Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

I just listed Jade last night on eBay. She's 12 inches tall and is needle felted from Corriedale, Alpaca, baby camel and Merino wool. Her eyes are blue German glass and her whiskers are nylon.  She has a removable rhinestone and ribbon collar. This auction also has a reserve price. This only the second time I've done a reserve. But things are moving so slowly on eBay, I'd hate to see her go for cheap. She was an enormous amount of work. You can get a hint about the reserve price from my  blog.
Thanks for looking, Robin
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi … 0348125204

Beautiful! :clap:  I hope he continues to make more!

Thanks Kessy!

Fantastic! He reminds me of my Charlie. You're cats are always so awesome. You did a wonderful job on those eyelids. :clap:  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:

Oh, he's really cute. I love his expression!

Awww! He's sooo cute. I love your little guys!    

Thanks everyone for the compliments :-)

Oh! He's soooo cute! Great idea!

Thanks!  I did break a few even with a 1 inch layer of wool around the gourd.

I just listed Nellie on ebay last night.  She was inspired by a favorite song by the "Toy Dolls".  In the song Nellie packs her trunk and runs away from the circus. I have my Nellie headed back to Africa.  She's needle felted from Corriedale and Baby llama wool.  I also made her a circus ball. It's felted around a hollow gourd and has jingle bells inside.

He's adorable!

I couldn't agree more, Joanne!

Thanks everyone! Your compliments mean a lot to me.     

I LOVE this bear! He's a real charmer. His face is so expressive! You did an amazing job, Karen! 

He's beautiful, Karen! I've always been a big fan of yours, too.

Thanks!

I just ran across a description of a bear that stated it was not needle felted, but it was needle sculpted. Is needle sculpted the same as thread sculpted?  I'm a little confused with all of the terminology. Thanks for any clarification.

I order my Apoxy Sculpt online from http://www.sculptingstudio.com You can also order from the makers of apoxy sculpt directly. I'm not sure what their shipping is like.  I hope this helps.

Wow! The sweet peas and goslings are fabulous! You certainly are very skilled with leather. I did some bat wings out of glovers leather and thought I was going to die. I couldn't phathom making a whole vgnette! Bravo ! :clap:  :clap:   :clap:

Thanks everyone      !
She's on eBay right now. Her auction ends this Sunday at 6:45 PM PST. Here's her link to the auction. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi … 0333216206
I did something a little different in this one. I put in a slideshow. So if you're on dial-up like me. It takes a minute or two to load.

Thanks Melisa & Joanne! Here's her auction url.      
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi … 0333216206

Here's on of my latest felties. I named her Fauna after my son's pet rat. She's 4 inches long and made of llama, Merino & Corriedale wool around a wire frame. However, she's not posable.  Her eyes are black onyx beads and her whiskers are horse hair. She comes with her nest bed and little hand sewn quilt. I hope you all enjoy her. I do like making little mousies.

What a cutie! He looks so hugable and well loved. Both photos are wonderful. But I agree that number one is a better display of the bear.

Thanks Everyone! Thomas is one of my favorites. I really like playing with him and posing him. I can't wait to try out some more ways to make my felties more posable. 

Thanks so much for the compliments! they really mean a lot to me.