Custom Order #8

Puppies for Melanie

Please note (to anyone interested in requesting Custom Orders using your mink stole):

I had promised to make these Custom Puppies (instead of Teddy Bears) long before I decided to limit my Custom Orders to ONLY Teddy Bears ... so please don't ask me to make puppies or kittens or anything other than Teddy Bears. After almost 30 years of hand-sewing leather pelts into little creatures I just have to set limits ... my hands both hurt and have numb areas ... so it takes me a long long time to finish each little creature.

Finally finished ... Custom Order #7

for Dorothy

Features of Custom Teddies:

Bears stands 11 inches tall (sits 8 inches)

black glass eyes

embroidered waxed and sealed nose

6 joints including a double jointed neck

hand-stitched vintage minks from pelts from family mink stole 

scissor sculpted face

gently hand-painted details

wire armature in arms and legs

paw pads from stole's lining

stuffing: polyfil 

Teddy #3646

using Teddy Pattern #1

Teddy #3647

using Teddy Pattern #2

little sitting pad made from scraps from the mink stole lining

to include the monogram and labels

Custom Twin Teddies

For Vaunell

It took me a little longer to complete this order so as a little "Thank You for your patience" I've included two Sitting Pads for the teddies created from the stole lining to include the monogram and Bullock's label

Teddy #3644

Teddy #3645

Features of Custom Teddy (Pattern #1 - smaller version):

Bears stands 9 1/2 inches tall (sits 7 inches)

black glass eyes

embroidered waxed and sealed nose

6 joints including a double jointed neck

hand-stitched vintage minks from family mink stole

scissor sculpted face

gently hand-painted details

wire armature in arms and legs

paw pads from coat lining

stuffing: polyfil, a few BBs and plastic pellets

To see why I had to choose the smaller version of Pattern #1 please check my Work In Progress post

Custom Twin Teddies

For Linda

Features of Custom Teddy (Pattern #1):

Bears stands 11 inches tall (sits 8 inches)

black glass eyes

embroidered waxed and sealed nose

6 joints including a double jointed neck

hand-stitched vintage minks from family mink stole and collar

scissor sculpted face

gently hand-painted details

wire armature in arms and legs

paw pads from cashmere/wool coat

stuffing: polyfil and plastic pellets

From the wool/cashmere coat I made a few extras ...
also heirloom memories.

I made two blankets for the teddies to sit on: one side is from the coat lining (one blanket has the coat's monogram), the other side is the wool/cashmere coat. I added the label (I personally love vintage labels), and each blanket has one of the coat's beautiful vintage buttons sewn on a corner.

Well, when I looked a the coat's sleeves I had to turn them into traveling/storage bags for the teddies.

Custom Companions

For Debbie

I think this pair is ADORABLE !!!

This puppy pattern is larger than my standard puppy:
8 1/2 inches standing on two legs
6 1/2 inches standing on four legs

glass eyes
embroidered, waxed, and sealed nose

6 joints including a double joined neck

paw pads and inner ears from coat lining