I would like to introduce you to Chesney. He's a 7" bear made from a lovely golden plush, very reminiscent of the old vintage bears. He also has soft leather pads. I have also finished two bears for jenny-handmadehappinees.blogspot.com Just have to photograph them & run them past her, & then I can show them to you all.

Chesney

It's been very quiet on the bear front lately. I have been giving bear making a bit of a rest!!!!
Well sort of, I've been making a couple for a shop in Petersfield, Hampshire, jenny-handmadehappiness.blogspot.com This lovely lady has the most beautiful shop full of handmade
stock. Check out her blog.
I, on the other hand, have been enjoying my new "art". A bit of decoupage, a bit of mixed media collage
& generally spending too much time on Pinterest, it really is quite addictive.
Will eventually get round to posting pics of Jenny's bears when they are finished.

Posting 3 new bears this morning. The little white bear, I made for a photographic competition, which has now been cancelled due to illness. (theirs not mine!!)
The other 2 bears, I finished a couple of weeks ago & they have been sitting on an armchair waiting patiently to be named. Which I have finally got round to, so here they are.

Pearl  4" plush (non-competiton bear)

Popcorn 15" plush 

Jerome 12" mohair

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!!!