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Woo BearsHello
Has anyone ever swapped, traded or arranged payment in bears for a bear you just couldn't resist?
I think its a wonderful idea, but you all probably have what you like/want already.
Tell us your stories! What was the oddest thing you received as payment or swap for one of your bears?
Its wasn't a bear, but at a large craft show I once had a carpenter who made this wonderful dovetailed boxes offer me a couple for my Boston Terrier puppy, Leroy, and he was serious. Of course I didn't do it, but I'll bet there's some good stories out there about it!
Brenda
I'm making a dog for a partial swap for a beautiful hand blown glass bowl! Ours is in chocolate and caramel colors... but the pattern is similar to this..
The Littlest ThistleWhat a great idea, I'd never have thought of that, although I got a couple of lovely items in swaps on here
Past Time BearsYes. We were having some repair work done after hail damage and the guy doing the work saw all the bears I had in my inventory for a show coming up. He needed a gift for his mom's birthday and traded work for one of the bears.
I did a haircut for an old teddy once. He was all threadbare and sad looking. Turned out to be a Chiltern Hugmee....I got the better part of the deal methinks!!
I received an antique piano in exchange for one of my bears a few years ago... it (the piano) needs restoration, but I love how it looks anyway! 
Emo BearsI've had some lovely bears through swops on here 
I've got a Denby Bear, a Tuppie Teddy and a lovely one from Katy, at The Littlest Thistle. It's a good way of expanding by bear collection for the price of materials and postage! I look forward to the next one!
I have also traded a bear for a tiger cross stitch - I stitch myself so it wasn't really about the stitching I got back, more a friend of mine wanted a bear and couldn't afford to give me any money so we traded.
I traded one of my smallest and less expensive bears for jars of homemade jelly/jam.....boy was that delicious!!!!!
EJ's CraftsI have traded a lot. I always feel I get the better deal but I suppose they feel the same way. I have had fees reduced from a lawyer and a roofer for a trade and then there is all the lovely wool I got for trading with a needlefelter and another one who does clothing from fur and I got some of that. I love to trade.
