Work in Progress ...

Work in Progress: I'm working on eight custom teddy bears!

It is rare for me to work on multiple teddies at the same time. I prefer to work on and finish one teddy at at time. But I had a Custom Order for eight teddies from one mink coat and when the Olympics were on television I realized that working on this order ... like an assembly line ... was the perfect thing to do! By the end of the Olympics I had all eight bears cut out and sewn together (this is the most time consuming part since I prefer to hand sew). Now I need to stuff, assemble and sculpt, so I still have a lot to do but, to be honest, I was able to finish the most boring part while enjoying the Olympics.

I have also started sculpting again ... this is good exercise for my hands which are permanently numb and sore from hand sewing leather pelts for the past 26 years.

These are hiking sticks!

To see more photos of them please go to my 

"Next Stop Fantasyland" page (link above)

Custom Heirloom Teddy

Custom Heirloom Teddy for Barbara

Please click here to see details and lots of photos of this teddy

What am I working on next?

For the next few months I am going to concentrate on trying to get caught up with the many Custom Heirloom Teddy orders that I have accepted over the last two years. Barbara sent me her fur stole December of 2012 ... which means that I am finally starting on my custom orders that I accepted in 2013 !

I actually have many new design ideas that I would like to create but before I start designing new creations I just need to finish as many Custom Orders as possible. In the meantime I am filling my sketchbook with lots of new ideas. For example, for Halloween I would have made a Mink Bat if I had the time ... so that's on my "To Do" list.

If you have any suggestions for new mink animal designs please send me an email with your suggestion. Some of the suggestions that I have received in the past that I would like to design in the near future are:

badger, squirrel, chipmunk, meerkat, and red panda. These are all on my "To Do" list for future creations, so keep watching my Blog for announcements of my newest designs.

Sweetheart Teddy

Valentine Sweetheart Teddy Bear 

Sorry ... this teddy was quickly adopted

To see details about this teddy and more photos ... please click here

Birthday Panda

This panda was created by Special Request

There are lots of photos of this panda

click here to see more photos

This panda has already been adopted by the collector who requested it.

 Sorry, this panda is a bit late. It was delayed because I make some of the Christmas gifts that I give to my friends. Here a some of the gifts that I made this Christmas:

Handmade leather journals

Cashmere and silk hats

I decided to make matching gloves to go with the hats

Christmas Bunnies

My twin Christmas Bunnies are here to wish you a

"Hoppy Christmas!"

Sorry ... both bunnies were quickly adopted

THIS IS THE LINK TO MY ADOPTION PAGE (click here)

to see more photos 

 Christmas Bunny #3564

This is Christmas Bunny #3565

The Story of these Christmas Bunnies

I did not expect to be able to offer a Christmas creation this year because I have been so busy trying to catch up with my long list of Custom Orders (for collectors who have sent me their mink stole to transform into teddy bears or other animals). 

These bunnies were actually a Custom Order but when the collector saw them she was disappointed that they were too realistic (and they are, as you can see from the inspiration photographs of real bunnies below). Even though I used her mink she told me that it was okay to offer them for adoption to my collectors. So I am offering these bunnies for adoption at the discounted Custom Order Price! My adoption price for a bunny of this size is typically $295 ... but my last Custom Bunny was adopted for only $250 ... so I am offering these bunnies at the same discounted price of $250.00 USD plus shipping. With the extra bonus of a handmade red cashmere and mink Santa Hat as a Christmas prop.

Real bunny inspirations

Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Custom Bunny for Amy

This bunny was created for Amy with the mink jacket that she sent me.

This is the link to see more photos of this bunny: Custom Bunny #3563

Custom Order for Bonnie

I am currently trying to catch up with my many Custom Order requests ... so if you sent me a mink stole to be transformed into teddies bears I am currently trying to make as many as I can before Christmas.

I finally finished Bonnie's four teddy order. Thank you for your patience.

Click here to see Bonnie's four bear custom order