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 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.

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