tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48767395788865499912024-03-19T12:06:34.718-07:00thread and fiber bears and animalsThis Original Fiber and Thread Bear group teaches and learns, shares and enjoys the world of thread crochet and felted miniature teddy bears as well as other animals made with thread. Here, thread is all long fiber from sewing thread to the largest bulky yarns. We will also discuss needle felting of wool and other roved fibers. These naturally go together! And what fun they are!deBBiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12498524139948052664noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876739578886549991.post-86489786069843222842013-11-20T13:36:00.000-08:002013-11-20T13:36:14.688-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
There has been a LOT of discussion (fighting, upleasantness, etc) over the use of the term thread bear in light of the acquired "Thread Bears" trademark and their claims. Below is an official lawyers opinion and will henceforth represent the official opinion of the owner of the Threadanimals yahoo and facebook groups. </div>
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<br />deBBiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12498524139948052664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876739578886549991.post-41726579727699637702012-02-09T13:05:00.000-08:002012-02-09T13:05:26.898-08:00Amazing things in January<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In January our talented members have done some really amazing creations!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This tiny, tiny bear is only 12mm (0,47 inches) small! It is not crocheted but knotted using silk sewing thread. It is hard to believe it is possible to make something so small!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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by <a href="http://www.threadteds.com/" target="_blank">Berta Hesen Minten</a></td></tr>
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This fabulous bike is crocheted by Mia Svensson, using a pattern designed by designer <a href="http://amigurumiartist.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Gudrun Kulich</a>.<br />
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by Mia Svensson</td></tr>
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Linda McConnell made this tiny little needlefelted bunny named Jack, that with antlers turns into a Jackalope.<br />
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by Linda McConnell</td></tr>
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The tiny yorkie Lulu is the creation of Cheryl Jackson. It is Cheryl's own design and it is crocheted in punch thread that is brushed to make it look fuzzy.<br />
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by Cheryl Jackson</td></tr>
</tbody></table></div><div>... and these are only a few of the great creations our members made in January!</div><div><br />
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</div>Anita - AnniesGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805321854239223922noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876739578886549991.post-21775133490491928992012-01-15T12:04:00.000-08:002012-01-15T12:04:58.824-08:00It's not all about Christmas in DecemberAll creations done by our members in December has not been Santa's, angels and reindeers.<br />
We have also seen white winter bears, a russian matryoshka doll, a warm green colored doll and even an easter duck.<br />
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by Angel at AngelsMinisAndMore</span></td></tr>
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by Antonina Taskaev</span></td></tr>
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by Claudia Woodward</span></td></tr>
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by Eleanor Ardern</span></td></tr>
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by Gloria Jean Dawson</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KU9cXczG14U/TxMmqKF3LFI/AAAAAAAACsQ/y8NH4qabzj8/s1600/lenafoong-DobieDuck.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KU9cXczG14U/TxMmqKF3LFI/AAAAAAAACsQ/y8NH4qabzj8/s1600/lenafoong-DobieDuck.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
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by Lena Foong</span></td></tr>
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by Becky Parker</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">To see more creations, visit the group at</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/threadanimals/" style="color: #445566;">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/threadanimals/</a></span><br />
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</div>Anita - AnniesGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805321854239223922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876739578886549991.post-56717799250064989362011-12-17T05:47:00.000-08:002011-12-17T05:47:16.819-08:00Merry Christmas and Happy New Year<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M2Fks6si5O4/Tsk4gtsfI3I/AAAAAAAACng/RgZD0pBb2iE/s1600/Christmas2011_text.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="395" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M2Fks6si5O4/Tsk4gtsfI3I/AAAAAAAACng/RgZD0pBb2iE/s400/Christmas2011_text.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">by Becky Parker</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">by Cheryl Jackson</span><br />
<a href="http://cherylscrochetedcollectibles.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Cheryl's Crocheted Collectibles</span></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beary Merry Christmas<br />
by Alisa Shea</td></tr>
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by Heli Christensen</td></tr>
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by Joanne Noel<br />
<a href="http://joannesweebears.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Joannes Wee Bears</a></td></tr>
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by Gloria Dawson<br />
<a href="http://bearlyahandful.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bearly a Handful</a><br />
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by Berta Hesen-Minten<br />
<a href="http://www.threadteds.com/" target="_blank">ThReAdTeDs</a></td></tr>
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by Donna Barber</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3 for Christmas<br />
by Freda Ford</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F3ZjZVIGyao/TujtvM8El2I/AAAAAAAACrg/8hvZi0Xs6E0/s1600/kacis_mail-CandyCane.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F3ZjZVIGyao/TujtvM8El2I/AAAAAAAACrg/8hvZi0Xs6E0/s320/kacis_mail-CandyCane.jpg" width="246" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Candy Cane<br />
by Kelly Cave</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5tV_G0mUoVk/TtIbqBoVHRI/AAAAAAAACog/p_faPXq6g40/s1600/anitasch55-ChristmasBear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5tV_G0mUoVk/TtIbqBoVHRI/AAAAAAAACog/p_faPXq6g40/s320/anitasch55-ChristmasBear.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas Bear<br />
by Anita Schaeder<br />
<a href="http://www.anniesgranny.com/" target="_blank">AnniesGranny</a></td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Anita - AnniesGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805321854239223922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876739578886549991.post-6692020073033790752011-12-08T22:12:00.000-08:002011-12-14T10:46:54.392-08:002011 Fall Challenge - Owls!<table style="text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rKC6mbEay2M/Tsku1r00uTI/AAAAAAAACmA/dV7nAxW3xEk/s1600/SuzetteLenzen-MiniatureAmigurumiOwl_150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rKC6mbEay2M/Tsku1r00uTI/AAAAAAAACmA/dV7nAxW3xEk/s1600/SuzetteLenzen-MiniatureAmigurumiOwl_150.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div></td><td><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;">The 2011 fall challenge was a fun project: </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-size: large;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-size: large;">Crocheting miniature owls!</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;"> The pattern for the owl is developed by</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;">Suzette Lenzen and is available at her blog</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://knitandcurl.blogspot.com/2011/06/step-by-step.html" target="_blank">knitandcurl</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;">.</span></div></div><br />
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</tbody></table>There were some rules for the challenge,<br />
- No changes to the pattern - only exact stitches and rows as Suzette developed the pattern.<br />
- At least 3 owls of different sizes, but no more than 6 owls in total.<br />
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It has been great fun to see all these different owls being born, all so very unique and creative.<br />
We now have a great variety of birds in this forest!<br />
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After voting (which was not an easy thing) the places were very close, but these three contributions was voted winners:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>First place</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hanging out in the Fig Tree</div><div style="text-align: center;">by Cheryl Jackson</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yOci7A-AQgM/TskzcTVI2aI/AAAAAAAACmY/H2U7G8b7wQQ/s1600/cheryls_crochet-HangingOutInTheFigTree.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="169" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yOci7A-AQgM/TskzcTVI2aI/AAAAAAAACmY/H2U7G8b7wQQ/s320/cheryls_crochet-HangingOutInTheFigTree.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Second place</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Four owls on a Branch</div><div style="text-align: center;">by Anita Schaeder</div><br />
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</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Third place</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Owls in a Park</div><div style="text-align: center;">by Eleanor Ardern</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4IcxBk320Y4/Ts05uDLQGBI/AAAAAAAACoI/BL4uORkeBGk/s1600/ellie42a-EleanorsOwlsInAParkTree.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4IcxBk320Y4/Ts05uDLQGBI/AAAAAAAACoI/BL4uORkeBGk/s320/ellie42a-EleanorsOwlsInAParkTree.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">...and last but certainly not least, enjoy these contributions from our talented members:</div><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LBCTI6LMCX4/Tskzg0FZcgI/AAAAAAAACnE/x_GtsBi9SOk/s1600/phlea7-GoingForARide_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LBCTI6LMCX4/Tskzg0FZcgI/AAAAAAAACnE/x_GtsBi9SOk/s320/phlea7-GoingForARide_c.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Going for a Ride<br />
by Phyllis</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Lur2ch7g3Fk/TskziHkEOMI/AAAAAAAACnU/Z2BEGjoAiLE/s1600/tpterrific-OwlFamilyOrnament2_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Lur2ch7g3Fk/TskziHkEOMI/AAAAAAAACnU/Z2BEGjoAiLE/s320/tpterrific-OwlFamilyOrnament2_c.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Owl Family Ornament<br />
by Teresa Petrino</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U9ScrKUgw8A/TskzggG8h0I/AAAAAAAACnA/VwqWabctz5o/s1600/hisiamone-AFamilyPhoto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U9ScrKUgw8A/TskzggG8h0I/AAAAAAAACnA/VwqWabctz5o/s320/hisiamone-AFamilyPhoto.jpg" width="259" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Family Photo<br />
by Doreen</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JittnmUu7ZI/TskyTzxHtrI/AAAAAAAACmI/MMHIhtxARuk/s1600/alisashea53-HootHootForOwls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JittnmUu7ZI/TskyTzxHtrI/AAAAAAAACmI/MMHIhtxARuk/s320/alisashea53-HootHootForOwls.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hoot Hoot for Owls<br />
by Alica Shea</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pHmBI2jLwAg/TskzdLcGTYI/AAAAAAAACmc/4Q8TTOsMKBI/s1600/crochetkathleen-OwlsInAnAppleTree3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pHmBI2jLwAg/TskzdLcGTYI/AAAAAAAACmc/4Q8TTOsMKBI/s320/crochetkathleen-OwlsInAnAppleTree3.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Owls in an Apple Tree<br />
by Kathleen Stuart</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pSMxgwH6qSU/TskzdjNzftI/AAAAAAAACmk/DBi5Nc2VZTI/s1600/dlaxmom-MomDadAndThe2Boys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pSMxgwH6qSU/TskzdjNzftI/AAAAAAAACmk/DBi5Nc2VZTI/s320/dlaxmom-MomDadAndThe2Boys.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mom and Dad and The Two Boys<br />
by Lynda N.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Tv6nSg78mAA/TskzeFgTHqI/AAAAAAAACmw/KZilBy6UHEY/s1600/donnalinneybarber-OwlBroch_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Tv6nSg78mAA/TskzeFgTHqI/AAAAAAAACmw/KZilBy6UHEY/s1600/donnalinneybarber-OwlBroch_c.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Owl Broch<br />
by Donna Barber</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RMcbNkIZ-bc/TskzhZH_IlI/AAAAAAAACnM/CZdb9SAXHoM/s1600/sunflower102999-PapaMamaAndBabyOwl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="186" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RMcbNkIZ-bc/TskzhZH_IlI/AAAAAAAACnM/CZdb9SAXHoM/s320/sunflower102999-PapaMamaAndBabyOwl.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Papa, Mama and Baby Owl<br />
by Kristalee Miller</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-45DDqqgw91o/TsqcsMxPZyI/AAAAAAAACoA/PeT6j-mKFL4/s1600/margrvpebonyvp-FiveOwlsOnTheBalcony.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="241" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-45DDqqgw91o/TsqcsMxPZyI/AAAAAAAACoA/PeT6j-mKFL4/s320/margrvpebonyvp-FiveOwlsOnTheBalcony.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Five Owls on the Balcony<br />
by Margaret Ferren</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Anita - AnniesGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805321854239223922noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876739578886549991.post-86583965336305080862011-11-10T10:50:00.000-08:002011-11-10T10:50:29.576-08:00Lots of Treats in OctoberSee below some of the creations our members have made in October:<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g9GK5GjMa3g/Trrtam-9M_I/AAAAAAAACkI/gGy5swFwtIQ/s1600/joannesweebears_CarrieAnne.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320px" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g9GK5GjMa3g/Trrtam-9M_I/AAAAAAAACkI/gGy5swFwtIQ/s320/joannesweebears_CarrieAnne.jpg" width="254px" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carrie Anne <br />
by Joanne Noel</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yeTTujemPzk/TrrteXuHPvI/AAAAAAAACkw/B5LRZXbzlqo/s1600/lorienyart_Tang.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320px" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yeTTujemPzk/TrrteXuHPvI/AAAAAAAACkw/B5LRZXbzlqo/s320/lorienyart_Tang.jpg" width="212px" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tang <br />
by Lori Enyart</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-trciKlzgcYA/Trrtf43C95I/AAAAAAAAClA/qxdfobWfEjk/s1600/reb123c_Noodle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320px" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-trciKlzgcYA/Trrtf43C95I/AAAAAAAAClA/qxdfobWfEjk/s320/reb123c_Noodle.jpg" width="284px" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Noodle <br />
by Becky Parker</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nmAoW_ndUxg/TrrtjfZIOBI/AAAAAAAAClo/e7j6lEaSQI8/s1600/sarahwoods1966_Patti.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nmAoW_ndUxg/TrrtjfZIOBI/AAAAAAAAClo/e7j6lEaSQI8/s320/sarahwoods1966_Patti.jpg" width="320px" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Patti <br />
by Sarah Woods</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LhZ51sAV--k/TrrtZZTOdRI/AAAAAAAACj4/VxguikCRJ8M/s1600/ellie42a_TellyTubbies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="299px" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LhZ51sAV--k/TrrtZZTOdRI/AAAAAAAACj4/VxguikCRJ8M/s320/ellie42a_TellyTubbies.jpg" width="320px" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">TelliTubbies <br />
by Eleanor</td></tr>
</tbody></table>... and here are some creations made in a Halloween mood:<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_scZsJ7C3LI/TrrtjyPAJnI/AAAAAAAAClw/lhp6I3tXHw0/s1600/tpterrific_MaeveTheSockMonkeyWitch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_scZsJ7C3LI/TrrtjyPAJnI/AAAAAAAAClw/lhp6I3tXHw0/s320/tpterrific_MaeveTheSockMonkeyWitch.jpg" width="320px" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maeve the Sock Monkey Witch<br />
by Teresa Petrino</td></tr>
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by Deborah</td></tr>
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</div>Anita - AnniesGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805321854239223922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876739578886549991.post-39477302871209685692010-01-25T06:09:00.000-08:002010-01-25T06:47:58.172-08:00Threadanimals Best of 2009 ChallengeThe Threadanimals Best of 2009 Challenge was one of the toughest TA competitions to date!<br /><br />This year's contest was slightly different than in year's past. The rules for the 2009 challenge called for each member to upload 3 entries of what they considered to be their finest work to the "Best of 2009" photo folder. Members were allowed to switch out their 3 designs throughout the year up until the deadline at which time the polls closed and the voting began.<br /><br />There were a total of 48 entries this year and with the help of all those who took the time to carefully evaluate the entries and thoughtfully cast their vote, we were able to name 4 pieces to bestow the title "Best of 2009".<br /><br />Congratulations to this year's winners!<br /><br />In 1st place - Shenandoah ~ by Phyllis Swanson<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1amhGsJk9rgeRApei07pUaEoT85FkRf_od7kLJ8ECw5x6K5K2z_W1A8aDv4Lk8xQjY5iaZGAwLQqVXgGTxnU92sqAQezTDkT4NajOnsDCwL8ebWvELRULy9N0_CSuZgx1c31s0xtAeo2/s1600-h/psswanson_shenandoah+1st+Place+Winner.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1amhGsJk9rgeRApei07pUaEoT85FkRf_od7kLJ8ECw5x6K5K2z_W1A8aDv4Lk8xQjY5iaZGAwLQqVXgGTxnU92sqAQezTDkT4NajOnsDCwL8ebWvELRULy9N0_CSuZgx1c31s0xtAeo2/s320/psswanson_shenandoah+1st+Place+Winner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430684619159983570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In 2nd Place - Pacey ~ by Jessica Felton<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_F-JzLlyd_E-Q_iNo75gklOSm2w57ivtlbzqODxJ69YmFZqO9U8OQcICBE7P2ltgm9r0rs07ojq06jBFDIdTNs9wc0wzbuLQgTuGyd6a2X4V13ZonVZISbvwbCKTH8ZtX2fXqBHOdJie/s1600-h/Pacey+by+Jessica+Felton+2nd+Place+Winner.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_F-JzLlyd_E-Q_iNo75gklOSm2w57ivtlbzqODxJ69YmFZqO9U8OQcICBE7P2ltgm9r0rs07ojq06jBFDIdTNs9wc0wzbuLQgTuGyd6a2X4V13ZonVZISbvwbCKTH8ZtX2fXqBHOdJie/s320/Pacey+by+Jessica+Felton+2nd+Place+Winner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430684895128058978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />In a tie for 3rd Place -<br /><br />Sally~ by Ronda Chapman<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDcFDc0KhPP-0iFnByE9ehlJckQPgGBXxHKNZJEoOAwhoo1Sd_wahK4U8JbX9v8ssZKubJl6treDzkeOXIkmkQ23N8y7sE3abf80kJDIjqG4gKIb0B3WAuI70mkh_Gis7a1XY1vjyXIA_U/s1600-h/Sally+by+Ronda+Chapman+3rd+Place+Tie+Winner.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDcFDc0KhPP-0iFnByE9ehlJckQPgGBXxHKNZJEoOAwhoo1Sd_wahK4U8JbX9v8ssZKubJl6treDzkeOXIkmkQ23N8y7sE3abf80kJDIjqG4gKIb0B3WAuI70mkh_Gis7a1XY1vjyXIA_U/s320/Sally+by+Ronda+Chapman+3rd+Place+Tie+Winner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430685152795365042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />&<br /><br />Sally ~ by Joanne Noel<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1sYceZpY6QvYsBtL1NlH_v79W3Sxpe-A2SD_NfO-vh605gYTbCXn3MrK0MNp1nkRtpXUinrYUPeUDuwYFO_YfN6C_t0BaTkEwc2U_nNmmRJb2PA5fO12_qWZ6Sug9FzapU82bAJ8HfKu/s1600-h/Sally~++By+Joanne+Noel+3rd+Place+Tie+Winner.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1sYceZpY6QvYsBtL1NlH_v79W3Sxpe-A2SD_NfO-vh605gYTbCXn3MrK0MNp1nkRtpXUinrYUPeUDuwYFO_YfN6C_t0BaTkEwc2U_nNmmRJb2PA5fO12_qWZ6Sug9FzapU82bAJ8HfKu/s320/Sally~++By+Joanne+Noel+3rd+Place+Tie+Winner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430685307020884850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Thank You to all of the Threadanimal members who participated in the 2009 challenge & a big Thank You to those who voted! The "Best of 2010" folder is now open & is awaiting your entries. Remember~ each member is allowed to enter 3 pieces for consideration and the entries can be changed throughout the year, so no need to wait - start uploading today!tinytoyboxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11081382169749419614noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876739578886549991.post-36059806096096764932009-05-01T09:14:00.000-07:002009-05-03T23:37:55.366-07:00WHAT IS YOUR BEARS "PURSE"ONALITY??<div align="center">Threadanimals April 2009 Challenge</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330099;">What is your bear's "Purse"onality?