All unpacked again!

We are finally back and all unpacked from the Craft & Quilt Fair In Melbourne. It was lovely to see all those people we hadn't seen for a while and have a chat. We are looking forward to seeing some of you in our gorgeous new shop in Tooradin. I would like to say a huge thank you to all my wonderful assistants who helped me during the week. Thank you to Vicki and Heather who held down the fort back in Tooradin and to Kim and Carol who came to the show with me. You are amazing! I couldn't have done it without you.... huge hugs to you all!

Now all our bear friends are back where they belong in Tooradin......

The shelves are stocked full of all the new and wonderful kits available...hope you can come and see really soon.......

Day 2 of the Craft & Quilt fair

We had another great day at the Craft & Qulit Fair in Melbourne today. 2 days down and 2 to go.......
A few more pics to wet your appetite. We have some gorgeous new trims that have been selling like hot cakes today.
We have a few places left in our "Heart ribbon embroidery class" with Kim Light on 31st July. Cant wait for this one...hope you can join us.
We are surviving without Josey....BARELY.....Missing you!

Come and see us at the show!!!

Come and see us at the Melbourne Craft & Quilt Fair. There is so much to see and do!
Thursday 22nd - Sunday 25th July... See you there!

We will miss you Josey!!!

We had a lovely day in Josey's Saturday class today. An amazing lunch and afternoon tea was provided by our wonderful ladies to wish Josey well on her Mediterranean cruise and European holiday. A huge thank you to Roz who prepared an amazing array of yummy treats. We were all spoilt with vol au vents, mini quiches, gourmet pies and croissants. If that wasn't enough....then there were the sweet treats. Profiteroles, peppermint slice, caramel slice, licorice allsort slice, mud cake, strawberries and cream.....need I go on? Needless to say .... we had another fun day at Bear Essence and wish Josey the "best time ever" as she sets off on her exciting adventure. We will miss you Josey!!! 

PaCKinG, pAcKiNg, PaCkiNg...

All we have been doing for the past couple of weeks has been packing, packing and more packing.  NO we are NOT moving!!!  We are getting ready for the Melbourne Craft & Quilt Fair which is going to be held from 22 July - 25 July...

And what is it that we have been packing???   Answer:  Kits, Kits and more KITS...

 

So come over and visit us at the Fair, we would really love to see  you there...

We needed more room!!!!!!

There has been so much going on in Tooradin over the past few weeks. We have only been here 6 months and already we need more space. Thanks to my wonderful hubby Tony, it was like watching one of those renovation shows as he knocked down walls and rebuilt new ones, created a storeroom, fixed up the kitchen, installed cupboards and hooks, a new paint job ..... and all in less than a week!

We are now enjoying the wonderful new space in our gorgeous little classroom nook.

Come and enjoy it with us.....?

A Fondue pyramid.....?

More gorgeous "Fondue" bears were born on Tuesday after 2 wondeful days with Helen Gleeson. Everyone did such lovely work and most finished early. Thank you for an amazing few days Helen.....and a big thank you to all the girls who joined the classes! We can hardly wait for next years......

Fondue with Helen Gleeson

We are so lucky to have Helen Gleeson back in Melbourne to teach her gorgeous little mink bear "Fondue". Two very full days with lots of trimming, trimming and more trimming! Just when you think you might be almost done....you guessed it....MORE TRIMMING! These little "Fondue"s all turned out so amazingly beautiful. Well done everyone! For more pics click here

Merilyn's classes

Hi Everyone,

Just a quick apology for advertising the wrong dates for Merilyn's classes coming up Aug/Sept.

Here are the correct ones

Saturday 28th & Sun 29th August

or

Tues 31st Aug & Wed 1st Sept