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cjsmum Mar 5, 2009

Well today the sweetest little bear arrived in a little box all the way from the UK.
Laurie (who creates Laurie Lou Bears) was kind enough to make this beautiful bear for me, and she is just so precious.
I'm unable to take a picture of her now, because it is pitch black night! but if Laurie doesn't have a shot of her I will take one this weekend and zip it in here.
Thank you so much Laurie  :hug: she looks so at home on my desk and I'm sure she'll keep me in good company on many a late night at the laptop!
Thanks to you too Peta for organising the swap , I know the amount of work that goes into them- you've done an awesome job!
Can't wait till the next one!

Mel

Laurie Mar 5, 2009

I am glad that you love your little swap bear Melissa      
I can't wait to receive my bear :dance:  :dance:  :dance:
I have posted a couple of piccies of Cromwell which is the bear I sent to Melissa as she is busy with shows at the moment.
Laurie :hug:

FenBeary Folk Mar 7, 2009

Hi everyone I can finally show you the bear that I have sent to Sheryl Morrow, she finally arrived today after taking nearly 2 weeks to get there. This is Fidget Elfwand.

I hope you like her

And can I say again what a really wonderful experience this has been especially as both Sheryl and I have not owned an artist bear previously, so well done Peta magnificent job

smdogs Mar 7, 2009

Hi all,

As a follow to Sue's post----

My sweet little lady arrived today from Sue and I am most delighted to say that she is adorable, wonderful and soooooo cute. I am so very pleased. :dance:  :dance:  :dance:  Sue did a wonderful job and I can not say enough about this little bear and Sue.

Sue is right what a great start to a collection of Artist Bears.

Thanks again Peta for organizing the swap. It has been a joy for me and I can not wait for the next one.

Thanks again Sue I will chairish little Fidget Elfwand forever.

All of the Bears are wonderful. Great work guys!!! :clap:

Sheryl

FenBeary Folk Mar 7, 2009

Yes roll on the next, I just hope I get as good a swop partner as Sheryl next time:hug:  :hug:  :hug:

Bear Hearts Mar 16, 2009

Hi :)

This is my latest bear 'Peachy' and also my swap for Laurie Brady.  She has not seen him yet and I advised her to stay away from this post if she wants to be surprised by seeing him in the mail.     I'm bad for teasing her like that.  Anyways, he was tons of fun to make and I hope she likes him. 

I can't wait to see what she has come up with for me. :)
:dance:  :dance:

~Robert

fredbear Mar 17, 2009

My swap arrived today. I have not edited his picture, as this is where he will be residing in the future, on the couch.(His mum can post the studio shoot)

My swap partner was Krista from K Pawz Creations. "Izzy" traveled all the way from Canada to South Africa, and arrived safe and soundly.

He will be proudly shown to others, and like them, I am sure they will be amazed that "Izzy" has been created by hand.

thank you Krista and Peta,   

Lynette

K Pawz GuestMar 17, 2009

I am so glad he arrived safely Lynette!!! He looks right at home! Unfortunatley my computer crashed on me before I could save his pictures to my external hard drive, so I don't have any of his studio shoot, but I think this picture of him in his new home is perfect!!

Hugs,
Krista

Swan Valley Bears Mar 17, 2009

My adorable swap bear arrived from Janice Mc Leod of Jigpaws.  "Pete" came all the way to California from Edinburgh, Scotland.  He is just the cutest little guy and I absolutely adore him.  The bear I made is on her way to Janice.  I hope she doesn't take too long to get there.