</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">The requirements of this challenge was to create an entry that included a bear and a purse. The following contests are the entries from our very talented group. Judging was done by the list aunties Bobbie, Berta, deBBie, and Berta. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Winning Entries are noted in <span style="color:#33ff33;">GREEN. </span></div><div align="center"> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">ENTRY ONE</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">A purse anyone would be beary glad to carry! </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNfTJiSc11bBj8GinGJz8zJCgeyZUwr8COp4pQ-LMV2Y1-65JCkANAeYSkMPgLXtjS9B9H1tvqB3CnAQtln752aHmcg3GzMqLY0rNnOb6fOSGhNoSCWFGD6w98RQJlmX2KvROqeCLneoc/s1600-h/5%5B1%5D.jpg"></a>\<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gejF3WBKMvIG0fc3TjkdjhspWZp7HpvfSu0ohRsBqwIrKp7Bdk59FcoBmFK0rDMmYopsvFIyV_5b2B2Em7G86v0fQOaElE5jMIO1PynCvHjF7FRCT0q4QFgJZkYP3w9N4mTkME6vr38/s1600-h/4%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330908210664961186" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gejF3WBKMvIG0fc3TjkdjhspWZp7HpvfSu0ohRsBqwIrKp7Bdk59FcoBmFK0rDMmYopsvFIyV_5b2B2Em7G86v0fQOaElE5jMIO1PynCvHjF7FRCT0q4QFgJZkYP3w9N4mTkME6vr38/s320/4%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8TFEriVHlsTM5V4LMHy6h87i166ML0WE3Nfcl2LbPnN1vCzd3w_YYl0BYytDFqlKCQl8zIp2KsZyQvbqabna3ajqw3zQ0ZoeHyaFY07Jww5tujhxFcZAY_ecrOJoas4jQBFtapz1FxCQ/s1600-h/1%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330908203497983810" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8TFEriVHlsTM5V4LMHy6h87i166ML0WE3Nfcl2LbPnN1vCzd3w_YYl0BYytDFqlKCQl8zIp2KsZyQvbqabna3ajqw3zQ0ZoeHyaFY07Jww5tujhxFcZAY_ecrOJoas4jQBFtapz1FxCQ/s320/1%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPQRGN_jJSX7c0rNDVcZyloPw_MbBIHNrLNuhSWciSt15f24fOClweSqi1OZK0WzVOOYIrNlnDDxZAIJV3NI6fNdqSptFpfIexi1lEfDSu55xpH2LE87-7S2C72sXwBNLyY3PQkbzS1A/s1600-h/3%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330908210446497026" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPQRGN_jJSX7c0rNDVcZyloPw_MbBIHNrLNuhSWciSt15f24fOClweSqi1OZK0WzVOOYIrNlnDDxZAIJV3NI6fNdqSptFpfIexi1lEfDSu55xpH2LE87-7S2C72sXwBNLyY3PQkbzS1A/s320/3%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDmkBggYNcZyx56SeoKKbCdbBlf1yrlZoUIj_TMQyYOqLmpSiZXOxG1r30J3HwfBBLsZn4m33RQSku4UtOIEBEex0RBx74bmpKnZzym6c3n8rgZn9DBApMz_lB1D9OBRSWEloHmVbzn4/s1600-h/2%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330908205630806882" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDmkBggYNcZyx56SeoKKbCdbBlf1yrlZoUIj_TMQyYOqLmpSiZXOxG1r30J3HwfBBLsZn4m33RQSku4UtOIEBEex0RBx74bmpKnZzym6c3n8rgZn9DBApMz_lB1D9OBRSWEloHmVbzn4/s320/2%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#993399;">What Fun! This little purse was made by Pamela (teddyluvza).Pamela told Threadanimals that her entry</span> "... is Penny, my little pursebear. She is 4" tall and is made from mohair."<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">ENTRY TWO</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#009900;">MODERATORS CHOICE AWARD</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#009900;">For a Purse with a Bear Inside</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoMvkBxC1Q6jRkqwQXeqfcOohKpEk36hNi5Z26UHHA741h8IPruiqym6q08nCrjUDn8rf8XeASsNbuHhPE_H2Giv5WN3W3lwiHiUSoW0a6yKpZ3Soc1L_ghp7vCvWiUoigY7c4C8k0x8/s1600-h/Wauna+Bear+carrying+Isabella+in+her+bag%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330907007016666722" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoMvkBxC1Q6jRkqwQXeqfcOohKpEk36hNi5Z26UHHA741h8IPruiqym6q08nCrjUDn8rf8XeASsNbuHhPE_H2Giv5WN3W3lwiHiUSoW0a6yKpZ3Soc1L_ghp7vCvWiUoigY7c4C8k0x8/s320/Wauna+Bear+carrying+Isabella+in+her+bag%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_va89YyA5c0DxNzGsX6e7PdzmNihKGRbMdLWE4_CNSDog4WxwOMCH58BRkrRCCRPARgNisk8arkfltnRrqc0YFQzEkuEFaCeL0FdlaLQrsxE5Hly6RwnRCI-mnLLfxPV3K1Nxh9h7Jdc/s1600-h/Wauna+Bear+and+Isabella+Bird%5B2%5D.jpg"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ZPT1YIcNe_aghy18o7Ud_vuNCSeop0dIxSUb6hEdSfR-6Buo4CYmfZkPVZHAZ8JFlMj1BGlFzFFedEjnJOdsWgslYozMKB7abY8CdGbH99MepIMb_qOlmdLnNK-rFsNKpbjA9yHom-U/s1600-h/My+DD+modeling+the+Egg-Necklace+purse%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330907000374858690" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ZPT1YIcNe_aghy18o7Ud_vuNCSeop0dIxSUb6hEdSfR-6Buo4CYmfZkPVZHAZ8JFlMj1BGlFzFFedEjnJOdsWgslYozMKB7abY8CdGbH99MepIMb_qOlmdLnNK-rFsNKpbjA9yHom-U/s320/My+DD+modeling+the+Egg-Necklace+purse%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#993399;">This entry was done by Teresa (aka tpterrific ) It is a bear and duck inside an egg purse....about this darling entry she said</span> "this took longer than I thought. It started with a fascination for what to do with allthe plastic eggs we have. My aim was to cover the lids with crocheted pieces,to give an elegant look and they simply snap open. I wanted to make it alsolook like a piece of jewelry which was why I chose the size 10 gold metallicthread. I could have glued the pieces directly onto the egg pieces, but I'm notsure what kind of glue to use and how it will work, so I still will beexperimenting. Given the lack of time, I instead, hand-sewed a 5 inch zipperand stiffened the golden egg. The strap/neclace part is made up of a crochetedrope of 5 single crochet stitches around, worked up with a size 7 hook andmeasures 21 inches long.Wauna Bear was crocheted also with size 10 thread and a size 2 Hook. She hasneedle felting done to her ears, face and paw pads. She measures 2.75 inches. She wears a custom made cape with a bird face since she lives in the egg withher bird friend. Isabella Bird measures 1 inch and is crocheted with size 30thread and a size 12 hook. My dd and I thought it would be cute to have Waunacarry Isabella around since she's so small so I created the little bag out ofsize 8 pearle cotton tatting thread and a size 7 hook. My DD was a good sportto model it and as you can see, they fit perfectly in the egg and she just loves them."<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">ENTRY THREE</span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;">Honorable Mention</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Most Creative Use of Materials</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXoLbp8G8nQAGgBYomSC76ZPm-9vspCXF3ON0-CjXaU_Y5kUEtcJ69na5YP9OxfTZuzmMnySXQCINukus_2w1BJNjGAM_o0cASOCxSh-mAbuOu58rnkZXQZtCcMJqRY3jrENs4H931Nw/s1600-h/Crocheted+Pull+tab+bag+before+zipper+and+lining+and+inside+zippered+pocket%5B1%5D.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOP6t4f5jHJaa31vE8sm2LXVQCN049ui1OAOWOB9xPpbsy62iaafcsT1yrPFw5KbkIiOF1b4OXPUdMUD0Q3v1T9FhGxY8REjSfTJga6saV82-JU3huFARA8K72C_b04zaBbCAQnQS98ZU/s1600-h/Crocheted+pull+tab+bag+and+clip+on+Bear%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330906385418275890" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOP6t4f5jHJaa31vE8sm2LXVQCN049ui1OAOWOB9xPpbsy62iaafcsT1yrPFw5KbkIiOF1b4OXPUdMUD0Q3v1T9FhGxY8REjSfTJga6saV82-JU3huFARA8K72C_b04zaBbCAQnQS98ZU/s320/Crocheted+pull+tab+bag+and+clip+on+Bear%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2CUgIndPutEUEMhIoTSZIqBc2YQ3U7cl1s-B9WdEPrr_PNM0mgdsXXcBH5gyFybjP80hyphenhyphenZycVDiURW3G8jUW6FoeSe8Y6l0hZCxJUyD2ZNwg9nQybs4WI9cOqMDzooXR9-1CYncA4gxc/s1600-h/Close+up+of+Pull+Tab+Bear+and+bag%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330906378793219714" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2CUgIndPutEUEMhIoTSZIqBc2YQ3U7cl1s-B9WdEPrr_PNM0mgdsXXcBH5gyFybjP80hyphenhyphenZycVDiURW3G8jUW6FoeSe8Y6l0hZCxJUyD2ZNwg9nQybs4WI9cOqMDzooXR9-1CYncA4gxc/s320/Close+up+of+Pull+Tab+Bear+and+bag%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDjVjaxCtMl1a5e9ZQR1umjInZhtIznevJqiGsQ9BuqOorrSngf0VxbPUWf9gSNvWIc4sXPVyNrnLKmzf7GrTTZScVpx2ARUW-gldfMEAAsCAQBdN2K_uLIHlSeQg3dNu1WFJKkXCTU4/s1600-h/Crocheted+Pull+tab+bag+before+zipper+and+lining+and+inside+zippered+pocket%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331071262655558178" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDjVjaxCtMl1a5e9ZQR1umjInZhtIznevJqiGsQ9BuqOorrSngf0VxbPUWf9gSNvWIc4sXPVyNrnLKmzf7GrTTZScVpx2ARUW-gldfMEAAsCAQBdN2K_uLIHlSeQg3dNu1WFJKkXCTU4/s320/Crocheted+Pull+tab+bag+before+zipper+and+lining+and+inside+zippered+pocket%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color:#993399;">This entry is also from Teresa It is "GREEN" in more ways that one! She explained ..."</span>The purse is a WIP that was started before Dec. of last year for my teendaughter. I graphed out my design based on whashe wanted and then singlecrocheted the pull tabs overlapping as I go, row by row with a size c hook andsize 10 thread. Preping them takes a lot of time which is why it hasn't beencompleted sooner.The tabs all need to be cleaned and dried thoroughly and then I use a littlemetal nail file to file down the jagged part so the thread won't get frayed. Iused 616 tabs in all not including the band along Terra, and "Terra" bear prettymuch sums up the motto to re-use what we can to help save the earth. She is alsomy own creation and is crocheted in size 10 thread with a size D hook andmeasures 4 1/2". "Terra" bear is wearing a pendant made up of a re-used scrabblepiece with the first letter of my daughter's name on one side and a picture ofthe earth on the other."</span><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">ENTRY FOUR</span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;">Honorable Mention</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Most Original Concept</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01VvO1sSxg9winqXT_AMd5HfBF3QkQPnztmqr6PTbVsvoDAyWcupqoreR3YMGuFxFxrsJX5rVjq0wbN4MRuCg7d1bR3u-F4PQLh0lnHiBuqsF31dEAZIbJ48-EKNrLBFPAlD7xKWwaLs/s1600-h/03010002%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330901652458637730" style="WIDTH: 298px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01VvO1sSxg9winqXT_AMd5HfBF3QkQPnztmqr6PTbVsvoDAyWcupqoreR3YMGuFxFxrsJX5rVjq0wbN4MRuCg7d1bR3u-F4PQLh0lnHiBuqsF31dEAZIbJ48-EKNrLBFPAlD7xKWwaLs/s320/03010002%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtdienUF9ha1E2RY_S9la5FHcyxkskV_ZYSkj1A5Rb8qUqt557lELlWKxBcIEcdv-qbByyqOd32LUwltai1AeVJZIvjaoviTVp1xR3m14xD523Z8f6SlTtB7UmlCOUmcCQp2fAbQ1FPE/s1600-h/03010004%5B1%5D.jpg"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5_5ev9dM1rvtMCCvsUKnTrDclPgHI2Zre3XMP9RiLWT8MKPslFzNqZQ-q_E7yEct5s9s33LT4tX_oGcr6VF4RxrbumHrtqmwTBccgaLkO0idQpJ4LEHdJUDneERxL8krr1PjFuEoRAA/s1600-h/03010003%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330901655054218594" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5_5ev9dM1rvtMCCvsUKnTrDclPgHI2Zre3XMP9RiLWT8MKPslFzNqZQ-q_E7yEct5s9s33LT4tX_oGcr6VF4RxrbumHrtqmwTBccgaLkO0idQpJ4LEHdJUDneERxL8krr1PjFuEoRAA/s320/03010003%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxhO2_I7Fhm_ZPv0HwmDmogk7o5gfq3ZbMt4boHgffWCas2Gk1Wxv5Fgc7WaUNcFLBpJzGBlL3Q9ZEIu3LhhpAC3qOEzwmhyUoMPwyhxhvHFcqSiKzFrBKNK26Iihfo9bHLD0VmWPNpU/s1600-h/03010004%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331071267205189954" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 310px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxhO2_I7Fhm_ZPv0HwmDmogk7o5gfq3ZbMt4boHgffWCas2Gk1Wxv5Fgc7WaUNcFLBpJzGBlL3Q9ZEIu3LhhpAC3qOEzwmhyUoMPwyhxhvHFcqSiKzFrBKNK26Iihfo9bHLD0VmWPNpU/s320/03010004%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Sylvie from France created this lovely thread diary. She posted the following in threadanimals...</span> "I needed a cover for the embrodery thread holder that I made from an old diary.The bear is made of uplostery velvet, gently stuffed with wool. The paws and eyeare made of leather.The front arm is out of the cover and the head is half out of the cover.He is 11,5 cm from top ear to feet, sewn on wool fabric. The inside is cottonfabric with plexi sheet between the two.The top cover is 17,5 cm x 13 cm.This is the first time I do appliqué and stumpwork.Hope my Bear's Purse onality fit to the challenge.Bonne journée, Sylvie in France" </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">ENTRY FIVE</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">The only Needle Felted Entry...TINY</span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7OuS4hgnx1b9lHnI2MGFENs7RChVUcPErHM1_9VRsiS6w6UIhR0XRLFlNTDRQB10fNAto7gyZRFPs7VdvAotlaQWx5frIsG7n9jk0uuoQLGGzT6sBBTFlroyzUXAMCnMAfsPzd4MVw4/s1600-h/april+challenge%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330901237736522322" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 188px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7OuS4hgnx1b9lHnI2MGFENs7RChVUcPErHM1_9VRsiS6w6UIhR0XRLFlNTDRQB10fNAto7gyZRFPs7VdvAotlaQWx5frIsG7n9jk0uuoQLGGzT6sBBTFlroyzUXAMCnMAfsPzd4MVw4/s320/april+challenge%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Kristalee M. shares a miniature felted bear with his lovely flowered purse.</span> "Thank you for the comment on my small needle felted bear not only was it for the challenge it was a challenge for me. He is close to my personal goal of making a 1 inch bear. I had alot of fun thanks again. Kristalee M..." </p><p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#663366;">ENTRY SIX</span> </span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#009900;">MODERATORS CHOICE AWARD</span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#009900;">For a Purse with an Incorporated Bear</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxuonKdDsc3-94FQVtSMuNdc46ypGQRuSlIpC3TvNkkwdCInuqcFjlpCej6_YpvXrb8ty4BgA_D2FJgrJPiaw5F24KRobP9CT6ry022zzR9RRbmhSyi6nlXuQNqKYAquSAXZW-OO7_aJQ/s1600-h/purseonality+contest%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330900936590943426" style="WIDTH: 193px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxuonKdDsc3-94FQVtSMuNdc46ypGQRuSlIpC3TvNkkwdCInuqcFjlpCej6_YpvXrb8ty4BgA_D2FJgrJPiaw5F24KRobP9CT6ry022zzR9RRbmhSyi6nlXuQNqKYAquSAXZW-OO7_aJQ/s320/purseonality+contest%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#cc66cc;">From Michelle K. a bear to wear! She told us a little bit about her lovely bear...</span><br />"I posted my Purseonality bear yesterday. This is a little drawstring pursew/the bear coming out of it. My daughter already has designs on it.Michelle yarnbear67.etsy.com <a href="http://ashleighsadventures-ashleigh.blogspot.com/">http://ashleighsadventures-ashleigh.blogspot.com/</a> "</p><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#663366;"><span style="font-size:130%;">ENTRY SEVEN</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#663366;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Bags Bears Brag About</span> </span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrEI-l1uYAgpcXKuTE0HrE9BWR334LRZzaffLSLmlOS2So0lucUYQgVz_lhgiarFqZrwo7ZFsvlVUIODC4yjBdWQkvk_AxDVByZITHiqDwdjxltdG6NsWFsolN57u5Ch_wRxDgC4Nyi8/s1600-h/portland+003%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330900446073484034" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrEI-l1uYAgpcXKuTE0HrE9BWR334LRZzaffLSLmlOS2So0lucUYQgVz_lhgiarFqZrwo7ZFsvlVUIODC4yjBdWQkvk_AxDVByZITHiqDwdjxltdG6NsWFsolN57u5Ch_wRxDgC4Nyi8/s320/portland+003%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeIxG-53mnZtPVyrK4cYmHIOPGy0BjVQDBWzLkf90932YpQvJg-vmUQ9hIEE14JfNPBI8SOO2GWgD_P1uUHBuZrRCjckDYNW2F0nTxRzdo8_zOMpAJsYPFo0xYA5yzbdAJgE5bkfeHwOs/s1600-h/portland+001%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330900442837071586" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeIxG-53mnZtPVyrK4cYmHIOPGy0BjVQDBWzLkf90932YpQvJg-vmUQ9hIEE14JfNPBI8SOO2GWgD_P1uUHBuZrRCjckDYNW2F0nTxRzdo8_zOMpAJsYPFo0xYA5yzbdAJgE5bkfeHwOs/s320/portland+001%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">This entry is from Bev S. Two bears and purses from her collection.</span></p><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">ENTRY EIGHT</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">Absolutely Intricate</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJlxo0wT_ti1xpVI918DZhLtenQSqY92CedfHttynU1HkxWnLwvDk86DI3fX8UbP5WsfoXpVZrafo5U6jBKGmtg1MxdB_CBL6LQUEsBC3kL97icqH3Gl08m7Nt_LFkQCqRmNbGTFw9ACc/s1600-h/IMG_3301+cropped%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330899792139418258" style="WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJlxo0wT_ti1xpVI918DZhLtenQSqY92CedfHttynU1HkxWnLwvDk86DI3fX8UbP5WsfoXpVZrafo5U6jBKGmtg1MxdB_CBL6LQUEsBC3kL97icqH3Gl08m7Nt_LFkQCqRmNbGTFw9ACc/s320/IMG_3301+cropped%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Therese P. made this entry which includes an intricate beaded bag and very sweet tan bear. </span></div><div><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Her Description...</span></div><div>"Little Bear" was crocheted from punch thread, stands 9cm tall (about 3-1/2inches). She is sporting a golden ribbon and a special feather in her hair.I used Berta's latest Easter Egg Bear pattern.The purse was knitted using a BagLady Press beaded pendant bag pattern thatI bought when I was in Chicago for Berta and Bobbie's workshop in August.It is 6 cm tall and 7 cm wide (about 2" by 3").I know I need lots more practice attaching parts together, and sculpting,but I see some improvement over my last couple bears. Practice makesperfect. Practice and more practice.ThereseSandpiperca2001Surrey, BC"</div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">ENTRY NINE</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">"I found the perfect purse!"</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGeexiVDq37xiR1Guc81UxJLlYI730mffKvjkcfvMxXGDhyphenhyphenza-ZW6h5syovdjlqLmE3ZYVxfjCYn34ag9tcb4KA2WltIf5kgsMtrexWohYetz2JEwaEkB4GlAfm55RSHz4KJH8y1HmRCk/s1600-h/DSCN23901089DSCN2390%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330898857335085714" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGeexiVDq37xiR1Guc81UxJLlYI730mffKvjkcfvMxXGDhyphenhyphenza-ZW6h5syovdjlqLmE3ZYVxfjCYn34ag9tcb4KA2WltIf5kgsMtrexWohYetz2JEwaEkB4GlAfm55RSHz4KJH8y1HmRCk/s320/DSCN23901089DSCN2390%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfE1AssLbxk2tHykX-AmSe8ZJtX9gOHkVus7aV_-Endw_xlWmdN9nMozet76ngKRy40HIJL1p1Uz-xDX7M9snBUX6IpY6zvd3QEFS6Kx69wVhFrlNRsm1lfySjrZUe-YsQfvlg3rheZoU/s1600-h/DSCN23861087DSCN2386%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330898859405079378" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfE1AssLbxk2tHykX-AmSe8ZJtX9gOHkVus7aV_-Endw_xlWmdN9nMozet76ngKRy40HIJL1p1Uz-xDX7M9snBUX6IpY6zvd3QEFS6Kx69wVhFrlNRsm1lfySjrZUe-YsQfvlg3rheZoU/s320/DSCN23861087DSCN2386%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Phyllis in North Carolina made this lovely entry. It includes a yellow bear with a fuzzy bear face purse with circular handle. She says..."</span>Solare is 5" tall. Her purse is made of eyelash yarn with embroidered features.the purse is 1" by 2" I used the masa bag purse pattern but instead of using astrap I used a paper ring. I used the bear pattern from the round robin. I don'tknow what type of yarn was used for the bear. It was yarn I got from a swap atmy lys last spring. face is embroidered with DMC metallic thread. I don't hopeto win I just wanted something to do while my DH was recovering from total kneereplacement.Phyllis in NC"</div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993399;">ENTRY TEN</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993399;">Smallest Entry, bear with a purse IN a purse</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaymKQYsciGiScY9_F0joCcqfFoI0Av4YoiYp7iekQGT31W2eleSP1SU-9fKHZTArPyZnX1pmP9Ud6cpRNB7ILiQLVWyCKaYMS5pIsS-mIiFdnWbk-BMJXaaFfXFjermMBUJOMF27mHBo/s1600-h/IMG_2502%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330898116178477650" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaymKQYsciGiScY9_F0joCcqfFoI0Av4YoiYp7iekQGT31W2eleSP1SU-9fKHZTArPyZnX1pmP9Ud6cpRNB7ILiQLVWyCKaYMS5pIsS-mIiFdnWbk-BMJXaaFfXFjermMBUJOMF27mHBo/s320/IMG_2502%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3R56IngBMqEWG1bvXOHLO0rgLE3mejO3NWwcLW2VBmoEM5CCCgdUtJt3x6QPnyc1vQVu4MOEwTMid72eiS44yWyFZ_4xGr1cthbABq4vWkkoaFaBr1EB4LwGa0NUHwYFXvhwKaDoDa54/s1600-h/IMG_2498%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330898114734024386" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3R56IngBMqEWG1bvXOHLO0rgLE3mejO3NWwcLW2VBmoEM5CCCgdUtJt3x6QPnyc1vQVu4MOEwTMid72eiS44yWyFZ_4xGr1cthbABq4vWkkoaFaBr1EB4LwGa0NUHwYFXvhwKaDoDa54/s320/IMG_2498%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3Q8M9097dzT9_PfPtS6Y7y1rxTUpPdFE79VOTmjTx-bOU7YjzQvW-XmkM9HH7-L3YpoJRRICwZ4Cx6z9BEqCx0zU2i0y1mCgrV4yZ-10DEgXrAD_GQNh8z1lhQFDDT8Z__ROpe258NE/s1600-h/Closed+up+to+keep+warm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330898112049949202" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 232px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3Q8M9097dzT9_PfPtS6Y7y1rxTUpPdFE79VOTmjTx-bOU7YjzQvW-XmkM9HH7-L3YpoJRRICwZ4Cx6z9BEqCx0zU2i0y1mCgrV4yZ-10DEgXrAD_GQNh8z1lhQFDDT8Z__ROpe258NE/s320/Closed+up+to+keep+warm.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgielrHzStBF3pdDRtHtagwyhHtTyF4YAR6H_31wZIqNRanoaXqgGXLXNZxED2tmEYYOAGSbU76_AST2Yy3sEEsxR4lruyzMMQT7DOtwdISGOL9Q1id_XgMfs69hIsZHGEtmFcyvnqidos/s1600-h/IMG_2497%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330898112327915490" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 174px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgielrHzStBF3pdDRtHtagwyhHtTyF4YAR6H_31wZIqNRanoaXqgGXLXNZxED2tmEYYOAGSbU76_AST2Yy3sEEsxR4lruyzMMQT7DOtwdISGOL9Q1id_XgMfs69hIsZHGEtmFcyvnqidos/s320/IMG_2497%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Micro bear and purse INSIDE a micro purse by Cheryl P. VERY itsy bitsy! She said</span> </div><div>"Aimee ... was crochetedwith single crochet using mettlers silk finish 100% cotton thread with a .4mmhook. She stands just 1/4" tall. Her arms and legs do not move but she doesactually have polyfil inside her. Her little white purse on her shoulder is crocheted with the same thread and hook as with the larger purse Aimee is tucked away in. I designed this pattern last year for a swap on a micro minisgroup last year and had a blast making it again. I hope you guys enjoy her as much as I enjoyed making her." </div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">ENTRY ELEVEN</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">The only knitted purse...so much work in this beautiful entry!