Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

What Peter said 

I magic tape the fur away from the nose.  Also make sure you've trimmed the fur back far enough around the nose that it doesn't get caught.  I never wax the perle cotton I'm sewing the nose with though.

'You put your right paw in...'

That looks like the machine I sewed most of my bears on, and that I still have as my back up machine - I only upgraded because I also make bags and quilts, and it didn't have a big enough throat for bigger items.

How much do you need?  I have a bale of it sitting in the hall, I'm sure I can spare a good hunk of it lol

Aww, love the big puppy-dog eye look!

Thanks guys, I was thinking at least one layer of soft bag, as I think a tin or box wouldn't be very cuddly - she doesn't seem to have an urn for him, and is quite adamant about keeping him together.  I'll bear in mind the weight too, thanks for that suggestion!

Interesting thoughts, thanks guys!  I've had a meeting with my gran's neighbour now (the lady in question is down with flu) and apparently at the moment the ashes are in a sealed plastic bag rather than an urn, and it's about the size of a 6lb bag of sugar!  She doesn't want them divided up, so they will all be in the one place - I think this is going to be one enormous bear, however I assemble him!

Now that I'm back from my globetrotting adventures, my gran has volunteered me for an interesting task.  Her neighbour's friend would like me to make her a bear, however it's one with a difference.  Her husband suddenly dropped dead recently and she would like me to make her a bear that his ashes can go inside so that she can still hug him.  Whilst I have nothing against the idea per se, I just don't know how to actually contain the ashes!  It seems like she would like a larger bear, and I have a couple I can take over to show her as examples, although this would be made from scratch, but I'm hoping that being larger that it will make it easier to hold them. 

Any ideas?  I thought I'd seen someone mention doing something with ashes before on here, but a search of the forums revealed nothing 

Thanks

Oooh err, you're going to have to stop saying I get around, people will talk     It was great meeting you guys, I just wish I had the time and money to visit everyone!

Congrats to all the award winners 

"You put your left leg in, your left leg out..."     

Hope you gets lots of interest Peter, and I think as a collector you must be an expert 

Awww, so cute!

Awwwwww 

Frequently lol

Such cute wee guys!

Don't be silly Sue Ann, he spent hours in front of the mirror to get it to look like that 

My, what big eyes you have!

I'm now having visions of Joanne doing dodgy deals out of a suitcase round the back of the carpark at that fair 

Say 'Ahhhhhh' 

Aww, she's gorgeous!

Going up!

Awwww, he looks so cuddly and playful