tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10827856627546379612012-01-12T09:52:27.508+11:00An occasional insight into the Teddy Bear crazy life of a designer, illustrator, soft sculpture artist, freelance writer and collector of all things "Teddy Bear".Bearly Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08242988690398846814noreply@blogger.comBlogger3281100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082785662754637961.post-62630103786211632802012-01-04T21:44:00.000+11:002012-01-04T21:44:49.533+11:00

"Feeling Good"Birds flying highYou know how I feelSun in the skyYou know how I feelBreeze driftin' on byYou know how I feelIt's a new dawnIt's a new dayIt's a new lifeFor meAnd I'm feeling good Courtesy of Paul Bates Photography  Fish in the seaYou know how I feel River running freeYou know how I feelBlossom on a treeYou know how I feelIt's a new dawnIt's a new dayIt's a new lifeFor meAnd I'm

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At this time of year we like to remember those who are special and dear to us and although I enjoy reading all my listed blogs and have the occasional visits from many of my followers, I would like to take this opportunity to thank a few very special blogging friends who have been constant companions on my journey into the Blogasphere over the past three years: Celeste of Celestina Marie

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Take a heap of child-like wonder That opens up our eyes To the unexpected gifts in life— Each day a sweet surprise. Mix in fond appreciation For the people whom we know; Like festive Christmas candles, Each one has a special glow. Add some giggles and some laughter, A dash of Christmas food, (Amazing how a piece of pie Improves our attitude!) Stir it all with human kindness; Wrap it up in love

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Ours was to be made in burgundy leather. Don't you get fed up with the crap some sales people dish out? We ordered a recliner lift chair from HOUSE OF RECLINERS (the place with "Alan the singing salesman") on the 16th August and we were told it would take 12 weeks as it was coming from China. At 12 weeks, after phoning them to find out which day it was to be delivered, we were told there had

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I have been a real sucker for boxes for as long as I remember . . . particularly hat boxes. I can't go into a shop that stocks these wonderful boxes without making a purchase. I always buy them thinking how pretty they will look on my shelves and they do. They are great to store all my stuff and usually, most are quickly filled with quilting fabrics, lace and other such trimmings. Then there

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While visiting my oldest  friend (we have known each other for 46 years) I took a few snaps of the menagerie that live at her farm. Can you tell which animals are real from those that aren't? And . . . don't you just love the gardener?

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I hope all my online friends, (many of whom are also followers of my blog) will accept my appology for unfriending them before I finally closed the account.

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Hi All! I'm stopping by to let you know there's a great show happening this weekend over at The Pursuit of Excellence ... yep they are Decking the Halls with teddy bears!! Rolland by Kim Russell - Russell Bears Robbie by Julie Quon - Rag Tag Teddies Peri and Dot by Ruth Bowman - Flutter By Bears Nicholas by Susan Mitchell - Blue Valley Bears Mustard by Katrina Ndrejica - Bumble

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The weather was a little hot, but it was cooler bayside than in Melbourne! Taken in the garden of Matron of Honour's home.  Just after her dad walked her down the isle.  Placing the ring on her finger.  Lifting the veil.  After the cereomony. A short break before official photos.   A surprise kiss!   Another little cuddle!   With her very proud  Dad before

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When it comes to weddings, I love tradition, but with cakes, roses and chocolate go hand in hand in my book. My daughter's taste is not much different ... but what did she finally decide to choose when it came to her wedding cake?? Traditional Perhaps a little more elegant A combination of traditional and fun OR Just some plain fun! Maybe she decided to go with the roses ...

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I'm having a sale on all items listed in my Etsy shop...until the end of October...please use the code OCTOBER2011 to take advantage of 20% discount when placing an order, thank you. Some of these items have already been reduced, and this is the last chance you have to snap up a bargain before my Etsy shop closes for a break.

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Remember this picture from one of my June posts? Look at how the garden's grown now. I just love these showy white daisies!