</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7btAahyAJ1m5LWbJKu1sU4KKIeO3tLkrfF4Pti-pMp2dNsuYlcCUa29zC4ixoDZ4paywpFLnFtZ9G6j4SrMe7PfbPLf1z3Pva7wCADk9wWVlz4EHwZ5CCYBh7Q7xcxsCddeY8YQ8094/s1600-h/honey+dew+w+dime%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330896979827460994" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7btAahyAJ1m5LWbJKu1sU4KKIeO3tLkrfF4Pti-pMp2dNsuYlcCUa29zC4ixoDZ4paywpFLnFtZ9G6j4SrMe7PfbPLf1z3Pva7wCADk9wWVlz4EHwZ5CCYBh7Q7xcxsCddeY8YQ8094/s320/honey+dew+w+dime%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOx_roCOGtL9VMXNgnR-gxWh2VfmbxtG_etFN2ksJ8n9sV7McKIkSpx_-VGBEZHWj5PNvwJewxZHMUFwxRxL-UgY5YjZWdQ-TcNCC0JgehwuJaTxPvR1Ni7ww3841d7oZWOLiLNBqsNkE/s1600-h/honey+dew+in+purse+brooch%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330896975850995762" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOx_roCOGtL9VMXNgnR-gxWh2VfmbxtG_etFN2ksJ8n9sV7McKIkSpx_-VGBEZHWj5PNvwJewxZHMUFwxRxL-UgY5YjZWdQ-TcNCC0JgehwuJaTxPvR1Ni7ww3841d7oZWOLiLNBqsNkE/s320/honey+dew+in+purse+brooch%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEg3EgTq40PKTdNIQZOVY_88WmzXgCiHOOoM6RTz6g-ZH0OneIr6DpmdvoV3-s_QQFZuCMJBIXrj6g2x53MI1iFOuZswzhbU0mP_zaAFxGrlAET6eoRxVA0SnUKtk-T02Sr-agldba1hY/s1600-h/honey+dew+and+purse%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330896971131440706" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEg3EgTq40PKTdNIQZOVY_88WmzXgCiHOOoM6RTz6g-ZH0OneIr6DpmdvoV3-s_QQFZuCMJBIXrj6g2x53MI1iFOuZswzhbU0mP_zaAFxGrlAET6eoRxVA0SnUKtk-T02Sr-agldba1hY/s320/honey+dew+and+purse%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2JnQry68hXFi5gTz1fXP457DqYAEnDN2GVRT4R_V2ceEYUJKE_HKOMEUyVKrqAAhX6f_Fr6cT8d9KCAjniWffqfz2v5dveDhHFJwHr69l78NMdSI-txCixBHCQ3_f6P6YR88d0xLt0M/s1600-h/bead+knitting+in+progress%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330896966778182850" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2JnQry68hXFi5gTz1fXP457DqYAEnDN2GVRT4R_V2ceEYUJKE_HKOMEUyVKrqAAhX6f_Fr6cT8d9KCAjniWffqfz2v5dveDhHFJwHr69l78NMdSI-txCixBHCQ3_f6P6YR88d0xLt0M/s320/bead+knitting+in+progress%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Mylyne made little honeydew and her knitted beaded purse... she also included a picture of the WIP so we could see how it was done.</span> </div><div>"Hi, Everyone! While were in the subject of micro knitting, I've uploaded abeaded brooch purse knitted with "0000" needles to go with my Honey Dew (HoneyBear) entry. I thought that since men originally wore and used purses I'd namemy bear after the ideal man who responds to Honey Dew (that's "honey do this...or honey do that") Lol! Anyway I hope you drop by and visit my entry for thismonth." </div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">ENTRY TWELVE</span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#009900;">Moderators Choice Award (tied with 17)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#009900;">Best "Purse"onality</span></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWYQPt8aPTNxBIvYvknL5OLoh4VmH3pRPq94ZX_PHd8jk290bx8AJk4P_UtwHaBmmSB8Ty2YXNehhEdnFmAmueXdm4FPgTA_rXL-QlCUr1CUlsOUVqnosTvkARzq0S331QUvCeWKhCTs/s1600-h/000_0005%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330896414438425330" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWYQPt8aPTNxBIvYvknL5OLoh4VmH3pRPq94ZX_PHd8jk290bx8AJk4P_UtwHaBmmSB8Ty2YXNehhEdnFmAmueXdm4FPgTA_rXL-QlCUr1CUlsOUVqnosTvkARzq0S331QUvCeWKhCTs/s320/000_0005%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdM0tZ2ZJvbDIdBxafSFrC3C0hsKEaEWR69ngGQ9UwV2cRlGs0YBMph1rR4z04W25BxMMIhaFD-3c7kFxS7MSkkwyu3olwF1lB7BNrKdTPwGeANRN9hzE1V0pc5Kq3wyAlfsquXW79D4/s1600-h/000_0003%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330896410656630626" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdM0tZ2ZJvbDIdBxafSFrC3C0hsKEaEWR69ngGQ9UwV2cRlGs0YBMph1rR4z04W25BxMMIhaFD-3c7kFxS7MSkkwyu3olwF1lB7BNrKdTPwGeANRN9hzE1V0pc5Kq3wyAlfsquXW79D4/s320/000_0003%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Do I count FIVE bears here...3 on the purse, one on the cell phone holder, a key chain, and a coin purse? And two of them have purse of their own. Good Job Mary L.</span> </div><div><div><div><div><div>"Hi,to everyone.I love what you all have been doing.I have added my pics to thismonths challenge folder.My purses look sad next to all the others.So I hope youlike them any way. The main purse is 6 1/2"x9". Cell phone bag is 3"x3 1/2".Next pic. is a checkbook purse it's 4"x6 1/2" the bears purse is 1/2"x1/2".Keychain bear's purse is 1/2"x3/4".All the bears are 2 3/8". I hope I got all thatright. Hope you like them.Thanks, You all have a great day. Mary L" </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">ENTRY THIRTEEN </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#663366;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Cuddliest, they belong in an easter basket! </span><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5AD45ZywbtWi0DZH8R2B1JWE662JDOGGiQvmF4eZmNA1HYC-086CPpr8fUIQeuN8uNv9WyUqfHgo-AOsfHFcT08aQsiLaNWVXssCM9ckWLHH5wLe1stu6ZSk6FqBUXDGdJpECtxNbEhk/s1600-h/100_0246%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330895788103811826" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5AD45ZywbtWi0DZH8R2B1JWE662JDOGGiQvmF4eZmNA1HYC-086CPpr8fUIQeuN8uNv9WyUqfHgo-AOsfHFcT08aQsiLaNWVXssCM9ckWLHH5wLe1stu6ZSk6FqBUXDGdJpECtxNbEhk/s320/100_0246%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSV0JXwIgUmrpX_uZEG4qa1m8zGjRofRWTLlP_3_QYPuNMeDzsdeGYRXaDY8DOuciph_H-SRk7oplgPjlsdEc5pc7gtzbxMBZ-2MXAyNa_b9vWFHEXlAaH9Ju-wTt88IyfYlYiv_yTUY/s1600-h/100_0234%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330895783324900514" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSV0JXwIgUmrpX_uZEG4qa1m8zGjRofRWTLlP_3_QYPuNMeDzsdeGYRXaDY8DOuciph_H-SRk7oplgPjlsdEc5pc7gtzbxMBZ-2MXAyNa_b9vWFHEXlAaH9Ju-wTt88IyfYlYiv_yTUY/s320/100_0234%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc66cc;">This sweet little trio and their cradle purses come to us from Margaret F.</span><br />"I finally got around to participating in this compelling challenge. For sometime I have been wanting to make a cradle purse, my grand children are beyond the age, I thought. Then I had to make the bears to use them in different sizes.First is the green bear, she is Erin made of #20 cotton, standing just over2in., her purse is 4in h X 3in.5w. Barnie is blue standing 2.5 in with a purse2.5 h X 3.25 in w. made with # 10 cotton Lastly is Goldie standing just under1.5 in. & her purse is 2 in hX 1.75 in w Goldie is made with tatting cotton.I really enjoyed making these little cradles & have two more in the works forthe requestsBTW the 2 larger bags are made with ww yarn, the small with # 10 cottonThanks for letting me be a part of this groupMargaret" </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="color:#663366;"><span style="font-size:130%;">ENTRY FOURTEEN</span> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#663366;">This Gorgeous Entry reminded me of a song "He ain't Heavy"!</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjP3YCKliS2n7bAhljSQmt3YKHIM15oVTm19lLyQOce2znmL5KUjela4lCZcrKz15y1B7kx6KPVHugLKtXNn6pUTx-4R8-XpnBCnNSQa82Z6_dnMYBYAwzN96HPjNTZj4Rmo_kBILzPdo/s1600-h/Daffodil-sml-2%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330894683870463426" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjP3YCKliS2n7bAhljSQmt3YKHIM15oVTm19lLyQOce2znmL5KUjela4lCZcrKz15y1B7kx6KPVHugLKtXNn6pUTx-4R8-XpnBCnNSQa82Z6_dnMYBYAwzN96HPjNTZj4Rmo_kBILzPdo/s320/Daffodil-sml-2%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76Ko-SU_9N5bNBKp_cgas3lYti7uMP_96DjHUMTqidHq6ofWh-pax1M7hw0_J3dv9k_RI7z0cPbOKXxNVpp9LC4CvitjDwi-gO4_cDX2sXaOUjIX1HKCyq7jMtW1E_GnPWZafi0CoXrI/s1600-h/Daffodil-sml-1%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330894684170036290" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76Ko-SU_9N5bNBKp_cgas3lYti7uMP_96DjHUMTqidHq6ofWh-pax1M7hw0_J3dv9k_RI7z0cPbOKXxNVpp9LC4CvitjDwi-gO4_cDX2sXaOUjIX1HKCyq7jMtW1E_GnPWZafi0CoXrI/s320/Daffodil-sml-1%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Daffodil was created by Kim S. otherwise known as KraftiKim. Her dress is removable and her little friend fits inside the silver starred purse.</span><br />"I have added my bear for the April challenge. I couldn't decide whether to do abear with a purse or a purse with a bear, so I decided to do both! MeetDaffodil and her baby buddy Sunny. Daffodil and her purse are crocheted usingNeedle punch thread. Daffodil stands just over 3" tall. Baby Sunny is needlefelted with hand dyed wool and stands just over 1". Hope you enjoy...Kim " </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">ENTRY FIFTEEN</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">Best Friend for Shopping and Sleep Overs!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjan-JnugemUjt9ILh-8CgZKFGszeyTiDkeGDqRXp1aW81Du1j4C8vLv1mYKdUST7O-btGIZKgSpnZw921JJwsWhgwlDiEH8HcFztgAxFSVTC1LfGU1go_VMtu78Mma9uawoXR-Bo4VK8s/s1600-h/SANY0266%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330894337382117138" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 278px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjan-JnugemUjt9ILh-8CgZKFGszeyTiDkeGDqRXp1aW81Du1j4C8vLv1mYKdUST7O-btGIZKgSpnZw921JJwsWhgwlDiEH8HcFztgAxFSVTC1LfGU1go_VMtu78Mma9uawoXR-Bo4VK8s/s320/SANY0266%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENHYIVT-yi1NZSCBJ2tP6B7rsv3-z59p7rP-rjSAUc_bBCvF5Lq_jgQMasWhSETx7LvyRYv_h6X2LGOkwX5GrAmLVjp3NHbZ2y6h4McAGjbITWYeP10YvO7rNSi-6zIcW_S4CknEWwC8/s1600-h/SANY0270%5B2%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330894335818143074" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENHYIVT-yi1NZSCBJ2tP6B7rsv3-z59p7rP-rjSAUc_bBCvF5Lq_jgQMasWhSETx7LvyRYv_h6X2LGOkwX5GrAmLVjp3NHbZ2y6h4McAGjbITWYeP10YvO7rNSi-6zIcW_S4CknEWwC8/s320/SANY0270%5B2%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#cc66cc;">This brown bear with matching dress and purse was made by Carmen (aka Granny Karmi)<br /></span>"Hi l just added Rosie to the album and she brought her big purse for all theshopping she like to do. And when she isn't shopping she can use it for her bed.Well take care and happy shopping." </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">ENTRY SIXTEEN</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">Sweetest little entry.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXHaRaS-C81NxmRd12Y7vh_1Nldy5iov0Peu_tL3uVbspnW8p91qApWzuqouZjQqerYc7Ql18vH2VMxG2fAPduW6LBscGUG7rco9WIAqvsg1niltcLH4crA09h_LakykfetSJPYKOARI/s1600-h/Diamond+002%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330893882063766098" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXHaRaS-C81NxmRd12Y7vh_1Nldy5iov0Peu_tL3uVbspnW8p91qApWzuqouZjQqerYc7Ql18vH2VMxG2fAPduW6LBscGUG7rco9WIAqvsg1niltcLH4crA09h_LakykfetSJPYKOARI/s320/Diamond+002%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Boni G. created this tinypurse with the a little bear attached. The dime is for size reference. She said</span> "Hi LadiesI got my nerve up and put little pink Purse bear in the folder !!!! Whew I barley made it and picture taking is not my forte' Lol thanks for the encouragement hugs Boni"</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">ENTRY SEVENTEEN</span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#009900;">Moderators Choice Award (tied with 12)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#009900;">Best "Purse"onality</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#009900;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiec_B3KoGmRJeNJLwucby4X2Vd0PSXSHgzygiSIm33llYsGsDvGyvpAUb6oLYyFYIQHqA-z6HliMIJi-T8YWznybSG1SHlMJ7xQQFxcOmHThMJEkh16A9QITkGxNbiCD6i7DeHFsLVaRM/s1600-h/IMGP4845%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330893463204812386" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 278px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiec_B3KoGmRJeNJLwucby4X2Vd0PSXSHgzygiSIm33llYsGsDvGyvpAUb6oLYyFYIQHqA-z6HliMIJi-T8YWznybSG1SHlMJ7xQQFxcOmHThMJEkh16A9QITkGxNbiCD6i7DeHFsLVaRM/s320/IMGP4845%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5SDbUrm-2RdEbc9K_hAbuZaX1fk21ogX4O2AYPNP9KXGrdhuEFoE9lpFvuJ72L-OpewwSr0ZbNMS9maESRiEaJjTPCspHIhbsc7ffppS3CqTp8okxbL6VL2JSRYsH1ACFrmOfmQgj_tY/s1600-h/IMGP4843%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330893464245057154" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 253px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5SDbUrm-2RdEbc9K_hAbuZaX1fk21ogX4O2AYPNP9KXGrdhuEFoE9lpFvuJ72L-OpewwSr0ZbNMS9maESRiEaJjTPCspHIhbsc7ffppS3CqTp8okxbL6VL2JSRYsH1ACFrmOfmQgj_tY/s320/IMGP4843%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#cc66cc;">From Donna B. we have Blosmon, a little brown bear in a pink dress with a tiny purple purse. The purse has a bear applique</span>.<br /><br /><br /></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">ENTRY EIGHTEEN</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">This unusual entry was a group favorite. </span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHpxAuyn8UJkMYbQXBpItxo0SHIhMzJC69zxE9a6tmJZJTD9s6ds32JvG58phVPe_eb7n9ghRjLZituQQl7CLdNAsvkxjE6JR5c0Yly-d0F7gwjs_mCIp6LejWGVs67stqrZCFl93iqI/s1600-h/my+stuff+007%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330892202983736306" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHpxAuyn8UJkMYbQXBpItxo0SHIhMzJC69zxE9a6tmJZJTD9s6ds32JvG58phVPe_eb7n9ghRjLZituQQl7CLdNAsvkxjE6JR5c0Yly-d0F7gwjs_mCIp6LejWGVs67stqrZCFl93iqI/s320/my+stuff+007%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#663366;"></span></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#663366;"></span></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#663366;">ENTRY NINETEEN</span> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#009900;">MODERATORS CHOICE AWARD</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#009900;">For a Bear holding a Purse</span><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYO4mK4roFxwI6ae9XK25EEuc0xCZslo2DNPcXsazRFDRIcNaqxPOwN6331WsZ1CR9IjGdthpes3mI2yVpMXg6ax0lngWSMMaNO6haBYnWXBE6xuvrpSlyAil897nry1aMHzNjiKP_f3c/s1600-h/my+stuff+006%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330892201623146594" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYO4mK4roFxwI6ae9XK25EEuc0xCZslo2DNPcXsazRFDRIcNaqxPOwN6331WsZ1CR9IjGdthpes3mI2yVpMXg6ax0lngWSMMaNO6haBYnWXBE6xuvrpSlyAil897nry1aMHzNjiKP_f3c/s320/my+stuff+006%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitlSKfmbjEzR7Meq1yGDTTTlsiQ10BtS7FhQDbdjben0btlVgMDJKhkt1TlQWMeJNtQG9yaqBh94U9pSNa6KT4mP-14_Zca6XjucnLPX38W7_2X6fpRqMaf4BP2ol3Dzz899wHZAwMec/s1600-h/my+stuff+008%5B2%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330892206095666498" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitlSKfmbjEzR7Meq1yGDTTTlsiQ10BtS7FhQDbdjben0btlVgMDJKhkt1TlQWMeJNtQG9yaqBh94U9pSNa6KT4mP-14_Zca6XjucnLPX38W7_2X6fpRqMaf4BP2ol3Dzz899wHZAwMec/s320/my+stuff+008%5B2%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">ENTRY TWENTY </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">A lovely cradled bear<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbwqtv0_VgQPHDlKxXhC1ZZfDfJXR1ccJ8j9e5f1x7lD1ZFfK9iPHe9Sve8NfqA_QckCpPhv2K4JvvHsSpt-tq1TttD6OjhRadMPoIzhbSql3lyplIIb62vvgZ09PYPeTwVuehyphenhyphenyFxAk/s1600-h/my+stuff+005%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330892195590756946" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbwqtv0_VgQPHDlKxXhC1ZZfDfJXR1ccJ8j9e5f1x7lD1ZFfK9iPHe9Sve8NfqA_QckCpPhv2K4JvvHsSpt-tq1TttD6OjhRadMPoIzhbSql3lyplIIb62vvgZ09PYPeTwVuehyphenhyphenyFxAk/s320/my+stuff+005%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">These three amazing entries are from Sarah of Daisysnuggles.</span> </div><div align="center"><br />Lizzy is 4 1/2" </div><div align="center">bee purse 2 1/2"</div><div align="center">Sammy is 3"</div><div align="center">Holly is 8" </div><div align="center">bee purse is 2"</div><div align="center">Molly is 4" </div><div align="center">purse is 5" </div><div align="center">blanket is 3"<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">ENTRY TWENTY-ONE</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993399;">Yummy!!</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlOnQwZ_RHRC6XPKlUcOlmqsrC_Ymp5qlXrSP8jnWaHkgnNxmaZze-hzOmH_gEa3oJOC4GjtxS4G0PVI9CrmcXX8CZ_QW3kB8xvY_hHxSgjQVrOVciV_Bfkwhz3_aP2sGIuZM-tXmX1Zw/s1600-h/chef+bear+and+cupcake+purse.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330892016392168370" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlOnQwZ_RHRC6XPKlUcOlmqsrC_Ymp5qlXrSP8jnWaHkgnNxmaZze-hzOmH_gEa3oJOC4GjtxS4G0PVI9CrmcXX8CZ_QW3kB8xvY_hHxSgjQVrOVciV_Bfkwhz3_aP2sGIuZM-tXmX1Zw/s320/chef+bear+and+cupcake+purse.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Chef and Cupcake purse by Kathleen aka CrochetKathleen, She says...</span> "The bear andpurse are made from worsted weight yarn and is my own design."<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">ENTRY TWENTY-TWO</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><span style="color:#663366;">Sweetest Feet</span> </span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBTvA0PK6__3Z4tzOzZcLmfb7hSa5nk2klWuKcXmVglG25bVpOlO8bK0bIlw20IvQu8G8wZjhwYoVwUyOoBlHsRie0rj10jGhoq34RKAQv8G24pv32XWyn63JLZBePUjwi2FZkGsg6M4/s1600-h/APRIL+CHALLANGE+003%5B2%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330890844975392770" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBTvA0PK6__3Z4tzOzZcLmfb7hSa5nk2klWuKcXmVglG25bVpOlO8bK0bIlw20IvQu8G8wZjhwYoVwUyOoBlHsRie0rj10jGhoq34RKAQv8G24pv32XWyn63JLZBePUjwi2FZkGsg6M4/s320/APRIL+CHALLANGE+003%5B2%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg7meDi-foZQJ4HwyWwUuf9AjTPdnbY0aM_6z3kA_-a6HXlqatAK9D4LzFNlN0VJKtiDy7s7yeLGkwSQr-kYhKhiBbiFCWQFRUl6vxnCCYtZyA5HLC7sBzRRmZCmyFSY-TM2orOmBzyxY/s1600-h/APRIL+CHALLANGE+001%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330890836700786578" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg7meDi-foZQJ4HwyWwUuf9AjTPdnbY0aM_6z3kA_-a6HXlqatAK9D4LzFNlN0VJKtiDy7s7yeLGkwSQr-kYhKhiBbiFCWQFRUl6vxnCCYtZyA5HLC7sBzRRmZCmyFSY-TM2orOmBzyxY/s320/APRIL+CHALLANGE+001%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Becky AKA Crazzy Cow created this little beauty...or should I say beauties? She says..</span> "April..was crochetedwith single crochet using size 10 100% cotton thread with a 5hook. She is 5" tall. Her arms and legs move. Her little bag is aBracelet purse.crocheted withe the same thread and hook.I didnt have a pattern for my little guy. He was made with size 30thread and a 0.75mm hook. I never made anything that small. It tookalot of my time but its soooo cute. I hope you enjoy them asmuch as I enjoyed making them."<br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">ENTRY TWENTY-THREE</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993399;">Best Travel Companion</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgopCkqh25xRJimH7u3JM8sNlLTvI2fHSSEPBONW4sBU1fYmfm8qH9nMfxRJNqBYbcg1kKtnIqNZq5hnHDAOshKCYe49UhrCJ8HDhu-wyrcYNutZuU77qYP8MGx-hNHSxWcJ3M-h7Z75KA/s1600-h/2009_04+What+is+your+bear%2527s+PURSE-onality+010+sm%5B2%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330890222774647346" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgopCkqh25xRJimH7u3JM8sNlLTvI2fHSSEPBONW4sBU1fYmfm8qH9nMfxRJNqBYbcg1kKtnIqNZq5hnHDAOshKCYe49UhrCJ8HDhu-wyrcYNutZuU77qYP8MGx-hNHSxWcJ3M-h7Z75KA/s320/2009_04+What+is+your+bear%2527s+PURSE-onality+010+sm%5B2%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXisgCXtWHpdgVm6iPwFP1CkylayipwX2zv1Vv4xLyaNMPSTUf7Pfl52NcSA0J0Vuo1gekQYiB2T9wyImf2gDkKR_riXzbgUeH4zIwm1SmcAbZNy0eHz-ME0kXbG_l1AMl1wbNxfYxNI/s1600-h/2009_04+What+is+your+bear%2527s+PURSE-onality+012+sm%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330890227194424354" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXisgCXtWHpdgVm6iPwFP1CkylayipwX2zv1Vv4xLyaNMPSTUf7Pfl52NcSA0J0Vuo1gekQYiB2T9wyImf2gDkKR_riXzbgUeH4zIwm1SmcAbZNy0eHz-ME0kXbG_l1AMl1wbNxfYxNI/s320/2009_04+What+is+your+bear%2527s+PURSE-onality+012+sm%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHs-q1-eI7ScxFBmFwCSrWxZDN0TmNbZSt8ccl_ylt7_iVyNtc2fBnkimEMU4gOiIwiNZkT4IZH4Z6PSzm2djFJKOtX27NqKo_OrSmJKbutptEA3E3mCxbGQ2L4_Hu8-mshOMuloSE9IM/s1600-h/2009_04+What+is+your+bear%2527s+PURSE-onality+007+sm%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330890220029744066" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 308px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHs-q1-eI7ScxFBmFwCSrWxZDN0TmNbZSt8ccl_ylt7_iVyNtc2fBnkimEMU4gOiIwiNZkT4IZH4Z6PSzm2djFJKOtX27NqKo_OrSmJKbutptEA3E3mCxbGQ2L4_Hu8-mshOMuloSE9IM/s320/2009_04+What+is+your+bear%2527s+PURSE-onality+007+sm%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div><span style="color:#cc66cc;">This little blue bear with Crocheted purse was made by Carmen from Wisconsin. Carmen tell us</span> "He's Mint Delight - my second bear ever. I decided to try the pattern"Monique" (<a href="http://www.squidoo.com/thread_crochet_bears2">http://www.squidoo.com/thread_crochet_bears2</a>). The pursepattern is the Crochet Hobo Bag(<a href="http://shortylamcrochet.blogspot.com/2006/11/nordstrom-hobo-bag.html">http://shortylamcrochet.blogspot.com/2006/11/nordstrom-hobo-bag.html</a>)just made in thread and a few minor adjustments at the top. It may behard to see, but the bag is all shell stitches - it looks very pretty inperson.The bear is about 3" long, or 2" sitting. The purse is 5" x 7" at thebottom. The bear was made with size 10 in Mint Green (muzzle was size30 in white); the purse was made with size 3 black thread. I've madethe purse pattern before - in yarn, and really liked it so decided totry making it with thread this time. I worked on this a few months agobut didn't finish it - I finally added lining and a zipper this week.Hope you enjoy!Carmen in WI"<a href="http://nulandnews.blogspot.com/">http://nulandnews.blogspot.com/</a>Ravelry: cnuland </div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">ENTRY TWENTY-FOUR</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">Most Elegant Entry</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGP_S1amqGqOwoT45wv8KDGVYG9-3-iSixMk114fN11iYwygZVYycZh1-HNmr5U6pt5ayB0SKNZGgujbGbmy66KsczTMQne7UjXqcrmk66h8Z3D4U-KEqwM5hktEsSlXhe5J7NlT1QhX8/s1600-h/IMG_0117%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330889713323485330" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGP_S1amqGqOwoT45wv8KDGVYG9-3-iSixMk114fN11iYwygZVYycZh1-HNmr5U6pt5ayB0SKNZGgujbGbmy66KsczTMQne7UjXqcrmk66h8Z3D4U-KEqwM5hktEsSlXhe5J7NlT1QhX8/s320/IMG_0117%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><p align="center"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Ronda made this beautiful beaded creation. Can you see the bear peeking at you?