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rikkisbears Sep 23, 2005

Hi,
maybe a bit less scary than my wee mouse. Here's a picture of my first mini bunny.  3inches tall from the tip of his ears , down to his toes.

bearsbybeesley Sep 23, 2005

Gosh how very cute! You are one very talented lady! Great little bunny!

Many Hugs Louise

Delartful Bears Sep 23, 2005

oooh Riki, your bunny and mouse are adorable!!!!!!!!!!!
REally gorgeous, you clever girl you!

Shari Sep 23, 2005

Your bunny is adorable please,please,you must tell me about the little tiny golden bear.It's so amazing.

Hugs,Shari.

Helena Sep 23, 2005

Aww, very cute! And they all look gorgeous sitting together like that!!

SueAnn Help Advisor, Banner SponsorSep 23, 2005

WOW - what a threesome!  Just how big (small, actually!!) is that little gold bear??!!  Fantastic job on all three!

Deb Sep 23, 2005

Adorable ... all of them!

rikkisbears Sep 24, 2005

Hi ,
thank you everyone.

The little golden bear is a micro mini. He's 1 inch ( 2 1/2 cm's) tall standing and about 3/4's of an inch sitting( about the size of a thumbnail (seated)  He's fully string jointed ( as I couldn't find a cotterpin & disk small enough haahaa).
I used to make these little ones as baby bears for my miniatures.
They're a bit tiny & fiddly, and it's hard to get a really good face. They take quite a while to do, and sometimes wonder if they're worth the effort. ( not good for the eyesight either haahaa)
Above is a picture of another one seated in a resin high chair. The chair was part  of a nursery setting from Avon ( cosmetics)  They brought out a miniature doll house and furniture. Don't think they make them anymore unfortunately.

rufnut Sep 25, 2005

Great work Rikki, I love mini's you are very talented.;)

Delartful Bears Sep 25, 2005

Amazing, about 1"?  You must have amazing fingers!

Danni

SueAnn Help Advisor, Banner SponsorSep 25, 2005

I'm astonished that such a cute ted is THAT small!!

matilda Sep 25, 2005

Rikki they are amazing. I know how much work goes into them. I have several still waiting to be finished. I'm in awe.........Matilda:D

rikkisbears Sep 26, 2005

Thank you everyone.

Matilda, do you have a wbsite or some photo's on this site. Luv to see some of your bears.

kbonsall Oct 3, 2005

Rikki - I love your work... you and nancy are our mouse gals here!  I

psichick78 Oct 3, 2005

You are amazing!! Such an inspiration.
Heather

Marie_ Oct 4, 2005

Rikki ! Your bunny is so adorable and look the small bear !!
He is very very cute ! How can u make a such small one ??
I think you have  magical hands...hmmmmm  :dance:

Marie

Eileen Oct 4, 2005

:clap: These are wonderful little creatures, Rikki! Wow.

Your faces and other details are amazing.

What fabrics do you use? I'll have to try this soon!

Eileen

Just Us Bears Oct 5, 2005

Rikki...your bunny and mousie are just too cute!
And that micro bear defies all odds! It takes a special kind of patience to work on something THAT tiny. He really has personality too...and I can just imagine how hard it must be to get a nice face on a bear that small. Did you stitch him from the outside or did you actually turn those pieces thru? Certainly wouldn't take long to stuff!

rikkisbears Oct 6, 2005

Hi Ladies,
thank you. Magical hands, BAD eyesight ( haa haa)

Eileen,
the mouse & bunny are Sassy's Smokey Longpile fabric. the bear is just an upholstery velvet.

Hayley, actually this particular micro mini actually has turned & stuffed limbs. He's totally thread jointed. He's made the same way i make the larger mini's. I've tried another version also with pipe cleaner limbs ( instead of stuffing the arms and legs, the pipe cleaner acts as stuffing).  Makes the arms and legs bendable.  This method I actually stitch the fabric from the outside.

Eileen Oct 6, 2005

Thanks, Rikki,

I've been drooling over Sassy's longpile for some time now. I guess it's time to order some. Perfect!!

Eileen

Tammy Oct 6, 2005

WOW, such tiny , wonderful creations  :clap:

rikkisbears Oct 7, 2005

Thank you Tammy.

Eileen, it's lovelly stuff.
It's not quite as dense as the old vintage uv longpile ( which is scarce as hen's teeth nowadays), but it does give the mini's a lovely furry look. I was so pleased when I came across it.  I bought both types in various colours , the one with the dark backing ( which the bunny & mouse are made from) plus the white variety. She's got so many lovely colours.

Thanks, Rikki,

I've been drooling over Sassy's longpile for some time now. I guess it's time to order some. Perfect!!

Eileen

Just Us Bears Oct 7, 2005

Rikki you have probably already mentioned this elsewhere..but does the backing have a nice tight non stretch finish??

rikkisbears Oct 8, 2005

Hi Haley,
has a grid backing, like some of the uphosltery velvets, and not stretchy. I'm not really wrapped in fabrics that stretch.

Dilu Oct 11, 2005

Darlin girl, your mouse wasn't scarry....and your mini bunny is adorable

Dilu