pAinT aNd StiTch...
Well what a day we had on Wednesday... spent the morning painting the most gorgeous teddies and the afternoon stitching and embellishing them. It was so nice doing something that was just that little bit different but still involved our beloved teddies! The girls and I had a fabulous day, so relaxing, work at your own pace -- no pressure. Kim was sooo jealous as she was bogged down with paperwork in the office and wasn't able to join in on the fun this time!!!
We will be running more "paint and stitch" workshops throughout the year, so keep an eye out for them...

Sydney Show....We WILL be there!!

Come along and see some of our new patterns and kits at the Sydney Teddy Bear Fair.

The new Bear Tales for 2010 will be there with the gorgeous projects on display.Heaps of amazing bear artist to see.

This Sunday 7th March 2010, Southee Complex, Sydney Showgrounds.

Contact melissa 0404 946 959

In the Pink....

Over the past couple of weeks I've managed to get stuck into creating some sort of order from the chaos in my sewing/craftroom. In the middle of it all, I made a conscious decision to dedicate this year to using up some of the patterns and kits that I have accumulated over the years.
Now this was going to be a challenge-- it's pretty hard with all the gorgeous new stock arriving in the shop every day to even think about using things from my stash at home. So to make it easier, I made a little deal with myself - for every item I use from my stash, I would be allowed to treat myself to something new from the shop (where's the logic in that - I don't know).
So last week I pulled out Monica Spicer's "Patches" pattern which had been sitting in my "must get around to this" pile for the past 18 months!! As a reward for finally rescuing the pattern from the pile, I chose the most beautiful piece of "hand-dyed by Kim" pink mohair which Kim had just hung up to sell....(I can resist chocolate, but there is no way I can resist PINK mohair)
Lo and behold, my little PINK Patches was born. Take a look at her cuddling her apple green security blanky... isn't she just too cute.....:)

Bear Tales Volume 5 - Now in stock!

Look what has just arrived! Our brand new year of Bear Tales begins with this awesome issue 1.
Fluffles by Josey Freni, Georgie by Karen Alderson, Baby June by Merilyn Pursell and Be Mine by Monica Spicer. We think this is the best one yet! Click the pic to get more info. Kits avaialble for each project featured.

Another wonderful week with Merilyn Pursell!!

Our 2 Miss. Wilomeena classes with Merilyn were so much fun. We also had the assistance of Merilyn's daughter Ellen....what a pair! The bears look amazing and we all learnt soooo much. We cant wait till Merilyn and Ellen are back in September.

Well well well... what have we here???
It's Georgie!!! Karen's Bear Tales project, just like I promised you...
Isn't she just too cute... well what else could we have expected from Karen -- our beary special friend, talented bear artist and teacher.

"Sheila" with Monica Spicer

A wonderful day with Monica in her Sheila koala class.