</span> </p><p align="center">"I just posted my "Purse"onality Bear. Please take a look. She's been to theGarden.This is Holly she is made out of light sand punch thread and stand's 2 inchessmall. As most of my bear's her muzzle is made out of clay and the pads of herfeet are buttons. Holly is holding a bouquet of flowers and has a small flowerbehind her ear. She is mounted on a change purse that is crocheted with samepunch thread, Crocheted right onto the clasp,and adorned with purpleflowers,pearl's and leaves like the ones in her bouquet. The handle is wirewrapped with purple swarovski crystals and pearls.Thank You Ronda"<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Thanks Everyone Who Particpate.d...I NEVER want to try and judge anything again...It was impossible...they are all so good. </span></p><span style="color:#cc66cc;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Love, deBBie (list mom)</span></div><p align="center"><br /></p><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>deBBiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12498524139948052664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876739578886549991.post-69119860455807570842009-04-13T22:28:00.000-07:002009-04-14T14:43:58.425-07:00The history of the Thread Bears TrademarkRecently several of the list aunties and the list mom as well as the threadanimals group itself were publicly implicated in trying to abuse someones trademark. In the past we have used legal recourses and civility to deal with the trademark issue. However, we did think that the record be set straight. The following is a timeline that shows the history of the trademark "Thread Bears" as well as other relevant trademarks.At the end of the time line is a link to a much more detailed open letter for those that wish to further examine the logistics of this case. This Time Line and open letter are the opinion of the blog owners and not to be considered legal counsel. Thank you for your time and support.<br /><br />Time Line<br /><br />1980s - 2000<br />~ Matt Walsh (New Mexico - Our Secrets, Ltd®.) begins use of term Thread Bears: receives Trademark (aka 'Mark') from USPTO (United Sates Patent & Trademark Office) - Thread Bears® in 1997<br />'Mark' has Objections to overcome: TM Act, Sections 2(e) and 2(f) in record from the beginning - USPTO deems M Walsh’s Response overcomes Section 2(e) -" 'Merely' Descriptive", but maintains TM Act, Sections 2(f) "Acquired Distinctiveness" (other Uses are applicable) remain in Mark<br />~Both Berta Hesen-Minten (B H-M) and Susan Aucoin/Emma Petersen (SA/EP) presenting miniature crocheted teddy bears and other designs to collectors in many different venues.<br />~B H-M - used trade name - B-Wear™<br />~SA/EP - used trade name - Divine Designs™<br /><br />2000 - 2001<br />~Both parties brought their designs to online markets - websites, auctions and trade magazine coverage<br />~SA/EP receives TM Nov 2001 - Threadbare Designs™<br /><br />2002<br />~B H-M changes trade name to ThReAdTeDS™<br /><br />2003<br />~Descriptive and common use by all have caused phrase/term to lose Acquired Distinctiveness status, but remains as TM Act, Section 2(f)) to become Generic; no longer eligible for TM protection, and TM may be challenged at any time.<br />~USPTO required SA/EP to acquire Mark for Thread Bears® in order to Register "Thready Bears: Our Little Knotheads®"<br />~By 2003 'thread bear(s)' was the well-known phrase used by Collectors, world-wide bear makers, online web search engines, publications, etc... for these textiles in this International Class of Goods<br /><br />2004<br />~SA/EP post notice - 9 July 04 eBay 'Me' page; own Mark - Thread Bears®: no one may use it. 'Thread bears' also used incorrectly there—i.e., 'thread bears' - lower case: generically, descriptively— three times in this document.<br />~Too remote a notice to be considered "Public": SA/EP maintain not part of larger bear world due to limited funds: withal can hardly fault rest of world for not having seen a 'Notice' on last page of an auction site.<br />~SA/EP not use Thread Bears® to function as a proper 'Mark': repeatedly and consistently as adjective/noun descriptive phrase/term for own products, even used generically in own documents/website/patterns while requesting others not to use at all, through mid-2007, thus not using correctly and for what is expected of others.<br />~Select __few__ artists targeted of the hundreds using phrase are sent emails saying "Do not use the Mark 'Thread Bears®'<br />~To date, not all artists were contacted/'Policed': many used with complete freedom then; have continued to do so yet. B H-M was and remains primary focus (see latest SA/EP letter - March 2009)<br />~Policing must be continuous, consistent and 'across-the-board'. Consequence of continuous failure to police Mark: SA/EP have acquiesced to common and generic use of 'thread bears' by others.<br /><br />2005<br />~January - SA/EP apply for TM - Thread Teds by Thread Bears™, incorporating world-wide recognized, trade name of another artist - B H-M - ThReAdTeDs™ - into new TM application; 'Intent to Use' as of Jan 2005<br />~February - SA/EP begin inconstant 'policing' of Mark through email, select few chosen artists to email<br />~February - SA/EP cause eBay to pull multiple auctions containing the words 'thread' and 'bear' if placed together in auction text, ex: thread bear. Not all, just select few<br />~February - B H-M files to Register own trade name - ThReAdTeDs™ - use in commerce beginning early 2002<br />~Artists submit timely 'Letters of Protest' to USPTO against 'Thread Teds by Thread Bears™' application, to stop the absorption of B H-M's long-recognized trade name<br />~Artists decide there is evidence in the USPTO laws that covers Cancellation process as well, which is at the root of these cases. **See Open Letter: J. N Roberts letter<br />~Artists retain US Intellectual Property (IP) attorney to be guided through the law court system of Protest (TTs by TBs application)and Cancellation (TBs Mark) processes<br /><br />2006<br />~Benelux TM European Registration of ThReAdTeD® applied for and awarded, B H-M, citizen of the Netherlands, in accord with the USPTO International Agreements<br /><br />2006<br />~ 2 Feb (USPTO Office Outgoing Action) SA/EP required to disclaim 2 terms on application: thread teds and thread bears. Maintained and repeated yet to present date<br />~Decision on ThReAdTeDs® and Thread Teds by Thread Teds™ Marks are 'In Suspension'<br />awaiting outcome of Thread Bears® Cancellation proceeding<br /><br />2007<br />~Artists decide to use Summary Judgment rather than full court trial for Cancellation decision<br /><br />2008<br />~Summary Judge decides SA/EP retain Thread Bears® Mark<br /><br />2009<br />~ SA/EP application for Thread Teds by Thread Bears™ begins process of review again in USPTO: USPTO's 'Final Office Action' (3 Feb 2007) is stalling fruition: refusal to agree to both Disclaimers<br />~Use of 'thread bears' (lower case/descriptive use of the ingredients of a product, not to represent a Company's Trade Name, i.e., Thread Bears®) currently in private use is based on documents on official USPTO file: 24 Jan 2006 - J N Roberts, Administrator for Trademark Classification and Practice, as well as USPTO Final Office Action 14 Feb 2007<br /><br />PLEASE VIEW THE ENTIRE OPEN LETTER HERE...THIS INCLUDES MORE INFORMATION AND USPTO SNIPS<br /><a href="http://www.xs4all.nl/~hesenl/open-letter.pdf">http://www.xs4all.nl/~hesenl/open-letter.pdf</a>deBBiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12498524139948052664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876739578886549991.post-91665553859590611362009-03-03T04:53:00.000-08:002009-03-03T06:19:08.094-08:00Our challenge for February 2009Was called "Little Red" and for this challenge participants had to create a thread animal or bear of their choice, however the final piece must be atleast 75% in the colour of red. We had 19 people rise to the challenge, and here are the winners first and then the rest of the entries. It must be said that everyone made lots of effort with their pieces and as you can see from the end result they did very well. It was very hard to choose the winners, but the members rose to the challenge and here now is the result.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >The Winners</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa0rG2lcosI/AAAAAAAAAaU/shpJbtFsADk/s1600-h/first+place+Prisoner+of+love+by+Mylyne.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa0rG2lcosI/AAAAAAAAAaU/shpJbtFsADk/s320/first+place+Prisoner+of+love+by+Mylyne.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308946932471472834" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">First place Prisoner of Love by Mylyne</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa0rl-053fI/AAAAAAAAAas/q8osnbvIyQ8/s1600-h/2nd+Place+Heartbreaker+by+Donna+Barber.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa0rl-053fI/AAAAAAAAAas/q8osnbvIyQ8/s320/2nd+Place+Heartbreaker+by+Donna+Barber.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308947467259731442" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Joint Second Place Hearthbreaker by Donna</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa0rlkTer7I/AAAAAAAAAak/0vKh9bcbM3s/s1600-h/Cardinal%2Bbird%2Bside%2Bview.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa0rlkTer7I/AAAAAAAAAak/0vKh9bcbM3s/s320/Cardinal%2Bbird%2Bside%2Bview.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308947460140216242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa0rlkgs0WI/AAAAAAAAAac/_pAYcyHM904/s1600-h/2nd+place+Carl+the+Cardinal+by+Teresa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa0rlkgs0WI/AAAAAAAAAac/_pAYcyHM904/s320/2nd+place+Carl+the+Cardinal+by+Teresa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308947460195668322" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Joint Second Place Carl the Cardinal by Teresa</span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa0sfVkGGnI/AAAAAAAAAa0/-kTpToVae4s/s1600-h/Valentine%2Bbear+by+Peni.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa0sfVkGGnI/AAAAAAAAAa0/-kTpToVae4s/s320/Valentine%2Bbear+by+Peni.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308948452615789170" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Third place Be My Valentine by Peni</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br />I think you will agree that these are very deserving winners. Next on to all the other entries, there are some amazing pieces here. Well done everyone for taking part. The next entries are offered in no particular order.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa0tX-ue3TI/AAAAAAAAAa8/e0H58mhq-c8/s1600-h/Mamma+Mouse+by+Mamma+Barb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa0tX-ue3TI/AAAAAAAAAa8/e0H58mhq-c8/s320/Mamma+Mouse+by+Mamma+Barb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308949425737882930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mamma Mouse by Mamma Barb</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa0uK6GpqtI/AAAAAAAAAbE/xLxIS5Sbrt8/s1600-h/Scarlette+by+Betsy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa0uK6GpqtI/AAAAAAAAAbE/xLxIS5Sbrt8/s320/Scarlette+by+Betsy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308950300670405330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Scarlette by Betsy</span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa0u3S0Wu9I/AAAAAAAAAbU/igOvwNJ8egc/s1600-h/puppylove+by+Michelle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa0u3S0Wu9I/AAAAAAAAAbU/igOvwNJ8egc/s320/puppylove+by+Michelle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308951063218797522" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Puppy Love by Michelle</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa021WTsahI/AAAAAAAAAdE/duvVJd3U11k/s1600-h/Scarlett+by+Nora.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa021WTsahI/AAAAAAAAAdE/duvVJd3U11k/s320/Scarlett+by+Nora.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308959825888832018" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Scarlett by Nora</span><br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa04UxHwNGI/AAAAAAAAAdU/H3w85uCQpj4/s1600-h/Ruby+Red+by+Mamma+Barb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa04UxHwNGI/AAAAAAAAAdU/H3w85uCQpj4/s320/Ruby+Red+by+Mamma+Barb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308961465174078562" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ruby Red by Mamma Barb</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa0w2x5EOBI/AAAAAAAAAbs/DEYrcapsh9E/s1600-h/Valerie+by+Alltradeswork.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa0w2x5EOBI/AAAAAAAAAbs/DEYrcapsh9E/s320/Valerie+by+Alltradeswork.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308953253403441170" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Valerie by Alltradeswork</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa0xY0Gnu8I/AAAAAAAAAb0/B28NXc1ElAE/s1600-h/Valentina+by+Mary.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa0xY0Gnu8I/AAAAAAAAAb0/B28NXc1ElAE/s320/Valentina+by+Mary.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308953838112717762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Valentina by Mary</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa0xxIht3jI/AAAAAAAAAb8/Q-XVhB6q9vY/s1600-h/Rudy+by+Joanne.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa0xxIht3jI/AAAAAAAAAb8/Q-XVhB6q9vY/s320/Rudy+by+Joanne.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308954255911935538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rudy by Joanne</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa05QcHZRmI/AAAAAAAAAdc/6GKgXXQZnE4/s1600-h/Crandall%2Bthe%2BCranky%2BCrab%2B007%2Bsmby+Carmen.jpg"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa05QcHZRmI/AAAAAAAAAdc/6GKgXXQZnE4/s1600-h/Crandall%2Bthe%2BCranky%2BCrab%2B007%2Bsmby+Carmen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 174px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa05QcHZRmI/AAAAAAAAAdc/6GKgXXQZnE4/s320/Crandall%2Bthe%2BCranky%2BCrab%2B007%2Bsmby+Carmen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308962490327582306" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Crandall the Cranky Crab by Carmen</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa0zC9BONII/AAAAAAAAAcM/ZwA0GvamN8I/s1600-h/Cupid+by+holschenp.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa0zC9BONII/AAAAAAAAAcM/ZwA0GvamN8I/s320/Cupid+by+holschenp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308955661572125826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cupid by Holschenp</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa0zXeBGEXI/AAAAAAAAAcU/jeOnzCr_Ca8/s1600-h/MarkHall+by+Granny+Karmi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 217px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa0zXeBGEXI/AAAAAAAAAcU/jeOnzCr_Ca8/s320/MarkHall+by+Granny+Karmi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308956014027346290" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mark Hall by Carmen</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa0znQj8jPI/AAAAAAAAAcc/q9WjLKHlpYw/s1600-h/Sweetheart+by+Sunflower102999.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa0znQj8jPI/AAAAAAAAAcc/q9WjLKHlpYw/s320/Sweetheart+by+Sunflower102999.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308956285293333746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sweetheart by Sunflower102999</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa00DxgsOHI/AAAAAAAAAck/A4cNYC-L9Vs/s1600-h/Red+Dragon+by+Dianne.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa00DxgsOHI/AAAAAAAAAck/A4cNYC-L9Vs/s320/Red+Dragon+by+Dianne.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308956775174387826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Red Dragon by Dianne</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa00Twh6H8I/AAAAAAAAAcs/M3jHVNz5cdU/s1600-h/valentino%2Bbuffed%2Bfor%2BFeb%2B%2BChallenge.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa00Twh6H8I/AAAAAAAAAcs/M3jHVNz5cdU/s320/valentino%2Bbuffed%2Bfor%2BFeb%2B%2BChallenge.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308957049788964802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Valentino by Lynn</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa07zbNikUI/AAAAAAAAAd0/sdDAkpEyXBg/s1600-h/Chocolates+what+chocolates+by+Nikki.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 307px; height: 230px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7BbUPvx-Yes/Sa07zbNikUI/AAAAAAAAAd0/sdDAkpEyXBg/s320/Chocolates+what+chocolates+by+Nikki.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308965290403598658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chocolates, what Chocolates by Nikki</span><br /></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876739578886549991.post-3504359159551292202009-01-20T10:45:00.000-08:002009-03-31T08:44:41.221-07:00Bargain Basement Bear Entries<p align="center">UPDATE:</p><p align="center">Winner of the Best Bargain Bear and Most Appealing bear</p><p align="center">was..</p><p align="center"><strong>PATCHES</strong></p><p align="center">by artist: Natka Nakamura</p><p align="center"></p><p align="center">with honorable mentions going to:</p><p align="center">Spare Parts Bear by Deborah Atkinson for </p><p align="center">BEST BARGAIN</p><p align="center">and</p><p align="center">Sophie by Joanne Noel for</p><p align="center">MOST APPEALING</p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Bargain Basement Bear Challenge</strong></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Threadanimals</span> </span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">January 2009</span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">Please read each entry and then go to<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/threadanimals/polls">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/threadanimals/polls</a> </p><p align="center">to vote for </p><p align="center">#1 the most appealing bear (the one you like the most as far as looks, composition, color, etc). They are listed by name in the polls.</p><br /><p align="center">#2 the BEST BARGAIN bear. Please decide, based on the descriptions, which one of these bears are the BEST bargain! They are also listed by name in a separate poll.</p><p align="center">vote at this link</p><div align="center"><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/threadanimals/polls">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/threadanimals/polls</a><br />The winners will get a prize of yarn to continue recycling!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Spare Parts Bear </strong></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKGbcw3IlkAbohbTqnPUctAbW_JYHVk0Fu1ugP2NHIOx2wRU8x9Svhs4YeTTXzLjfmoFpaKNoj5MRPP1t6RbbjM7V7JHImbqW-jRBWYCnRUpoDBCuXg_PtXuLmSJpLiLSQmE3NFauEz8/s1600-h/bbthumb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295845147599115810" style="WIDTH: 298px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKGbcw3IlkAbohbTqnPUctAbW_JYHVk0Fu1ugP2NHIOx2wRU8x9Svhs4YeTTXzLjfmoFpaKNoj5MRPP1t6RbbjM7V7JHImbqW-jRBWYCnRUpoDBCuXg_PtXuLmSJpLiLSQmE3NFauEz8/s320/bbthumb.