MY iPHONE ICON

For any iPhone or iPod Touch users that visit my website www,jacqlynbears.com.  I have now got my own ICON for using on Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. Simply open Safari on your device, visit my website and press the +button at the bottom of the screen.  A pop-up menu will appear and simply press "add to home screen" button.  SIMPLE!!! 

 You will then have a smaller version of the above picture of my Urchin Georgie Shilling on your Apple device as a quick link to my website.

This is how it should look on your device.

Thank you very much if you have added my new ICON.

WILLY & WILSON

I really do not know where the days are going to at the moment, I can't believe it was Easter when I last posted.

I have managed to squeeze in a Toy-Box Treasure and a modified Urchin inbetween orders. Wilson is a real charmer who is 14 inches tall who has a proper hump and traditional amber glass eyes. He proudly wears is genuine Pipaluk 1967 badge and has been named after the British Prime Minister who was in office in 1967, Harold Wilson. To read a bit more about Wilson please take a look at his information on my website. My other creation is little Willy who has been created from my Urchin pattern, but for a change instead of the usual black glass eyes I have given him blue hand enamelled glass eyes, needle felted eyelids with a touch of white to set them off. I am really enjoying the needle felting techniques and especially the wool felt making which gives me loads of fun dyeing. I love the effect I can create when doing my usual button like noses on my wacky bears as I can now give them a marble or batik effect. I can't wait to find time to make one of my Grogs with my new batik effect wool felt nose.

Its a beautiful sunny Saturday and very quite in the skies above with the problems about the Volcano dust. I have boxes of bears hanging around East Midlands Airport at the moment waiting to get on planes, but it looks like they will be still there until Monday, never mind I hope they are all having a party together:-).

HAPPY EASTER

Its been a little while since my last post, and thought you might like to see some of the creations I have made since the last post. Surprisingly enough its been taken up by more Urchins, the picture shows 3 of the 6 I have done in the last week or so, the little guy in the background is Pedro who is wearing a poncho, he is residing in the UK now. The little girl in the lavender colour dress is Violet Elizabeth and sat next to her is Sammy Sterling both have new homes overseas. I have also been making Cheeky Monkeys, Luky Blak Kats and Pinky Winkies (Winking Pigs), its good to play around with ideas, the Kats I have made for a number of years but decided to add to them a Cheeky Monkey (Alice is in the picture) and winking pigs, they are so funny!
Well what can I say about this picture LOL! this is Clawdius a really grumpy looking wacky kat. I have had a great time creating his face. I have used my own hand dyed wool that I have needle felted his rather large nose from and also made him eyelids from the same wool. It was a real change to make a cat in faux fur than my usual hand dyed mohair, Clawdius is made from a beautiful immitation Ocelot fur. This guy looks as if he is not a moggy to be messed with :-) The next one I do using faux fur, I am really going to try hard to get a cute look instead of my usual grumpy look.

It looks as if we have a good start to the Easter weekend, the sky is blue and the sun is shining and plenty of daffodils to look at, what a lovely change from grey skies and snow. I wish you a Happy Easter and try not to eat too much chocolate :-)

TUMBLEWEED GROG

I thought you might like to see my new variation of Grog called Tumbleweed.

Tumbleweed is 11 inches tall and is a little different to my usual Grogs, I have given him my usual droopy ears instead of ones on the top of his head, a really huge bulbous needle felted nose which has been made using my own hand dyed wool in mixtures of mustard and a mossy green. Tumbleweed has also been given large batik effect, hand dyed pre felt paw pads from my own wool too. To finish him off I have given him needle felted hand dyed eyelids to match his nose instead of my usual cashmere eyelids and a touch of white wool outlined with black for the underneath of the eye. I have really enjoyed playing around with my new wool felting techniques, especially the dyeing bit.

I have just finished a new wacky kat with needle felted details, but I am not so sure whether to give him a whirl on eBay as it is ages since I have put anything wacky onto eBay, I will have to have a think about it :-)

If you would like to see more information on Tumbleweed Grog please take a look on my website www.jacqlynbears.com

Tumbleweed is now off to live in sunny California to meet up with a few cousins.

Urchins! Urchins and more Urchins!

It has been over a week since posting, where has the time gone too!

I have been very busy making new Urchins and Primitive Luky Blak Kats. The three little Urchins that are pictured have found a home, so I better get on a make a few more :-)

Thank goodness the weather is improving, which is great to get on and dye mohair again.

I can't believe its time again to enter the URSA's. I am working on my enteries at the moment, and fingers crossed Darren will be entering as well. We are working in secret at the moment not telling one another what we are going to enter...its all fun LOL!!! I will keep you updated.

I have also closed a couple of my Open Editions, here is the information on the final total of bears made.

Eccles - 6

Molly-Mae - 5

Booth - 5

Somerford and Chorley will be closing in a couple of weeks.

Have a lovely week.

Hugs

Jacqui

A SUNNY SUNDAY

Its a beautiful, sunny Sunday morning. Gosh it makes a change from grey skies.

I have been very busy creating 28+ bears this last two weeks, and thought you might like to have a look at two of them.

The first picture is of Whisper a 29 inch very chubby Panda style bear, who has been made from the most amazing faux fur in a golden blonde and a hazy lavender. He is so soft to touch, but a very heavy bear. He is pictured with one of my new Open Edition bears called Benny who is 10 inches tall, so it will give you an idea of his overall size.

The second picture is of Master Charlie Penny who is 29 inches tall and made from my award winning Toy-Box Treasure pattern. This bear truly makes a statement, he has been made from a dense golden syrup, curly German mohair and around his neck he proudly wears a genuine old Penny.

Today I am back to making 8 inch bears, so will probably be all fingers and thumbs after working so big for awhile. Should be fun!!!!

BACK FROM HUGGLETS

Well thats Hugglets over and done with until September, I need that time to recover :-) We set off at 4.00am to get to London for 8.30am and as usual got lost as we got into the city centre, I am now beginning to know Kensington side roads quite well :-) The weather however was absolutely dreadful, the rain was coming down in the bucket loads, but this and the fact the most of the underground system was not working on Sunday did not put off the crowds of visitors, the show was busy all day. We had a wonderful time and sold lots, I was so pleased as I introduced my Open Editions at the show and they went really well and the feedback was just amazing. It was such a nice day as we met such lovely people and caught up with friends from previous shows. It was lovely to see Val again (yes Val E. I mean you LOL) chatting with you about your new collection of dolls has given me an idea, so it will be your fault :-) Sadly I did not manage to get around the show and chat with many exhibitors, only a couple in the room I was in. Maybe next time! Hugglets is such a good show, but a bit of a long day for us as we do the journey in one day as we did not get home until 10.30 pm, but never mind we had Monday to recover, and its back to work as normal now.

The bear pictured is Tilly who is one of my Toy-Box Treasures who went to London with me.

Role on September LOL!!