A NEW YEAR AHEAD

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a VERY HAPPY & PROSPEROUS 2011, and to say a very big THANK YOU! to everyone who has adopted a Jac-Q-Lyn Bear during the last year.  Its been a really lovely year and made more enjoyable sharing it with all my new and old bear friends.....THANK YOU!!!

It is the start of a new year, and one which I am looking forward too, with new bear idea's planned and new bear ventures ahead.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

Warmest Best Wishes
Jacqui

LAST TWO GROGS FOR 2010

These are the last two Grogs for 2010, and thought you might like to have a little look.

The first one is Marvin Meadowsweet, who is 15 inches tall and made from a dense, hand dyed mohair in shades of royal blue, emerald green and aqua.  He is a very chubby Grog with a huge embroidered nose.  Marvin was adopted very quickly and has found a home in California, lucky for him he is leaving our cold weather behind.

Lastly but not least this is Finola Flowerbucket who is 11 inches tall, who is looking for a warm and loving home.

Finola is made from a pretty hand dyed mohair in shades of pastel pink, candy pink and turquoise and there is no missing her large bublegum pink embroidered nose.

For further information on Finola please visit my website www.jacqlynbears.com

I am still in the process of sewing Christmas orders, for some reason the Santa's Little Helper I asked for must have called at the wrong houseLOL!!!!

Have a lovely weekend

Jacqui

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK!!

Well I don't know what has happened to the last week, but it has just flown by!

I have been putting the finishing touches to some Urchins, as these will be my last before Christmas, and thought I would show some to you before I get back to completing my last minute orders. and a couple of Grogs who are waiting for nose jobs.

MIDGE 8 inches

TIPPO - 8 inches

DULCE - 8 inches

PIBBLE - 8 inches

LITTLE ARFUR - 8 inches

WALDO -  8 inches

MISS SHY - 10 inches

HOODLE - 10 inches

If you would like further information on any of the above Urchins please visit my website JAC-Q-LYN BEARS

Ah!!! well! better get back to my sewing, its so sad to have a row of heads looking at you with no bodiesLOL!!!

CLOWNING AROUND!!!

  AUGUSTE

I thought you might like to meet Auguste, he is one of my red bears I mentioned in a previous post who I could not wait to get started on. 


Auguste is from my Arts & Crafts range and he is named after a type of clown from the early 20th century. An Auguste clown is famous for its small hat. Auguste is German for "Foolish" and is considered the least intelligent but the most beloved of clowns.


Auguste is 19 inches tall and a One of a Kind bear who is made from a rich, classical looking antique red velvet on a beige back fabric which I have aged and distressed and complimented with two very large antique looking metal buttons with red button centres on his tummy. His large head is made from a pale blonde German mohair. Auguste's paw pads are made from a very pale beige, thick quality German wool felt.


Auguste has very large aged black glass eyes with white needle felted detailing and a large threadbare black, waxed, embroidered nose. He proudly wears on top of his head a small, matching clown style hat which has also been aged and finished with a very large rusty bell on top and around his neck he wears a frilled cotton print collar which is in red and beige and trimmed with beige antique style lace.


This classic looking large bear is fully jointed, his head is wobble jointed. Auguste is firmly filled with a heavy weight stuffing.

Auguste is currently available from my website www.jacqlynbears.com

I am currently working on two 12 inch bears from my Arts & Crafts range and two Grogs so better get a move on.  At least bear making will keep me warm :-)

A BIT OF A NIP IN THE AIR!!!

Well not liking to break a habit of a lifetime its time for me to post a bit about our weather.  Well there is not much to say other than it is Sooooooo COLD!!!  Too cold to make a snowman, even though we have plenty of white crisp snow.  Fingers crossed this is the beginning of the end off our cold snap.  Here are a few pictures I took this morning for you to have a peep at.

Where are you?????

Mitsey chatting with Snowdrop and Daisy.

It was still -10 this morning at 10am when I ventured outside with my camera, I did not hang around outside too long, even Mitsey beat me to the kitchen door LOL!!!

ONE MORE BEAR........

I thought you might like to have a little peep at some of the Urchins who have left me this week and who will be available from "One More Bear" in Staffordshire, England. 

The first four pictures are 10 inch Mop Top Urchins and the last 3 pictures are of 8 inch Urchins.

Well better get back to my sewing, I think I need some of Santa's Little Helpers to do a bit of stuffing for me LOL!!

A LITTLE BLUE

I seem to go through phases of using a particular colour, for quite a while its been pink, but the last couple of weeks its been blue's turn.  Perhaps I have been influenced by the cold weather we are having.  However this coming week it will be a red week, not because of Christmas being around the corner but because I am working on large and small bears from my Arts & Crafts range in red and cream.

Here is a little peep at some of the bears I have made just recently from my blue phase.

CRISPIN

MARINA

MISS FAIRWEATHER

PERRY WINKLE

DREAMER

Well thats by blue period over with LOL!!!  Roll On Red!!!

