Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

Thank you for sharing with us Laura. What a wonderful idea! I probably couldn't get this done for this year, but definitely next year. I think I might do one for my mom from my daughter. They are very, very close. I know my mom would treasure it. She'll probably end up crying every day of the year! My daughter's not even three yet, but you know little ones always have the cutest way of saying things.

Oh, Deb, I'm so happy you got to keep the puppy. What a sweet surprise from your husband!

Other dogs do make great potty trainers, don't they? Training our second dog was much easier. She just followed around our other dog, learning from him.

Jane...ringing a bell...that is cool!

Kathy, I do hope you receive the jacket and everything goes smoothly. Hopefully it really was shipped and the USPS just isn't current with their tracking. In my experience it usually isn't very up-to-date. I have actually received a couple ebay items and the USPS tracking system still said it was "expecting to receive it."

I'm sorry you had so much trouble with this "old bat".

Well, if she does give you negative feedback you can respond to it in your own feedback with an explanation. I'm sure that you have plenty of positive feedback to outweigh that one negative.

Is is against ebay policy to call her an old bat when you leave feedback for her??   

Glad to help...if I did.

And yes, it made sense!

Yup,    Koolaid is very easy and very cheap and non-toxic; although you shouldn't inhale it.  But I'm no Koolaid sniffer so it works great for me. They make all sorts of threads and yarns you can crochet with. I wouldn't use the same kind of yarn for a bear as a baby blanket; but I could if I wanted. The picture is of a dollhouse-sized doily I made using a single strand of embroidery thread and a miniscule crochet hook. Anything goes as long as you can imagine it!

The cost of threads and yarns really varies. A skein of embroidery thread is only a quarter and angora yarn can go up to $10-12 per ball. I only buy angora when I can get a really good deal around $4-5 per ball. With my smaller bears I can get 3 bears per ball and the thicker, fuzzier ones like in my avatar take about 1 1/2 balls per bear. So it really does vary, but still inexpensive on my standards.

I can also sew, embroider and cross-stich. I dabble in scrapbooking. I really love all different crafts and have experimented with lots of things over the years. My mother and sisters can barely sew on a button! Everything I do has been self-taught.

I usually just go to artist bear category and view the newly listed bears. If I go there often enough I can keep up.

I've noticed a lady who sells thread crochet bears and also other types of bears occasionally. If it's not a crochet bear she will title it like...miniature mohair bear by thread artist [her name]. So you could try something like...MIKI - 12" Alpaca Bear by Mohair Artist Deb

Certainly can't hurt to try. You wouldn't be misrepresenting plus you have the words artist and mohair in the title.

Nettie! This bunny is a doll! I'm sure she would do well if you put her on ebay!

Congrats on your first ebay sale! What a lovely email; I'm so happy for you!

Estelle, they look great! What a wonderful idea.

So glad you had a wonderful time, Marie. Thanks for sharing the pic with us, very lovely bears! I just love the bear in your avatar. What a sweet little doll she is! Congrats on the sale, too!

Well, Chrissie, so far I've only done crochet bears. When I started I just used cotton crochet thread. I only did a couple of those before I started using angora yarn. Angora is my favorite so far because they are nice and furry and with the bigger ones I do you can barely even see the crochet stitches. (Like the guy in my avatar) I also have some lace weight cashmere yarn. I did a couple of bears with that. While they turned out super soft they weren't furry so now I save the cashmere for hats and scarfs and such. And the cool thing about the angora and cashmere is that I don't have to buy a huge assortment of colors. I have a very easy and CHEAP method of dying...Koolaid! The Koolaid only works on yarns and threads made from animal fibers...wool, angora, cashmere, mohair, alpaca.

I used to go to a lot of shows but I don't think I ever did at Christmas time. It's been a long time since I've been to a show. Heck, I can't even remember the last time I went to a movie theatre!

However, I do like to watch the Christmas movies on TV too. I still like watching the Christmas cartoon specials too. 

Penny, what a fabulous ceremony!       

Thanks Stephanie, and Penny, the bearer of good news!

Yep, Daphne, believe I cried too first time I heard it!

Uhhhhem....Daphne...where are your pictures???   

Reckon I wouldn't like that either! 

Shari, I do hope everything works out for the best.

      Still laughing, Judi!

I know this song, Deb, but haven't heard it in quite some time. Who is this by?

Thanks for the Christmas boost!

Great idea, Daphne! I will have to come back to this one in a few days when I get finished!

Woooohooooo! Yay Fran!

Very cute smilie, by the way! I'm to darn lazy to even try to figure it out! 

You're most welcome! 

Also, after they pay, you'll receive an email message from paypal to notify you. Just like they do for an ebay item. And I say, if they give you money...it's for real!

Congrats on the sale!

I don't know anything about Bear Pile, but if you know the buyer's email address you can send them an invoice through Paypal. Log into your Paypal account, then go to Request Money tab at the top of the page. Then you'll have a form to fill out which is pretty self-expanatory. Hope this helps.

awwww...he is so sweet. I wish my dogs weighed under 3 lbs.!