It's cocktail time.. TGIF

Martin the mouse loves martini olives!! After he's finished these, will he have a hangover tomorrow?

silk/mohair blend... leads to Boomer

I bought several pieces of this mohair/silk blend on eBay... there is a supplier in England that sells it... It is soft and dense. The piece wasn't very large so Boomer was "born". He's a sort of mushroom color with a slightly darker backing and is almost 10.5 inches tall....

By the way Boomer has a belly!

Revamping bears

When unpacking the bears and critters from their trip to Des Moines this past weekend I decided that "maybe" some could use a little revamping... a little change... a little oomph! So I spent today doing just that!

FuzzyWuzzy has changed the most... he really looks different. Sort of like my grandson who got a haircut on Saturday and no longer looks shaggy with hair in his eyes!
FuzzyWuzzy's BearPile listing ( and the others') have been updated!
I was asked for a before.. so here it is, on the right!

mice... mice... mice

Here is my newest mouse. I was working on him in Des Moines... sort of a demo. So many people were interested in how I felted my critters. I think there are a few who are going to go to Hobby Lobby and buy some needles and roving and give it a try. They may not find it as easy as they think. Getting the wool felted is easy... but "sculpting" in the form you want isn't.
I do like to have stuff with me at a show... I hate just sitting and waiting for customers. This way I am doing something... and that something is interesting enough to entice people walking by.

Last one done for Des Moines

I have been wanting to try Alison McKee's ( from eTeddy) wired ear. She has a great tutorial on her website... so here is Ralphie. His ear is only 2.5" long but Alison's instructions worked just as well for this small ear as for her larger one!

He went to Des Moines with me... but not home with someone else. So I have put him up on BearPile ... Ralphie is 5" plus his ears.

Des Moines Show

Saturday is the spring Des Moines Doll and Bear Show... up in Iowa! It's a three hour drive from Blue Springs, so we'll be heading out about 4 to 4.30 am. At least in the Spring the sun will be rising during the trip. In the winter, the whole way is dark!
This show is always fun.. lots of returning customers/friends!

what's up...

Fleur has made it to BearPile! and I have finished a green and goldentan panda(?) bear...His name is Gulliver and he is 9 inches tall.

This Saturday is the DesMoines, Iowa Doll and Bear Show. Luckily DesMoines is only a 3 hour "jaunt" from Blue Springs. We will head out in time to be set up and ready when the early birds arrive. I always enjoy the DesMoines show... a chance to see old friends... poke around in doll stuff looking for bear accessories and so on.

I hope to have a few "new" things ready by the show!