Well I did the Findon Sheep Fair yesterday & apart from a short sharp shower 
first thing it was a lovely day, sun shining & lots of people.
10 bears found their new forever homes, 5 of which went to the lady who I mentioned
the other day, always come's in near the end of the show & really loves her bears.
Another older lady came & visited during the morning, & was telling me how she had 
bought fur, joints etc, to make a bear but never got round to doing anything with it all. 
She came back later in the afternoon with 2 bags of the bear making bits for me.
Wouldn't take money for any of it, so I offered her a bear, but because the one 
she liked most was mohair, she insisted on paying for it, although I did knock of some
money as I couldn't let her pay full price after having given me all the bear bits.
Oh & I also sold quite a few of my painted pieces as well.
So all in all I had a lovely day.

I've had quite a busy week, since last weekend I've painted the fronts to 9 diaries,
6 of which are a commision, 3 for tomorrow's show. I've also decorated 2 jugs, 
a lovely tin bag, 2 galvanized hearts & 5 birthday/anniversary spoons.
Luckily most of these I had painted the base coats on, before, so it was mainly just 
decorating, but, as usual I left it all until the last minute.
Oh & I finished a bear!!!

Logi

Tin bag

Little dumpy cow jug

Tall sheep jug

Galvanized hearts

Birthday/Anniversary Spoons

Two, week to view & one, day to view diaries

In the last few days I have discovered Pinterest.....I have made 4 boards, the bears & other peoples!! one for my painted items, another for shabby chic & one for blue/white. I'm hooked!!!

I have a large country show coming up. This is Findon Sheep Fair. The event goes back as far as 1261, when it was a 3 day event. How do they find these things out???
Anyway over the years there have been a few changes (obviously), I have been doing it since 1999 & I've noticed a few more modern day one's!!!
It is a lovely event where, I think the world & his wife attends, the organizers are absolutely brilliant & make it a good day, not just for the visitors but for us stall holders as well.
I am busily painting away with my country style crafts, I think I probably have enough bears, although every year a lady comes in towards the end of the show (she doesn't like crowds) & last year she bought 4 of my little bears, & in other years she has always gone home with at least one. So here's hoping!!!
I shall post some pics of my painted pieces as the week goes on.
Have a lovely Sunday, the weather here is nice & sunny, although a little cold, autumnal I think the word is!!!

Last week I had the urge to make a more traditional type of bear & bigger (15"/38cm) than my usual one's.
I have to say I enjoyed making Linus very much, he won't be on the website just yet, as I am planning on making him a waistcoat. Well actually I have made him one but it is too big, so will have to go back to the drawing board for that one!!! Linus pictured below, I hope you like.

Well I've managed to finish 4 bears & have listed them below. Timmy is a very portly little bear!!!! due to his fur being so dense. All these can be found on the lanesendbears.com website

Timmy 6" plush

Chloe 6" plush

Sam 6" viscose

Micky 5" crushed mohair

I have had 5 bears, in various stages of being made!!! for sometime now, 3 of which have now been finished. Sadly the weather is so horrendous here that photographs are nigh on impossible, due to the bad light. As soon as the sun shines I will get some pics done & who knows maybe another bear maybe finished by then.
Talking of the weather as we Brits do, quite often, it is more like October here, than August!!!