially other peoples littlies...

am too old to get clucky....

Have been thinking of all the people  near to those horrendous fires...

Sending prayers and thoughts to all...

I agree with all of the above......and we are all such nice and friendly people...very refreshing....

Hello,

Its 8.00pm here in Aussieland....just about time for me to go and have a shower and then settled into bed with my book..

Here in Australia it is approaching our summer....today it is going to reach 30celius which I think in Farenheit is close to 100...HOT...

Aww don't you just love newborns, especialy when they are your grandchildren.....I have become a granma 7 times and the feeling you have with your first is the same for each one after that...congratulations and enjoy..

What a delightful pair, can't seem to choose which I like best, perhaps Romeo as his wistful look appeals to me...

I wonder if that works for us Aussies too... when I list on ebay.com.au the listing appears on ebay.com automatically...I have sold bears to England but I guess it was sighted on .com

Tina, well done and the best of luck....your little bear is a sweet-heart..

Yesterday while out shopping I went into an Op. shop or 2nd hand shop and found this bear.

He was sitting amongst all the Made in China bears (poor thing) and I just had to rescue him.

He is made from German mohair, lilac tipped and he is quite a large bear.  He measures 40cm or 18".
I have given him a face trim, a new bow and a brush.  I have named him Rhubert and he is sitting on my bed looking so happy, and I am happy too.  He will be my "feel good bear"because it just felt so good to save him. 

Only fellow bear makers will understand my sentiments... 

The cost for him was AUD$3.00.

Aleta,  I am on dial-up and have a website... I use freewebs and don't have any trouble adding pictures to my website...Haven't tried blogs yet..

The movie quote is correct, the godfather.  well done SueAnn

Kaytee,     Krista is on this forum, she makes fantastic doggies....  look for KPawz.....
I can highly recommend her work...

She is a wonderful bear, working with real fur is a challenge....keep at it..

Awesome bear,   he has such sweet eyes..

Well done Sandi,  he looks so pleased with himself at achieving a front cover...

Have had no response from my emails to this buyer so now its off to e-bay...and will leave negative feed-back.

As you say communication is the key and if there is none well they miss out...

I am having this with e-bay...first time it has happened.  Today is the day to threaten notifing E-bay of non-payment..