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Roses from our garden Pansies in the courtyard

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Well the weather has been a bit brighter the last couple of days and we (hubby and I) have been busy researching prior to taking the great leap into renovating and redecorating our home. It's amazing how quickly one small question like "What do you think we should do about the broken slate on the porch?", can turn into major renos throughout the house, overnight! "I thought tessellated tiles

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If you are wondering where I've been ... I'm back in hiBEARnation!! Honestly the weather has been lousy all week.  Shoppers battle the rain in Glen Waverley. Picture: EUGENE HYLAND I must have jinxed myself by opening my mouth all too soon about our wonderful sunny spring. On Wednesday, more than 48mm fell in the Melbourne CBD, with Melbourne Airport recording 50.8mm. I have no idea how

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Slowly our spring comes creeping through the door, shedding sunlight on everything in it's path. We begin to see the earth come to life with a new promise of beauty. And fragrance fills the air! Pink Lavender Lemonade 2 and 1/2 cups of spring or distilled water1 and 1/2 cups sugar6 large strawberries - hulled 1/4 cup lavender leaves, chopped OR 1 table spoon dried lavender flowers (culinary

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Today, it is impossible for me to imagine a world without teddy bears. Most of us met our first teddy bear somewhere in our childhood and it became a friend that we took everywhere. He or she would snuggle up closely in bed, listen carefully to our stories, bring comfort when needed and love you unconditionally. Even now, at my ripe old age, I can still remember the warm hugs, kind eyes and

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I am so over winter and am looking forward to seeing the sunshine for more than a few hours ... roll on Spring ... make way for Summer with blue skies and long sunny days!  Sunny Day 1883 1884 Isaac Ilich Levitan Hope you have a Sunny Day ... today and always.

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... I've just been a little bit preoccupied. Here's a little Sneak Peek! Can't show you the rest until after the wedding day ... my youngest is finally taking the plunge on 5th November!

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I wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o'er vales and hills,When all at once I saw a crowd,A host, of golden daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees,Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shineAnd twinkle on the Milky Way,They stretch'd in never-ending lineAlong the margin of a bay:Ten thousand saw I at a glance,Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

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Hubs and I had vey relaxing and enjoyable Sunday. First, a meandering drive, then a splendid leisurely lunch at The Patchwork Tea Rooms at Warburton. The homemade soup was yummy, and the scones with homemade boysenberry jam and fresh cream were scrumptious. Glenn and I sat at a table in front of the biggest bay window (it's huge), surrounded by exquisite patchwork quilts, delightful fabrics and

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TRAPUNTO HISTORY Trapunto quilting, is where the design is first outlined with a row of running stitches and then padded from the underside to achieve a raised effect. The word "trapunto", is derived from an Italian word meaning to embroider and a Latin word meaning to prick. Many quilters simply refer to it as "stuffed work", "white work" or “stuffed quilting”. When the fabric used is sheer

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Thought today I would share another of my favourite paintings by Josephine Wall...you can see more of her lovely paintings here. It is said that we are all made of 'Stardust', so it is no wonder that all the birds, animals and people of the planet are flocking to greet this Goddess of the stars. They are happy to have the opportunity to view such an awesome sight, as she goes about her work,

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My students at our Thursday morning class gave birth to two new bears this week. The first was the handsome and elderly William made by Vera Lamb...he's made from mohair and wears a hand made hat and waistcoat created for him by his mum, which is quite an accomplishment as Vera has never sewn clothes before. The second was petite and pretty Sage by Barbara Rivett, also made from mohair but with

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I have always loved playing with textiles and although my passion is for teddy bears, I also like working with wool felt. It is so versatile and is perfect for making so many different projects, like these pin cushions. These have been fun to make and I have just added them to my Etsy store.

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Written by Frank Kaiser The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being. She said, "Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. Can I

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As you already know, I have been enjoying myself lately by having a little extracurricular teddy fun. You saw the first wool felt teddy, here are a couple more that I have put together. Hopefully, I can begin the appliqué stage over the next couple of days and have the finished projects to show you by the end of the week.

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Just dropping in to wish you all a great weekend! The sun is out today, so I am HAPPY!! I'm still sewing away madly, I hope you all are busy creating something to show next week too!

