FIRST ATTEMPT

I have completed my first attempt at a needle felted face on one of my Grogs.  I usually do needle felted detailing on eyes and my larger Grogs have exceptionally large bulbous needle felted noses, but I decided to take the bull by the horns and try a face.  My goodness I am now addicted and can't wait to finish my next attempt and my brain is bursting with ideas to do one on one of my wacky Kats.

I have stocked up with lots of felting needles and a packet of plasters LOL!!!  I am very fortunate to have a good supply of local wool which I am dyeing myself so its all systems go!!   I will keep you posted with pictures of my attempts.

Here is my first attempt Peanut Grog with a cheeky face and an open mouth.  I did think I should have needle felted his nose, but I really wanted not to be predictable and thought to do one of my embroidered ones.

PEANUT

I hope you like Peanut!

A NEW DESIGN OF URCHIN

DUMPLIN

For awhile now I have been contemplating making a new shaped Urchin, and have finally managed to create a shelf sitting 8 inch Urchin with chubby bent legs and chubby bent arms.  Harry and Dumplin are the first two to be created and both were snapped up very quickly so I am busy now trying to finish another pair called Romeo and Juliet.

Fingers crossed I will be introducing more of these shelf sitting Urchins at the Hugglets Bear Festival on the 27th February :-)

HARRY

It has been a little while since I have made an Urchin elephant so I have finished off a little boy called Trunks, I hope you like him and a little girl Urchin called Bettie.

TRUNKS

BETTIE

Sorry this was a short post but my daughter has kindly brought some germs home to visit from school to give to me,  so my bear making has been a little on the slow side since last.  I can tell I am starting to feel better as nice sweet goodies are starting to call my name again.

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!

NEW DESIGN - PRIMROSE

This is little Primrose, who is a new design of 8 inch bear. Primrose has small ears, a short muzzle, very large eyes which are highlighted with white, a very chubby body, straight legs and arms that are bent at the elbows. This little girl bear has been made from a pretty pale lemon mohair (you can tell I have been thinking about Spring). She is wearing one of my Mum's creations a pale lime green jumper with a little lace collar decorated with a daisy flower. I have really enjoyed designing this new pattern, my head is spinning with new designs at the moment, this is the trouble, once you start you cannot seem to stop:-) Little Primrose has found a loving home in Scotland.

I am working on my next bear who has been inspired by Steiffs Dolly Bear but with my Toy-Box Treasure twist!

WACKY WEASLEY

I am busy designing and creating some new wacky bears to release at the Hugglets Bearfest, in London at the end of the month. This is the best part of bearmaking, the design process. Weasley is a twist on one of my wacky designs as I normally do this style of bear with a cashmere muzzle and embroidered nose, but thought I would do an inset mohair muzzle for a change and a large needle felted nose. His body shape and arm shape is a little different too, his body is very stretched and his arms are extra long and very bent. I have a few more very different designs in the pipe-line, plus a new 8 inch bear to release, so its all fun in the Jac-Q-Lyn Bear camp at the moment. I will keep you posted on my progress.

New TOY BOX TREASURE

Well the thaw has finally come! YIPEE!! It is the first time in a month I have seen some green grass.

I have been very busy these last couple of weeks, and this is a 16 inch Toy-Box Treasure I have managed to squeeze in called Gilbert, who is made from a lovely antique style German mohair.

It looks as if I better get a move on as Hugglets is only a month away, gosh it does not seem like 5 minutes ago I did the last one :-) I have been working on new designs so fingers crossed they will be ready to go to London.