Facebook Fan Page GIVEAWAY

I've had a number of blog give-aways over the last year or so of running this blog... but I've never had a facebook give-away. So I thought it might be fun to try that too!



Head on over to my facebook page to check it out. You could be taking home this sweet little guy.



The winner will be drawn on Mother's Day, 8th May 2011 at 9pm EST.

Toulouse

This is the finished bear from my last blog post - Toulouse.





All I ended up doing extra in terms of the face was a bit of scissor sculpting, a mouth and resetting the nose a bit tighter. As much as the non-central facing eyes annoy me, I have to admit I quite like the look they give her. She looks really 'alive'!



The extra bulk of this longer mohair meant the hat was a little harder to fit as well - but we got there in the end. Not bad for my second bear in the three weeks since Byron's arrival if I do say so myself. I haven't priced Toulouse as high as I would normally with the extra work that went into the eyes and nose due to the fact that the eyes are not perfect, so if you like the look of her (squint and all), pop over to bearpile to check out her full listing.

Hats!

I had the brilliant idea to make some cute little bears with hats on - just before Byron was born. So, as you can imagine now that Byron is here, the idea will have to take a back seat for a while.




But I can still show off the hats! They are all handmade by Susy at The Enchanted Pumpkin. She makes them to fit Blythe dolls, but they work fantastically on bears about 13-15" too (obviously depending on head size). I've included a photo of two bears in my personal collection modelling the hats. I also got a few tiny ones to use on mini bears.