Vintage Mink Bears by Kathy Myers

Vintage Mink Bears by Kathy Myers
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Thursday, January 7, 2016

WIP Peace & Love Panda

Work In Progress
First Panda of 2016

My first creation of 2016 is going to be a mink panda with the theme 
"Peace and Love"
which I believe is a wonderful hope for the coming year.
Of course, since I was lucky enough to have been a teenager during the 1960s,
Peace and Love is a theme that seems to have followed me through the decades.
The 1950s and early 1960s we lived through the Cold War.
The late 1960s and early 1970s it was the Vietnam War ... and on and on.
Peace and Love bears and pandas remains a recurring theme in my work ...
because I have not given up hope that someday we will live in a world of
Peace and Love.

When this Panda is finished it will be available on a First Come basis 
to any collector on my General Mailing list.
I will be sending out Available of Adoption emails as soon as it is completed.


This is a very pretty white mink collar (on a cashmere sweater)


This is a black fur coat. I don't think it is mink but is so hard to find black mink that my black and white pandas are extremely rare. The hairs have the same qualities and appearance as mink so it should make a beautiful panda.


These were the inspirations for my Peace & Love theme.
I am not sure what I will use or how I will use them but
it will be fun to play with ideas for this theme.

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Custom Mother-Daughter pair

for Kathy S.


Custom Order for Kathy is finally finished!
Sorry for the delay due to the Holidays. 
I am trying to get my sewing schedule back on track.

To see all of the photos of this wonderful custom pair




Monday, December 14, 2015

WIP Custom Order

For Kathy

I will be making a Mother-Daughter set 
from Kathy's family heirloom mink stole




"Mother" bear ... Work In Progress

Friday, December 4, 2015

Custom Teddy for Bonnie



Please CLICK HERE to see more photos of this custom mink teddy


Update:
Bonnie had this special teddy created as a gift to her sister, Jane. I am delighted to know that Jane loves her teddy because she sent me this lovely email:

I had to email you to thank you so very much for making my most memorable bear 
from my mums mink coat !!
I have to say it brought tears to my eyes to see the most beautiful bear !! 

Do you have a shop that one can buy from ? 

Thank you once again
And happy new year !

Thanks Jane 

Sunday, November 22, 2015

WIP for Bonnie

Work In Progress
for Bonnie

This is a continuation from Bonnie's previous order
A Mother-Daughter set using two different minks

Bonnie is now ready for bear #3
I will be using the blond mink to make another "mother" teddy



WIP


Bonnie's previous order

Thursday, November 5, 2015

Fairy mouse

Created for Deb



I have lots of photos of this precious little mouse

Monday, October 26, 2015

Halloween Mice Available for Adoption

Finally!

As usual, I just couldn't stop making my mink mice (still my personal favorites). I was going to just offer one ... then two ... finally three. Just for fun, since it is October, I've given them Halloween props. If you live in the USA your mouse should arrive before Halloween but if delivery takes longer than your little mouse will be ready for all future Halloweens.

Sorry ... all 3 mice quickly found new homes 

Adoption fee $395 plus shipping

Please CLICK HERE to see more photos of the beige mouse 

Adoption fee $425 plus shipping
Because the the unusual mink this mouse is a One Of A Kind

Please CLICK HERE to see more photos of this Crosscut Mink Mouse

Adoption fee $395 plus shipping

Please CLICK HERE to see more photos of this Gray Mink Mouse