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>I've been making bears (mostly from leftovers) since October 2008. As I tried to use up some of the yarn I've had in storage for years, I occasionally would start a bear and run out of yarn before I finished. A lot of my yarn is so outdated, I can't match it at all now. So I wound up with a bunch of spare parts by Christmas and wasn't quite sure what to do with them until the Bargain Basement Bear Challenge was announced.My <strong>Spare Parts bear</strong> is made from white yarn left over from a sweater I knitted during the 2002 Olympics, inspired by the snowflake design in the logo. The peach and purple yarn are left over from an afghan I made in 1998. The blue is left over from a baby blanket I made in the early 1990s. The yellow is left over from hair for a doll I made in the mid 1980s. The "ocean mist" green is left over from a vest I made in the early 1980s. The glow-in-the-dark pony bead eyes are left over from a 1998 trip to Alaska with my kids, who fell in love with beaded Inuit T-shirts I could not afford. So I bought bargain Alaska T-shirts from a discount store, cut several inches into the hem on each to form fringe and then taught my kids how to string the pony beads onto the fringe and tie a knot, and the finished project was every bit as good as the expensive shirts I couldn't afford, and they glowed in the dark, to boot!The bow is left over from when you could buy five spools of ribbon for $1. I can't even remember when I bought them, only that I bought 20 spools for $4, and I've been slowly whittling away at that collection over the years, too.Some of the stuffing is the cotton used in vitamin bottles.It was a fun bear to design, and it is very good to not have a completely full drawer of spare bear parts anymore!<br /><div align="center">Artist: Deborah Atkinson </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>BABY BLUE</strong></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCP_kUFWk3Pd6o7Z1ClhzsKo_4wpeYnDBPUrbPgMm5oq7On2tpovnYnIJo52J4ZETKjLyURJ3eNES82PXG0Bzez3OoQ6BS8Z8eXmfovTvSK6iMWaCsfqLViDqWd4RwWPJrIIHwBeTiM8/s1600-h/Turk-t.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293449486806782226" style="WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCP_kUFWk3Pd6o7Z1ClhzsKo_4wpeYnDBPUrbPgMm5oq7On2tpovnYnIJo52J4ZETKjLyURJ3eNES82PXG0Bzez3OoQ6BS8Z8eXmfovTvSK6iMWaCsfqLViDqWd4RwWPJrIIHwBeTiM8/s320/Turk-t.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><strong>Baby Blue</strong> is made out of thread handed down from my mother after she passed away.So it was a true <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">bargin</span> when I was able to make the thread come to life like <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">mymother</span> use to when she would do all her beautiful crafts.Thanks.</div><div align="center">Artist: Joanne</div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thrifty Bear </span></strong></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293449482113715138" style="WIDTH: 292px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOuu0x3W5_3vrFe0XwXsCRFKl3yYCF-yVDmnMuuRxptOjRrgh4oBtWo4ZNoXRBj8SchrYXWs9CpftBlRBsGHhyYSleP0wyyu_wFyPkU1NLum9QGmIg1N2i0KlrQso6PijAYaQJ3K9YI6I/s320/thriftybear.jpg" border="0" /><br />My bear is <strong>Thrifty Bear</strong> & I believe that he is the best bargain because <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">alltold</span> I have less than $1 in material in him. The yarn was .50 at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">SalvationArmy</span>, and everything else was scavenged from my house from left overs <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">ofprevious</span> projects. The embroidery floss for his nose & mouth were bought <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">ina</span> huge bag of floss that I bought at Goodwill for $1 & I've been <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">workingmy</span> way through it ever since, probably have about .01 in the embroidery floss. They eyes are buttons that I bought at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Joanns</span> w/a 50% off coupon, these are <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">thelast</span> of the buttons from the package, I paid .94 cents for the package which had6 buttons, so the buttons used for Thrifty come to .31. The ribbon was the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">verylast</span> of a spool of ribbon bought at Salvation army for .30. I've used <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">thatribbon</span> for so many other things that I'm sure that what I've used <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">herewould</span> be maybe .02 of that spool. The stuffing I bought at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Joanns</span> w/a 50% <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">offcoupon</span>, so paid $1.50 for the bag and have been using it for months, probably .02 worth of stuffing in Thrifty. So <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">thegrand</span> total for Thrifty Bear is a whopping .86 cents!As a plus, Thrifty is very soft to the touch & was a chance to practice <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">thenew</span> way that I'm doing arms...I like the way he looks like he's ready <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">togive</span> a hug.</div><p align="center">Artist: Michelle Kirby </p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Sophie<br /></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2HKat1C76S6LbyQR0mdhpksmJOOnqGPGsYU56Y-2eHuf3_3oOsS26MBln3XiHCqhvIYLoz8ESVdIvlv4rfwCZYGRLxi0Wl3RwlgOz73Elf-4Rsw8CaXme9erawuyDIEIacMe_81LmfuY/s1600-h/sophie1crp.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293449485201765746" style="WIDTH: 258px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2HKat1C76S6LbyQR0mdhpksmJOOnqGPGsYU56Y-2eHuf3_3oOsS26MBln3XiHCqhvIYLoz8ESVdIvlv4rfwCZYGRLxi0Wl3RwlgOz73Elf-4Rsw8CaXme9erawuyDIEIacMe_81LmfuY/s320/sophie1crp.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I bought <strong>Sophie</strong>'s thread as a close out from Hobby Lobby back in 1999.I thought maybe the thread would be good for little <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">sweaters</span> and hats.At the time I had no idea what the thread was used for. I paid about 70cents a roll. It's called Wonder Craft by Lemon Enterprises <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">from Ontario</span>, Canada. It is called Wonder Crafts made in Ontario, Canada by Lemon enterprise. The Hobby Lobby in this area has never carried it again. I bought up <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">every color</span> they had left. It is the same as that punch thread we are using now. Maybe a little finer, but still two ply.Had no idea that I'd be crocheting bears with it <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">three years</span> later or that it was acrylic punch thread.Thanks.</p><p align="center">Artist: Joanne Noel(<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">joannesweebears</span>) </p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Patches </span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHW1MQO62vqsVSc0l4FHgoFM1epidX6rmgnJx9OIe0sH41VoyDRXMz3wAj8ysYVLGOYHoleJEtPnnKZWr3qxxPFPjDUCENu8lbidzrdCpso_DP81cBUHvl8fsd_-pr1nq8wfKv2W4wjAs/s1600-h/Patches+01-19-2009+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293449349849724226" style="WIDTH: 282px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHW1MQO62vqsVSc0l4FHgoFM1epidX6rmgnJx9OIe0sH41VoyDRXMz3wAj8ysYVLGOYHoleJEtPnnKZWr3qxxPFPjDUCENu8lbidzrdCpso_DP81cBUHvl8fsd_-pr1nq8wfKv2W4wjAs/s320/Patches+01-19-2009+008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Hello,<br />I think <strong>Patches</strong> is the best Bargain because he was created from recycle damage sweater that I found my mother had thrown away. When I unraveled the sweater I found it was a fine eyelash thread that I could reuse for my crafts. His is stuffed with stuffing from my husbandʼs old comforter, which were on the way to Goodwill. His glass beads eyes came from an old coin purse that had a broken zipper and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">faux</span> suede patches were from my sonʼs old Halloween costume which had been destroyed after a long night of trick-o-treating. The embroidery thread I got as a gift from my grandmother. So, materials were FREE, it was the best bargain. I made Patches without using any pattern. He is 2.5 inches tall. He is loved by all my family and I hope you will like him. </p><p align="center">Artist: Natka <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">Nakamura</span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Little Bear Blue</span></strong></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4_Yy2K022EwawOWxnN5rCBcfTLaG9IafaORIq-NxQtUKOSXRmRMZuwcAmp9fWCNHM6FUpVn72RQqYDj2YHxOsABYnWgVlFQ6qGQKzY2Bh9i4gJL3KPMvZdVe5J6O9_zLxLB137w42Slo/s1600-h/little+bear+blue.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293449352235588850" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4_Yy2K022EwawOWxnN5rCBcfTLaG9IafaORIq-NxQtUKOSXRmRMZuwcAmp9fWCNHM6FUpVn72RQqYDj2YHxOsABYnWgVlFQ6qGQKzY2Bh9i4gJL3KPMvZdVe5J6O9_zLxLB137w42Slo/s320/little+bear+blue.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">My bargain basement bear is <strong>little bear blue</strong>.My bear is a great bargain because in a very small way he helped me reduce my ever-increasing stash of yarn. When the challenge came, I first thought-"Oh <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">goodie</span>, I can go shopping!". But alas, I glanced at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">tallstack</span> of 4 very large totes overflowing with yarn in my family room (I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">won'tmention</span> the 5 smaller totes in my bedroom closet, the embroidery floss in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">thesewing</span> machine cabinet drawers, etc.) and I figured that I must be able to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">findsomething</span> to work with. Now given, most of my stash is yarn, but I did <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">rememberhaving</span> some finer yarn and thread somewhere. After hours of enjoyable <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">diggingthrough</span> my mountains of yarn, I discovered some leftover sock yarn. It <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">wasburied</span> in the bottom of the fourth large bin in the family room. I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">rememberedmy</span> first pair of crocheted socks, and how I loved the fun striping effect <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">theyarn</span> had and thought that it might be fun to see how the stripe would work on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">aminiature</span> bear. So with my size 7 hook and Berta's basic pattern #2, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36">Iworked</span> up my little bear blue. I used a small amount of blue ribbon I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37">foundwhile</span> I was looking for the black embroidery thread that I used for the eyes,nose and mouth (yes, those were in the sewing machine cabinet). Now, I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_38">supposeI</span> should work on some of the other fun ideas I came up with while I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_39">wassearching</span> through my "bargain" supply.Thanks!</p><p align="center">Artist: Kathleen Stuart </p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Charlie</span></strong></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgf3GVkBSAKVUlkT_1VtqU2cG5bbS-UehGf1P8IYtUcggp0K7LG_ff1N_swQtU3R2FOfmZR6PpDwH8s1yhSURUJAV8PsUISAaphS54ICFgAERyKhGtfXjwIRFicxSIXV14RR9aZQW7AQ8/s1600-h/Charlie.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295847693279027746" style="WIDTH: 247px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgf3GVkBSAKVUlkT_1VtqU2cG5bbS-UehGf1P8IYtUcggp0K7LG_ff1N_swQtU3R2FOfmZR6PpDwH8s1yhSURUJAV8PsUISAaphS54ICFgAERyKhGtfXjwIRFicxSIXV14RR9aZQW7AQ8/s320/Charlie.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">HI this the story of the thread and why I made a puppy (<strong>Charlie</strong>) this thread has been following round my travel for years from when I first arrived in Australia85.I can't remember what I brought it for now, but I guess it been like a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_40">puppyall</span> way following at my heels Thanks.</p><p align="center">Artist: Donna B </p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Ian<br /></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTmZwis0hqo36kA6-SKEz8hTQLouL3ZlxFQyGlBs5LxMz2KiAt9akXABHyiPSPfRW-mFMEEBPpm3N3CYRul9OIMLyFRCyiamZtKOt9P85UWQvLPLmmPdmEjH5ucCEM9p3Kf94iEIT8d8M/s1600-h/IMG_0015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294976902115385906" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTmZwis0hqo36kA6-SKEz8hTQLouL3ZlxFQyGlBs5LxMz2KiAt9akXABHyiPSPfRW-mFMEEBPpm3N3CYRul9OIMLyFRCyiamZtKOt9P85UWQvLPLmmPdmEjH5ucCEM9p3Kf94iEIT8d8M/s320/IMG_0015.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I think<strong> Ian</strong> is a Bargain because He is made of #10cotton thread that I bought last summer at a yard sale for $0.25. It was almost <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_41">afull</span> spool. He was the last project that I got out of the spool. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_42">Allof</span> the other things made with the thread I sold for profit. The pattern is free form. His glass eyes are from a<br />necklace given to me by my mother to use for my crochet jewelry. So he <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_43">costnothing</span> to make.I'm on the shy side and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_44">unexperienced</span> so I'm not sure if he is the best looking Bargain Bear. But I think others are so cute and well <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_45">contructed</span>.<br />Thank You<br /><br />Artist: Ronda</p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Snuggle<br /></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxEmJ8s3AW9Ft4q_ttgxM1T2Tl1Q7uHQHaBXWLjuSGPILvGBpJYJV6JLk_BDp9J_-kAKQyNvugDkvS-5KmDHZaxqEjM27MiXOjbHBlTIK3sqZd50AvpVKdeo7pRFnswXCzbjA8UGwx0Ek/s1600-h/DSCI0704.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293449345111824114" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxEmJ8s3AW9Ft4q_ttgxM1T2Tl1Q7uHQHaBXWLjuSGPILvGBpJYJV6JLk_BDp9J_-kAKQyNvugDkvS-5KmDHZaxqEjM27MiXOjbHBlTIK3sqZd50AvpVKdeo7pRFnswXCzbjA8UGwx0Ek/s320/DSCI0704.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">I believe that my bear, <strong>Snuggle</strong>, is the best bargain because every inch of this 9.5 inch bear from head to toe is completely made of love. I did not spend a thing on this bear other than the time that was put into making him. He is made of left over: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_46">chenelle</span> yarn, size 10 crochet thread, poly fiber fill, a red ribbon ( given to me on a Christmas gift), plastic button eyes and a size F hook. My bear and I feel the same way; its not the amount that you put into something its the love that you get in return. I hope that this qualifies for the challenge. Thank you so much.</p><br /><p align="center">Artist: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_47">Kristalee</span> </p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Bargain Betty</span></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYLRgzRrf-7RgpTeeoVb1ysGo2Rb9EW7rE3obraDHxgggiGfh25X8BJHEe1vsme2gXB6NeFXUFKQDRD3LNKZPq_TOR1OcnddB2g_kvVfycUmZbaykCJEroZv37QJRm4QXs1goQZw_fjo/s1600-h/DSC00571.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293449347036777298" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYLRgzRrf-7RgpTeeoVb1ysGo2Rb9EW7rE3obraDHxgggiGfh25X8BJHEe1vsme2gXB6NeFXUFKQDRD3LNKZPq_TOR1OcnddB2g_kvVfycUmZbaykCJEroZv37QJRm4QXs1goQZw_fjo/s320/DSC00571.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong></strong></p><p align="center"><strong>Bargain Betty</strong> is made with thin sock thread that my friend <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_48">Bev</span> gave me at Xmas which she bought at a Ladies Thrifty store by her house for .50 cents and the clothes were made from wool that l got 3 skins for $1.00 at a church garage sale in the summer. The eyes were 12 in a package for a $1.25 and the little noise was the same and they were bought form a craft store. The buttons were given to me in a exchange on the Thread group and the pattern for the bear is from the Red Robin patterns that we got last year. I used Straw-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_49">Beary</span>. Well that is my Bargain Betty she is dressed as if all her clothes were a Bargain find. Which my friend <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_50">Bev</span> and l go to Thrifty Stores once a month to see if we can find Bargains on patterns and wool.<br />Well thank you so much l had fun. Take care. </p><p align="center">Artist:<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_51">Karmi</span> (Carmen) </p><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Glitzy</span></strong></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6qXryA3SKCQ6Xe0gvjsrEdYAVrde-ts2ge46Fw6eeazYrgJ-gz96TxQleCQGlEYPb9Lfx6Rpn6YMFnGjfRLwF86NNL9tOURhz1vj_82PrEh_o6lqUwchJuC9myyP7EE85_0bkjHGtmM/s1600-h/CIMG2938.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293449343897333618" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6qXryA3SKCQ6Xe0gvjsrEdYAVrde-ts2ge46Fw6eeazYrgJ-gz96TxQleCQGlEYPb9Lfx6Rpn6YMFnGjfRLwF86NNL9tOURhz1vj_82PrEh_o6lqUwchJuC9myyP7EE85_0bkjHGtmM/s320/CIMG2938.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>Glitzy</strong> is the very first thread bear I've completed, but not the first I've worked on (I have several pieces of at least one bear waiting to be jointed). I got the yarn from a sellout at Joanne's-- a glitter, fuzzy worsted weight white yarn. The pattern something I already had even before joining Thread Animals Group. The eyes are of plastic beads and floss are both something that was on hand even before announcing the challenge.<br /><br />Despite the seemingly cold and glittery exterior of my Bargain Basement bear, Glitzy, the fact that it was meticulously worked on, has a lot of heart in that it is capable of filling an eight year old girl's (my daughter) heart with so much joy. Indeed, the best bargain during these financially difficult times.<br /><br />Artist: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_52">Mylyne</span> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Bo the Bargain Bear<br /></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGHQ4vB-wpmEwnYWqtlTC_9yEuDQViil_JOvS8wtg_zrdfn2Chp5WTQVys5vnW2jEzN7voJI6zKpxBqKqoC1fAAPeLTXldTN7GTqFcy7C1q-wd8ly9-vPu7AQysLbkmJt3EKCdNeGqyA/s1600-h/bo_bear.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293449144547469106" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGHQ4vB-wpmEwnYWqtlTC_9yEuDQViil_JOvS8wtg_zrdfn2Chp5WTQVys5vnW2jEzN7voJI6zKpxBqKqoC1fAAPeLTXldTN7GTqFcy7C1q-wd8ly9-vPu7AQysLbkmJt3EKCdNeGqyA/s320/bo_bear.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">The question was "Why I think my bear is the best bargain" well, quite honestly I don't think it is the best bargain compared to all the other bears. But on a personal level it is, it is the BEST FOR ME because you see, I hate to shop!I hate to shop even when there's a great sale. My husband likes to shop but I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_53">dont</span> ... I know, I know, It's not normal. My sisters all like to shop, my mom loves to shop but me, I don't see the pleasure in it. it's almost painful, I hate it. Maybe I was switched at the hospital where I was born and my mother got the baby that does not like to go shopping from the woman down the hall or whatever, but I hate it.Crafts and art supplies are different. I don't go looking for it but if I am aware of a good sale on craft supplies I WILL go shopping I don't know why. I will go and buy it in different colors, different sizes different shapes just so I can stock up on it. This time I bought 8 skeins of the yarn in eight different colors so that I can make bears with it someday and I used 4 colors on <strong>Bo the Bargain Bear</strong>.He looks quite handsome in his 50% off yarn that I purchase during a 2 day sale doesn't he? :)Thanks.</div><br /><div align="center">Artist: Maria </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Bargain <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_54">Beartram</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error"></span></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtv9VqXk_QArzRBSZ8kNMqgTtJQocntKeFeXrMuixJuz6LeWf56SJB8zprF5YWNEGOEf60TIKDbyl64ycJZyh8iRnU2qs1icjiIhXIMCHQFZ2mOe60CnAH9yGbrcAY-FFJU0EAZgwtRU/s1600-h/Bargain+Beartram+-Crocheted+bear.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293449140799569074" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtv9VqXk_QArzRBSZ8kNMqgTtJQocntKeFeXrMuixJuz6LeWf56SJB8zprF5YWNEGOEf60TIKDbyl64ycJZyh8iRnU2qs1icjiIhXIMCHQFZ2mOe60CnAH9yGbrcAY-FFJU0EAZgwtRU/s320/Bargain+Beartram+-Crocheted+bear.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><p align="center">I named him "<strong>Bargain <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_55">Beartram</span></strong>". He was a lot of fun to do.He's a real bargain in more ways than one. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_56">Bernat</span> sable yarn I bought on sale for $2.00 last year when my DD needed yarn for a school project. I knew there would be plenty left for me to play with and she only used a slight bit of the skein. The other material used is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_57">Royale</span> metallic crochet thread. This also came from Michael's (but at a half off of $1.50). I couldn't resist it for that price even though I really didn't need it at the time. The stuffing was given to me for free by my mom who loves going garage sale shopping and picked it up for 50 cents. The only other material used was a small piece (1" by 1/4") of plastic canvas that I found inside a box that I keep of recycled items I don't throw away.Another bargain surrounding "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_58">Beartram</span>" is that he's made up only of combinations of the thread and of the yarn completely. His head, arms and legs are yarn and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_59">threadd</span> crocheted together. The eyes are of thread only with french knots of 2 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_60">plys</span> of the yarn for eyeballs. The ears are of yarn edged with the thread. The combinations seemed endless in creating him, which made him quick and enjoyable to do. Also, the biggest bargain of all is that there was no searching for a pattern. He is my own creation, something that jumped into my mind and something that took life into its own as I started tinkering. There will be some tweaking but since he is my very first bear I've created of my own, he is special.What do you think of him? </p><p align="center">Artist:Teresa P.<br /><br /></p><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Annikki</span></strong></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Z5axQdtTkXNYcJnRkIIIKZ1g0NJUpB5sYOrg-TAWiyIZZ-JnmZ011BN7UBxBDOiQZ6Ue0_VcIRkVBPCvSK8eRnDmhO2_MmpYskYaJfPB89YDPND3pny9nLZ1f2fofvqH4tNbn8aFD20/s1600-h/Annikki045.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293449134922247858" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Z5axQdtTkXNYcJnRkIIIKZ1g0NJUpB5sYOrg-TAWiyIZZ-JnmZ011BN7UBxBDOiQZ6Ue0_VcIRkVBPCvSK8eRnDmhO2_MmpYskYaJfPB89YDPND3pny9nLZ1f2fofvqH4tNbn8aFD20/s320/Annikki045.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong></strong></p><p align="center"><strong>Annikki</strong> is an especially bargain bear for these reasons: (1) she's tiny--only 4 inches from tip of ear to tinytoes--so she hardly used any yarn at all; (2) she's madefrom yarn I spun myself from Finn sheep fleece purchasedfrom Misty Mountain Farm when the Canadian dollar was at itshighest exchange rate over: worth $1.06/US! The raw fleeceis only $5 (US) per pound, so Annikki's yarn would have costonly a few cents; (3) she is stuffed with the wool fluffthat came off when I made some felted hats this winter fromAlfa yarn I'd purchased at my LYS for 50% off!An added bargain feature is that Annikki comes with her veryown picture-book story, the rough draft of which you can seeon my blog <a href="http://westcoastsupernatural.wordpress.com/">http://westcoastsupernatural.wordpress.com/</a>on the "Annikki is ready to play" post (scroll down a bit). Annikki was a lot of fun to make, start to finish. With aprinted booklet with her story, she will be a present for mybrand new baby granddaughter.Thanks for having this challenge--it helps having a deadlineto finish things up!Cheers!</p><p align="center">Artist: Wendy </p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Johnny Freedom</span></strong></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhDgB7eTQI83kL2UJotD8SJZ4yl_aHG58b05CYSyUGvJwI8cYPlSZ9IVP8mBJgDaWtr2H3vOKiXfpL9vQNLEf-pGwSNFx9_3nV0MOHpCVHYAuZWgUKcTDhOfkhDoxJ2-cj49zv8-ql5k/s1600-h/DSCI0428.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295003994101974978" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhDgB7eTQI83kL2UJotD8SJZ4yl_aHG58b05CYSyUGvJwI8cYPlSZ9IVP8mBJgDaWtr2H3vOKiXfpL9vQNLEf-pGwSNFx9_3nV0MOHpCVHYAuZWgUKcTDhOfkhDoxJ2-cj49zv8-ql5k/s320/DSCI0428.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong></strong></p><p align="center"><strong>Johnny FREEdom</strong> is made from Omega nylon thread (size 2) that was brought to me from Mexico. It is about the same size as our size 10 crochet thread here. I used the Old Tyme Bear pattern that was the free pattern of the day from Annie's Attic. He is stuffed with stuffing that was given to me by a friend that bought too much for a project she was doing. The eyes are beads my Mother-in-law gave me and the nose is embroidered with thread from her also. Not to leave my Mother out---he was crocheted with a hook my mother gave me many years ago for my birthday. He is called Johnny FREEdom bear because he was free to make and I made him patriotic in honor of all the military guys and gals that have and are fighting to keep this great nation a free nation. In the picture he is supposed to be saluting the flag--which by the way was given to my husband, so even the prop is free! I plan to give him to my friend who is now free after being in prison for 10 years. </p><p align="center">Artist: Pat Owens<br /></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Kate</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPRvVo2mpuSD-jehNQ8cYIo0mjy1onFcZ_6-g-sVJYXqDlriqKIJr7byCVMB15Z3oYtROBiYJRrreaYsYlGUFbl7YJYompmCbljEuTYUKue0HwRtR0BUO2S4LBjEeKiUivFGm3nUbSfxk/s1600-h/01-15-08+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293449133692886514" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPRvVo2mpuSD-jehNQ8cYIo0mjy1onFcZ_6-g-sVJYXqDlriqKIJr7byCVMB15Z3oYtROBiYJRrreaYsYlGUFbl7YJYompmCbljEuTYUKue0HwRtR0BUO2S4LBjEeKiUivFGm3nUbSfxk/s320/01-15-08+006.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">Here is why I think she would make the "Best Bargain Basement Bear" <strong>Kate</strong> came literally from the basement and all items used in her making were found items. We are settling up my husband's Aunt Kate's estate in New York, we are from PA, and while we were cleaning out her house I ran across Kate's sewing can in the basement. In the can were some old needles, pins, a partial skein of black yarn in a baggie, various colors of thread both on the spool and in baggies, and some buttons, etc. I brought the stuff home and decided to make a little bear for my mother-in-law, Aunt Kate's baby sister, so that she would have a reminder of her sister. (my mother-in-law lost her husband, two sisters, a nephew, and a sister-in-law all within six months of each other so she needed something to hold on to I felt) I finished the bear all except for the eyes, nose, and panties in Sept of 08 but because of our move and Christmas hadn't finished her. When I read about the challenge, I knew "Kate" was meant to be in it. Shown in her picture are the thread I used for her nose, a spool of Coats and Clark extra strong, button and carpet thread that cost .15 cents which I used for her nose and panties, I couldn't find any buttons small enough for her eyes so I used two tiny snaps I found in the can, also pictured with her, that are a brand I have never heard of, Scovill Clinton Sew-on Snaps, that cost all of 20 cents. The pink thread in her dress and the black thread used to make her was found in the baggies inside the can. I was challenged in making her because it is the first time I have made a bear using a thin, mohair-type, thread. Even her stuffing, some old knee-highs that we also found in the drawers upstairs, are from Aunt Kate's in New York. So everything that was used for making "Kate", my bargain basement bear was found items that came from Aunt Kate's basement in New York. Therefore I think she would qualify as the Best Bargain Basement Bear, but even if she doesn't she will be a good reminder of the Aunt, and Sister, that we lost in June of last year and will now reside with my mother-in-law. By the way, Kate is only 5 inches tall, and I had to squeeze her ears out of some very small scraps of the yarn I found in the bag with the other yarn to get her made so it took all of the black yarn in the can to make her. I hope you like her.<br /></div><div align="center">Artist: MammaSue (Susan Dolfi)</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Freda</span></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiA8fGjSvhyDh8in8w1Bc8i3W1CmhstdS2JDr72I-Gmi_52Jgvo-H8_RVahsbwTNds6hvvcgJtsK4ukGJ5cn0qn3_GZcUV-ZaLqLLM-fsuYyFtdldql-VxGoJCppn5OH8Rka9BlAkAPQc/s1600-h/000_0002_00.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293449129572188354" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiA8fGjSvhyDh8in8w1Bc8i3W1CmhstdS2JDr72I-Gmi_52Jgvo-H8_RVahsbwTNds6hvvcgJtsK4ukGJ5cn0qn3_GZcUV-ZaLqLLM-fsuYyFtdldql-VxGoJCppn5OH8Rka9BlAkAPQc/s320/000_0002_00.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">The materials used to make my bear, <strong>Freda</strong>, was all FREE. The crochet thread,beads for the eyes and flowers,and the stuffing came from my mother-in-law. After she crochets something and if there is any leftover thread and what knots she gives them to me.(She hates to have things laying around her house that she may not use again).The pattern for the dress is my design,(FREE). The pattern for the bear is the Danby pattern from the threadbears site,FREE.My time put into making this bear was my FREE time( I am a stay at home wife and mother). So you can say that to make my bear (Freda) cost me nothing to make, everything was FREE, even the crochet hook (my mother-in -law also gave me the crochet hook when I starting to learn how to crochet).I think this is the best BARGAIN you can get anywhere! </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Artist: Mary Lowery<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center">Thanks for Reading all the entries....Now PLEASE <em>GO VOTE</em>!!! </div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/threadanimals/polls">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/threadanimals/polls</a> </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">And PLEASE leave a comment to let me know how you like the blog. </div><br /><div align="center">love, deBBie</div>deBBiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12498524139948052664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876739578886549991.post-10844558049181966612008-12-16T00:09:00.000-08:002009-03-31T18:43:25.880-07:00Threadanimal of the Year<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">THREADANIMAL OF THE YEAR</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">2008</span></div><div align="center">Every year the yahoo group Threadanimals sponsors a contest for our members. Througout the year members submit their best work and in December we vote for our three favorites. Below are the winners as well as all the entries. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">The WINNERS are...</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">First Place - Tammy - Dad's Kiss</div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfMpVF6xyDTbm-FUh0CAQZWx75UQHn2ooaGm9i2oQ-a7u6a1NQU465g5W78LZ0SXMUHwNNmpcdiYCMWdXaTfPebNbzGaygWUN_Zikht1MbzJzXG0yMHFWfcK-vZVu0w_-Wn1W7dSsR6o/s1600-h/157a%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280299184333908146" style="WIDTH: 302px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfMpVF6xyDTbm-FUh0CAQZWx75UQHn2ooaGm9i2oQ-a7u6a1NQU465g5W78LZ0SXMUHwNNmpcdiYCMWdXaTfPebNbzGaygWUN_Zikht1MbzJzXG0yMHFWfcK-vZVu0w_-Wn1W7dSsR6o/s320/157a%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">When Tammy was told she had won, she had this to say... </p><p align="center">"<em>Oh my WORD!!! I am shocked speechless!!!!<br />This piece was made late this summer as I worked off some of my anxiety over my<br />father, who was very very ill at the time. The thought of the real possibility<br />of losing him had made me remember some of my many happy childhood moments with<br />him, and one in particular was of how all of us kids would give him a kiss<br />before going upstairs for the night. Because it was the end of the day, his<br />'whiskers' were just starting to get scratchy, and I will always remember Dad's<br />Kiss as that scratchy but loving embrace that ended each day so securely for us.<br />The cub in this piece is half-turning his head away and struggling to get free<br />of the embrace, but clearly enjoying the attention, as his smile can attest.<br />Each of the bears in this piece is slightly 'rounder' - less angular - than my<br />usual realistic polar bears, but, I thought, captured that softer feel that I<br />wanted to express.<br />The wool is just a cormo skin over whatever base wool I had handy. The eyes are<br />tiny sub-millimeter handmade glass on a wire. The features are shaded and the<br />noses and mouths embroidered.<br />I am so happy that those other two won! Those are two of the ones I voted for!!<br />They are great!!!"</em><em></p><p align="center"><br /></em>2nd place - Stefanie Devlin - Nadia<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOR1C0dkNV4WYqEvPZ7wt5vVNn8XXBthuICVvGAongvAW3wIABrBVoVZgd6qxWKoe-29Qg8afxKyqzSJX-0FWxyiPajSm5cbFuwVmKb6IEUe_8nNRtnOET7771eaSZl-e8h76NPVZTYnE/s1600-h/da7a%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280301042430048962" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOR1C0dkNV4WYqEvPZ7wt5vVNn8XXBthuICVvGAongvAW3wIABrBVoVZgd6qxWKoe-29Qg8afxKyqzSJX-0FWxyiPajSm5cbFuwVmKb6IEUe_8nNRtnOET7771eaSZl-e8h76NPVZTYnE/s320/da7a%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Stephanie's Response to winning...</p><p align="center"><em>"Oh how neat, That is such great news! Hmmm..... well, I used acrylic threads and my favorite size 10 steel crochet hook to create Nadia. My memory is a little fuzzy because she was 'born' quite a while ago, but I remember getting the idea for the bunny slippers one Saturday afternoon and then making two bears that wore them~ a boy bear and a girl bear. Nadia went to live with one of my loyal collectors here in the US and the boy went to live with another of my loyal collectors in Paris, France. As for inspiration~lately I have been finding it in the thousands of children's books that my son has me read to him over, and over, and over again. Children's books always have such colorful, innocent, & whimsical characters.. qualities that I like to think my bears & friends also posess.</em> "</p><p align="center"></p><div align="center">3rd - 'anitasch55' - Bitsy Bear -<br /></div><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280299348786185138" style="WIDTH: 222px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi60GJU_T_l6S2wcpyl_Xt1nCGmz3XQBAisaqtwNK85samO1EFHFYqi98fmddd7CXG4KqiB0KXB_M1y00vSvq6hfTZUfObYHHqT9R9d_D9BFaSA61lgZI3nmqcfiQJyaasaHWAq8QTG-s4/s320/2744%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></p><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Anita said that she was thrilled to bits! for Bitsy Bear. She was totally surprised and had almost forgotten that she had entered her in the Album so my email came as a total surprise and she was very honored and pleased.</div><div align="center">------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Congratulations to our winners~! Below are pictures of ALL of the fantastic entries. To see the names and artists of the entries please check in the photo album in the yahoo group. </div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/threadanimals/photos">www.groups.yahoo.com/group/threadanimals/photos</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OEZteAcDZzP_uEIw1dx5Z9RSG3kRrfs4Aja_WNyve88fa6jEbiWPS3L89lhF09XCwlZ-nO-y-MhITKV36pLoHvhJHmWX-rrYqLaP5N9LqrIkPEtW8h2CF7C_k2daN_u6fOK6pVyjW8Q/s1600-h/fa46%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280301275525351730" style="WIDTH: 162px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OEZteAcDZzP_uEIw1dx5Z9RSG3kRrfs4Aja_WNyve88fa6jEbiWPS3L89lhF09XCwlZ-nO-y-MhITKV36pLoHvhJHmWX-rrYqLaP5N9LqrIkPEtW8h2CF7C_k2daN_u6fOK6pVyjW8Q/s320/fa46%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjef2Ijle16uMKXm8NFxVQ-h1EIcfWU6eNGI8UgyqdL34PHx6eCjJDoVv1wwUDLI8y9FJvP5XWUWGosVY4jka_1psbrJ-69nrbSGiUG5fyNXadKAJz_Yqn34YpeQC7Vq5-0lPNOF0piYkE/s1600-h/fc40%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280301280096260370" style="WIDTH: 320px; 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CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 162px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguZXYOG7JcNhO-0eNrZywQ-vp9K9JphxFfRhYzjc5sY6ohCsmQQ8AUjOltVuG6dSqAmtdBTsWgvDLY-LfuzA3A3Dg_fOALAuV6TgXEmP8c4PrNVibEwPjTmmYEcOBmxU9-OehpeVup4ys/s320/Trio+of+Turkeys.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center">November has been a fun month in for members of threadanimals. We have seen a lot of wonderful work done. Below is just a sample. To see all the art please visit the photo album of the group, located at <a href="http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/threadanimals/photos">www.groups.yahoo.com/group/threadanimals/photos</a></p><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><p align="center">Novembers challenge, sponsored by Bobbie Ripperger was called "Stitches and Inches". Members were challenged to create a bear using interesting stitches, a unique stitch for every inch the bear was tall. Below are the three entries we received. </p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cs7VznotCF8TuKqUbGx2Yu_bPiFYKwxf_3bLP8y_cFkOE-pQAOdARuc-jF4Z_v48SsnhyNvGjgrNBreP79eWQFKSRsdZ8OSN9Ckorfn5dql5a6MLKR5-EZlrvxHD-GfKXZ9-U-Es5BQ/s1600-h/merry+by+jessica.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275690167062743298" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cs7VznotCF8TuKqUbGx2Yu_bPiFYKwxf_3bLP8y_cFkOE-pQAOdARuc-jF4Z_v48SsnhyNvGjgrNBreP79eWQFKSRsdZ8OSN9Ckorfn5dql5a6MLKR5-EZlrvxHD-GfKXZ9-U-Es5BQ/s320/merry+by+jessica.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center">This little panda is named Merry, she was created</div><br /><div align="center">by member sweet_bearies<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwl2Ja3b39_RoA5-K7pdyXbnbZfKgedACnTcWO0fIWNAmbZe3adxxPTkFyhHvx6nUKuDVR4EazcGFRIJeXp6MMEDQM6CoVGN0KzSdiIgesfQWqdgDs5xeZHCkJeOTEZRjkiag3f7hOkMc/s1600-h/sasha.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275690171428210114" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwl2Ja3b39_RoA5-K7pdyXbnbZfKgedACnTcWO0fIWNAmbZe3adxxPTkFyhHvx6nUKuDVR4EazcGFRIJeXp6MMEDQM6CoVGN0KzSdiIgesfQWqdgDs5xeZHCkJeOTEZRjkiag3f7hOkMc/s320/sasha.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">Sasha was made by Sunflower<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0oFkFNiPBHzX1GSFs66fyAgiMTPx3iu1zdTiUFbPcPl9zx3z_iAK1v0OYN_KMZAY2hXegWA13a0M8lF8-yFCeeJekRshDBJb-f1DvGWbP5agO0HFOboth8HIBdU28C7512Nr7_lmEDc/s1600-h/cortneybymerlyn.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275690163637962306" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0oFkFNiPBHzX1GSFs66fyAgiMTPx3iu1zdTiUFbPcPl9zx3z_iAK1v0OYN_KMZAY2hXegWA13a0M8lF8-yFCeeJekRshDBJb-f1DvGWbP5agO0HFOboth8HIBdU28C7512Nr7_lmEDc/s320/cortneybymerlyn.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center">Tiny Cortney was made by Merilyn.<br />All entries will be receiving a prize.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center">Some other interesting work we saw this month. </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMxG-p_hhG0cpPwDmcBtEioCqSfK6407jvzmODmPbaQhuQcKVRtF-5lxE7kr0Fy_-3EbZadhbnNI98Ui_aNygei-8igj39CqGO-POTlWyycvdWxE2XFD1UwN8ABBUEWJnmpX5lENsrxU/s1600-h/Leo+Panthera+Male.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275445568777690402" style="WIDTH: 286px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMxG-p_hhG0cpPwDmcBtEioCqSfK6407jvzmODmPbaQhuQcKVRtF-5lxE7kr0Fy_-3EbZadhbnNI98Ui_aNygei-8igj39CqGO-POTlWyycvdWxE2XFD1UwN8ABBUEWJnmpX5lENsrxU/s320/Leo+Panthera+Male.jpg" border="0" /></a> This amazing needle felted lion was done by Shannon Lueskow as a private commission.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFntH0pd17JhexXK8tG-RN52aVJ96DO9PI8fnHvhlXEIudRnxoWi1Bb63_LMarMWV1CqDQb_9oQRQ2vVXq8ZFqZtdmaTi0X2rt58kI-xJEbZxaOAc7ZWbqiGBVj9s33-PjKa7dhsPacMY/s1600-h/topsy+turvy+doll+by+daisy+snuggles.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275445828633052754" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFntH0pd17JhexXK8tG-RN52aVJ96DO9PI8fnHvhlXEIudRnxoWi1Bb63_LMarMWV1CqDQb_9oQRQ2vVXq8ZFqZtdmaTi0X2rt58kI-xJEbZxaOAc7ZWbqiGBVj9s33-PjKa7dhsPacMY/s320/topsy+turvy+doll+by+daisy+snuggles.jpg" border="0" /></a>The first THREAD topsy turvey doll I have seen. Very creative and fun! Anne and Beth were done by Sarah Daisy.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQC9XOay957hNv-4WDxQBXoRL71C79lozvukv0E0_X2mjRW1p0pQRvjHYSDQU0D2bXQajq_-aFCzeN68IqFLanGDUWnEgOqZVEjjB6Vl06HSoaMEscj51tJNPd5UyBFzJ5qb6BIVGss0/s1600-h/bearkidz+Parker.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275445818695116706" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQC9XOay957hNv-4WDxQBXoRL71C79lozvukv0E0_X2mjRW1p0pQRvjHYSDQU0D2bXQajq_-aFCzeN68IqFLanGDUWnEgOqZVEjjB6Vl06HSoaMEscj51tJNPd5UyBFzJ5qb6BIVGss0/s320/bearkidz+Parker.jpg" border="0" /></a>Another extraordinary crocheted bear done by Marrianne of Bearkidz.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-H3fLOU0JvSDUF6ataZMzALryRdZJ7RwmrrNhyq53HoRv09ZDR_n4PRn7ecsMFXNDuZnd4mSox-BAMgLKo3UsXSmwNyM6qO6LblJoEyq7ozoW2RH_8E4EziKyYhaOgRz-DfZjd0m6I7g/s1600-h/squirrel.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275445821824311746" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-H3fLOU0JvSDUF6ataZMzALryRdZJ7RwmrrNhyq53HoRv09ZDR_n4PRn7ecsMFXNDuZnd4mSox-BAMgLKo3UsXSmwNyM6qO6LblJoEyq7ozoW2RH_8E4EziKyYhaOgRz-DfZjd0m6I7g/s320/squirrel.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">A very unique peice, a needle felted squirrel done by Karen (needlefelter2)</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in threadanimals....with many holiday offerings to put us in the mood.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_taMXWVCKZeBdJ-mM6EwMwtDzoy9pzbCxqlavDhyg819mONHIDUsYdp4phyIxAPvt-DHzxk9ZAWOPplO7NwTWavw5XT-pgV6sucTynYHdbTSgtBC2K2bA7IuwdVUSj3OvsdcQudbQ-DE/s1600-h/Joey+by+joanne.