Here's Pete:

susiray Mar 17, 2009

i would love to do a swap aswell and i  am sad i missed it. i have never done anything like this before how does it work? and when is the next one?  muffin is so good and lifelike and i loved the rabbits. well done everyone susi xx

cjsmum Mar 26, 2009

Well now that I know for sure that he has arrived (albeit via a customs unit), I can show you Little Jimmy (after our favourite explorer down here Cpt James Cook!) who was created just for Laurie in the UK with his little leather backpack 

Laurie Mar 26, 2009

Thank you for posting a piccie of little Jimmy for me Melissa.I had his photo on the camera and was waiting for hubby to put it on the computer as I don't know how to load the photos up
Jimmy is such a cute little bear -I LOVE HIM        
He is beautifully made and I just think he is sooo sweet.
Luckily we sorted out the customs problems-he had taken 2 weeks to arrive so we know where he had got held up
Thank you for swapping with me Melissa-it has been great fun
Laurie :hug:

K Pawz GuestMar 26, 2009

I am over the moon!!! I just recieved wonderful Melissa from Lynette Kennedy of Fred-I-Bears! she is to die for and I love her to bits!!! Thank you so much Lynette!
I haven't gotten photos of her yet, but hopefully Lynette can pop one of her on for you to see this beauty.

hugs,
Krista

fredbear Mar 26, 2009

here she is, the swap bear that went to live in Canada with Krista. Good to hear that she made the long trip from South Africa to Canada.

Once again a big thank you to Krista for her lovely seal and to Peta for arranging the partners.

Laurie Brady Mar 28, 2009

Oh, my!!  I recieved Peachy today, from Robert Forman of  Bear Hearts.  I can't wipe the smile off my face.  My husband came home from work and he took one look at me and smiled - he knew something had made my day!
Peachy is fabulas - and what workmanship!.

A big thank you to Robert - Ican only hope he enjoys his new bear as much.

Jigpaws Mar 29, 2009

My gorgeous Celeste from Patty of Swan Valley Bears has finally arrived at her new home............isn't she gorgeous 

I tried to take piccies of her today but unfortunately my camera decided to play up so this photo was taken by Patty before she sent her to me.

Hugs
Janice

Bear Hearts Apr 3, 2009

Here is Cocoa from Laurie Brady.  She arrived in the mail a couple of days ago.   :dance: 
I absolutely love the look of this bear.  She has such a sweet adorable face.  I will have her to cherish forever!

Big Teddy Hugs to Laurie!

~Robert

matilda Apr 3, 2009

all the bears are looking wonderful. I would have been proud to have received any and all of them.        
Are all the swaps in now Peta?

clare14 Apr 9, 2009

My swap bear left me two weeks ago, I hope it's got there or at least getting there!!        I posted it without taking a pic too, so I hope it turns up......      Trust me - doh!!!   :crackup:

Has anyone heard from Peta?  Is she ok?

Gijzette Jun 3, 2009

My bear from my wonderfully patient swap partner Carolynn arrived yesterday. She sent me the most adorable fairy bear that is settling nicely in my hug.

My camera battery has died so I can't take a new picture but here is one that Carolynn sent me today, I'm sure she won't mind that I used her picture.

Carolynn's bear is winging its way to her and I hope she arrives in the next few days.

This has been a great swap. Thanks again Peta for organizing it.

Special thanks to Carolynn for being so patient and waiting for our swap to be completed when my work schedule got so hectic it prevented me from finishing her bear in time.

Hugs,

matilda Jun 3, 2009

Totally adorable. I'm so pleased the swap ended on sucyh a lovely high note.

Ginie-Lee Jun 3, 2009

All the bears look wonderful, well done everyone! I'm sorry I missed out on participating

Ginie-Lee

Carolynn Jul 1, 2009

Thanks Wendy, And a HUGE thank you to Gijzette. It was as a fun swap. And we discovered that our bears are very alike. A couple of funny things happened along the way. Pity it is over. I love my little Kalista, and specially because Gijzette was so busy. She arrived with a little house that is too cute, and some mohair. What a wonderful parcel. Without discussing what we were making at all.... here is what I got from Gijzette.....

matilda Jul 1, 2009

Hahaha One fairie pink, one fairie blue. haha And they are both really lovely.