Two Custom Teddy Bears

Two Custom Heirloom Teddy Bears for Melody

I created two custom teddy bears from Melody's 

family heirloom gunmetal grey mink stole.

Working with this mink stole was a little bit of a challenge:

the pelts were not very wide

the skins were thin

the hairs were thin and sparse

the mink stole was small

So I was not sure how large the teddies were going to be 

because if this was my mink I would have used it for

very small teddies. But instead I chose one of my larger

patterns (10 inch) and redesigned it into more pieces to 

accommodate the smaller pelt width. 

So even though these teddies are a bit scruffier than my usual plush teddies

(that have longer fluffier hairs). I think these two teddies are charming!

These teddies have a few extras:

I hand embroidered "Billie" and hearts on their foot pads.

The stole lining had pretty blue flowers so I used

them on the paw pads.

I also made each teddy long neck scarves from 

the stole's lining. This is to accommodate a pin and tac

collection by the owner.

Features of these teddies:

• 10 inch teddy (standing) 7 inches (sitting)
• Vintage gunmetal gray mink
• paw pads from lining
• embroidered paw pads
• embroidered waxed and sealed nose
• wire armature in limbs