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275445356334589218" style="WIDTH: 254px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_taMXWVCKZeBdJ-mM6EwMwtDzoy9pzbCxqlavDhyg819mONHIDUsYdp4phyIxAPvt-DHzxk9ZAWOPplO7NwTWavw5XT-pgV6sucTynYHdbTSgtBC2K2bA7IuwdVUSj3OvsdcQudbQ-DE/s320/Joey+by+joanne.jpg" border="0" /></a>Joey by Joanne<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2xtPpQJyfMWPIfZKezIgjC9_qUQDTdrqdSINIYMfdVt3gfeVq5R0BDLuU7VEFjhI1ZspMKw0EwVo_U5KKNp6AATIvvVHd8KDHThpVP76OEAYdlYOCH5FbxfxLDVynE5qkUn_0zqrgeg/s1600-h/Santa.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275445583215752802" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2xtPpQJyfMWPIfZKezIgjC9_qUQDTdrqdSINIYMfdVt3gfeVq5R0BDLuU7VEFjhI1ZspMKw0EwVo_U5KKNp6AATIvvVHd8KDHThpVP76OEAYdlYOCH5FbxfxLDVynE5qkUn_0zqrgeg/s320/Santa.jpg" border="0" /></a>Santa by Donna L. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgt36Ig60liAvK-y02XQUEV9lvjzVy983DjxI2GmAAKXVtZK6QjkiylblUkDl1QxmWAMWGdpDpd-UvgMHO3NxVlH0lI_9wrUZA0uW1b5Io2AV0tXIxB5Mq5fahJvPNVX4ItXr-CdR1QBw/s1600-h/PUD+by+Becky.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275445829537890354" style="WIDTH: 262px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgt36Ig60liAvK-y02XQUEV9lvjzVy983DjxI2GmAAKXVtZK6QjkiylblUkDl1QxmWAMWGdpDpd-UvgMHO3NxVlH0lI_9wrUZA0uW1b5Io2AV0tXIxB5Mq5fahJvPNVX4ItXr-CdR1QBw/s320/PUD+by+Becky.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Pud by Becky<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_PZWSFJkfnwt_3xubYqe0hm22D2VTlOnbr_UStTGAdDQcJiK9CP55BacYwHbBlKmx4FTMod9OlnJhyphenhyphenK4wxXiofjJ80A2XYj0FVJ9iQadNmVfbixY5NOXnoa4iG0pCkHzrxHMj_MkUm0/s1600-h/sisterly+love+by.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275445584023210050" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_PZWSFJkfnwt_3xubYqe0hm22D2VTlOnbr_UStTGAdDQcJiK9CP55BacYwHbBlKmx4FTMod9OlnJhyphenhyphenK4wxXiofjJ80A2XYj0FVJ9iQadNmVfbixY5NOXnoa4iG0pCkHzrxHMj_MkUm0/s320/sisterly+love+by.jpg" border="0" /></a>Sisterly Love, by Mary L. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTh8CB6YGZmI8ME4Bbk6s8npxgRwRMlDedYD8Y_Vz96UtlQpqJ1yJka_tllPBrTIV8G5q6KmSNHxREdAmTv_n7HlPzgd1SV3DjmzR34e3EHyU3vJgDNf3aLAjej4hk3z7a3y1tcoyJq3Q/s1600-h/Polar+MomBaby+by+Tammy+Martin.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275445576294389490" style="WIDTH: 301px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTh8CB6YGZmI8ME4Bbk6s8npxgRwRMlDedYD8Y_Vz96UtlQpqJ1yJka_tllPBrTIV8G5q6KmSNHxREdAmTv_n7HlPzgd1SV3DjmzR34e3EHyU3vJgDNf3aLAjej4hk3z7a3y1tcoyJq3Q/s320/Polar+MomBaby+by+Tammy+Martin.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />A beautiful needle felted scene from Tammy M.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1sEhYXbiIk4fQb1FWj6YiQM2LPQUeDNxO3Q9KQmtjqzv3YMJshGDJ_2jVR9EwyWM1k8wRCutpbkJ3Wr0nRvFjiCR0OfduyS4DGPwY7Hx0xoNYSQZGOYjEl84DksDIKHSVfBhxmnUsIpo/s1600-h/Krystal+Winterbeary.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275445361144170914" style="WIDTH: 162px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1sEhYXbiIk4fQb1FWj6YiQM2LPQUeDNxO3Q9KQmtjqzv3YMJshGDJ_2jVR9EwyWM1k8wRCutpbkJ3Wr0nRvFjiCR0OfduyS4DGPwY7Hx0xoNYSQZGOYjEl84DksDIKHSVfBhxmnUsIpo/s320/Krystal+Winterbeary.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">Krystal Winterbeary </div><br /><div align="center">by Linda H.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYo9522sNZhgtY8US_BBRuItGKMytbGvAGt9f8HPojLPpcgKfK4n97tbmBDf6r_vZR3NTmRkxk8V5YYgkSACnxdE22aiDYKOeEKAsdKo61OY5mZY_-QMW4ysQP93qxDggQjDV2KoPJPg/s1600-h/Here+we+go!.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275445350099281154" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYo9522sNZhgtY8US_BBRuItGKMytbGvAGt9f8HPojLPpcgKfK4n97tbmBDf6r_vZR3NTmRkxk8V5YYgkSACnxdE22aiDYKOeEKAsdKo61OY5mZY_-QMW4ysQP93qxDggQjDV2KoPJPg/s320/Here+we+go!.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Here we Go!</div><br /><div align="center">by Therese Preece<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QSnMUSfSsjVlYKNmxCE-I752a-G1JgAGU_YB20KvRZwl_bAABEhf4eJE3B8vyKtR9FUy2rjKFSjFj8I7O6hS2NK-yrD7qtw4sPc8mUy8peght7PQ9imiYGU0dbhiywgU5bNtjHamC4U/s1600-h/Christmas+Bunny+By+Stefanie.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275445340135978770" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QSnMUSfSsjVlYKNmxCE-I752a-G1JgAGU_YB20KvRZwl_bAABEhf4eJE3B8vyKtR9FUy2rjKFSjFj8I7O6hS2NK-yrD7qtw4sPc8mUy8peght7PQ9imiYGU0dbhiywgU5bNtjHamC4U/s320/Christmas+Bunny+By+Stefanie.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div align="center">A Christmas Bunny by Stephanie</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Coming up in December:</div><br /><br /><div align="center">We will be voting for the "Threadanimals of the Year" 2008. This award will go to the groups favorite bear this year. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">We also will be having a Christmas around the World challenge sponsored by Bobbie which should be lots of fun and help us get to know each other better! </div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">See you in threadanimals! </div><br /><br /><div align="center">Love, deBBie (Group Owner)</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em></em></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em></em></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em></em></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em></em></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>A note to members of threadanimals....Please Post the name you want used with your picture when you put it in the album in the group...than if it is chosen it makes it easier to describe your bear.<br /></em><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8We5KJlOTNpzl_xNhUDaArTuEqQYoNmZ7RQDfMJHnn2xefl1RykQDDFyDvFdftIeMieL62PQoTQqNO3jrhLdVudiLky9Yt3eVfMIQuEFUBKIm7VSuwr_uTPxrm1v9xI1CwRsUmiPiReI/s1600-h/Little+Red+by+Michelle+K.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275696515586504098" style="WIDTH: 290px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8We5KJlOTNpzl_xNhUDaArTuEqQYoNmZ7RQDfMJHnn2xefl1RykQDDFyDvFdftIeMieL62PQoTQqNO3jrhLdVudiLky9Yt3eVfMIQuEFUBKIm7VSuwr_uTPxrm1v9xI1CwRsUmiPiReI/s320/Little+Red+by+Michelle+K.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Red by Michelle K.</p>deBBiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12498524139948052664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876739578886549991.post-83764096916902325492008-09-28T19:55:00.001-07:002009-03-31T18:46:14.257-07:00Meet the Threadanimals Mods! Berta<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquUUk7Os0QNRkzaLa1LQUmpJTzL6w8CaYxB9Sy47lfq2CbLj0kK4fMw8ABpng27q7Ojej3pQDv7lmM4sQ-Nih6AqhSi7e1oAZHZR68Cjo6gHjTiqPQojg7OP6sVTsyJexD2BU4eZnUWY/s1600-h/!cid_B6514818-7267-4B29-AC50-9542C252522B%40local.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251667905210563826" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquUUk7Os0QNRkzaLa1LQUmpJTzL6w8CaYxB9Sy47lfq2CbLj0kK4fMw8ABpng27q7Ojej3pQDv7lmM4sQ-Nih6AqhSi7e1oAZHZR68Cjo6gHjTiqPQojg7OP6sVTsyJexD2BU4eZnUWY/s320/!cid_B6514818-7267-4B29-AC50-9542C252522B%40local.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOJK9gy6m4ehmE9y1ODgfK-5XgguIe2JXFiVsaSA_nwRZNKF548yNKa2MMaWRKIc7qumPrSd-HkWiKcIG_9xmZGcBdnmLi8l7hjYgRihRj5-ZhCVzOOK6OtMxQJBpHn54WzQlmzE63fE/s1600-h/!cid_3945F9BB-7AA9-4667-9AD1-507E6FAD2EAA%40local.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251667903504518978" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOJK9gy6m4ehmE9y1ODgfK-5XgguIe2JXFiVsaSA_nwRZNKF548yNKa2MMaWRKIc7qumPrSd-HkWiKcIG_9xmZGcBdnmLi8l7hjYgRihRj5-ZhCVzOOK6OtMxQJBpHn54WzQlmzE63fE/s320/!cid_3945F9BB-7AA9-4667-9AD1-507E6FAD2EAA%40local.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div align="center">Meet Berta<br /></div><div align="center"></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOAtmcLUVRI0EmC0ZyXIXlWDZ0KVBXczOqIXo77IJDNFR1JFS9ZiyYHGE78ABmQdPsUi9NSiI0Rajk26K65QgMKld5ptlTBT2_YkAFz2-YGIM2-3Vx74ehJ-xynSV8Y-ZTQ2Tre4fn5Q/s1600-h/!cid_69D3A822-CFA7-454B-B0DA-61CD10F90186%40local.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251667578672786850" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOAtmcLUVRI0EmC0ZyXIXlWDZ0KVBXczOqIXo77IJDNFR1JFS9ZiyYHGE78ABmQdPsUi9NSiI0Rajk26K65QgMKld5ptlTBT2_YkAFz2-YGIM2-3Vx74ehJ-xynSV8Y-ZTQ2Tre4fn5Q/s320/!cid_69D3A822-CFA7-454B-B0DA-61CD10F90186%40local.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">Threadanimals Moderator and Artist Extraordinaire!!</div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Written by fellow Mod Bobbie R.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVcumXiNw-l83vujT69Ih30d40GhkHr1LDgoTzYdjXC-5UTiCQ4QS775GIwd6cYF8wgBQ4UNJdVxKLZuFcTu88ygdkzNQifgb76FhksUoKVZt0rsVvh3Hwz8eR5M1gsk-vq39d3qomIw/s1600-h/!cid_E59FB19E-21EA-40BD-960B-9429CA3D697C%40local.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251272145475135442" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVcumXiNw-l83vujT69Ih30d40GhkHr1LDgoTzYdjXC-5UTiCQ4QS775GIwd6cYF8wgBQ4UNJdVxKLZuFcTu88ygdkzNQifgb76FhksUoKVZt0rsVvh3Hwz8eR5M1gsk-vq39d3qomIw/s320/!cid_E59FB19E-21EA-40BD-960B-9429CA3D697C%40local.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><p align="center">Can you picture a young Mother, knitting and crocheting and sewing animals and dolls to entertain her children, because those are the inexpensive materials she had to work with, and being a young family, they could afford more playthings if Mom created them?<br />And now this same 'Mother' creates similar bears, dolls and other animals and collectors from all around the world clamor to see what will next come from her needles and hooks, and competition awards are filling up the shelf and wall space in her home?<br /><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvjiE3MJdBHmlHPbiLH-6fdmblQgJ38TxuiFxBjc1iE3JGaopu4fFFSggOOq6NYwfES9NT6ruEZyFjeU-xDwCOfwy0q_4KdG-6byMAePZ0SoA0bR0NM-fBUcZwV427S52P90zt5-IC0eY/s1600-h/!cid_A9DB3D2F-B513-40FE-9E22-E4E38B6A06E0%40local.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251667583182168386" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiO65FqMfYCBcOHZURB2i2Q9VuhyphenhyphenJ4k9pzAbQmYrftYX5oCpCk0ExDVSmbWCmjuEBRjbwbILye4MqVHhTdCQ8BP4mQ5BBVIzPsca2K5yukN2NWq5FNhyoHptfbFpq9ra607i0s6DR5QaQ/s320/!cid_7894C641-CA2A-42B0-B935-5C0AF5406CCF%40local.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqYrVPSRS8I5Jskn3tp08hafYvb190yRDicPsxYy8FqQ59A-LvBNm63s_qDEM7IAZKrxM6inZ2scfz-6RgIwUZE2xjiVnN50egGQ7qjob18UXrPiU3_lYurJq30RMXxkpDSVOOYfKeWyI/s1600-h/!cid_05724024-D0BF-4CDD-970B-E8B9D6DA7ABE%40local.jpg"></a></p><div align="center">This award-winning artist, who had the same beginnings that many of us did, is the internationally known designer and creator of ThReadTeDs®, Berta Hesen-Minten!<br />Although her children, Krista and Bas, are grown and have put aside their playthings, the knowledge that Berta gained in engineering those early designs is part of what has lead to her amazing career in many of the Needle Art formats. Her family remains in her bear world however—they are there for compliments as well as the times to give 'constructive criticism!"<br />While Berta is best known for her amazing crochet designs and patterns, she has spent much time during the past few years in learning the almost lost needle art named Oya Lace, which originates in Turkey. Searching for someone to teach her Oya had her traveling by train many times to the north in her native Netherlands, to Amsterdam, to "learn by doing". After much practice with a basic sewing needle and thread, Berta would ride north again and again for another lesson, until she eventually got to the point where she understood the basic principles and felt confident enough to begin to design her own flowers.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJg7R-PyGjFonvXNhh4TeWNQyD7aFf3lk8l-8YvqCG_8XRVisMdQPVn_1tobXVtbQLg8lvIR6Jx2sc7Lj7KH9x6cZzWt_00eXCX177HpHZrkzPGgF-FiI9hK7RLJaprY7tLeL_yhBikjY/s1600-h/!cid_59A5F073-F556-4D68-ACCE-9595F414FE44%40local.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251271808124461730" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJg7R-PyGjFonvXNhh4TeWNQyD7aFf3lk8l-8YvqCG_8XRVisMdQPVn_1tobXVtbQLg8lvIR6Jx2sc7Lj7KH9x6cZzWt_00eXCX177HpHZrkzPGgF-FiI9hK7RLJaprY7tLeL_yhBikjY/s320/!cid_59A5F073-F556-4D68-ACCE-9595F414FE44%40local.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzX2gX52-RCGOWWf6_DYl5SgM7zRcMK9gDhJxkHQ8yPBBjH7LWHPfCuzKucvDKmXTXL69Skc_0FqkIXjayWHllNXzbutKAtC3LINXex_PSOu3yAPUnPNRFEn3YtBu0A3oaLvmvEx181Q/s1600-h/!cid_ED7A8BF2-96B2-4196-99AE-952B532018AA%40local.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251272144210924642" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzX2gX52-RCGOWWf6_DYl5SgM7zRcMK9gDhJxkHQ8yPBBjH7LWHPfCuzKucvDKmXTXL69Skc_0FqkIXjayWHllNXzbutKAtC3LINXex_PSOu3yAPUnPNRFEn3YtBu0A3oaLvmvEx181Q/s320/!cid_ED7A8BF2-96B2-4196-99AE-952B532018AA%40local.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsM9uemLaSaPifO-Utqam38xAzC-NVV-jYXhbJ1n0GIH-N_Dp5A0Lxy_PcflffpR_YNfikWam6hJu9UlGev4W4-SXKQdKKZHGSE93jaQPt8nhq1X-pO5upEXvf27JD3R3JTrIyRQxooyE/s1600-h/!cid_9B1FA321-F370-42A0-B0EA-168A58B7C2DA%40local.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251271804184562370" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsM9uemLaSaPifO-Utqam38xAzC-NVV-jYXhbJ1n0GIH-N_Dp5A0Lxy_PcflffpR_YNfikWam6hJu9UlGev4W4-SXKQdKKZHGSE93jaQPt8nhq1X-pO5upEXvf27JD3R3JTrIyRQxooyE/s320/!cid_9B1FA321-F370-42A0-B0EA-168A58B7C2DA%40local.jpg" border="0" /></a>An<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsA6IiO2MKwWFDbAdI4Eiqel0JxJ8N-suNKiPMpqHXfl6hN5Q5TW2ieBdwPqrW_fAlfe812mCqF8TpJlLB75MfWuIveZWgzWDU7YY01yCP2deLRZ5S4F_StfWHXucsOPHxASwvwbjWR0/s1600-h/!cid_D49C8EB0-251D-4ECE-8880-5CD887B7BCA5%40local.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251271975706894658" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsA6IiO2MKwWFDbAdI4Eiqel0JxJ8N-suNKiPMpqHXfl6hN5Q5TW2ieBdwPqrW_fAlfe812mCqF8TpJlLB75MfWuIveZWgzWDU7YY01yCP2deLRZ5S4F_StfWHXucsOPHxASwvwbjWR0/s320/!cid_D49C8EB0-251D-4ECE-8880-5CD887B7BCA5%40local.jpg" border="0" /></a>d her very persistent hard work has paid off, as one of her most favorite bears, a N.O.S.T.© (New Old Style Ted) with a wonderful cascading collar of Oya flowers has just won the Swiss 2007 First Place Award and a TITA 2008 in Japan. The N.O.S.T. bear took over one year in development, just in getting the stitching and shaping to look like Berta pictured older teddies to look, but without a typical 'crochet stitch' surface.<br />There were years in between the toy-making years for Krista and Bas, when Berta's skills were not producing these tiny treasures. She was attending a bear show in the 90s with a friend and purchased a sewn teddy kit. That was the beginning, as it was for many of us. The possibilities were quickly realized and Berta's old toy-making skills came right back.<br /></div><div><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwivh6eVREFa3ajg55_Jl25L8-eruNfh0JgyIjQYgJbcJDRR-iR321D3_MqC1LjuMNObk1yQ56HiG1dCteRF3QHFcv5Brs8ev4bAV3pWoZipLSeCedvM2MWg2XyaH_P4fafErjAIIbaTQ/s1600-h/!cid_900C9A1D-FD2A-49FE-995D-B447E6EA4E03%40local.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251667583544247154" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwivh6eVREFa3ajg55_Jl25L8-eruNfh0JgyIjQYgJbcJDRR-iR321D3_MqC1LjuMNObk1yQ56HiG1dCteRF3QHFcv5Brs8ev4bAV3pWoZipLSeCedvM2MWg2XyaH_P4fafErjAIIbaTQ/s320/!cid_900C9A1D-FD2A-49FE-995D-B447E6EA4E03%40local.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_ncIohq-PdpB5B8jm8RkEBq3M01CgUNSRZTCANnoxJ-48YB4UGwKEYKBVOSv89Vf3cdjAaFVf9E__IxZDAn9wdqtm-Df-Eitm6Z0B7V3Agc_oF8EXJO5h6zSIQmmcvxBoMVjIn-KE2Y/s1600-h/!cid_B6652833-370F-444C-8021-6180CD108262%40local.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251667908971618194" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_ncIohq-PdpB5B8jm8RkEBq3M01CgUNSRZTCANnoxJ-48YB4UGwKEYKBVOSv89Vf3cdjAaFVf9E__IxZDAn9wdqtm-Df-Eitm6Z0B7V3Agc_oF8EXJO5h6zSIQmmcvxBoMVjIn-KE2Y/s320/!cid_B6652833-370F-444C-8021-6180CD108262%40local.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqYrVPSRS8I5Jskn3tp08hafYvb190yRDicPsxYy8FqQ59A-LvBNm63s_qDEM7IAZKrxM6inZ2scfz-6RgIwUZE2xjiVnN50egGQ7qjob18UXrPiU3_lYurJq30RMXxkpDSVOOYfKeWyI/s1600-h/!cid_05724024-D0BF-4CDD-970B-E8B9D6DA7ABE%40local.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251271979011283714" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqYrVPSRS8I5Jskn3tp08hafYvb190yRDicPsxYy8FqQ59A-LvBNm63s_qDEM7IAZKrxM6inZ2scfz-6RgIwUZE2xjiVnN50egGQ7qjob18UXrPiU3_lYurJq30RMXxkpDSVOOYfKeWyI/s320/!cid_05724024-D0BF-4CDD-970B-E8B9D6DA7ABE%40local.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOB1X9GISkkpy-bHhs9ZuC9KG9a0QldkehxKp6RyKbBihjL7mw2L54L4_YGPa2_exHoirMV_6qdJPnQT2ktYcveGpbR-ZW6tB0eoQNdxqxZJ_eDuDj229Xddx9IsAwvOkJ9IPKcHxMM34/s1600-h/!cid_B6514818-7267-4B29-AC50-9542C252522B%40local.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251667907308881026" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOB1X9GISkkpy-bHhs9ZuC9KG9a0QldkehxKp6RyKbBihjL7mw2L54L4_YGPa2_exHoirMV_6qdJPnQT2ktYcveGpbR-ZW6tB0eoQNdxqxZJ_eDuDj229Xddx9IsAwvOkJ9IPKcHxMM34/s320/!cid_B6514818-7267-4B29-AC50-9542C252522B%40local.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /></div><div align="center">When asked if she still had a childhood teddy Berta replied,<br />"No, I don`t have my childhood bear, a big yellow bear with straw inside and a voice box. I remember taking out the voice box one day, because the voice box was not working correctly - - - - that`s why I am sure there was straw inside! When I left home I left him in the attic to perhaps pick him up later. 'Later' never came, and somehow, with cleaning out the attic, the bear disappeared. I regret I did not save him, along with other childhood things. Maybe I should try to crochet him... We didn`t have that many toys, and those we had were low budget toys. Still, it would be nice to have them now. I had an elephant toy to play with. He actually was not mine, but was my oldest sister's (13 years older than me), who allowed me to play with him. When she left home she took the elephant with her."<br />"I now need to create, to do something with my hands. I love all kinds of needlecraft, and since I discovered bearmaking, I can combine all my other needlecraft addictions with my bearmaking." </div><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zKeZ8NiPVb6OvuUsuQdv2bRg2pFWpeSaGA0dw0nnijHO5dv9J-eVjb5zb-aUAVIFHIcezVDuCrpP0uOKySnel1CGsqBtgw8gGO3h8UHMC26LB50M2_0y9iEtmgOWflC-5tergd8zwck/s1600-h/!cid_E261A61E-6065-478D-9BE4-FBB578ED547B%40local.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251668239475831458" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zKeZ8NiPVb6OvuUsuQdv2bRg2pFWpeSaGA0dw0nnijHO5dv9J-eVjb5zb-aUAVIFHIcezVDuCrpP0uOKySnel1CGsqBtgw8gGO3h8UHMC26LB50M2_0y9iEtmgOWflC-5tergd8zwck/s320/!cid_E261A61E-6065-478D-9BE4-FBB578ED547B%40local.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1aVd_yX76psfxy08dFz-IzRN72J5pRBhm4f93JEmBw55GjnTNXIdNk_i0aPmTkb3nWFz_yZb387hYugqDNsnh2rUZqNft91j4D7EOY5ZoGcmypYLS5Fevhmb2H7ji2v8IVw6NaIynMs/s1600-h/!cid_54C72442-202C-42F3-8930-0F1A315AA117%40local.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251667222458706466" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1aVd_yX76psfxy08dFz-IzRN72J5pRBhm4f93JEmBw55GjnTNXIdNk_i0aPmTkb3nWFz_yZb387hYugqDNsnh2rUZqNft91j4D7EOY5ZoGcmypYLS5Fevhmb2H7ji2v8IVw6NaIynMs/s320/!cid_54C72442-202C-42F3-8930-0F1A315AA117%40local.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><p align="right"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1aVd_yX76psfxy08dFz-IzRN72J5pRBhm4f93JEmBw55GjnTNXIdNk_i0aPmTkb3nWFz_yZb387hYugqDNsnh2rUZqNft91j4D7EOY5ZoGcmypYLS5Fevhmb2H7ji2v8IVw6NaIynMs/s1600-h/!cid_54C72442-202C-42F3-8930-0F1A315AA117%40local.jpg"></a></p><div><br /></div><div align="center"><br />Berta says this best - how her pattern line became available:<br />"I am mostly self taught; I appreciate how in the past, designers wrote down the techniques of bearmaking. I learned so much from them: when I added thread bear making to my other bear making mediums, I received many requests for a pattern. There were no patterns available for crocheted teddies, and as I was so happy to have been able to learn from others, I knew others would be happy to learn from me. It was my turn to write down my knowledge of thread bear making. I was also able to add some of the knowledge learned from vintage crochet pattern books. I love needle crafts from the past. These works are made with so much more detail than are done these days. I try to add these fine details in clothing, collars and hats that my bears are wearing. The old information should never die out!"<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs44m31bE9M7isDKywIe_V7zq9IveKVk4QydRcnxsqwoQmlQRAQ-1jmVSi_OJDWpTMHwKeptOj2kPI6KXgSP9XM5Ee9qPVx3DQfx5lgkC0aQ4X6MahcveN3MUlU3WHRsy_qRkIgpjiTSY/s1600-h/!cid_53CD3BBC-2411-4523-A967-AC0B923E86A7%40local.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251667215683130754" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs44m31bE9M7isDKywIe_V7zq9IveKVk4QydRcnxsqwoQmlQRAQ-1jmVSi_OJDWpTMHwKeptOj2kPI6KXgSP9XM5Ee9qPVx3DQfx5lgkC0aQ4X6MahcveN3MUlU3WHRsy_qRkIgpjiTSY/s320/!cid_53CD3BBC-2411-4523-A967-AC0B923E86A7%40local.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5nbExrLrzUjyUoTCCxp-aHjLldMeGAvVI-duyyJ-cUbvuLtUOV2E_sQfExoD7wkxoiyZ7J3hZjfspsSpL8RzLSBpReAGZX2jsItVVuB5IKVvx_tbm1kUqkeAhrwjkTYxyrijegoLMZw/s1600-h/!cid_07EC4BAC-5841-44A9-8523-056C4B769BEB%40local.