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This past week I have spent much of my time designing something a little different from the norm. I have made similar ones before, but not for many, many years, they are cute, great for gift giving and teddy bear related, yet they are not bears. The first stage involved drawing the designs and for this project, the designs must be kept simple. Then it's on to the pattern/template making. I like

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In this life I am a woman. In my next life, I'd like to come back as a bear. When you're a bear, you get to hibernate. You do nothing but sleep for six months. I could deal with that. Before you hibernate, you are supposed to eat yourself stupid. I could deal with that too. When you're a girl bear you give birth to your children (who are the size of walnuts) while you're sleeping and

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I cannot remember when I first fell in love with the colour pink, but just looking at the colour makes me feel good all over. Pink roses with baby's breath (Gypsophelia) remind me of weddings and crystal vases filled with these flowers always look so pretty around the home. Pink chocolate is scrumptious (when I can find it), to be absolutely truthfull, I simply adore any chocolate and it's

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 © Jane Seabrook - "Furry Logic" Miss you all, but I will be back soon. 

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 © Jane Seabrook - "Furry Logic" You can find more of Jane's beautiful and amusing work here.

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Have you ever been extremely happy doing something only to wake up one day and find yourself being pulled in a completely different direction? It's like there's a tug o'war going on inside your brain ... a part of you wants to continue tackling the things you have always liked to do, and another part is just raring to begin something completely out of the ordinary. Well that is how I have been

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There comes a time when you look around your home and you begin to see the wear and tear of the years. Just recently we have noticed both the rug in the dining room and the one in the kitchen were looking in a very sad state indeed. All the fringe was beginning to come away at one end and the pile had worn quite thin. So we decided on Sunday morning, to visit a local carpet store to see what we

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Isn't she simply divine? I received her in the post yesterday all the way from the Netherlands. Petite Rosette not only has immediate eye appeal, she is extremely well made by Thea of Milly Me® Teddybears and Thea's attention to detail is altogether amazing. I really admire work that is beautifully executed and that stands out from the rest, and this artist's creations certainly do! Pop by and

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During my career, spanning some forty plus years, I have designed a wide range of things. It didn't matter whether I was working within a clients brief developing a corporate image, illustrating a children's book, dressing a shop window with soft furnishing fabric, preparing a set for the Australian Furnishing Fashion Fair, designing millinery for a bridal party, garments for my children or soft

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Ever been guilty of gossip? I have, and I have been sorry afterwards for the hurt it caused. Now if I have something to say, I say it publicly, openly and give people the right of reply. Do you understand what gossip is and what it does? http://www.cvillechurch.com/Articles2010/Article_Gossip-VerbalSlaughter.htm DON'T FOOL YOURSELF IN BELIEVING THIS POSTER! "The word gossip may refer to the

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After living in our home for thirty odd years, and suffering through the recent drought, our garden was in desperate need of an upgrade. Wanting to keep it simple this time round, we decided to try mass planting around the healthy established plants. After widening the beds and adding a new edge, these are the results so far...we still have more to plant, a weed mat and some stepping stones to

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Well the five days R&R was wonderful, the food fabulous (though not so happy with the additional weight), the Gold Coast International Bear Fair was great ... came home with three and a bit more bears for my collection and loads of inspiration from all the shopping done at Oasis and Pacific Fair! First I found these great shoes and became so inspired, then a a number of shops later the earrings

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#1 in the "Princesses of the Tanimi" series, she is 6.5 inches (16.5 cm) tall to the top of her head and 4 inches (10.2 cm) long (chest to tail). This very special Princess made from natural extra long sparse Sassy, is 5-way jointed, has sparkling amethyst glass eyes, pulled Ultrasuede toes, a needle sculpted and hand shaded face with a stuffed Ultrasuede nose, eyelids and is firmly filled with

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#2 in th "Jeanie of the Lamp" series. He is 6.5 inches 16.5cm) tall. This cute little camel is looking for a home and is available from my website. SORRY GUYS!HE'S BEEN ADOPTED...ALBANY HERE I COME!

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The show has now closed, but you can see the winners HERE!

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Think the title is confusing? ... It's all Blogger's fault. If you're wondering why I am not visiting ... I am, but I've not been able to comment on anyone's posts all week! I am not, even at the best of times, a patient person ... this week I am plain p****d off!!!

