A Punkin Weenie

# 5 in my OOAK Series
This Pumpkin Weenie is 11 inches tall and is needlepunched in white, black, red , orangw and dark pumpkin woolfelt.

See him at the Online Halloween show.

Preview for the Halloween Show

This charming threesome will be featured on the Halloween Online show starting October 1st.

Please see link on previous post.

 

 

Featured in Teddy Bear and Friends!

I just got my latest TB&F and was certainly surprised to find one of my pieces in it! The Newlydeads was my signature piece at the Philadelphia Teddy Bear and Doll Convention. It was purchased by the Quinlan Teddy Bear Museum. There was an article on the show and the Quinlans in Teddy Bear and Friends and they featured the bears that they bought at the show!

The Show Has Begun!

I already had one of my pieces sell! The show started an hour ago. Please take a look!

Featured in Teddy Bear Review

I forgot to mention that Bear Bones Halloweenie was featured in Teddy Bear Review Magazine!

Dont't forget to look at the online Halloween show!



Sorry These are already Sold!

This is "Golly, It's Summer!" It was a OOAK piece I did for the auction at the Philadelphia Teddy Bear and Doll Show. As you know the Golly is the teddy bear's BEST FRIEND! This guy was ready to give his lucky teddy bear friend a bike ride. He was all dressed up for 4th of July.

This guy is a Punkin Weenie. He was Sold at the Philly show as well.

This is  a new Day-Of-The Dead Halloweenie. He is #1 in an OOAK series. He was sold at the Philly Show too!



Two New Hallowenies

I just completed 2 new Halloweenies.  The first is Uncle Sam. He is made from tan sparse mohair and has his Halloween costume needle felted directly onto the mohair.  He is all patriotic in red, white & blue, has blue glass eyes and even his own wool roving goatee.

Uncle Sam # 1 of OOAK series.$195.00

The next is a Vampire Weenie. He is costume is black, purple & green. He has a green & purple face with black glass eyes.

Vampire # 2 or OOAK Series $185.00

TBAI 2010

Thought I would post a picture of my challenge piece for TBAI. The theme is Children's Classic Novels.  I picked Treasure Island as my subject.  I features an 11 inch Long John Silver. He is made out of tan, blue, brown & black  mohair. Has a red silk scarf and sash, and is leaning on a wooden crutch. He is wearing a black felt hat and has a multi-color needle felted parrot on his shoulder.  He is accompanied by a 6 inch Jim Hawkins who is mad out of tan, red & black mohair.  Jim is carrying a needle felted Skull & Cross Bones flag. They are overlooking a treasure chest that opens to reveal a treasure of gold coins. Everything is standing on a base that is scattered with sand, shells and even a needle felted skull.

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.

New Weenies

Just in time for TBAI I have 3 new Weenies They are all dressed up for Halloween. The first is a hippie-zombie just dug out of "The Day of the Dead" and her autumn colored friend. The last is a punkin head. All are 11 inches tall & made from tan sparse mohair. They are needlefelted directly on to the mohair.

Punkin Weenie is SOLD

A Witchy Weenie

I am starting to get geared up for Fall. This is a Witchie Weenie. Made from light tan mohair with needle felted features, she has blue glass eyes, orange eybrows and a big toothy grin. She is a black dress sporting green & orange stockings. She has multi colored hair that is also needlefelted in.

She is #2 in a OOAK series.

$185.00

You Are my Sunshine - My TBAI Challenge Piece

You are my Sunshine, my only sunshine.

You Make me happy, when sky's are gray,

You'll never know, dear, how much I love you!

Please don't take my sunshine away!

I can still remember my Grandma singing this song. It was one of her favorites, and therefore one of the first songs I ever learned. I still remember being in her kitchen, helping her with the dishes and singing this song.

Sunshine is a 16 inch mohair bear. She is made from super soft yellow mohair that is tipped with just a pinch of brown. She has light amber glass eyes that are embellished with satin cord and shading. She has a brown stitched nose and a sweet sweet smile. She is wearing a beautiful covered straw hat that is embellished with satin & lace roses. She comes with her own giant sunflower.

After the Schaumburg Show

I hope you all made it the the show because it was a wonderful show. There were a lot of people there & it seemed like people were finding lots of things to buy.

I had finished up 2 bears just the week of the show and took pictures quickly. Meet Bo Jingles & U.R. Mine. Bo was one of the first adopted at my booth right away at Schaumburg. UR came back home to stay with me for a while.

U.R is a fluffy tan bear with green eyes, a white woolfelt collar and tie. Bo is an all white bear with brown accents. Both have Jingle-Butts.

Time Goes Too Fast

Well it is almost time for the Schaumburg Show & time has just been going too fast. I had wanted to do a post on the Kohler show because it was really great. There was a wine & snack reception and the show itself was really lovely. My Mom came along with me and we had a great time even if I had the devil coming out of me.

But it has been much more important for me to work on more for Schaumburg. I can't wait. I am posting a picture of Bear Bones a new monhiar bear that has his skelleton costume needlfelted directly onto his fur. He is 12-1/2 inches high & will be appearring at Schaumburg!

State Fair WINNERS!

Every year my mom, my brother & I enter the State Fair judging. It was a successful year all the way around. My brother took 14 ribbons for photography. My Mom took 3 ribbons in sewing. I entered 3 things in the teddy/soft sculpture catagories & got 2 Blue Ribbons & a White! It is so much fun to watch the judging & my Mom & I go every year. We have been entering since around 1970 and have won ribbons every year. I really gets your heart pumping when they pick you your piece & when you get a Blue Ribbon it is wonderful. The only sad note on the day is that Art lost his little pal Moe at the Fair. I still have a call in to see if he turned up at the department Lost & Found.

February 2007

I have been toying with the idea of creating a blog so I can use it to post my new creations and share a little of what is going on on my life.

This is one of my newest Art Tickblast. He is accompanied by his pal Mo Stleesunny. Art is a 13 inch mohair snowman with a friendly smile, jointed head and wired body. He is freestanding in his red boots and has a felted woolfelt hat.

Mo is a fully jointed stick bear