Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

What a fantastic achievement!  A massive CONGRATULATIONS to Rachel for doing so well!  I love the look of the little heifer calf which looks so sweet natured and certainly deserves a big cuddle.  Well done! :clap:  :clap:  :clap:

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Marilyn

Yay, a biker bear at last!!  (there's nothing quite like the sound of masses of bikes!  Music to my ears!  Ah!) 

He's a smashing little bear and I love the way you have dressed him.  And yes, there is definitely a little of Paul Teutal Snr. there!!

Hugs

Marilyn

Hi Tami,

Little Missy is totally gorgeous!!    I hope she is soon back to her normal lovely little self.

Yes, the photos are really sweet and she certainly knows how to pose beautifully! 

Hugs

Marilyn

Hi everyone,

I was wondering whether anyone had heard of this company.   I received an email today from someone in Japan, their company being
"M's collection Co. Ltd".

Has anyone had dealings with them please?  With all of the other emails doing the rounds these days, I was just wondering whether this was an "okay" email or one to be deleted.  I certainly don't want to offend the people if they are a "real" company so thought I had better check to see if anyone had had dealings with them in the past concerning selling bears.

Many thanks.

Marilyn 

I'm pleased I am not the only one!  Can't even "think a thought" sometimes!

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Marilyn

Oh, how lovely!  Such lovely little faces and expressions!

Hi Gijzette,  

Wishing you well with your surgery, and hope you have a speedy recovery.

Take care.

Hugs

Marilyn

Hi Kim!!  

What a beautiful little girl, and a beautiful name too!  Big congratulations to you and Simon, and I must say that you all make such a lovely family.  I won't recognise you now without your bump!  Both Phoebe Mae and I share the same birthday so I won't forget her special day!

Hope you are keeping well and enjoying your magical time with your family.

Big hugs to all. :hug:  :hug:

Marilyn

Hi Paula,

Can I have a "go" too please!!  I have never done anything "panda-rish" so it would be a lovely challenge and may get my brain back into action!!

Marilyn

Hi Richy,

I do sympathise with you as I have been there many a time!!  It could be a few things, but first I would check that you have entered all the links correctly on your local site, and double check link spellings etc.  If a link is wrong by the slightest dot, it will obviously not be able to track the image that it needs.  Double check you have uploaded everything, as sometimes I overlook uploading an image or something, and also remember to "refresh" that upload.  I can only comment really on Dreamweaver because that is what I use, but I should think that a lot of operations between servers are the same.

The only other thing is check with the GoDaddy people as they may be having a problem with their services themselves.

I am sorry I cannot be more helpful at this stage, but can only go on what has happened to me when I have encountered this problem.  But I would suggest trying this first.

Good luck!

Marilyn

Aawwww,  Gemma! You know why I love the little black one!!!  They are lovely!  You lucky thing!  I think our Woody was a bit of a ferral cat, we weren't told a lot about him when we got him from the RSPCA but your little one there reminds me of when our one was a little kitten.  That is brilliant news about Cleo too, so lovely to know she will be very well looked after.  ....   I think I will be visiting the RSPCA again very shortly!

big hugs for you and your kitties and bless you for doing such wonderful work! :hug:  :hug:  :hug:

Marilyn

Hi Jane!

You silly girl ...  you could NEVER bore us!!!!   thank you for posting such lovely pictures, it makes me want to rush down there and see them all for myself!  I think I may have a chat with my hubby and talk him round!  I have often followed the amazing work done at Monkey World via the many television programmes about the wonderful place.  They all work so tremendously hard and under such sad circumstances at times, but what fantastic people, they have achieved so much.  So thank you Jane and am pleased that you and Sarah had a marvellous time there.

Hugs :hug:

Marilyn

That is absolutely brilliant news!  He looks a gorgeous little thing too! :clap:  :dance:

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Marilyn

Oh, thank you Maria!!!!  I had been wondering!!!  Had a good l-o-n-g peek at the website and have enjoyed a lot of laughs!  thank you!

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Marilyn

Hi Sue Ann,

Aw, they are really lovely!  But can I please ask .....  what does "ICHC" mean and where does it come from?  Yes, I know I'm thick ....!