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I began my life as a thought, then I was designed, traced, cut and pinned...now this can hurt a little! Then, after being sewn, stuffed and jointed, I received my senses ... yep I could see, hear and smell, though I couldn't yet spit! My tail was added and I received my toes and mouth ... that's how come I could 'speak' to you today. But my birth mum has to dress me before I can be seen in

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Pondering what to tackle next. Mmmm will it be another bear, a bunny or an elephant? I know! I think it'll be another camel!!

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Yep the boy himself is back in town ... and I can't wait to see him in Pirates of the Caribbean - On Stranger Tides. I love Johnny Depp's portrayal of Jack Sparrow.So it's off to the movies soon, and in the mean time and while hubs is away, I just might get out the old DVD's for another week of ... my Daily Dose of Depp!!

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I've been a bit busy.....entertaining the hands on judges this week. I am so grateful for their support of this competition, after all we can't have a competition without them.....thanks girls! The voting for The Australian Creative Design Awards is now open for the People's Choice Awards, so please pop by and vote for the one you love best. I'm warning you the choice is not an easy one.....we

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Do you believe there is such a thing as greener pastures, or that the grass is greener on the other side of the fence? Do you continually search for something better, believing in the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? Well if you look at this cow, you would see there really is no such thing! During my time on this earth I have seen many people search for that elusive "something", only to

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. . . dreaming of bears Be Back Soon!

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It's a perfect autumn day, my front lawn is covered in a mountain of liquid amber and elm leaves, the sun is shining, I have no classes to teach today and I am a happy! Now I'm off to shop while the sun shines ..... HAVE A HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!

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Here I am as promised, with the second item from our favourite store. We never go looking for anything in particular, but we do have things in the back of our mind that we would like to find given half the chance! This particular one caught us both by surprise. Hubby had wandered off in one direction and I in another. I had been poking around in the last room, when I discovered this little chair

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Took some time out from my busy schedule yesterday and went for a drive down the Peninsula with hubby to call into a few of our favourite haunts. We both love "The Bottom Drawer Antiques" at Moorooduc and this was our first stop. We always seem to find something here to bring back home with us...yesterday was no different to other occasions when we have stopped here. For quite some time, we

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Absent from blogging but not from creating...I have been working on revamping The Australian Creative Design Awards website. For several months, we have had an online vote running to see which theme would be received well by both participants and collectors alike, and the winner was "Under the Big Top". As the name suggests, the 'circus' will be the key feature of next year's event and should

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Well maybe not, but the love of teddy bears certainly helped this chappie travel around the world! This is my latest aquisition, a Gregory Gyllenship Bear made in England, 5th December 1998, exported to the USA, purchased from My Friends and Me, had a loving home until he was put up for adoption on eBay...now once again living in a loving home with me and hubs in Australia. He is a very

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Well last weekend began with what was to be a simple task of Kathy Martin selecting the Nominees for the ACD awards. But, ended up with emails back and forth as Kathy was away for the weekend and only had her ipad with her, which wasn't performing as she would have liked...but we finally came up with great results...see sneekpeek on the BAO blog. Tuesday, I had great fun with friends at a

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Shoulders aching, wrists are sore and my back is killing me! What I wouldn't give to own one of these babies. Isn't it fabulous, I reckon this would solve most of my problems...the work stations really do exist...check them out HERE! And just incase you get to wondering where I am...I am up to my eyeballs again with the Australian Creative Design Awards...voting will begin soon, so stand by

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It's been ages since I listed anything on eBay so I decided to list Flora ... she's starting at a price well below my ususal asking price and has no reserve, so you have a chance to bag a bargain. Just click on the eBay logo in my side bar to see all her particulars.

