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Sophie Z'Ours
Sarthe, France
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lapousmor May 8, 2006

I have finished Valentino this afternoon and i am so excited!
I am very pleased with the result and i look forward to show him to his dad!
I will probably make him some outfit but i want first to ask his dad's opinion.

He is about 22,5 cm tall. I made him with camel synthetic fur with 20 mm pile.
He has English charcoal glass eyes with clack pupils. I made him leather paw pads and foot pads. That was the first time I was using leather and was very hard to sew but the result worths the pain! Before using the leather I cleaned it with water and milk lotion and let it dry.
He is firmly stuffed with polyester fibers in his head, legs and arms; and with a mix of heavy uncarded polyester, plastic beads and steel baeds in his tummy to give him a nice weight.
He is fully jointed with nut and bolts joints.
He has bent legs so he can ride more easily a scooter (he dreams of having his own one!).
He has got embroided nose and mouth with brown cotton thread.
I have scissor sulpted his face.
Finally, i have added some shading with Marabu textil pens and paints.
He has got a jingle bell in each ear.

Valentino is named after the motorbike (500 cube cm) world champion.
He will be the mascot of Coulaines Moto-Cycles racing scooter team. the owner of the workshop is our friend and a racing scooter pilot and I wanted the team to have a mascot to give them luck.

The next race is the coming sunday: a 6 hours race in Le Mans near the famous racing circuit.

First picture taken in the garden, in front of some nice butter cups:

Next pictures taken on Malko's moped:
-sitting on the handle bar:

-lying like a star on the saddle:

-sitting on the runnig board:

Beary hugs,
Sophie.

Past Time Bears
Double Oak, Texas
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SueAnn Help Advisor, Banner SponsorMay 8, 2006

Awwwww, Sophie . . . this little baby is sooooo charming! Very nice work!

Acid Attic Bears
Versailles
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Marion May 8, 2006

Wow ! Valentino is wonderful ! I love his eyes ! He is for sure a marvelous mascot ! :hug:

Matilda Huggington-beare
WA
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matilda May 9, 2006

He's adorable!!!!! You have every right to be very pleased!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What really lovely detail you have done Sophie. You are becoming way tooo clever bear_grin :twisted: :hug:
WendyX

Baird'sBears
Toronto
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Eileen May 9, 2006

bear_original Sophie, he's precious! I love the leather pads . . . painful though the sewing is bear_wub

Eileen

Sophie Z'Ours
Sarthe, France
Posts: 2,770

lapousmor May 9, 2006

Thank you so much for your nice comments!
Today, I added some polish on his paw pads and foot pads and rubbed them so they became shiny...
Then I took Valentino with me and we went to the workshop so Velentino met his dad.

He just loves him! :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

Beary hugs,
Sophie.