Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Finally finished ...

Three Bear Custom Order


Thank you, Kent, for being so incredibly patient. I actually started this Custom Order around Christmas but was unable to finish before the end of the year. Then I was totally distracted with repairs on our poor old house for just about all of January which really got me off my work schedule.

As a "thank you" I've made a couple of little extra treats to go with your teddies...

Three Bear Custom Order
A large "Sweetheart Teddy"
And a Mother-Daughter Brown Bear set

    
13 inch "Sweetheart Teddy" with a heart-shaped chest blaze
To balance the color I gave this teddy a mink face
the same color as the chest blaze
Each bear has "Love You Forever" embroidered on it's foot
The paw pads are created from the coat's lining
Each bear has 6 joints including a double jointed neck
Wire armature in arms and legs for gentle posing.
The body of this Sweetheart Teddy is completely
filled with plastic pellets for a wonderful soft
feel and good weight.
As with all of my bears this one has glass eyes,
an embroidered, waxed, and sealed nose.
and has gently hand-painted details.


As a little bonus I've made little heart pillows for the teddies.
They were crafted from the coat's lining and
velvet pocket lining.
One heart has the coat's monogram.
The other heart has the coat's label.





Extras with these teddies:
Off-white mink face
Off-white mink heart blaze
Two heart pillows from coat lining
Embroidered "Love You Forever" on feet

Kent, I hope these heirloom teddies will be treasured by your children as a loving memento of their late mother. Thank you for trusting me with your late wife's precious mink coat.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Cream Puppy

Cream mink puppy

Sorry, this puppy was quickly ADOPTED ... and named "Aiko"


Please email me if you would like be added to my Puppy Waiting List




Hand-stitched cream mink


Glass eyes


Embroidered, waxed, and sealed nose
Hand-painted details



6 joints including double jointed neck for charming head tilt


Wire armature in arms and legs for posing 


Leather and ultrasuede paw pads



7 inches (standing straight up)
5 inches (sitting)

ADOPTION FEE for this puppy was $365 USD
for payment and shipping details
please go to my Adoption Website
or to my Adopt Me Now page

Alpaca Teddy

 Alpaca Teddy

... a brief visit for a quick make-over.

This adorable teddy was one that I first created in the early 1990s. It was so sweet that I kept it in my personal collection for several years. Sometime in the late 1990s I decided to "finish" it  and bring it to one of my Teddy Bear Shows where it was quickly adopted. Now all these years later she has been re-homed so her new owner has sent her to me for her "Spa Day" to be rejuvenated (waxed and sealed nose, a little trim, and a little painted detailing).



Glass eyes
Embroidered, waxed, and sealed nose


12 inches standing


5 loose joints
Ultrasuede paw pads

THIS TEDDY HAS BEEN RETURNED TO HER OWNER





Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Brown Puppy

Brown Puppy

has been ADOPTED and named "Lucky"



Hand-stitched brown mink


Glass eyes
Embroidered, waxed, and sealed nose


Wire armature in arms and legs for gentle posing.
Leather and ultrasuede paw pads.


6 joints including double jointed neck that allows for a charming head tilt

Adoption fee for this puppy was $350 USD plus shipping

Please email me if you are interested in being added to my Puppy Waiting List
 (if you don't have my email address just use the Contact link on this page)


Polar Bear Cub

Polar Bear Cub

 has been ADOPTED and named "Melvin"




 Hand-stitched off-white/cream mink


Leather and ultrasuede paw pads


Glass eyes
Embroidered, waxed, and sealed nose
Gently hand-painted details



 Wire armature in arms and legs for gentle posing



Polar Bear Cub stands about 10 inches tall



6 joints including double jointed neck which allows for a charming neck tilt


Polar Bear and Puppy

Polar Bear and Puppy

Birthday Special Request

This was a "special request" for a cream mink Polar Bear and a brown Puppy.

It was for a January Birthday ... but ... ooops ... I was already running late on my Custom Orders and I started this Special Request order by making a cream mink puppy by mistake. As a result I missed the January Birthday date. Of course, I'm offering them first to the collector who made the Special Request ... but if she should decline then I will make them available to collectors on my Polar Bear and Puppy Waiting Lists.

UPDATE: only the polar bear was adopted ... the puppy was offered a collector on my "Puppy Waiting List" and was quickly adopted








"Melvin" and "Lucky"


Custom Order for Mimi


Custom Order for Mimi




This Polar Bear set is a Custom Order
This polar bear set is a Custom Order (created from their mink jacket). 
They are only available to the collector who placed the order for them.

The "Mother" polar bear is about 12 inches (standing straight up)
The "Daughter" polar bear is about 10 inches.


Wire armature throughout body for gentle posing possibilities
Double jointed neck which allows for an adorable head tilt

Glass eyes
Gently hand painted details
Needle and scissor sculpted face


Embroidered, waxed, shaped and sealed nose
yes, their noses are heart-shaped


Trapunto ultrasuede paw pads

I used these polar bears as the examples on my Step-by-Step page

Custom Order for Kent

Custom Order for Kent

This is a Custom Order 


This pair was created from a beautiful dark brown mink coat.
I used the same pattern as my "Mother-Daughter Polar Bear Set" 
which is one of my personal favorites.
So it was great fun to create a Mother-Daughter Brown Bear set.




The Mother is about 12 inches (standing straight up)
The Daughter is about 10 inches


Glass eyes
Embroidered, waxed, and sealed nose


Wire armature in arms and legs for gentle posing



Hand-stitched mink





6 joints including a double jointed neck which 
allows an adorable head tilt

Very Special Paw Pads

I used the mink lining for the paw pads but to make them extra special
and very personal I embroidered the words:
"Love You Forever"
Which refers to an often read children's book