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O.K. - I'm a bit more awake now!
Firstly, many thanks for all the congratulatory messages...and yes I AM still over the moon!!!! Just as well the trophy is SO heavy - otherwise I would have just floated away....
Anyway...the show...
as Ellen saw on Saturday, it was really BADLY attended - with a holiday in Germany tomorrow, and one today in Holland, I think that a lot of people were taking advantage of the summery weather and heading off.....lots of tales of crowded motorways. We found the last stretch of our drive to Münster on Friday was very slow, and poor Barbara-Ann and Andy said it took them twice as long to drive across from Ostende .
Having said that - the main thing is that LOTS of super artists were there - difficult to take a quick wander round ,as you always end up chatting to another friend.
Incidentally - ELLEN - I finally discovered that Karin de Lorenzo hasn't been too well, and had to have a shoulder operation...I'll mail hersoon.
Saturday was a LONG day - show from 10am till 6pm, and then a short hour to dash back to the hotel, freshen up, and off to the Gala evening. As usual, really traumatic for the Award nominees - nice buffet dinner, and then interminable speeches, this time followed by a charity auction for a No1 from a limited edition Steiff- it was like trying to get blood from a stone, with the bids CREEPING up - took about three quarters of an hour. By then, most of us were nervous wrecks! Anyway - I was totally gob-smacked to win, and the event was made perfect when one of my closest friends also won. With all the excitement, I don't think we got to bed till about 1am, and then i was still too wound up to sleep much....
at least the sunday is shorter - only from 11am to 5pm.
Talking to other artists, the sales were mostly poor - some people did sell out, but I think more were disappointed - still - it was huge fun, and I met lots of lovely people....the contingent from Japan send greetings to you , LYNETTE....and one of them is sending me a questionnaire to answer - I'm going to be in a Japanese teddy magazine!!!
Jeremy is going to sort out the photos this afternoon - meanwhile, here's a scan of the Award certificate - so you can see the Golden George trophy - this thing is almost a foot tall, and extremely heavy, as it's cast metal - I pity anyone who flies into Germany, wins, and then has to explain this "lethal weapon" to airport security!
Just remembered - SAMANTHA - I got to see some of your delightful minis in the "fur", on the Teddy's Room stand...they are exquisite!!! Oh - and some of Andrea's glorious little bruins
enough - LOTS to do....
big huggies
Maria
Wow, what a great thrill for you Maria, and what a great trophy :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:
Sounds like you had a really great time dispite it being a slow show.
Well done on winning your wonderfull trophy :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
Cool and that Trophy is just phenomenal. That may be a reason to enter next year (besides the prestige, etc.). Anyway, I said it once before but CONGRATS again!!!!!!!!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS MARIA!!! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
A big bearhug of congratulations Maria!! The statu looks really great, you must be so happy!! So thumbs up for you!
Maria, what great news , and how excited you must be. Isnt it horrid thou that this show just does not draw the attendance it did in the past when it was held in Hennef, but ahh we cant go back now can we. Pleased that you will also be in the Japanese teddy bear magazine, they do a nice feature on artists.
Lynette
I am in Cape Town for the bear show tomorrow, the weather has been pretty cold just hope the rain holds off as we plan to be out doors.
So happy for you Maria!!!!
Congratulations! :hug:
Kim Basta
That's something to really be proud of. Wonderful, wonderful! Congratulations again!
Maria - congratulations again!!!
Thank you, and Ellen also, for your kind comments about my bears!! :hug: You've made my day!
WOW!! Totally brilliant Maria :dance:
Maria,
big, big congratulations! :hug: WOW, I love the statue and can only admiringly stare at it- how many people only have the chance to win it!
Well done, my dear!
Gaby
Congratulations Marie....What a honor....