SNOWFLAKE

As we are due some snow this week I thought I would make a little Urchin called Snowflake, who is warm and snug in his warm knitted hat and jumper. 

SNOWFLAKE

Snowflake is an 8 inch Urchin, who is made from a pale blue German mohair.  His droopy inner ears and paw pads are made from a cream coloured cashmere fabric.  His paw pads have been heavily needle sculpted and detailed with black perle cotton to give the effect of chubby little toes.

This little boy has large shiny black glass eyes, and a large embroidered nose in a wine and dark dusky pink. He is fully jointed, his head is wobble jointed for extra posing.  Snowflake is firmly filled with a heavy weight stuffing.

This little cute Urchin is wearing a hand knitted jumper and bobble hat in pale blue and trimmed with cream and two sparkling snowflakes.

Snowflake is looking for a warm and cosy home to snuggle up in.  For further information on Snowflake please take a look at my website www.jacqlynbears.com

A PATTERN RE VISITED

FRATELLINI

Fratellini is a 19 inch antique style clown bear, who's pattern I have re visited after more than 6 years, this style of bear is from my original Arts & Crafts range, which were mainly made from reproduction antique style upholstery fabrics, but this time I have decided to incorporate German mohair into the bear.

Fratellini is a One of a Kind bear who is based on the European clowns called Auguste which have white circles around their eyes with black detailing and red and black face paint.  Fratellini does have the white circles around his eyes but instead of the red and black face paint I have decided to use the colours in his body and clown hat.

This quirky looking clown bear is made from a very rich looking red and black striped upholstery fabric for his body arms and legs which I have aged and distressed to give the appearance of a bear that would have come from the early 19th century, the front of his body has been complimented with two extremely large rusty bells to give the appearance of a clown suit.  I have also made him an aged cotton ruff edged with black antique lace and a little clown hat to match with a little rusty bell on the top. His oversized head is made from a sparse, antique brown German mohair which has also been aged.  Fratellini's paw pads have been made from a beige, thick quality German wool felt.

Fratellini has very large antique black glass eyes with white needle felted detailing and a big threadbare embroidered nose which has been slightly waxed.

Fratellini is fully jointed and firmly filled with a heavy weight stuffing.

I have really enjoyed re visiting my old pattern and now have plans for a full range of these clowns, which will all be based on genuine old clowns from the past.

If you would like to see more of my "Arts & Crafts" Bears as I release them, please EMAIL ME to be added to my mailing list or visit my website JAC-Q-LYN BEARS

Fratellini is now on his way to live in Scotland.

SUZIE SOO A New Soulful Eyed Urchin

This is Suzie Soo one of my latest large soulful eyed 10 inch Urchins.

She is made from a toffee coloured German mohair on a fudge coloured backing.   Her large droopy inner ears and paw pads have been made from a fudge coloured cashmere fabric.  Suzie's paw pads are heavily needle sculpted and detailed with black perle cotton to create the effect of chubby toes.

Suzie Soo has very large shiny black glass eyes for the eye pupil and pretty blue and white needle felted detailing to create very large soulful looking doll like eyes with long eyelashes.  This pretty little girl has a large pastel pink embroidered nose with the hint of a sweet smile.

Sweet Suzie Soo is fully jointed, her head is wobble jointed for extra cute posing.

Cute Suzie is wearing a very pretty hand knitted dress and matching beret style hat in shades of heather, lilac and cream. 

While writing this post Suzie Soo has just found a home in Alabama.

I will be releasing a new bear creation tomorrow who is a bear pattern I used many years ago from my Arts and Crafts range but who has incorporated a new look.

Keep you posted !!

Happy Friday!

A LOOK BACK ON THE PAST WEEK

Hattie with her little friend Samuel

Well its not been that quiet in the Ellerton household, both Darren and I have been very busy creating new bears and completing shop orders.

I have had a lot of fun with a new large variation of my Urchins called Dolly Doo and Bubbles Boo and Darren has made a small Furgotten elephant called Hattie.

I am in the middle of visiting a past pattern all the way back to 9 years ago, and it is amazing how you can add new techniques and put a new twist on an old friend.  This bear will be 19 inches and from a range of bears I called "Arts and Crafts" these bears were a either made from half mohair and half vintage fabrics or completely vintage fabric.  These bears were all traditional in style but I have now incorporated the pattern of a bear I used 5 years ago called Sammi Rye, I think I have given the game away! yes this one has a Japanese influence as well as a touch of traditional, looking forward to doing more on this guy a little later on.

Here are a few of the bears completed this week.

TALBOT

JELLO

RHUBARB

CITRUS SID

BIBBEL

LONNIE

If you would like to find out more information on Darren's little elephant called Hattie please take a look at Darren's Blog Furgotton Bears, where you will see a lot more pictures.

Wishing you a great weekend.

Best wishes

Jacqui