21.

Kiora

Fairy dust and magic swirl in the air.  A breeze blows by gently

tickling my ear.  A tiny voice whispers, “Tis not the wind you

feel on this warm sunny day, my name is Kiora and I am a

faerie! I am here to plant flowers and to spread their seed. 

Twas the air from my wings you felt as I passed.  See this

seed? It is my last. My staff I will wave and it will be done

and then I am off to have some faerie fun!" I feel wispy softness

against my cheek as she brushes by while fairy dust and

magic suddenly burst in the sky. She grinned and fluttered

a moment or two and then was gone, no longer in view.  I was

inspired to create Kiora as I watched spring blossom into life

around my home.  I couldn’t resist making a fairy to help plant

flower seeds.  I wanted her to look a little like a flower herself,

which is why she has such wonderful colors.  Kiora stands

4-3/4” high and is made from pale green plush thread, multi

colored fun fur and shiny multi-colored metallic thread, brushed

and carefully scissor trimmed face and body.  Black onyx eyes

accented with touch of white, accessorized with blue and purple

bead headdress with matching necklace.  Her magical staff is

made from a grapevine twig highlighted with opal and gold glitter,

sealed with clear glaze and accented with green glass bead. 

String jointed neck, arms and legs, steel shot added for weight.

TedsFromThreads
Debi McCarthy-Beckett

22.

Princess

This tiny bundle of puppy love is 5.5" tall and 8" from the tip

of her nose to tip of tail. Princess is crocheted from blend

of three different threads, high quality glass eyes with black

pupils, 5-way jointed, comes accessorized with two ribbons

in her hair and one around her neck.

bearkidzTM
Marion Fraile

23.

Elle

Artist's comments: Elle, who is almost 4" tall, is my attempt

to crochet a vintage style bear complete with bump, long

muzzle, long arms and pointy feet.  She is made from Magic

thread which I just love because it can be brushed out and

trimmed to give it a worn out look.  Elle's nose is sparsely

embroidered for that tattered, old fashioned look.  Her facial

features and claws are embroidered and shaded.  Elle is

"knitting" with vintage hemp thread.  She didn't want to tell

me what she is knitting.  She thinks it should be a surprise!

Fully disc-jointed, firmly stuffed, except parts of her body

are looser for a crumpled look. 

ThReAdTeDs
Berta Hesen-Minten

24.

Timothy

3" tall Timothy is a quiet little baby bear with large

pleading, bright blue German glass eyes. Designed

as a sitting bear but can stand if properly aided. 

Hand shaded, 5-way jointed, highly detailed and

shaded paw pads, weighted tummy renders him

heavy for his diminuitive size.

Felted Bear, The
Alecia Edward

25.

Heloise

Straight from the Carrot Patch. Heloise took an early morning
stroll to check the status of the baby carrots.  To her surprise,

she found a newly hatched one crawling between the rows. What

a delightful surprise! Heloise measures 4-1/4" tall, not counting

her ear measurements and is made from beautiful vintage rayon,
Features special center seam design, 5-way disc jointed, large

black glass eyes, shading to enhance character, wired arms

and ears, weighted for a substantial hug.

Hibernation Station, The
Ellen Barnett

26.

Sky

This precious little, 3" tall, Flutter Bug is needle felted from hand

dyed turqoise blue New Zealand Corriedale wool. She is thread

jointed, hand made paper wings, turqoise-colored realistic eyes,

wired antennae with beads, blue gem accents, thread and faceted

bead leggies. 

by Kaz
Kaz Wilson-Compt

27.

Trixie

Artist's comment: Trixie was a personal challenge to see

if I could make a tiny monkey from mink. I really did have

to think outside of the box for this one but she was so much

fun to make! Beautifully handsewn from luxurious sheared

mink, designed to sit 3-1/2" tall, 5" total length, onyx eyes,

6-way jointed with cotter pins including jointed tail, arms,

legs and wired tail. Trixie's face, hands, feet, and ears are

thead sculpted ultrasuede.

Vintage Mink Bears
Kathy Myers

28.

Felix Fox

The fox slipped silently through the early morning mist.