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Marilyn

Aw, what a lovely story!!    

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Marilyn

Absolutely breathtaking photos.  What a wonderful job to have, visiting beautiful places and seeing such wonderful animals.

Thank you for the link.  I will be looking at these for a long time I think!

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Marilyn

He!  I too had to really stare at this photo to try and work out which body belonged to which head!!

Fantastic photo!

Jane - enjoy your trip to Monkey World!

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Marilyn

Hi Andrea,

No, please don't worry!  I am neither offended nor upset as I know your title had nothing to do with my problems!!!!!

Going onto happier things  ...  yes, black mohair can be a pain to work with and equally difficult to photograph!  But what a transformation by doing the needlefelting, something I would like to have a go at sometime.  Do you just needlefelt over the top of the muzzle or do you have to cut the muzzle off and attach a needlefelted muzzle to the head? (if you see what I mean!)  I have never seen it done so I don't know I'm afraid!

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Marilyn

Hi Marlys,

Wow, that all sounds very impressive!  I think you are entitled to shout as loud as you want!  Congratulations to you and your son, you have both achieved so much!

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Marilyn

Hello Gemma,

I have learnt this week that life is too short and things you love can quickly and easily be taken away from you for good.

So, my advice is .........  go for it!!  Provided you have food on the table and the family are not short on anything, then enjoy your new hobby.  I think my new saying should be "Life's too short, so buy a bear"!!

Hugs

Marilyn

Hi Jane,

You are one very talented lady!  Your beads are beautiful, as are your bears.  Good luck with your new venture and would love to see more of your work.

Hugs

Marilyn

Hi Judi,

Wow, what a fantastic life you lead and how marvellous to have a happy skipping sheep running after you!  A beautiful name for her too!  Life at your home must be just one round of fantastic-ness!!!!!!!  No such word I know, but how else can I sum it up!  You are in for some fun!

Hugs

Marilyn

Hello Carol,

I like your bear and can see you have taken a lot of care with him.

I have actually come across this problem this week, in fact it was yesterday.  At the Stratford show on Sunday, a really lovely customer of mine bought one of my very large bears, and as she was leaving she said to me that if another particular one of my large bears was still available at the end of the show, then she would like that one too.

Well, I had a very sad yesterday as some of you may have read about, but the terrible thing is that the bear my customer would like, has a "little something" about him around the eyes that just reminds me of my cat Woody who died yesterday, and I know that I just can't part with him.  I know that I need the money, but boy, I think I need the hugs from the big bear even more, so I am not selling him.  No way could I put him in a box and send him away.  I may be way too sentimental about things ...  but that's just me and I guess it's not being very business-like.   But at least I get a cuddle .......

So yes, I think we all get a little sad when we have made a bear that we particularly like and someone wants it!!!  But if the feeling is that strong, then keep it!!!!  I have sold some bears in the past that I regretted selling, so I am not making the same mistake this time!

Hugs

Marilyn

What a lovely day we had!   I would like to send Samantha and her wonderful family and friends a massive "THANK YOU" for organising such a lovely bear fair.  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:  The atmosphere was really nice from the very beginning.  I think Jenny has just about said everything that I wanted to say about the day, so I won't repeat it all again, but I totally agree! 

I didn't get around to see as many TT-ers as I wished and am sorry for those I couldn't get to chat to, to say "Hi", but nevertheless I think I talked all day!  I was near to Kim and Ruth with their beautiful bears  - and Kim, well, she did brilliantly!  Well done Kim on all your successes today, you deserve it! :clap:  :clap:

It was lovely chatting with Yvonne and seeing her gorgeous bears - well done to you too Yvonne with your medal!  Very well deserved!   :clap:  :clap: And it was a delight to see Shelly's lovely rabbits!  Ah! 

I know I have missed lots out, feeling pretty tired at the moment and y-a-w-n-i-n-g an awful lot!  Zzzzzzzzzzzzz!

Sleep well Samantha, have a nice well deserved rest - you and your family were just brilliant.  And yes, the cakes were scrumptious!

Extra big hugs,

Marilyn