Mother's Day Mouse

I created this very special mouse especially for Mother's Day.

Details and more photos on my Adoption Website

My first gray mice

 This is the first time that I've made my mink mice in gray:

Details and more photos on my Adoption Website

Orange Sherbet Panda

This is an OOAK (one of a kind) Custom Made teddy created from vintage pelts sent to me by my customer (who found me on Etsy).

They were very interesting pelts since they were the actual pelt rather than a stole or a collar. They were not mink but after some research I came to the conclusion that they were American marten pelt because of their fur length but mainly because of their natural orange color.

While I normally only accept ranch mink coats, stoles, or collars ... I do love a challenge. And this was a challenge! The fur was much longer and finer than mink. The skin itself was very thin and more fragile than a mink pelt. The 2 small pelts did not provide enough to make a teddy without shearing down the hairs (to keep the bear in visual proportion ... or it would just look like a fur ball). I did not want to cut down the hairs because then the wonderful orange color would have been lost. My best solution was to add some of my own white mink and create an orange and white panda. I love the result ... an Orange Sherbet Panda !!!

Features of this panda:

• hand stitched mink and marten
• 8 inches standing
• leather paw pads
• 6 joints including a double jointed neck
• glass eyes
• embroidered, waxed, and sealed nose
• wire armature in limbs for gentle posing
• gently hand painted
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• to see more photos please go to:    Orange Sherbet Panda Photo Album

Anniversary Panda Couple

This "Anniversary Panda Couple" was created for a very special collector.
I hand painted the hazel and honey brown glass eyes by request.
Also by request are the leather floral neckwear ... and the leather floral and heart foot pad designs.

Please go to Anniversary Pandas Photo Album to see more photos

Wee Polar Bear Cub

When I was doing Teddy Bear Shows in the 1990s a tiny teddy like this one was very typical for me to make and, in fact, my tiniest mink teddies were my most requested. But for the past 10 years I've only made them occasionally as I continue to explore new themes and designs. But I still love creating my tiny teddies ... and I especially love this Wee Polar Bear Cub.

To see details and more photos: My  Adoption Website

Birthday Bear

Birthday Bear
This teddy was created by special request as a birthday celebration teddy.

Please go to photo album to see all photos of this teddy Birthday Bear Photo Album