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Some folk think autumn rather a sad time, because it heralds the approach of winter. I love autumn, the sun is warm, the breezes are softly cool and there is a rustle of leaves underfoot. To me it's a reminder...that just as the leaves are turning from green to gold, we have another opportunity to turn over a new leaf...another page in our lives. Winter will come, I know. And yet after the

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Finally the Royal Mail parcel that I have been so patiently impatiently waiting for from the UK arrived today. My Doddle is here with me now and looking just so delightfully handsome in his beautiful green outfit (I do think the Royal Mail could've made sure he arrived on our St. Patrick's day though). Any collectors out there...I can certainly recommend Melanie's workmanship, this bear is not

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Where do the hours go? Into making over websites and creating new blogs of course! If you like teddy bears and soft sculptured animals, take a look at this great new blog for Bear Artists Online! Just click on the banner.

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earth in silhouette sunset paints sky blue gold pink palette of splendor   Author: Alves Holmes Wallpapers from Wallpaper World

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Hello there, I want to tell you a little story about a friend of mine. He's quite different to me, he looks white and lives in an extremely cold climate. My friend is a polar bear and he is so furry and cute ... well, at least he was cute when he was little. When he was very small he loved to climb and run around in the snow, but he had the most dreadful fear of water. Now for a polar bear

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Get in quick and check out these giveaways from my friends! Ree of Tipsy Teacup is giving away one of her whimsical anime dolls ... winner will have a choice. Jess from Little Dirt Lane, needs a mum for her Delia who's wearing a pretty dress in (my favourite) pink with white spots. Both will be drawn on 1st April, so get moving...click on the buttons to visit their blogs.

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Thank you to all those who submitted suggestions to help me name her. After considering them all I decided to choose a combination ... Miss because she is unmarried, Bella means beautiful, Ashling means the same as Aisling ... vision or a dream. She will be available on my website soon ~ AU$525 plus postage and insurance according to her destination.

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Been working madly on a new twenty inch (51cm) dressed bear for the Bearly Sane range ... and I'm almost there. I previewed her WIP needle felted face on my other blog ... and here she is, just a few final touches needed around the eyes and she'll be completed. Her outfit includes dress with button up front, reversable detachable collar, matching hat and black patent shoes with lace trimmed

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Every now and then (in my case, more often than not) one sees a bear that simply captures your heart. This wonderful little bear from Melanie Culshaw of Bear Treasures did exactly that ... and so I just had to adopt him! His name is Doddle and you can visit more of his siblings here at Melanie's beautifully revamped website or here at her blog.

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I'm in hibearnation! Yep ... the show's over, the TBACA website has had an overhaul, artwork layouts have been prepared for the next lot of advertising, I can actually see the top of my desk and I've booked flights and accommodation for our (Betty and I) Gold Coast escape in June ... now it's time to design some new creations, but all I want to do is SLEEP!!

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Come join us online HERE for a great teddy bear show!

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...come again some other day year. I've got to go grocery shopping today so I am certainly not going to be singing in the rain like Gene Kelly! It's been coming down in buckets for the last 24 hours, our tanks are overflowing, our guttering is not coping well and our garage is flooded! The drainage system just won't take the water away quickly enough...thank heavens the house is okay. Unlike

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I'm happy to introduce you all to Ernest and Jaffa, the latest addition to my hug. Robyn did a beautiful job of them and Ernest is every bit as cuddly as I imagined he would be. I'm thrilled to bits!! We are all praying that Robyn and her family stay safe through Cyclone Yasi which is about to hit the north Queensland coast at midnight tonight. Don't know what the man upstairs is thinking, but

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Last night I adopted a set of two sweet bears from Robyn (Mima's bears) which are winging their way to me from Queensland and today I bought these (I told hubby they were a Valentine present for both of us) ... ... and the dear sweet thing liked the little bears so much, he bought me Swarovksi Crystal Society membership so I could have "Siku" the polar bear (have to wait till he's delivered).

