Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

Well done Daffers! You look great, relaxed and YOUNG! What ya using to keep that fresh face hon? Give me the secret.
Seriously, you deserve the recognition for all the hard work you put into Mimzy Daphne. Congratulations.
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Penny

Hi Laura, your web is fab, i will email you with an idea i have. ooooh mysterious huh?  :crackup:

You go girl!  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:

Penny

I tried to look at your website this morning Chloe and could'nt access it...........it's a server problem.
Hope it comes back soon!
Penny

There is another way to find the create your own 'About Me' page........
When you go to any auction and the seller has an 'About Me' page, just click on the logo to visit it and at the bottom of their page is the option to create your own page. At least there is on eBay.co.uk

Penny

HUGGLES?  FOR EVERYONE  LOUISE?

WHOOPEEEEE

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Is that enough do you think? 

Penny  :hug:  (one more for luck)

Any re-decorating is a nightmare Brenda but with nasty infections around you just don't need it!
RUN TO YOUR DAUGHTERS HOUSE NOW!
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Good luck with the flooring and get better soon both of you

Penny

Congratulations Sophie  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:
I am so pleased for you, you have worked so hard.

Big Hugs  :hug:

Penny

You only need to have pics/images at 72 ppi for use on the www Denise, no need for a larger size. They load quicker too.

Resize advice? I would need to know what software you use to resize your pics.

Penny 

Nice Blog Yvette..........love the bunnies!  Love all your work but the bunnies get me!

Please add me my dear...........i'll be your bestest friend foreverandeverandever 

and i'll add you to mine 

Penny  :hug:

http://www.gotobedbears.com

htt://www.bear-artists-online.com

Thanks Jane you're a peach  :hug:

I still did'nt get that diamond necklace that was twinkling away in the local jewellers window  :twisted:

What a swizz!  :crackup:

Penny 

Noooooo!    Oh what a shame Jenny. This flu thing that has been going around over here is just awful is'nt it? I had it last month and i am still getting over it. We need some prolonged cold weather to kill off all these nasty bugs.

I'm glad to hear that you have been offered another table in September Jenny - maybe i'll come and see you and the bears!

Get Well Soon 

Penny 

The pics you posted are by Wendy Meagher and she sells the patterns for them - go to...

www.whendisbears.com

I love her bears and bunnies, in fact i like them so much i bought myself one last month! There goes the budget again!

Penny 

Yeah me too Sabine 

SNOWGLOBES??? You have to be having a larff Shelli. SNOWGLOBES??? Nah, don't believe it. OK they are a bit tacky and i know people who collect them but SNOWGLOBES are a threat to life and limb?

Nah. Gerroff. No Way.

Is the world mental?

Penny

P.S. Shelli my dear dipwad.......what is a Dipwad?

Ahh, i see. Not That Hemingway.  :redface: doh!
Six toes - how delightful. How do they play "This Little Piggy Went to Market"? Perhaps they add "...and this Little Piggy went to Honolulu"?

Siamese are alley cats? Blimey - here i am thinking up ways to get the cash together to buy one when i can just go to Thailand and pick one up for free (probably be cheaper to pay for the flights and accomodation than to buy one here in the UK). Have to smuggle the little beast back into the country though?!?!

I used to have an Egyptian Mau - he was wonderful, the best cat anyone ever had, he had the mark of the Scarab Beetle on his head and his fur was tinged lilac. His name was Gizzy Woo. He was a Star.
We did'nt buy him, he came from some friends of ours who had pots of money but no time to look after a cat (a bit of a status symbol i think so that's why they bought him) so they gave him to us. I would love another Egyptian Mau.

I love cats - did you guess? 

Penny

Oh Goodnes Gracious me Kim - what a simply enchanting idea! Marty Feldman was just soooo funny. You gotta name the cat Marty and i want to buy it!!!

I don't know what a Hemingway cat is............does it get smashed a lot and spend a lot of time travelling round bars? Obviously a womaniser too or would that be a 'queenyiser' ?

Penny 

Well, i make dolls but i guess your Mom would have a fit if you bought her one of mine as they are a bit flakey and odd. But here's a couple of pics anyway. Dear Old Erasmus he's such a hunk and now residing with our very own Kim in the US of A.

