Butterfly on a red flower

A few days ago I uploaded a few pictures into the "Nature" folder of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Readers picture site. To my surprise, they moved this one to the "Best of Our Readers Photos" folder. To see more of the pictures you can click this link: /www.jsonline.com/multimedia/photos/46413542.html?page=1 There are some really great pictures on there!

Willie Nillie

This is Willie Nillie a nine inch tall bear. He is made from scruffy multi-tan toned mohair and hand-dyed orange woolfelt. He has black glass eyes that are backed with orange woolfelt. He has tan woolfelt pawpads. His nose is needlfelted out of hand-dyed orange roving. He is wearing a colorful purle vest that is accented with orange blanket stitch. His matching hat has an orange elastic chinstrap to help him keep it on. All of his clothes are removable, but he told me he feels rather silly without them. He has the smallest jinglebutt I have ever done!

I finished him just before going to the Chicagoland Show and on my way there he told me that I had his name all wrong. For some reason I thought his name was Merlin, but he set me straight, his name is Willie Nillie. He is $165.00.

Chicagoland Show

I can't believe how time has flown since the Chicagoland show. It was a wonderful show by the way & I would highly recommend it for next year. There was a real buzz of excitement in the air. We had lots of fun thanks to our hostesses Laura & Daphne.

On Line Halloween Show

I am particiapating in an online Halloween show! A spooky time will be in store for all. It starts up October 1st! I have been able to take a quick peek at the artists displaying and it looks like a gouhlishly fantastic show. Mark your calendars

Clarion 2010

I am signed up for the show in 2010 in Clarion. This is a very special show because it only takes place every 5 years. One of the things that they request at Clarion is that you send in a piece for auction based on a theme. The theme for 2010 is Holiday. I picked Halloween (go figure) for my Holiday and designed a new kitty. Her name is Boo Boo Kitty. She is 10 inches tall & is mounted on a heart shaped base. She is made from short, sparse, black mohair and hand dyed orange with black fleck long mohair. She has orange woolfelt accents & paw pads She has emerald green glass cats eyes and a sweet stitched face with just a little bit of a Cheshire grin. Her long corkscrew tail peeks out from a black polka dot netting skirt and she is sporting a vintage gold tinsel boa. She has a bat shaped balloon companion who is made out of black sparse mohair and vintage orange synthetic fabric with woolfelt ears & accents. This little guy has wired bat wings for posing. They both have white horsehair whiskers.

Meet Haystack

Autumn is soon approaching, and Haystack is sporting all Fall colors. Haystack is 18 inches tall and is made from Short black mohair, long mohair that I dyed to a rich golden orange. She has orange woolfelt paw pads. She has large amber eyes that are accented with white orange and sparkly black. She has an orange stitched nose & mouth.

She also has a seven tone jingle-butt.

She is $375.00

To The Zoo When Teddy Artists Play

We all got on buses...
TO THE ZOO!

Follow the Teddy Bear Tracks!

OOPS! How did George get in here with the animasls?

It was the first time that I have stayed for the after TBAI Picnic at the Zoo. It is a lovely zoo with lots of flowers, a carosel, & of course animals. The was also lots of delisious picnic food & we also got a visit from a couple of animals!