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Yes, I have been missing in action far too long and missing my blogging pals terribly too! But hopefully I will get a chance to catch up with a few of you this week. If I don't get round to posting comments on everyone's blog I hope you'll forgive me and pop by the Be My Valentine online teddy show in a couple of weeks time and say "HI!" Of course "This Venue" is not here on my blog, it's Teddy

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In between organising the photos for the show, finishing off my own pieces, hubs and I went to purchase the wall units. Well what a fiasco that was! The units I showed you previously looked fantastic on the internet, but when we went to Freedom to look at them...what a load of crap! Needless to say we didn't buy them and it was back to square one and after much searching we found these at Ikea

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Well the weather is beginning to heat up downunder and my studio looks like a bomb has hit it! Hubs and I have been clearing out some of the unwanted pieces in the spare room to make way for these nifty new wall units. The drawers will be great for storing all my jumpers; the ones I have now were never deep enough, and I will finally have a seperate place to store all my craft books, allowing

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Well another year is coming to a close as we prepare for the countdown to 2011 and a whole new page in our lives. It's been an interesting year to say the least and one full of surprises for me. The most recent being the flurry of last minute entry registrations for the Australiasian Creative Design Awards. We now have entries from ten countries, which has really made my year complete. I would

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I thought I would borrow last years post and get away with it...but alas no...we are not having all the lovely sun shown in the pictures below, nor is the following poem quite true this year. Christmas in Australia is different to what you know, We don't see any reindeer and for sure there is no snow, No steaming Christmas pudding, or eggnog by the fire, Too much of that there hot stuff, makes

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I thought as the Holiday Season approaches I would share some of my critter and bear designs from Christmas past. 2007 - Hetty (Widnes, Cheshire UK) and Harris Hare (Palm Beach, California USA)  2006 - Peppermint (Private Collection)  Kris Kringle (Rome, Italy)  2004 - Joy (Albury, NSW Australia)  2001 - Briana (Victoria, Australia)  1999 - Old Saint Nicholas (Victoria, Australia

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Is the lamplight golden Or has the moon unveiled The molten path of night-time Where starlight glow has paled? And into snowy corners The lustrous glitter bold Makes warm the winter evening And hides the chilling cold. The treetops shake their icing Upon the frozen street And snowflakes flutter softly Their lacy patterns sweet. AUTHOR: Maureen Warner Finally getting into Ho! Ho! Ho! mood...

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Inpiration comes when you least expect it, in the strangest forms...it can be a colour, a fabric, a piece of music, a beautiful poem, a child's book or in this case a couple of wonderful Italian designers. Introducing my two little clowns Dolche and Gabbany...they are available from my website.

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But I can see you, hear you and speak to you now!Who am I?My name is Rasputin and I am available for adoption here. Don't leave me here on my own, I need a mummy to love me.

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Isn't it amazing what you find when you go delving in boxes trying to find just one small notebook? I couldn't believe I had still had these ... but I am glad I have. The first two are just a couple of the illustrations I did for Dance Australia magazine back in the early to mid 80's. (Click on them to see details.) I really enjoyed illustrating for this magazine, sometimes it would be for the

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I have no nose ... but I can smell a rat! I have no eyes ... but I am not blind! I have no mouth ... yet I am not dumb! Who am I?

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Remember this post? Here's the result! Isn't he just the sweetest bear? I am so happy with him. NAME: TaffyEDITION: OOAKSIZE: 10 inches (25.4 cm)FABRIC: Schulte alpacaCOLOUR: MushroomPAW PADS: Ultrasuede - coffeeEYES: German hand blown glass - blackNOSE: Embroidered with perle cotton - dark chocolate brownJOINTS: 5 way wooden disk - locknut and boltFILLING: 'A' grade polyfibre and glass

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Finally have my new cotton rack up on the wall...this will make things a lot easier to find and hopefully help me stay more organised. Don't you think my hubby did a great job? On the top you can see a very small part of my collection...left to right, a Megelles bear from Lisa Dopking, a wee Curtsy Grace from Lynne Cooper in Scotland (Buttercup Bears), a sweet little panda from my dear friend

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Too long in fact. But you know how it is when you have a lot on your plate. First the show, then the recovery, then the new ideas ... yep lots of new ideas and I couldn't get to them quick enough! I did manage to catch up with a few of you prior to posting this work in progress and I will eventually catch up with the ones I missed. However, it's back to sewing for a while and thank heavens

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Well after a good fortnight of sneezing, coughing, spitting and blowing, taking all the yucky stuff prescribed by "the doc" and generally feeling like s**t, I think I have finally shaken the flu bug. Today is the first time for weeks that I actually feel "normal" and just as well with the Woodend show coming up on the weekend! These are my latest creations which are now available from my