Warily, he circled the pond before pausing for a long cool

drink.  Eager to begin exploring his territory, he sniffed

the air, then he ran eagerly towards the woods in search

of new adventure.  I often see foxes roaming in the fields

around my home and have wanted to make one for quite

some time.  The plush thread from which I crocheted him,

made it possible to give him a naturally wild look, using

bronze, white and black plush thread woven into my own

design.  He was then brushed and face and body were

carefully scissor trimmed. He stands 4-1/2” tall to the tip

of his ears.  "Wild” brown glass eyes serve as the perfect

choice for his foxy appearance, lightly shaded around eyes

and nose, disc-jointed head, thread jointed arms and legs,

steel shot for added weight.

TedsFromThreads
Debi McCarthy-Beckett

29.

Fallin’ Koppers

This little bear with his golden footpads and coppery-colored

fur reminds me of crunchy fall leaves!  3.25” tall, made from

distressed upholstery plush with ultra suede footpads. Glass

eyes, embroidered nose buffed to a shine with beeswax, face

extensively scissor-trimmed and needle sculpted. needle

sculpted toes.  Fully jointed, wired arms curved for posing,

stuffed firmly with cotton. weighted with steel granules.

Artist comments: I was inspired to make this little teddy by

the colors in the beautiful wool felt appliqué that adorns the

coaster on which he sits. 

Andrea Brewer

30.

Matthew John

One-of-a-kind, 5.5" tall bear is sewn from Schulte German

Mohair, handpainted German glass eyes, pawpads highly

detailed with DMC black floss hand embroidery, cotter pin

and metal washer neck jointed, thread jointed limbs, stuffed

with polyfill.

Marjorie Kaiser

Bearmini Bears

32.

Kumiko 
Handcrafted from deep purple colored 100% Alpaca thread,

lightly brushed and scissor sculpted, she stands 2-3/4" tall. 

Features black glass eyes, vintage shoe button nose,

Sammi Lutterotti
SammiBears

33.

Pipa

Only 2-1/4" tall! Born from long pile fabric, her sweet features

are embroidered with hand dyed thread and her gentle face is

finished with soft shadings of pink, brown and black.  5- way

jointed. weighted for a hefty feel, hand stitched and glazed

nose, hand painted German glass bead eyes, pretty neck

ribbon and two matching mini bows on her head.

Chantal Bears
Chantal Emilia Giroux

34.

Troubi

A mischievous little guy, fond of naturally tasty sweets,

his cheerfulness is like springtime days, fresh and delicious.

His red isn't the sign of anger,

rather, the drunkenness of flavoursome ripened fruits,

He stuffs himself, almost exploding

with flavoursome fruit juices and pulps!

This weakness renders him enchanting,

irrestible to love and hug to one's heart's content!

Mabawa Teddies
Nadine Murat Thevenot

35.

Minnie, the Elephant

4.5" tall elephant, made with kool-aid dyed mohair, mini bear

fabric paw pads, glass eyes, stuffed with poly fil and BB's for

added weight in her little bottom.

Lemmon Bears
Joan Lemmon

36.

Nimbus

Artist's comments: Having always liked polar bears and

cartoons, I decided to create a little polar bear who had

cartoon-like features.  I combined my design, sewing and

newly acquired skill of needle felting to produce this little

character.  Nimbus is designed as a seated polar bear

and is 3” tall seated and stands 4.25”.  Created of bright

white long pile upholstery fabric, black glass eyes enlivened

by embroidery thread eyelids, needle felted muzzle, nose

and paw pads. Perle cotton embroidered claw details on

all paws pads.  Needle sculpted perle cotton mouth.

Anne Russell

Starlite Bears

39.

Asuka

This little bear is so full of personality! Handcrafted from blue/multi

colored 100% Alpaca thread, ightly brushed and scissor sculpted,

she stands only 2-3/4" tall! Asuka has black glass eyes, vintage

shoe button nose, cotter pin jointed head, string jointed arms and

legs for posing, wears multi colored ribbons to suit her exuberant

personality! Firmly stuffed with 100% cotton filling.

Sammi Lutterotti
SammiBears