A pincushion re-do

I wasn't happy with the flowers I made for this little guy so I made him some new flowers.

I like them much better and I think the little bear does too. He seems to have a bigger smile now :o)

I also relisted him in my Etsy shop

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10055407

PANIC BEAR

This is a little bear I just finished for a Christmas present. (Ok so I'm running a little late LOL)

My son (he is 17) designed this bear for his friend.

She is a huge fan of the band Widespread Panic - http://www.widespreadpanic.com/ - so he wanted a "panic" bear for a gift for her.

The logo on Panic's tummy is called the Note Eater.

Panic bear is axp 5" and made out of mohair with an ultra suede tummy inset and paw pads. The appliques are made out of velvet and suede.

Christmas Pin Doll Swap

Before Christmas I participated in a pin doll swap.

The theme was Elves or Santa.

Here is the little elf that I made and the one I received.

Mine arrived first so they got to play, tell secrets and talk about Santa until the little bear elf was sent away to her new owner.

The elf was made by Kelly.

http://cambridgegiftsbykelly.blogspot.com/

I just love him.

Thank you again Kelly!

Christmas Mice




These are a couple of Christmas ornaments that I made.
I finished them a couple of months ago but they were for a gift so I couldn't show them.
I wanted them to be a surprise :o)

The mice are about 3" and made out of a wonderful upholstery velvet.
They are based on some vintage ornaments that I have.
(The mice also have tiny whiskers that don't show up in the photos and their collars are ribbon and beads)

These were such a joy to make. They were one of those projects that just went together like a dream. They didn't come out like I had planned but I really like the way they turned out.

(They pictures are not very good. The color is a bit off - but what else is new. Someday I will learn to take a good picture LOL)

Tiny Teddy Bear Pincushion

This little bear stands about 3".

She is made out of a soft purple velvet fabric. She holds a tiny fabric berry pincushion.

Her little cap is made out of the same fabric as the berry as are her paw pads.

She has beading on her neck ruffle, berry and cap. Her face has been lightly shaded with purple colored pencil.

I am having a problem with this tiny ted.

He doesn't want to get dressed!!

I tried to put him in pink but that didn't make him happy.

He firmly declared "I am a boy!!! And boys don't wear pink!!!"

He is just under 2 " and has a magnet in his bottom so he can stick to the metal lid of this box.

Does anyone have any idea as to what colors he should wear?

I am thinking of putting him in a party hat and decorating the box like a present. I hope he likes that idea. But ... I don't know.

For a little guy he sure is opinionated LOL

Nothing new comming out of the studio today!


Yesterday when the girl bears were making sandwiches they wouldn't let me help. So today I decided to make some toast.
Just because I am 2.5 inches tall they don't think I can do anything.































How long does this thing take anyway????

I'm hungry!! :o)

Hello!!

I am Rose.

Yvette has been working all day in her room. I think she is finishing a mermaid. I'm not sure though LOL She might be finishing another little bear. I know that she has three bears started and then the mermaid.

She has left all us bears to fend for ourselves today.

I also want to let you know that she put Mindy and Lyn in her Etsy shop.

They are excited that they get to go to a new home! What a wonderful adventure for them :o)

If you would like to take a peek - Look here.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5921149

Well got to go.

They rest of the bears and I are going to make honey and peanut butter sandwiches. YUMMY!!

Mindy and Lyn

Meet Mindy and her little elephant doll Lyn.

They are all dressed up and ready to go to Grandma's house. Grandma is baking cookies for them and they are going to have a tea party.

Mindy is so excited. She loves her Grandma!

Mindy is almost 5" and is made from a sparse curly mohair. She has black glass eyes and her nose is embroidered.

She is wearing a cotton print dress with lace and embroidery details. Her shoes are ultra suede with tiny roses embroidered on them. They have leather soles.

Little Lyn is almost 3" and made from a vintage grey upholstery velvet. she wears a matching dress and has ultra suede "stockings" that have been hand embroidered.

Meet Winston

He is a new big bear design.

He measures apx 8"

Winston is made out of vintage long pile synthetic fur.

It is similar to Kathryn's only a darker tan and not as soft.

I am so honored and excited. :o)

I was named Artist of the month at Edinburgh Imports.

If you would like to read the interview you can visit here. :o)http://www.eii2.com/Community/viewtopic.php?t=1608&sid=5f39577a9901d6bf76102deee0087c48

Edinburgh is a wonderful place to buy all your bear making supplies.

Their mohair is fabulous and yummy. And the people that work there are all very nice and extremely helpful!

They are also starting to sell doll making supplies.

Check them out here.http://www.edinburghimports.com/

The little bear in the picture is one of my flutterbys. She is about 2.5" and lives in her own little gourd house.

In the beginning..

I thought I would share the first mini bear that I made.

It is quite different from what I make now.

He is just under 2"

I started to make miniature bears in 1999 when my husband was deployed with the Navy Seabees.

He would be gone six months home six months -- it was a really hard time for me with having two little kids at home and I missed him so much.

Anyway I saw a big bear dressed as a bee and wanted to have a little one. So I went home and figured out how to make one. I carried this little guy around in my purse for a long time. He would make me smile whenever I saw him.

I had a swatch book that I picked up somewhere in my stash of treasures and it was full of vintage upholstery velvet. So I used a piece of that to make him.

I now know that those swatches are valuable and rare. If I knew that then I probably wouldn't have cut it up. LOL

I then found a copy of Teddy Bears and Friends magazine. It happened to be the miniature edition that they put out every year.

WOW

I didn't know people actually made miniature bears or artist bears. I found that there were supplies available for them and people actually collected them.

So that first little bear lead to another and another and will lead to many more in the future.

Do you ever think about your first doll or bear that you made?

Hi I'm Hazel!

Welcome to Yvette's blog.

I am one of her fabulous creations. I am about 5" tall and a miniature butterfly bear. Aren't I beautiful?

Here is a picture of my wings.

I decided to start her blog for her because she is shy and will never do it.

She said that she felt silly sitting here talking to herself about herself. Isn't that silly LOL

Come back and visit she will be updating often. (Well I hope so anyway!!! :o)