Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

Thank you so much. Good luck at your show.

Denise thank you so much for the nice comment on my work.

Thank you Kim. 

Twinkle is a 8" OOAK Alpaca and mohair teddy bear with lockline neck that can be posed, fully jointed,the ears, muzzle and foot pads are white Alpaca, the body is white mohair, German glass eyes that are hand painted metallic blue,the nose is sculpted out of blue glitter yarn, poly fiberfill batting, metal pellets in both feet, the arms are stuffed very soft so Twinkle can place his hands on each side of his head, hands together in front, behind his back or overhead because his hands and face are magnetic, the eyelids are leather that is hand painted metallic blue to match his eyes,the night cap is royal blue glitter velveteen fabric with a silver and white pom pom attached on the end along with jewels around the headband, there is a silver jeweled star and a blue variegated wooden bead attached around the neck, the features are all hand painted.

Pansylea is a 10" OOAK hand dyed purple mohair teddy bear with German glass eyes that are hand painted purple glitter metallic, the inner ears and paw pads are purple leather, the eyelids are leather that is hand painted purple glitter metallic to match the eyes, the muzzle is soft white wool, the nose is sculpted yarn that is hand painted black with a lite purple top coat, the antenna are hand painted purple wire with needle felted wool balls with multicolored glass beads, the mouth is also needle felted variegated purple wool, grey lace collar with white flowers and white jewels, Pansylea has a hand painted purple jeweled pansy over her right ear, a yellow and purple pansy flower on the back of the wings, all of the features are hand painted, lockline neck, fully jointed, wire armature in both arms, metal pellets added to the feet for weight, poly fiberfill batting. Pansylea is also holding silk pansy flowers in her hand. She is very heavy.

Thank you Denise for liking Rosie. 

Rosie is a 10" Rose colored OOAK mohair teddy bear with German glass eyes that are painted Metallic Rose, the inner ears, eyelids and paw pads are tan leather that is airbrushed and hand painted pink and green, the muzzle is tan wool, the nose is green and pink variegated yarn that has pink glitter added to the top, all of the features are airbrushed and hand painted, the tongue is light pink needle felted wool, the antenna are handmade then painted black and Metallic Rose, wire armature in both arms, silk rose over the right ear, antique green charm on the bottom right ear, glitter ladybug on the inside left paw, antique gold belly button, silk rose, lockline neck, pink matellic lace around the neck, pink glitter wings with pearls with an antique rose in the center, fully jointed, poly fiberfill batting, metal pellets in both feet and arms.

Thank you for liking Beezee. 

Beezee The Bumble Bee Fairy is a 10" OOAK mohair bear with German glass eyes painted yellow, brown and gold eyelids, handmade gold and black antenna, yellow and black needle felted nose, the face and inner ears are brown textured upholstery fabric that is also airbrushed yellow, the trapunto paw pads are also upholstery fabric that is hand painted black,the features are airbrushed and hand painted, handmade yellow heart necklace on a black leather cord with 2 hand painted wooden beads attached, wire armature, lockline neck, fully jointed, poly fiber fill batting, hand made wings with silver glitter, gold jewels, black and yellow feathers, a bumble on the left arm and on the back of the wings. Beezee can sit or stand.

Flutterbe is a 6" seated OOAK tan Alpaca teddy bear with German glass eyes that have been painted plum, the inner ears, muzzle, and paw pads are purple textured upholstery fabric, variegated needle felted nose,the eyelids are purple leather, lockline neck, wire armature in both arms, purple wire antenna's on her head, fully jointed, poly fiber fill batting, metal pellets added to the legs for weight, two multicolored silk butterfly wings on her back,. Flutterbe is holding a wire and mesh butterfly net with butterflies, the handle is painted purple,the features on Flutterbe are hand painted.

Thank you Melisa. I am so detailed oriented with all of my designs.

Sweet Pea is a 10" OOAK sparse grey mohair elephant with German glass eyes that are hand painted metallic blue, multicolored hand knitted scarf and headband with a turquoise jewel in the center of the headband, lockline in the trunk and neck, the inner ears, eyelids, mouth, hands, tail and feet are grey and white textured chenille upholstery fabric, wire armature in both arms and a small piece of wire in the tail, poly fiber fill batting, fully jointed, metal pellets for weight, all of the features are airbrushed and hand painted. Sweet Pea is holding an antique spinning top toy.

Thank you Button Meadow Bears. 

Thank you for the nice comment. It was a lot of fun creating Muffie.   

Muffie is a 12" OOAK light brown mohair elephant with German glass eyes that have been painted Metallic Blue Topaz, the inner ears, tip of the trunk, eyelids, hands and feet are sculpted leather that has been textured, wire armature in both arms, lockline in the neck and trunk, antique beads around her head, leather and antique beads around her neck, poly fiber fill batting, metal pellets added for weight,all of the details are airbrushed and hand painted.

Baby Minkz is a 10" OOAK realistic black bear cub with dark chocolate mink fur, sculpted and painted claws, wire armature in both arms, German glass eyes and nose, needle felted tongue, sculpted and airbrushed leather paw pads, metal pellets added for weight, poly fiber fill batting, fully jointed, a silver necklace with an antique flower pendant attached around Minkz's neck.

Thank you Vicki. 

Thank you everyone for liking Twyla. 

Twyla is a 17" light brown OOAK mohair teddy bear with black resin clays, black leather trapunto paw pads, German glass eyes that have been painted copper with black Sculpey clay around the top of the eyes, the face and nose are needle felted, there is a white tiara with white mylar feathers on the back of Twyla's head, wire armature in the arms and legs, poly fiber batting, metal pellets added for weight, lockline neck, metal bolts, washers and nuts, the tutu and wand are handmade, all of the features are airbrushed and hand painted.

Sabastian is a 15" OOAK brown tipped mohair teddy bear with , German glass eyes that are hand painted silver, the nose, paws, inner ears and eyelids are airbrushed and hand dyed dark brown, the nose is sculpted clay that is hand painted to resemble wood, wire armature in both arms, hand knitted multicolored scarf with 2 gold antique bells attached, fully jointed, lock line neck for posing, poly fiber fill batting, metal pellets added for weight.

Thank you Vicki. Tundra has already found a new home. She is going to take a trip soon to to Europe. 

I am glad you like Tundra. :-)

Everyone please say hello to Tundra.

Thank you.   

Thank you everyone for liking Barnaby. All of the leather on Barnaby took me several hours to hand stain with three different colors of fabric dye to get the color effect that you see. The original color of the leather was gold.