My Mink Cats

 I have not made a mink cat since 2009 ... that's 5 years!

Now that I have a Special Request for Custom Made Cats I have to figure out how I made these cats, so I am doing research of my own cats. I did save my cat patterns but I have several versions of each of these cats ... so I need to make another mink cat to try to help me remember how I made these cats, in 2009, before I start on my Custom Cat since I don't want to make mistakes using a family heirloom mink that does not belong to me. 

That means that I will have a Mink Cat that will be available for adoption soon ... so watch for my "Mink Cat Available for Adoption" email if you are on my General Mailing List.

Champagne Mink Dog

Available for Adoption

just in time for Mother's Day

I am happy to introduce a brand new dog pattern.

This new design was inspired by my sister's dog Keli.

(you can click here if you would like to see my post about Keli)

This new design is a sitting dog. 

Sitting height is 8 inches.

This dog has 5 joints: a double jointed neck, tail, and hind legs.

Other features include: 

Glass eyes

Embroidered, waxed and sealed nose

Wire armature in front legs, ears, and tail

Gently hand painted details

Ultrasuede paw pads and inner ears

This dog is wearing an extra special Mother's Day necklace

It is a hand blown glass heart created by a local glass artist

Adoption fee for this Champagne Mink Dog is $395 USD plus shipping.

You will find a link on the right side of this page 

that will bring you to my "Policies and Shipping" page

Sorry the Champagne Mink Dog has already been adopted

 

Brown mink dog

Available for Adoption

just in time for Mother's Day

I am happy to introduce a brand new dog pattern.

This new design was inspired by my sister's dog Keli.

(you can click here if you would like to see my post about Keli)

This new design is a sitting dog. 

Sitting height is 8 inches.

This dog has 5 joints: a double jointed neck, tail, and hind legs.

Other features include: 

Glass eyes

Embroidered, waxed and sealed nose

Wire armature in front legs, ears, and tail

Gently hand painted details

Ultrasuede paw pads and inner ears

This dog is wearing an extra special collar

which is a silver bracelet that you can wear too!

Adoption fee for this Brown Mink Dog is $395 USD plus shipping.

You will find a link on the right side of this page 

that will bring you to my "Policies and Shipping" page

Sorry, this brown mink dog has been adopted

 

Custom Teddy Pair

Male and Female teddy bear pair

created from vintage mink stole

for Evelyn

Male teddy is 10 1/2 inches tall

Female teddy is 9 1/2 inches tall

Glass eyes

6 joints including a double jointed neck

Embroidered, waxed, and sealed nose

Gently hand-painted details

Paw pads from mink stole lining

Neck scarf created from mink stole lining

Custom Order ... 8 teddies

First 4 teddies

of an 8 teddy bear

Custom Order

For this custom order the teddy pattern that I used was a pattern that I designed in the mid-1990s and it remains to be one of my favorite patterns. I named the pattern "Brody" and this is actually the teddy bear  pattern that was featured in the book "The World's Most Lovable Bears" by Stephen Cronk. This teddy is 10 inches tall, glass eyes, embroidered waxed and sealed nose. For the custom teddies I use the lining for the paw pads. 

The remaining 4 teddies are each about half way

completed but I have some other custom orders that

have deadlines ... so I need to stop working on this order for now 

but will get back to this order after I've met my other deadline orders.

Custom Heirloom Teddy

Custom Heirloom Teddy Bear for Barbara

(created from her family heirloom fur stole)

Barbara's real fur stole was not a ranch mink, the fur

that I traditional use for my teddies, but this was a much

softer fur yet still one that I knew I could scissor sculpt

to create a sweet face. I adjusted my pattern just a little

and I am so happy that I did because I think that this 

teddy's face is just irresistibly charming !!!

Features of this Custom Teddy:

• Hand-stitched vintage real fur (from a brown fur stole)
• paw pads from lining of fur stole
• Glass eyes
• Embroidered, waxed, and sealed nose
• Wire armature in limbs for gentle posing
• 6 joints included a double jointed neck (for a charming head tilt)
• Gently hand painted details
• Stands 10 1/2 inches tall and 8 inches sitting

This teddy is just so sweet that 

I took lots of photos ....

Sweetheart Teddy

Sweetheart Teddy Bear ... just in time for Valentine's Day!

Sorry ... this teddy has already found a new home 

Features of this Sweetheart Teddy:

• Hand-stitched vintage mink  (from a brown mink stole)
• White mink heart shaped chest blaze
• Trapunto ultrasuede paw pads (the paws are hand stitched and individually stuffed)
• Glass eyes
• Embroidered, waxed, and sealed nose
• Wire armature in limbs for gentle posing
• 6 joints included a double jointed neck (for a charming head tilt)
• Gently hand painted details
• Stands 10 1/2 inches tall and 8 inches sitting

Adoption fee is $385 plus shipping 

My payment and shipping policies can be seen by clicking on the "My Policies" link on this page