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 

Good Fortune Panda #5

Good Fortune Panda #5 of 8

This panda was created for my friend and fellow teddy bear artist, Linda Hearn. And lucky me ... after years of email friendship I actually got to meet her in person because she stopped by to visit me (from Canada to Southern California). What a treat! She came to pick up her panda but she also came with lots of treasures that she knew I loved to use with my teddies, such as, tin boxes and fun ice cream dishes and other treasures too. Thank you, Linda !!!!

This is Linda's panda :

Here is lovely Linda holding her panda ....

 This is the only Good Fortune Panda I made with one of my sketches on the box:

To see all of the photos that I took of this panda:  Good Fortune Panda 5

Easter Bunny

"Easter Bunny"
I made my Easter Bunny early this year.

This is a One Of A Kind creation. This bunny has an unjointed body but the neck is jointed. There is armature throughout for posing. The bunny's design was inspired by this lace bun warmer. When I first saw this bun warmer I immediately visualized a cabbage patch bunny ... a bunny sitting in the middle of the bun warmer surrounded by Easter eggs tucked in the pockets surrounding the bunny.

You can see the details and more photos on my Adoption Website ....

Kewpie Bear #2

Kewpie Bear #2
This is the second Kewpie Bear in my Limited Edition Series. Each teddy will be from the same pattern but a different mink, so each teddy will be unique.

To see details and more photos of this teddy please go to my Adoption Website (Waiting List Adoption page).



I must say this I absolutely LOVE the vintage blond mink jacket that I used for this teddy. I wish all of my vintage minks were of this quality: dense and fluffy hairs that were a dream to scissor sculpt. But most important the pelt was soooo easy to hand sew, it was more like sewing fabric than a leather pelt. My hands did not hurt at all after hand-sewing this entire teddy.

I have visions of the rest of this mink jacket eventually becoming a polar cub, a panda, and maybe some mice ... or maybe I'll design something entirely new... we'll see.

I want to thank my friend and fellow teddy bear artist, Linda Hearn, for sending me this wonderful mink for me to create some of my favorite creatures.

Good Fortune Panda @4

              Good Fortune Panda #4

This is the 4th Good Fortune Panda in my Limited Edition Series. I've offered it to one of the collectors on my Good Fortune Panda Waiting List.

To see more photos and details please visit my Adoption Website

Introducing Kewpie Bear series

Introducing "Kewpie Bear":

The original Kewpies were born in the imagination of artist Rose O’Neill in the early 1900s. They came to her in a dream. Rose called the tiny fairies Kewpies because it was short for Cupid. She reasoned that “cupid gets you into trouble and the Kewpies get you out”. The purpose of these tiny elves is to do good deeds in a funny way.

I’ve given my Kewpie Bear some of the same features as Rose’s Kewpies: a plump protruding tummy, big eyes, no neck, a big head, very round features, and if you look on top of it’s head you will find a top-notch (wisps of hair that stand straight up).

More photos and details on my Adoption Website