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Faux Paw Bears
Tallahassee, Florida
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Pat Klein Nov 21, 2009

Joanne,

The word that comes to mind---"exquisite"

I cannot even begin to imagine the patience and time involved with your technique of rooting the mohair on the felted muzzle and around those eyes...but the results are sooooo worth all the effort. bear_wub I cannot think of any other way you could achieve the effect.

But I have got to say I am envy those tootsies bear_thumb and those little toenails (they are so widdle we can hardly call them claws bear_tongue )

Having just completed Judy's felted faces class I can now REALLY appreciate the 'thousands' of stabbings and jabbings that go into felting a piece like your little deer...(again thumbs up bear_thumb in the infinite patience department). He is a charming addition to this piece.

They are both a reminder that some of us better get going on those Xmas trees!

Pat

The Littlest Thistle
Glasgow
Posts: 6,212

rowarrior Nov 21, 2009

What a great set, loads of work obviously gone into this

Jack & Lilia
Gloucestershire
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Jack&Lilia Nov 21, 2009

Both so perfect bear_wub ...an adorable festive group

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everythingcrafty Nov 22, 2009

Beautiful Set. Very very cute

Boechout, Antwerp
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peterbear Nov 22, 2009

What a beautiful couple, Joanne, I adore the expression on Yuma's face : so sweet. bear_wub
The detailed foot and paw pads are wonderful as well.

I'm sure they would look great under my Christmas tree, ho ho ho bear_grin .

I wonder how many hours/days/weeks you spent creating this wonderful set. bear_wacko

Hugs, :hug:

Peter

Kenosha Wisconsin
Posts: 179

S.Reetz Bears Nov 22, 2009

They are such an adorable pair!What a wonderful idea for the holidays,love it!

desertmountainbear
Bloomsburg, PA
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desertmountainbear Nov 22, 2009

peterbear wrote:

What a beautiful couple, Joanne, I adore the expression on Yuma's face : so sweet.
The detailed foot and paw pads are wonderful as well.
I'm sure they would look great under my Christmas tree, ho ho ho .
I wonder how many hours/days/weeks you spent creating this wonderful set.
Hugs, :hug:
Peter

Oh Peter, I only make one bear a month now that I am back to work part-time. (I work at a school) I think this set actually took about 5 weeks. I work every day, 7 days a week for at least a couple of hours. I obsess over details. The bear always needs one more thing. So I will have to say at least 60 hours, probably more.
Thanks for your interest
Joanne

ps: Thank you everyone for your wonderful comments. They have made my weekend