Finished this bear a couple of nights ago. He is Ben, 12" standing, made from synthetic fur, 5 way cotter pin jointed, he has plastic eyes & a rubber nose, Never used one of these before & can't say I'm totally in love with the idea....but you have to try these things!!! His pads & inner ears are made from a needle cord fabric. He has some pea shingle in his tummy to give him a little added weight.
Had a bit of an up/down week, have been accepted as a bear artist on the Artist Bears International website, so two of the bears...Ted & Elijah.... are on there, well pleased with that result. But sadly I applied to be on the 100 Bear Artists Blogs, & was refused. Never mind my page views for this blog are climbing steadily, with international viewers, so when I write a blog, I now know that I'm not just writing to the big black hole out there.
Have a good day everyone. Speak soon.

This lovely 12" bear, I finished last night. Katie is made from the softest plush. Her pads & inner ears are cotton fabric. She is 5 way cotter pin jointed with glass eyes. Her body is stuffed with heavy weight polyfil, just to give her a little added weight. She wears a little heart pendant around her neck.

Peony, I finished a few days ago but have only just got round to photographing her. She is made from viscose, has glass eyes with eyelashes, is 5 way cotter pin jointed & her body is poly & steel shot filled. She wears a little button hat. Peony stands at 5.5", although because of her weight she is more comfortable sitting down!!