New Bears

Ok, this first bear is made from my own pattern... sorry these aren't the world's best pictures of them... I just snapped a few with my phone.

This one is a little panda. I hand dyed the ears and limbs pink.
I also tried some new techniques on him. He has glass beads in his limbs and belly, and I love the way they make him feel, and how they let him stand. I also tried a new method of making his nose, and I think it turned out really well. It's the best nose I've made yet. I think with a few more practicing tries, I'll have it down.

His joints are all cotter pins.... I got a fancy new cotter pin turner and that has made using cotter pins so much easier. I can't believe I didn't buy one of those right away.

I also bought a stuffing tool that has made things so much easier. Seriously... what was I thinking?

This second bear is made from a pattern I purchased from Gotta Share This by Vivianne ... her Percy pattern, which can be found on her etsy site.

It's a lot cuter than mine is... and it's taught me a lot about how I need to go about refining my own pattern. I also used glass eyes on this bear... which was actually kind of scary!
Time to start refining my own patterns so that they don't look so silly anymore.

Sooo....

This is kind of a fan-girly post. I apologize... but it must be done.

I LOVE THESE BEARS!

I recently got a fairy bear from Ginger Brame... to add to the two bears I already had that were made by her... and I have to say, the fairy bear is AMAZING.

The wings weren't at all what I expected. I was expecting something delicate and fragile... but they're made from a hardy material (but still look very much like delicate wings) and really well constructed... and they are poseable!!!

All three of my little bears faces are to die for. Adorable, well constructed, perfect little noses and SUCH personality.

The bear on the left (Dot, who you may recognize from http://adventuresofdotdotdot.blogspot.com/ ) has a pudgy little belly full of glass beads that I just love to squish. He has a larger little head and has been cuddled, snuggled and loved probably far more than is healthy for such a lovely little bear.

Didi, the fairy bear in the center, has no problem standing on her own. Her little antenna are wiggly and poseable, and her wings are rimmed with sparkles and poseable as well. Her colors are SO vibrant and her nose is multi-colored. Her wings are also perfectly placed so as not to interfere with her sitting down. (there are much better pictures of her HERE, on bearbits, along with some pretty amusing text to accompany it)

Finally there is little Dash (the little guy on the right). He has a little glass bead filled belly as well... good for squishing... and his brown fur is very durable, making him the perfect traveling companion. His little feet are somewhat flat, making him able to stand and he is just a wee 5 inches tall (Dot is 6 inches, Didi is 7 inches) also making him an awesome travel companion.

Below is a silly little drawing I did of Didi... I always find myself sketching these guys. They're just too cute. (sorry the sketch was photographed with my phone. ACK)

I do still have about a bajillion things in the works... I just have to stop repainting Monster High dolls long enough to get them done. DOH!

You can see more of my repaints here: 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46766661@N08/sets/72157625769461428/

Dinking around with my logo and a giveaway

So, after staring at my bearries logo for so long, I feel it could use an update... and while this version might be over the top, I still thought it was amusing, so I'll share :)



Also, Shantock Bears is having its first ever giveaway! Go check it out! Click the picture to be taken to the giveaway!

Adorable Sculpey Bears created by a friend of mine...

My friend Amy has created these tiny little Sculpey bears that I think are disgustingly cute :)

They're fully jointed and hand painted and I'm going to share them because I'm really amazed by these little guys!

This little golden bear is mine :) She was nice enough to make one for me!

Here they are pictured with a Fairyland PukiFee... for size reference :) Although they stand about 2 inches tall: