A little Bear Time...

Once upon a time, a long long time ago, I used to make my own artist teddy bears. This was BK, Before Kids, and then, while they were still young. I took a break from making bears about 12 years ago. Now, I am back to making them.

I have been starting out small...Probably not the best route, because small bears can be a little harder to make look exactly like you want them.

I spent the last 2 weeks gathering my materials, as well as gaining some new fabrics. German Schulte viscose...which is just a fantastically soft material, and will make great tiny heads.

First up, a Christmas Tree ornament. The head is made of upholstery fabric in a pale golden yellow, which I plan on "aging" with ink, or paint.

I am making tiny wool felt stockings for the bears to hold. The stockings will be appliqued with primitive style decorations as well as beads.

I am also working on a tiny mohair head. This one is working ok, but I haven't decided what the end result will be. I may decide to make a complete bear to dress up.  I don't know yet.

I also want to make some tiny Santa bears. I made some about 20 years ago that I sold in a Craft Show in Ramona, CA. They were quite popular at the time. I may scale them down to use as ornaments on our tree :)