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New York City, NYI've noticed all the adorable elephants on here and ebay. The artist bear world is new to me, and while I'm not surprised to find lots of dogs and bunnies as well as bears, I didn't expect to see elephants! Is there a history behind them, or are they a new craze?
I really love them and eventually I'd like to try one. Can anyone recommend a pattern, or special tips for making trunks?
Posts: 186Hi 
Welcome to TT 
I don't know if there is a story behind the elephants - but they are cute 
Monica's Attic Treasures has made a cute elephant pattern:
http://www.monicasattictreasures.com.au … s%20p.html
I haven't made this elephant but I have made other bears from Monica's patterns and I love her patterns 
They come with very clear instructions. Take a look at her website - she has lots of great tutorials as well.
Posts: 186I found another cute elephant here
As far as I'm aware, Elephants have always been a popular non-bear, ranking up there with cats, dogs and rabbits... they have a separate section in my soft toys collectors guide, and there's some pretty old examples in there
Strange BearsAustralian Bear Creations VOlume 12-6 which is only 2 issues ago had a great elephant with a wired trunk and ears and also holding a rose in his open mouth. It was a great pattern with some some wonderful techniques. Oh he also had needlefelted toes!!
Well I thought he was pretty cute!
I found another cute elephant here
hehe thats my elephant 
... I had wanted to do an Elephant for ages and finally got around to designing one- I was put off by the thought of turning the trunk! But it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. Now I want to design more Elephants
It's often funny how so many people can pull the same idea out of thin air at the same time- without knowing others are working on the same thing, and without a common inspiration (like for instance, Pirates inspired by Pirates of the Carribean movies) It's almost like its just in the air, waiting for people do discover it.
New York City, NYThank you for the tips! Those are some really cute patterns...I'll look into them.
Posts: 186Karen, your elephant is so cute 
... and so are the rest of your patterns!
Thank you Tina:)