If it's any consolation Jodi..........Photoshop drives me nuts and i know how to use it 

Well done you 

Penny 

An arm and a leg

Hi Christine,
I would state quite categorically in my auction that i do not agree with the new hidden bidding and that if anyone wishes to bid on my item as far as i am concerned there is nothing to hide and that all bidders ID's/bids could be obtained from me once the auction is over and they had bid.  Obviously if they were'nt happy with this they simply would'nt bid. I wonder how it would go down with punters?

I'll try it the next time i list something and see what happens. I can't see why i need anyones permission if they all took part in the bidding - surely not? And if the auction has finished what does it matter.

You know, i just can't get my head around this new ruling from eBay. What a bloody waste of time and what a pain in the butt.  We could all be bidding on each others bears -

HEY WHAT A GREAT IDEA!!!!! Lets all get together - set up a consortium and all bid on each others bears!!!!
YAY! We could all be living it up in Barbados by next Xmas. I baggsy the yacht and lithe limbed limbo dancer.
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This just a joke - don't nobody get outta their tree please (tippy toes here)

Penny  :dance:

Oh i forgot to say.........someone had a great idea about adding a note to their auction about offering to send their bidders a copy of the the other bidders names? What a great idea! That's the way to go is'nt it?

And, i forgot to say - dammit, i've forgotten it again. I'll have to come back later when the old brain box has been rebooted.

Penny - middle age ain't all fun y'know

You know Kim, i have been toying with making an oriental cat (did we once discuss this before - i think we did a while back) and keep remembering a siamese cat that belonged to an old lady i knew when i was growing up. This cat had the wonkiest eyes i have ever seen in my life - it was a miracle that it could walk in straight line let alone leap around. One eye went left and the other went any which way ha ha ha

Beautiful blue eyes though - just wonky as billy-oh.

I might make an oriental one like that, be fun to see if it sells won't it?

hmmm what could i name it? Won Kee Woo  :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup:

Penny 

I make bears and collect them so here's my take on the whole kerfuffle....

Well, personally i HATE the new hidden bidders thing on eBay and have'nt bought a bear  from eBay since it was introduced.

I never used to bid on Private Auctions as i always felt uncomfortable bidding when i could'nt check to see if there was any shill bidding going on. Not that i'm saying every private auction was dishonest cos i'm not - it's just my personal preference to know who's doing what and when and with who.

I don't know how other collectors feel about it but i am very doubtful that i would bid on a bear now unless the artist is someone i have bought from before or had watched their auctions before the change came in and felt that they were trustworthy.

I have'nt sold on eBay since the change came either - i always promised myself that i would never use private auctions and now i am, in effect, being forced into doing it. Which is a shame because my cats were doing really well and know i won't be able to use eBay to sell them.
Yes, i know there are other auction sites and i do have my website but, i don't care what you say, eBay reaches the largest audience and if you are struggling to make a name for yourself and your bears it is the perfect marketplace for doing this.

I think shill bidders should be dragged from their beds at dawn - have their backsides kicked and their foreheads tattooed with " I am a dirty rotten cheat" before making them clean out the nearest public toilets........with their tongues..................but then again i'm just a peacenik.
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Penny 

Hi Girls,
thanks for all the delicious comments about Bear-Artists-Online.  :hug:

Can i just make a little announcement here please? Not sure if this is allowed by TT so if it is unsuitable i will remove this post if someone here lets me know. No Probs.

If you wish to join Bear-Artists-Online as a Mummy Bear member your submission to join, your payment and all info/photos for use on your Showcase page must be recieved by the 25th Febuary 2007 at the very latest.
This is to enable me to get all members Showcase pages designed and completed in time for the Grand Opening on *1st March 2007* when all members 'Available Bears' sections will open.

Baby Bear membership may be taken out at any time - no deadline for this.

I am working hard to get Bear-Artists-Online completed so please bear with me if you visit the site and new content is not visable - it's there, you just can't see it! ha ha

New Mummy Bear Showcase pages are appearing as soon as i complete them so you can have a wander through and get a sneak preview. All members available bears sections will open on the 1st March 2007.

Thanks Girls, come and join up. Just email me and i will send you an informational email. What have you got to lose?

Penny    :dance:

Thanks Girls - you are all little peaches  :hug: 

I am working flat out to add content and get the site fully operational asap - sleep? what's that?

Lots more content to come but it takes time and i've discovered what html really stands for....high tension mental lunacy!
   

Thanks again girls - off to La-La Land again now - wish me luck  :pray:

Penny 

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nice one Charlotte 

Penny  :hug: