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Dolls N DreamsJust wanted to tell you all how beautiful all of your creations were for the show....I really enjoyed going through each and every showroom. I think the show was another success. Penny went to the moon and back again for all of us as she always does, so here is for Penny and everyone that was involved in the show... :clap: :hug:
BEAR ME SHOOTKAYes, I agree. I went through all artists pages and found there most beautiful and creative bears.
Congratulations to all of you girls!
Penny and Brenda, what a great idea.
Beautifully designed and super easy to follow pages.
Many bear hugs to you
Julia :hug:
I agree...everyone had wonderful bears and other animals to offer..... and Penny ... well, Penny is just amazing!
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Kathy
Great bears all of them. Well done ! 
Kayx. :clap: :clap: :clap:
MerBear OriginalsIt was a great show with many lovely creations. What amazes me it that it all loaded so quickly. At home I have very very slow dialup and it wasn't painful at all.
Marion
Newcastle, OntarioHi Penny,
Sooooo, when is the next show? :crackup:
hugs,
Brenda
I was only able to peek in once for a few minutes......I went back the next day and poof! the show had disappeared. I'd missed it my an hour. 
Any chance for a longer show next time?
Am I getting the right impression here......do you have to stay up round the clock for this show? Or am I the only one thinking this? Clueless....as usual! 
Warmest bear hugs, :hug:
Aleta
Newcastle, OntarioHi Aleta,
It's up to the artist, but some just took 2-3 hour naps. I stayed up for the first show, but couldn't do it this time. I was just too tired - this cough has worn me out. The show runs for a full 24 hours, starting at midnight Great Britain time. For me, it was 8:00 pm. Friday to 8:00 p,m Saturday. For you it would have been 5:00 p.m. Friday to 5:00 p.m. Saturday etc. I don't know if any of us would still be standing if it were longer, especially Penny. She is the one person who did stay up all night!
hugs,
Brenda
The show was just wonderful. I took turns with my daughter to "man" the computer, and so I managed to get a few hours sleep. She just came and woke me when I had an enquiry. I did manage to stay awake for about 18 hours though. It is great to have the forum thread open during the show and all the artists can chat about how sales are going, and jolly each other along to stay awake. It is really a terrific atmosphere, even though you are at home. Does that make sense??
Ow yes , I love that side of it Christine ! We did have a laugh 
and you can really get to know each other
We were very silly , and "George" got dragged in to it a lot didn't he ? :crackup: (poor lamb - if he only knew ! ? 
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Hugs to all , Ruth
I know, that is the funniest thing. If poor old George Clooney ever knew that he was being fantasised about by a group of mad bear-making women, he would probably be petrified. I do think that he should become our BAO official Mascot though.
KiddoBearsI really enjoyed the show even though I did not paritcipate,and I did stay up until I finished all the bears artist sites. They well all amazing. Congradulations to all that participated and sold their bears. :hug: :hug: :hug: to all and on each and everyone of them.
Matilda Huggington-beareI do think that he should become our BAO official Mascot though.
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Brilliant show run brilliantly by brilliant people for some brilliant artists. hehe
Penny really did us proud again! I loved having the forum facility to chat while the show was going on, it really did create a special friendly atmosphere.
I didn't manage to stay awake for a full 24 hours, but I was up way past my bedtime to see the first flurry of enquiries through to completion. I went to bed at about 2am only to come down in the morning to find an Australian collector had been frantically trying to get hold of me through the night!
Rufnut Teddy'sThank you again Penny, and congrats to everyone that participated it was a wonderful experience for us all with all those wonderful artists and their bears & critters. :clap: :clap: :clap: :hug:
Thanks to you all for such a wonderful show :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: I really enjoyed my visit to the show and being able to see such wonderful bears for sale from all over the globe. WELL DONE EVERYONE, hope you've all caught up on your sleep.
Posts: 3,177Hi All,
Thankee Kindly for the nice comments. It does my old crotchety heart good to hear that you enjoy the shows even if you do have to resort to general wickedness and tomfoolery on the chat forum to keep yourselves awake!
It was a really super successful show and i have now sent out emails to all BAO members and posted the Winter Warmer show statistics on the forum so you can see the amazing results. Woo Hoo, we surpassed the Summer show sales!
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Penny
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P.S.
I have just got to tell you this...
After staying up for 24 hours solid running the show i was sorely looking forward to having the longest sleep of my life. So, i took myself off to bed as soon as i could after the show had finished and within a nanosecond i was away with fairies to the land of Nod - only to be woken at 2 am in the morning by the biggest bang since the creation of the universe! I looked out of my bedroom window to see a bunch of reprobates who had thrown chains around the original old cast aluminium red telephone box just across the road from my house and were proceeding to drag the whole damn thing off up the high street! Tyres smoking, wheels screeching and them yelling 'Yeehaaw' at the top of their lungs! We could hear them dragging this poor old telephone box for miles - you have never heard a sound like it!
Needless to say.............the police turned up.........blue flashing lights....................the highways department turned up, yellow flashing lights, noisy engine, wynching the bits and pieces onto the truck, loadsa noise...................excited chatter from the locals all gathered outside in their none-too fetching nighties for a gossip about the state of the world yadda yadda yadda
I finally got back to sleep at 4.40 am and i still have'nt caught up on my sleep!
Oh Penny! I know I shouldn't :crackup: , but I can't help myself ... that's something straight out of a sitcom!!!! :crackup: :crackup: :crackup:
Hope you've caught up on your beauty sleep by now!!!! :crackup:
