The Lost Toys

THIS is what we've been busy with for the last few weeks. The 'Lost Toys' collection. This the the revised and improved version of the design I was working on last post - with the addition of a fox, a panda and a mouse to the original bear and doggy.

We used our earthy range of short matted antique-style German mohair to create these guys, using every one of the six colours to give a gorgeous depth and variety to the full collection.

We will be releasing the pattern for this collection later this month as well. The basic shape is the same for all five critters with only differences to the placement of colour and the shape of ears and tails giving them their individual characters.

We've done this collection as an OPEN EDITION as well. This means that anyone can order any of the critters and we will make them up for you (please allow approx 2-3weeks for completion of the critters though as we process through previous custom orders).

We will only make the collection for as long as we have stock of these fabrics. This might mean we only make 2-3 of each critter, or we might end up making 10 of each!? We don't really know. It's kind of exciting for me though to see how many I do end up creating in each version. You can rest assurred that after about 10 I will no doubt be 'over' it, and decide enough is enough! (so there will never be thousands of these critters throughout the world!)

To view the complete collection, head on over to our Fur Addiction supplies store where they have their own listing.

bears and doggies

I decided last weekend that I wanted a challenge, and a new look for my next design. I didn't get a lot of time to nut out a new pattern, but quickly drew up some shapes late one evening while the kids ran around and got more and more hungry. Probably shouldn't design right on dinner time... lol

So it was a little rushed, and a little crazy - but I decided to go with it. And these two critters were the result. They weren't quite perfect, but pretty damn close! I loved the shape of the head and the tiny little feet. And the concept of a pattern that was versatile enough to be turned into a variety of creatures...

...so I had another go. But, you'll have to wait for the next installment, and the revised design ;)
(or you could cheat and sneak over to our facebook page where we have kind of 'let the cat out of the bag' so to speak! lol).

'Bear' has already found a home, but 'Doggie' is still available if you'd like him? These two were extra special as this specific design with the chunky tummies won't be repeated again.

Limited Edition 'Prim' - bears and kits

Over the last few days I've been working on some small pink viscose bears. I had a vision in mind for old-style bears... but they had other ideas! And the further along I got the more 'girly' they became instead!

And so we ended up with two sweet little ladies with their satin tutu skirts, pearl necklaces and big pink hair bows. I asked my Facebook page to help me name them, and chose 'Prim' from the suggestions. Seemed very appropriate for such proper little creatures.

We have both limited edition bears available for adoption in our etsy store, but only ONE limited edition kit left for sale. (The kit quite literally includes everything you need except for pink sewing thread, sewing needles, scissors and the shading medium).

Theodore

I was rummaging through my mohair scraps box last weekend when I found a little piece of this amazing ginger-gold curly mohair with a burnt-brown tip. My fingers were itching to make something out of it, but I didn't want to waste any either.

So I enlarged my new 'Euston' pattern by 130%, and ended up with pieces that fit almost perfectly to the mohair I had left.

And so 'Theodore' was born.

I had a lot of fun shaping his big cheeks and trying to get his nose as petite as I could. His mohair is so gorgeous that I couldn't bare to cover it with too many accessories, so we just gave him a simple contrasting teal-blue satin bow.

Theodore is a one of a kind, very sweet little artist bear, and is available for adoption now.

The Show has BEGUN!

The Teddies Worldwide Online Show has officially started - and these are our 10 brand new, never-before-seen critters created just for this weekend!

We have 'Archimedes Owl' - a brand new design for Emma's Bears (you can download his ePattern here). He is made from a fun mix of faux fur and long-pile mohair and has a jointed head so he can do that creepy thing Owls do when they turn to look at you without moving their body!

He is 14" tall, very chunky and weighty and available for adoption on our show page along with all of the other critters.

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This little cutie is 'Azariel', made in our imported 'Surf's Up' mohair. He's a perfect 12" tall, fully jointed and heavily weighted. And he comes with his gorgeous little seahorse friend.

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This petite little lady is 'Bellatrix Bunny', and she is made in a piece of our hand-dyed short pile mohair using our 'Little Bunny' pattern. This mohair feels like velvet to the touch, and she's actually a bit closer to her full-body photo in colouring then her close up. More of a blue-based purple tone then pink.

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And this little cutie is one of my favourites! He is made in a piece of our Limited Edition long-pile tipped mohair, and our cute little 6" 'Trini' pattern.

We posed him with a funky Kombi Van ornament and gave him a little shell necklace to complete his beach-themed look.

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And this big girl is Freya the pink and white panda, made in our 'Perky Pink' and 'Fluffy Cloud' faux fur fabrics. We used the large 'Alivea' pattern to create her, but altered it slightly to create her panda-eye patches and chest insert.

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Here we have our profile bear for the show - little Island Sunset, made from the faux fur of the same name. We kept her accessories pretty simple and just gave her a string of pink franjipani flower pendants and a little pink bow in her hair.

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This little lady has to be the brightest of the bunch (I was going to say the craziest... but you haven't seen who's coming up next yet! :P)

We've made her from another piece of our rainbow hand-dyed mohair, and our elephant pattern.

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And THEN we have this little dude. Mr 'Overworked Odin'. He's quirky... I'll give you that!

He's actually Mark's favourite (and he told me that if he doesn't sell in the show, he'll keep him for himself!). Odin is made from yet another piece of our hand-dyed mohair (this piece was a patchy bright orange with blue/green splotches) and he looks out through a pair of handmade Russian glass eyes I was keeping for a special creation.

Odin is fully wobble-jointed and very heavy, so he's delightful to hold. He's had lots of aging and shading and is just not something you will see in every bear collection!

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This little lady is 'Vanya'. She is made from a mix of our super-long pile white mohair and one of the last pieces of our gold curly kid mohair - so two very deluxe fur fabrics. We gave her choc-gold hand painted glass eyes with sculpted lids and pulled/shaded toes.

She looks very casual sitting by the water with her oversized sunnies too.

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And last, but by no means least - we have 'Baby Katie'. She is another in my 'reborn' style baby-bear range. We hand-dyed her mohair a gorgeous soft buttery-yellow colour (the raw white mohair can be purchased here), and gave her big black german glass eyes. She has low-set ears and the sweetest chubby cheeks.

Baby Katie wears a pink-velour ruffle dress over a white onesie and newborn nappy and comes with her little rattle as well. She too can be found for adoption on our show page with all the other critters!

Miriam

This is our latest little lady to emerge from the Emma's Bears studio. I documented her arrival through our new 'Instagram' account (well, it's not really a 'new' account - I started it about 2yrs ago but never did anything with it. But I've recently discovered what an incredible little online world it is. Just search for #emmasbears to find some of our work-in-progress photos, or you can also pop straight over to our profile).

And then earlier this afternoon our gorgeous 'Miriam' was finished. I had actually intended that she'd be wearing a big fluffy plush pink fur jacket - but when I put it on her it just didn't look right. So I thought I'd see how the red dress looked... and it is like it was made for her.

Miriam is currently available for adoption. We used our 'Kanoa' pattern to make her (available for instant download in our etsy store), but her mohair was a piece from our personal collection - before we started importing in bulk for our FurAddiction.com supply store - so sadly I can't link you to a listing to buy it yourself. It is very lovely though! I do wish I had a bit more!