new bears going to Indianapolis

This is Ace -- he and many more are getting ready for the drive to Indy.

Show in Indy - June 3

Hi again, I will be at the Bright Star show in Indianapolis, Indiana  on June 3.
Stop by if you have time.  Watch for some new bear pics for this show.

sorry I have not been posting

Hi everyone, so sorry to have been so quite.  My little dog Toby became very ill about a week and a half ago.  After thousands of dollars in testing and meds to find out what was wrong, he crossed the rainbow bridge on Thursday afternoon.  He came home from the emergency vet, went into a seizure and died in my arms.  Poor baby. 
We were looking at his back for the issue, but it was an incurable brain issue.

So, when I can stop crying and get myself focused, I have things for the suppliers list and more for this blog.

a central suppliers list

Hey everyone,  I am trying to put together a comprehensive suppliers list for things like:
mohair, eyes, joints, hardware, costuming fabric, ribbon, stuffing, accessories and anything else that we can think of.  I invite doll artists and teddy bear artists to submit contact info for any suppliers that they use.  If you as an artist submit a supplier, also send me a pic of your work using that item.  I will include that in the list with your contact info as well.

If you have anything to share, send me an email
mdrbears@aol.com
I have a pdf form that  I will send you - it will make it easier for me to compile everything.
Thanks

Hedgie winner

Hi there -- well, Toby refused to draw the name this month -- too much pressure!  So, I had Jim (my dear Hubby) do it and
Ta Da!!   the winner is Allison -- and it's her birthday month!!!

Yay

Please email me with your mailing address -- I will send the little critter off when I return from the Philly show.

Here is the finished bear

This is the finished bear that I showed the process for.  She is the contest bear for the Quinlan Teddy bear and doll show in PA
http://www.quinlanmuseum.com/convention.html

The creative process

This is where Woodlandia started

didn't like this fabric with this fur

Nope, not right

This was the first fabric - and I decided to keep it

I chose not to use the chair for this piece -- It spawned a different bear

I promised to show some pics of the creative process.  This is where the new piece "Woodlandia" that is going to the PA show started