Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

Sarah, many many thanks! I didn't know I could find it on the net! 
Merry christmas!

Hi you all!

I'm looking for the TBCI magazine, january issue. I just heard that a two pages article about my bears are published in it and I'm soooo curious!    If anyone could help me get that issue, I will ofcourse pay you!

Merry christmas to you all!!

/Jennie

Hi guys, now it's time to vote on your favourite nominee in the TED WORLDWIDE award!
Here's the link where you can vote: http://www.baerreport.de/_ted/ted_2007/ … niert.html

Oh my, what a big and handsome boy!

Hi Lena! Thank you soooo much!
Yes, I have had my show and it was too bad mostly a show for kids. But a lot of fun!

I'm sorry for the poor photo, it's very dark outside and the light bulb was broken in our living room where I took the photo! 

Just wanted Mojje to say "Hi" to you all, he is a comission bear who's leaving home in a few days!

Made a miniature bear last night (he has no name yet, poor thing!) and thought he would be suitable in the christmas challenge    He is about 3" standing and made of viscose.

Yeah, I guess I have to put my brown bear in a dark corner for a week or two and then take him out in the light again!   I agree, sometimes you REALLY need a new first impression!

I will definitly try and make another bear and change the things I don't like. Peeew.... it's gonna be a lot of work...

OH, congratulations girls!!!

Oh Judi, seeing your bear makes me wanna throw my out the window!! He is just maganific!!
I had so much trouble with the neck, I put it soo wrong (my bear looks like a camel from the behind!  ). I guess that the neck should start more from the front of the body.

And how do I get the eyes to sink in? I couldn't come up with any ideas so I just did some needle sculpting and then glue some suede as eye lids.

Also, I think I need to try some needle felting...it seems like it is very useful to get expressions in your bears. The question is... how do I start?

Many questions here!

Thank you Michelle! And your bears is just amazing!!! I wish I could do such a realistic bear too but I'm sort of stuck in the teddybear hole 

OOh, Please please pretty please see if you can find the pattern you talked about!! 

Ooops... I was suppose to put this topic under "teddybear making"! Sorry...hm... I wonder how I change that...

I have always wanted to make a realistic bear and I finally had the guts to make one! I had no clue how to do a double jointed neck and have never used more then 5 joints in a bear, so a bear like this who in the end got 12 joints is much for me!
It took me a while (and a few sleepless nights ) to figure out  how to make a workable pattern!

Anywooo, I'm not satisfied at all with the result cause he doesn't look that realistic to me, just like a.. eh... teddybear!  

How do you guys make a teddybear look realistic? I just couldn't figure out how to make the face look real. What materials do you use? I did only use fake suede, and fimo for the nose.... *run out of ideas*

... all though he is not THAT realistic, but I tried! Maybe next time I will be more satisfied.

He was a mess to do cause I have never tried more then 5 joints in a bear, never made a double jointed neck and NEVER made a realistic bear! Do I need to tell you that this bear held me up all night trying to figure out how to design a workable pattern?!

He is a big boy, 50 cm standing up, and has 12 joints, which makes him really poseable. I have made the nose out of fimo and paws of wool felt. The fur is synthetic (I didn't want to distroy an expensive piece of mohair  )

This is sooooooooooooooooooooooooo (can't have enough of those "O") cute!

MANY BIG THANKS!!! To all of yooooouuuu!!
Well, the bears will be up on their site soon so that you can vote.. but I'll let you know!

By the way... Solomon is about 30 cm tall 

I also has a nominiation in the Ted Worldwide and I'm thrilled! It's my dear little bear friend "Solomon" who has gotten the nomination 

Thanks to an other artist here on TT, I found out that I have a nomination for my bear Solomon!  So I'm thrilled!!

I must say that Sassy looks so much more alive then the cat on the pattern! Good job!

It's truly amazing how your bear just pop out of the picture, looking sooo real!!

Wonderful work Judi (as always!  )!! He looks so alive!

Your hands can do magic!!

Hi there!

Do anyone have the newast magazine from Bärreport? I would be happy to know about who's the finalist in the award! I'm soooo curious!!

Oh man, aren't I a happy girl (or should I say sad?) to hear that I'm not alone with this! I have had two acutions on bears this month but no bids! It really makes me loose confidence in my bears! 

So, should we just wait for better times, or is there somewhere else we can sell?
Good luck to you!!

North Paw is a fantastic bear!!