Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

What is the link for your etsy shop, Jenn?   I have found that giveaways work really well to attract people to your blog.  If you have a giveaway on your blog of one of the items you sell in your etsy shop - people will come to your blog for the giveaway and then click on your etsy shop from there if they want to see more of your work -
Good luck!
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Janice

He's wonderful!  Congrats on the nomination and I hope you win!
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Janice

He's wonderful!  I am sure the original designer is all smiles over your rendition of her pattern!  I love him!
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Janice

Hello,
It's been a while since I've done a "Blog Giveaway" so I thought it was time to have one again.  This one will be drawn on December 31st.  The rules to be entered are posted on my blog at this link:

http://wishyouwereheremom.blogspot.com/ … eaway.html

Good luck!!!   
Hugs & Blessings,
Janice

She makes me smile   
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Janice

She's very sweet!
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Janice

Lovely sneak peek, Susana!
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Janice

Well, she is just as cute as she can be!  I love the fabric, too!
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Janice

Hi Joanne,
I know what you mean about the certificates being a lot of work but I personally love "playing" with paper almost as much as playing with fabric, so the tags and cert's are fun for me to make even though they are time consuming.  As someone who collects and sells, I can tell you from my perspective when I receive a bear with lovely paperwork and packaging, it's like icing on the cake!   I have received bears shoved in plastic bags from wonderful artist's - no cert. or paperwork at all.  I shuddered when I opened that one!   Then, another artist sends hers with a little candy for the bear to eat on the way (but for some reason they save it for me ;O)  and she sends a cert. and hangtag, and unwrapping her bears makes me feel like it's my Birthday - I love the whole experience!   I like having the cert. and hangtag.   I keep them together in a file because I feel that one day when I'm no longer here, if my family wants to sell or give away my collection, it would help to know who made the bears.   Plus, as a work of art, I think the cert. is necessary - bears from the Hallmark store come with a hangtag but you are making a work of art, so it deserves a bit more  ;O)  That's just my 2 cents worth!  xoxo
Janice

He's wonderful and his name is perfect for him!
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Janice

Awww, such a sweet story - I was so sorry to hear about her nightmares and it made me smile to read about her waking up and touching your
face with her paw just to make sure you were there and you were going to keep her safe!
Enjoy your new little furry friend (may want to buy some new underwear just in case she has decided that is her toy of choice!!!!)
Hugs,
Janice

Good luck to Sarah!   

Wow, what a wonderful first bear!  Congrats ;O)
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Janice

Wonderful collections!
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Janice

I'm an alien, too!   When I first learned to make bears, my "teacher" was an engineer prior to being a bear maker so he was quite adamant about measuring everything, I hated that!   I usually don't even draw, I just pick up the scissors and start cutting my pattern from paper.  To fit the gusset, I bend the paper along the side of the head piece and then add about a 1/4" that I can cut off of the fabric later  ;O)  I'm sure those who do things the "proper" way would shudder to see the way I do it!
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Janice

Sooo sweet!

Very cute!

I ladder stitch the opening of the ear and pull tight, it makes a nice cup!   Good luck on your Teddy Roosevelt!   I look forward to seeing pictures.

Janice

I love them, Joanne!  As much as I love your realistic bears, these reproduction bears are adorable, too!
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Janice

So sorry about your Mom, Lynn.  I hope she feels better soon.  :hug:
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Janice

You will receive an email from PayPal and from etsy -
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Janice

She's adorable, Jessie!  Love the soft faux fur you used, too!
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Janice  p.s.  I am hoping to get a mohair bear cut out for you this weekend - wish me luck!

Wow, Edie, that's a lot of smiles going around!  Amazing!   I'm with Bobbie, though, bookkeeping is not my forte (though that was my "real job" back in the day!!!).  I don't have any idea how many bears I've made in the 13 + years I've been a bear maker but I can bet that it's nowhere near 5,000!
Please don't quit, Edie, your bears are so sweet and we all would miss them!
Hugs,
Janice

So people who do not live in So. Africa are also allowed to post their bears?   I definitely will follow!
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Janice

They are both gorgeous, Lisa!
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Janice