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Some time ago I read that these lines came from the books in Canterbury Cathedral and thought they would be appropriate to share with you. If nobody smiled and nobody cheered And nobody helped us along, If each, every minute, looked after himself And the good things all went to the strong; If nobody cared just a little for you, And nobody thought about me, And we all stood alone in the battle

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On her first attendance at Sunday school, four year old Wendy heard the chorus which begins: God is still on the throne And he will remember His own ... Next day the little girl's mother heard Wendy singing the same words over and over again - but she hadn't got them quite right, Wendy was singing: "God is still on the phone." In a way Wendy had a point, hadn't she? Perhaps some of us would

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I am often asked "Where do you find your inspiration to make your bears" and the answer is simple ... from things I see throughout my day. Yesterday I found this set of little melamine bowls while doing grocery shopping and immediately I envisaged them filled with ICE CREAM TEDDIES. What do you think? How do they inspire you?

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...in everyone's life when one wants or needs to walk a different path. Sometimes one gets the urge for a complete change and other times it's just a need for a small adjustment. With hubby's retirement looming in the not to distant future and plans being formulated for a more relaxed and impulsive life style, possibly including some travel too, I feel it's time to bring some aspects of my life

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Still not well, but I had to drop by to tell you I miss you, and I will catch up with you all eventually. Making a bright day even brighter, Making a glad heart even lighter, Chasing all cares and worries away - Friends can do that any day! Author - David Hope Remember to give someone a hug and tell them you love them today...you may never have the opportunity to do so tomorrow.

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I will announce the winners of my drum roll please ... ta! da!will Dawn and Jess please email me with your addresses. Dawn at Cottage State of Mind  will receive this one (I think the man upstairs may have had something to do with this, as this is nicely timed for her birthday and I know it will be perfect for her kitchen. Jess at Little Dirt Lane will receive this one (pity she's not wearing a

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A little poem dedicated to the many wonderful friendships that are formed through blogging and just to let you know, I am thinking of you. When good friends walk beside us, On the trails that we must keep, Our burdens seem less heavy, And the hills are not so steep, The weary miles pass swiftly, Taken in joyous stride, And all the world seems brighter, When friends walk by our side. Author

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Five year old Malcolm was a lovable, talkative little boy. He seemed to have boundless energy from morning till night, and there were times when he almost exhausted his devoted parents. One afternoon a kindly minister ... a friend of the family ... called at the house. After a short while he brought Malcolm into the general conversation. "Tell me, do you say your prayers every night?" Malcolm

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I have just had the best time this morning...SHOPPING ON LINE! First I bought a lovely children's book illustrated by one of my favourite artists - James Browne; from his new Etsy shop. There's only one left, so if you'd like one you better be quick...click here!  And then I indulged myself in a whole lot of PINK! They are so pretty, I just fell in love with them when I saw them on Celeste's

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It's time to get back to some decent blogging and chat about other things ... like bears and dolls. As you know I have been working on a new pattern (actually two) and sewing a few more of the F Troupe bears for Woodend. But in between all that I also managed to make two new pillow inserts for the Crew Cab cushions (they are kept in there for special emergencies ... i.e. when the dog wants to

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"This must be the strangest parade to pass through the enchanted woods..!! Maybe it is the full moon which has brought all these amazing folk together. Additional lighting is provided by a stag with candle antlers, and fairy wands. The music is supplied by a host of musicians playing wild music on an amazing array of instruments, bringing the very trees to life to join in this celebration." I

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I thought I would share another couple of James Browne's beautiful paintings with you today. Even if you don't believe in fairies, I'm sure you will agree his work has such beautiful detail and is truly inspiring.

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Do you believe in fairies? Could fairies really exist? Do they live in flowers and gardens? Do they play in the morning mist? Do they tend to nature With loving care? Do they fly through the forests? Would we see them there? Are they oh so gentle? Are they heaven sent? Do they fly with the butterflies Until the day is spent? Oh I would love to see them, To catch sight of them at play, Dancing

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