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251667216344330434" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5nbExrLrzUjyUoTCCxp-aHjLldMeGAvVI-duyyJ-cUbvuLtUOV2E_sQfExoD7wkxoiyZ7J3hZjfspsSpL8RzLSBpReAGZX2jsItVVuB5IKVvx_tbm1kUqkeAhrwjkTYxyrijegoLMZw/s320/!cid_07EC4BAC-5841-44A9-8523-056C4B769BEB%40local.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center">Since 1999, this has been a full-time job for Berta, and she approaches it as a business, portioning her time out to design, creating, travel, exhibiting, writing, teaching and even paperwork, though Bas and husband Leo and his computer help out with some of those too!<br />Beginning with an idea sketched on paper or sample body part cut out of muslin for a sewn design, or crocheting a certain number of stitches and writing them down, Berta adjusts from these basic beginnings, pulling out stitches, beginning again, scratching out notes, writing down changes, pulling out stitches again... and again... and again. From these beginnings every different bear is created. Even a basic pattern that she developed in the past can look brand new with just a change in hook sizes and different yarns. First designs always take the longest, after that (and when the pattern is written so she can read it herself!) it takes approximately 7 hours to crochet the bare bear. </div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEPq-YzLU_GF5SCJf5YJHqZ57QrDiLpVSOCTYMOMrmKu_qlVu6Q_aRYnr9MCqOj1kvwjtsPuGMRozkYizt1GoHlPuZDHxOvuJz21qX-z9T7k4GAvkwcsmYY3vk8wHtoZMSwIV4DYWI3w/s1600-h/!cid_22446B72-FD98-47CF-810D-D600F13A1176%40local.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251271971231788610" style="WIDTH: 476px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 306px" height="251" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEPq-YzLU_GF5SCJf5YJHqZ57QrDiLpVSOCTYMOMrmKu_qlVu6Q_aRYnr9MCqOj1kvwjtsPuGMRozkYizt1GoHlPuZDHxOvuJz21qX-z9T7k4GAvkwcsmYY3vk8wHtoZMSwIV4DYWI3w/s320/!cid_22446B72-FD98-47CF-810D-D600F13A1176%40local.jpg" width="374" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">But - many more hours are spent on the faces and the finishing. Berta does try to finish of the creating of all parts of one teddy at once, though the parts may stay in a small baggie waiting to be to be finished, "...until the time is right." And sometimes EVERYTHING is put on hold while another idea pops into her head and INSISTS on being made IMMEDIATELY! Those are often the best designs because they seem to come straight from the artist's heart.<br />Berta is a perfectionist, which is why every pattern is meticulously written down: if one limb ends up with one extra stitch, instead of doing a decrease as most of us would, Berta pulls out the whole piece until she finds the mistake and crochets it again. Even with the written patterns for each bear, most patterns become One-Of-A-Kind. Berta is one of the artist types who would find it extremely difficult to fill an order for multiples of 10 or 100 of any one teddy! Even now, some may be 'similar' but each one will be different enough to have its own personality and character. A collector would have a difficulty identifying any matching patterns as each one just smiles and 'shines' on its own!<br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_NE1kbzITu2t80nsrsxbcTOuMrBIlGOxlc8qWmMY2HN1q6wdJNbnTa1yWL5efyPtTTE6QCveHGQife4tVLfjWbw91In9dwQrxozkFcU9_kqkyOL8lGR17PAxfHAaXMO1LqgUtk-60O0/s1600-h/!cid_AEBD9655-9283-4C83-898C-057B5FCEBD30%40local.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251271975530240242" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_NE1kbzITu2t80nsrsxbcTOuMrBIlGOxlc8qWmMY2HN1q6wdJNbnTa1yWL5efyPtTTE6QCveHGQife4tVLfjWbw91In9dwQrxozkFcU9_kqkyOL8lGR17PAxfHAaXMO1LqgUtk-60O0/s320/!cid_AEBD9655-9283-4C83-898C-057B5FCEBD30%40local.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnELVeYZMiNNkB9kcjwN8a1-kF5tb25zO8noQkiwQDAkRvhyphenhyphenBKN1PTWBXToImh9WIvC_6Po7DBWzk09O4aF8KI4oawKxMY9T7l11BXHtw3K6eqM5xbM9OwEGjWNIj980q4UfGBzBYlLFc/s1600-h/!cid_D47EC54B-3660-4D27-94C9-79B2C8FCA9F3%40local.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251668238059782450" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnELVeYZMiNNkB9kcjwN8a1-kF5tb25zO8noQkiwQDAkRvhyphenhyphenBKN1PTWBXToImh9WIvC_6Po7DBWzk09O4aF8KI4oawKxMY9T7l11BXHtw3K6eqM5xbM9OwEGjWNIj980q4UfGBzBYlLFc/s320/!cid_D47EC54B-3660-4D27-94C9-79B2C8FCA9F3%40local.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">Over the years Berta's bears have evolved, as have most artists', as can be seen in the accompanying images. The first bears designed were basic bears as "It's good to become well-grounded in the basic skills: that is what you need to be able to build the more complicated designs on."<br />"As I don`t like to do the same basic bear over and over and love to play with shapes, for the future I plan to continue making more N.O.S.T.© bears, but in different shapes and sizes. I'll also be adding old-fashioned, miniature, crocheted toys for them to hold, like my 'Cradle Me Bear', an idea born out the old-style children's' toy, mostly homemade in olden days by mothers for their kids to play with.<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLFO45x_lkCAgIlulTkhL-sKq2OlxxuHJGViS_Z9-bFoX8RKhBTGqxijoQo1PfOAiGir8UPPgPJnluJbAQDKhPGGsemXejE7YEFEIDXPn_cdWKy_anyFC_v0gn7XI577ho4TVGzZRlS4/s1600-h/!cid_586F4835-FE9C-44DC-BBE2-0B38B9647B3E%40local.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251271811696539842" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLFO45x_lkCAgIlulTkhL-sKq2OlxxuHJGViS_Z9-bFoX8RKhBTGqxijoQo1PfOAiGir8UPPgPJnluJbAQDKhPGGsemXejE7YEFEIDXPn_cdWKy_anyFC_v0gn7XI577ho4TVGzZRlS4/s320/!cid_586F4835-FE9C-44DC-BBE2-0B38B9647B3E%40local.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_3gn4oPVQzRqCvywNxmwXSgYKAohmFgIE7jnzkXeBBIB07LtDSSZxdGKW3xAZgfEqn50mwdfm2ReLnDT13cH53wSYU9-wwS4TbNDt2bAUiy9EIOz3VKESuEkyxwnr8DA0K51n8WJCTc/s1600-h/!cid_0FAFA2C4-47E2-4A86-9D9D-B68BABB4ED36%40local.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251271805028912322" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_3gn4oPVQzRqCvywNxmwXSgYKAohmFgIE7jnzkXeBBIB07LtDSSZxdGKW3xAZgfEqn50mwdfm2ReLnDT13cH53wSYU9-wwS4TbNDt2bAUiy9EIOz3VKESuEkyxwnr8DA0K51n8WJCTc/s320/!cid_0FAFA2C4-47E2-4A86-9D9D-B68BABB4ED36%40local.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><div align="center">"I might make even larger-sized bears. I recently designed two 10" bears and they became prize winners, which were both a joy and an honor to me."<br />Berta is honored by all of the awards that have been bestowed on her work. The competitions that she feels are the most helpful are those from the Asian/Pacific Rim countries, where a point system of merits is tallied up and the judges also put down personal comments on both the good and bad points of the design and execution of that design. "That is the only way in which artist will learn, when a knowledgeable person in the same field of art can guide, by personalized written example. And it is always better to judge the work in person than from a photograph."<br />One last thing that she is still hoping to achieve is a perfectly in-scale open mouth and opening/closing eyelids. These elude her right now due to the nature of crochet stitches and the bulk each creates. That is a goal worth working towards!<br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUC0qtBrDdkh_s7crHVuCgu3TEAkeaQEZYnPk7dZiBGQM_xnEXf94MFFYV1pfxFYFpHU_GxQjhLoVz6L2EBLi8ZDLXsjbuDRxOgATU1P0NjdFGJwfV1kkkdQZzcBy_SbiAfpC2i-oU3-A/s1600-h/!cid_AD035C6F-F215-4A6B-9BA3-655939C8C540%40local.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251271978149863410" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUC0qtBrDdkh_s7crHVuCgu3TEAkeaQEZYnPk7dZiBGQM_xnEXf94MFFYV1pfxFYFpHU_GxQjhLoVz6L2EBLi8ZDLXsjbuDRxOgATU1P0NjdFGJwfV1kkkdQZzcBy_SbiAfpC2i-oU3-A/s320/!cid_AD035C6F-F215-4A6B-9BA3-655939C8C540%40local.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4bKOKfATG1QF5qeoFE5EYgzuS632R71pRuttGtkU6-_1uFhl1KC-Ur3MCpUicstsDOkDhtd1swQRrObqy3aBZ6kfAfzKpF9MYIZj0nJEp4HfxmHOl5dSh1lVwBU8UDo94s4RVib2brI/s1600-h/!cid_56AE7D5F-835C-4137-B54F-4E9FBCEB5B7F%40local.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251271805609478514" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4bKOKfATG1QF5qeoFE5EYgzuS632R71pRuttGtkU6-_1uFhl1KC-Ur3MCpUicstsDOkDhtd1swQRrObqy3aBZ6kfAfzKpF9MYIZj0nJEp4HfxmHOl5dSh1lVwBU8UDo94s4RVib2brI/s320/!cid_56AE7D5F-835C-4137-B54F-4E9FBCEB5B7F%40local.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div>ThReAdTeDs© and Berta Hesen-Minten's work is currently available only at Teddy Bear shows in Europe (venues are listed on her website). Occasionally one of her pieces will pop up on her website and she hopes to be able to offer her work on eBay again soon.<br />Berta Hesen-Minten<br />Trade Name: ThReAdTeDs®<br />Website: <a href="http://www.threadteds.com/">http://www.threadteds.com/</a></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div>Contact: <a href="mailto:mail@threadteds.com">mail@threadteds.com</a><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYlJd64oDrA4ebdAOG-5cPa5ng6bSzOcRfpiqwTzsYmGkylrqZ2FqRsYQR0PyxdG1ys9YEtX3s29ib-zJKvrdXU-DTdNZwULCqzRAivuFEZYUUqzvh783MniDT095kbKxFR307j7n3k8I/s1600-h/!cid_F33004DB-6E99-4EFE-8AD8-2649339F5DDE%40local.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251272141127226578" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYlJd64oDrA4ebdAOG-5cPa5ng6bSzOcRfpiqwTzsYmGkylrqZ2FqRsYQR0PyxdG1ys9YEtX3s29ib-zJKvrdXU-DTdNZwULCqzRAivuFEZYUUqzvh783MniDT095kbKxFR307j7n3k8I/s320/!cid_F33004DB-6E99-4EFE-8AD8-2649339F5DDE%40local.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqNurvthiFq3YUbEjECUR-vljWX7yHihGrdRtRbxju2IUfLelEoF4wJJkoouYjl30ceieH9vv9pxxLrpU5UI74XmJCmEUMBd9xEJ1UjRi8MSP71yTeLjo_C9Rl3IDpZXErl-2R9kevfg/s1600-h/!cid_CAA3FE72-3118-40BE-9969-6DC6E5E8ABC1%40local.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251668240909073394" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqNurvthiFq3YUbEjECUR-vljWX7yHihGrdRtRbxju2IUfLelEoF4wJJkoouYjl30ceieH9vv9pxxLrpU5UI74XmJCmEUMBd9xEJ1UjRi8MSP71yTeLjo_C9Rl3IDpZXErl-2R9kevfg/s320/!cid_CAA3FE72-3118-40BE-9969-6DC6E5E8ABC1%40local.jpg" border="0" /></a></p></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MIfP_6-JfhA_lJdNf5cq-XNgjSKpxR6NFLBoN4unWqa4cyEuzDh8xbSXZzlH-wX3YHJWgZCBnY-Lv7BNeEwcfqfb1i42hTU-Z-SC9rlfQ5LPwM0mLlu6damAc7lofLW4vTOiobqBCxg/s1600-h/!cid_4EF36CDA-E679-453C-A41D-E62C7B9AD6A9%40local.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251667216858571506" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MIfP_6-JfhA_lJdNf5cq-XNgjSKpxR6NFLBoN4unWqa4cyEuzDh8xbSXZzlH-wX3YHJWgZCBnY-Lv7BNeEwcfqfb1i42hTU-Z-SC9rlfQ5LPwM0mLlu6damAc7lofLW4vTOiobqBCxg/s320/!cid_4EF36CDA-E679-453C-A41D-E62C7B9AD6A9%40local.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />rr4t ddeBBiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12498524139948052664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876739578886549991.post-13682155737685924272008-09-03T08:29:00.000-07:002008-09-03T13:58:34.740-07:00Meet the Mods, Debbie Nicholas, Group Founder<div align="center"><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">Note: This article was written by Bobbie, but she asked me to add info about the pictures...-deBBie</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb4rXzb9oeNJAZbZF-jSB1QgJE5B49YUw-8D0tzE2WpP-M_prSX_a-JUI1CLsReECGjuL1X4AqKrbb-dc3_z94Np4lONyRKpuJ8Uh8UQVK9NrqOT-V63IU7BeUYWQS0CTDY3glTaWNVjw/s1600-h/DSCN2116.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241827727195561458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb4rXzb9oeNJAZbZF-jSB1QgJE5B49YUw-8D0tzE2WpP-M_prSX_a-JUI1CLsReECGjuL1X4AqKrbb-dc3_z94Np4lONyRKpuJ8Uh8UQVK9NrqOT-V63IU7BeUYWQS0CTDY3glTaWNVjw/s320/DSCN2116.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;">Timothy</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></div><div align="center">We are changing the focus of our Artist of the Month feature over September and October, with a new selection called Meet Your Mods.
<br />We know that you've seen our names and some of the work that we do behind the scenes to keep Thread Animals humming smoothly along. We're going to give you a little bit larger peek into our lives and our work here in Thread Animals.
<br />The natural First Choice is the person whose vision brought all of us together, Debbie Nicholas.</div><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241827730060824082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggwGguAC0iyqv1c1J9ZhlWA-zu7S5UfzUjQnExNOmXHcF2iCiy05GvGCQhvoPNmRG6yAg9nz3xiweiVjwMHjqh8UezFXuNXcw1RyEzzrpLAiG-EhxhGpRCmCKX-4gPg5aDxNCxCgHSCjA/s320/july+08+256email.jpg" border="0" />
<br />Along the way, with past and present members numbering around 2000 individuals and countless projects finished (we won't even think about those UFOs tucked away in drawers!!) friendships made that bridge difficulties and oceans—Debbie is the person whose vision began it all.
<br />And, she almost fell into this by accident! Of course crocheting and knitting were two hand art skills she'd learned much earlier in life and at different times in our lives, we all envision these talents as possible outlets for bringing in possible extra income.
<br />In surfing the internet, Debbie also browsed eBay® and found impossibly tiny, beautiful, miniaturized crocheted bears, made from threads and extremely fine yarns by Berta and a handful of other artists.
<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241822615862761554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_qxPiyRA4D28kKAnFJrW6FFnmAyQnp4nkcu0TNRulJ1lgDTRXuIRMpd4wGEyJAcAjCbK37HhEyClMrS1MdDCvahhEky368ktLlJuvGt5DlljInhVnryKqIQFM0C9nR7U3zxwa71OXc4/s320/threadteds.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-size:78%;">The first ThReAdTeD I ever held, made by Berta from my pattern.</span> </p><p align="center">
<br />She watched the auctions for months as she tried to figure out how these were designed.
<br />At that point Debbie designed her first pattern, sold it on eBay and the buyer aided her in setting up the yahoo® group which is our present Thread Animals!
<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241820245348442498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIZJf1AG6X7CD7x1ERlnm-aj6_AlnJTj7TvVfAR0DJXj8c54lWj3NKrSMsMay_bHnY5MAgT8t_mO0fs1jbsuXPOiPqIM3GF-RYwYa2vaoVcgXeoTywR2dFGa5rkMqB2Gdpo524QuWk3w/s320/2inchsit.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">My first pattern sold on ebay.</span> </p><p align="center">
<br />It didn't always flow this easily however, not just like A, B and C. Debbie once made a bear out of 'Granny Squares & Triangles', sewn together.
<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241825262409271394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjoW761j3OYvsQbbjfYnE0iXjlCEwPvDDyEQK82rEi6gXIvxDEqxBCZnbDNbkxM93TqJi3bet2WNzYeiUythat7eeTYwBU4Ckewu4hHhsWTdPUQYr-kDzyMfXR7Nu3Aga4CKRgSK5GPg/s320/bear+summer+157.jpg" border="0" />As proof that it CAN be done. And being self-taught, the first few thread bears she designed were by adapting knitted instructions for a jointed bear into crochet, which turned out looking like a rat according to Debbie, a not-too-uncommon occurrence for bear makers working in all mediums! The bear labeled the 'Rat' bear, was modified and the pattern published but (Debbie feels fortunate that) the image of her original version wasn't photographed, as she felt it looked like like a 'rat'. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241821344712669250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bxc4qjuyXU_7LNJ4IZeSDFyudhtIUlN-UIxJFQNDUnZIALPGejfD8iHm6Dv2cgipsVDizO2Lg8eIKN1WVyxLEXiRQHycWonKIBQFfJ61EP3w7U86bNAm14OZeEyJR7qoyu5U7mBHMs4/s320/bearcotton2.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">My first published pattern. I added a removable sweater. </span>
<br />The jointing was also troubling to understand on her own so she took a chance (on being rebuffed!) and wrote to Berta Hesen-Minten for help. Berta was most helpful and friendly, even though Debbie was not a client at that time. Once she actually held some artist miniature bears and possessed professionally produced patterns and the unique, only book of its kind: ThReAdTeDs: Secrets & Patterns"© 2004 Berta Hesen-Minten, many of the techniques fell into place in her mind.
<br />In the beginning Debbie felt lost without step-by-step instructions to follow. "I couldn’t make a bear without a pattern, and whenever I did something new I felt compelled to write it down. But I finally let go of that and just created bears."
<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241821356754565170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVR-nxuho-jtuEv3cazKa7BuNWWnlMnjyDL5RM4F-Qwa-_kLWAv1D1xI9_ac12SBIY9XcqLDAQw0owAlxLlBQfq1L4wKyJqJQ-yWanljeYuEpAhlpVqYuTtPTFr40NZ7QO9Pol26GHho/s320/DSCN1351.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">First step toward "letting go" a modified Humphrey Pattern (from my patterns)</span>
<br /></p><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241821433229595938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6Z51YWk1dYJC6GS_dyLoRWGG2buM-fB1ZSW78eOTC1LmwOv37tCxL6-2gvV5sLUVtBg5LuEExLufYhRgTVaCvPZETp-B6q_2tp6DedJqjHoweDRDzY62M749QrD4bQNeGn5AfE4QvaA/s320/DSCN1888.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">Dimitri my first "Just let it go Bear"</span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241820264366051858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkaQ4GVeTJochCtgYJ0Su9Hf43OlUt9fueO3tkSW3bDaWSllfF86VZqFUU-nVQ1_RTkjdxtEtTBn1tqARBk4ckVLfy1O30pOfpgEwLF9p8aFGU8XWU5_oUmZwHeQ02sqahl0omIoy4No/s320/april1+014.jpg" border="0" /> <span style="font-size:78%;">Friend Ben bear. Went to a friend who had lost a brother.</span>
<br />About 6 years Debbie's small bears began to take on personalities when the eyes went into place, looking back at her as if to say "Hello, there!" with a big personality to match. From that time she has never looked back. However, she is again working on new type of crochet bear design.
<br />Initial design to completion depends on how busy her 8 children are. Yes, 8, from the 2½ year old Samantha to senior year in high school oldest daughter. Debbie feels as if she's never home... always driving someone, somewhere.
<br />(Editor's comment: In looking back, those years now seem to have passed in the blink of an eye. Enjoy them. The times in the car are some of the best opportunities for talking and finding out who your children really are!)
<br />But 5 or 6 hours is about average for each creation - IF she had that many uninterrupted hours! For very firmly crocheted smaller work Debbie would add on several hours. She can tell the difference between her standard work right now compared to someone like Berta's and she aspires to that level, which will come with practice. Right now she focuses on just one design or bear at a time, from start to finish, being inspired by Life around her. Sometimes newly purchased Fiber itself dictates what type of creation it should be.
<br />Debbie thinks of her bears as 'thoughtful, childlike, squishy'. They aren't really small nor are they large: as husband Earl calls Debbie's work “They can be seen from across the room.” We're going to take that as a very High Compliment, Earl!
<br />One of Debbie's most favorite bears is a bear that was destined to go to her Mom: it was put on auction for her Mom to purchase, with the monies to be donated toward the trademark issues, and in the end another bidder won Jodi. All Debbie has of her favorite bear is the image of her sweet face. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241822623191198002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3qWKTP00RfVM0GQt2m1bhsFUziOC3KoujJGVJcPeP07f8bapWAiAv4UGOxH6gFHYFq3YIsDtv9DjLeaG-7frT9rHOrse88YJiQtajWXFua7lmC8OC5-pvyz5tGxESRkd0QEqnAveRP0/s320/00005397.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">Jodi, my favorite bear<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241821351874256994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZZbGqc6ity6c2zmxBC70p67_3ZTtM3f2D55P-CIAj48-6GckO46eNZZPbVdhPoaPbMee4l7ZWVodCnSc3-Ig7-nqaH184UoI3U7rEnqH9UZzP7QKlhvZG-5VpLPGJDsRNu_2sx2sWfU/s320/DSCN1984.jpg" border="0" /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">Another Jodi Pattern. (from ThReAdTeDs (R)</span></div><div align="center">As to the bear scene in general, it would be ideal if these small warm fuzzies could project their qualities onto the hearts of all of us, erasing all of our negativity. One of the many wonderful international groups and projects around the world that are attempting to do this, which Debbie supports, is Good Bears Of The World.
<br />Still on Debbie's agenda of creative wishes are:
<br />~ an anime bear with a tiny body and HUGE head that will stand up on its own,
<br />~ I have only made one mohair bear. I would like to get better at that. </div><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241822618633441282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8fIAWHjp3CfgzzASkNnOnAdrx5AS9L44Y64eatuXYhiv1OXNqLkgVU8C-05wQp1aJlVs6SVbBR56ZyA_wmplm6HAkM542AAnsosNiS1da-LIx7GuI31t7-8BWApEmqo3ukKjOvBctKs/s320/2008_0409march080075.JPG" border="0" /> <span style="font-size:78%;">My first Mohair Bear</span> </p><p align="center">
<br />~ TO CONTINUE TO PUSH CROCHETED THREAD BEARS AS AN ART FORMAT as a Category of its own
<br />Debbie Nicholas has a website of her own, </p><p align="center"><a href="http://www.debbitybears.com/">http://www.debbitybears.com/<a href="mailto:debbittybears@yahoo.com"></a></p><p align="center"><?xml:namespace prefix = email /><email:<a href="mailto:debbittybears@yahoo.com">and chronicles her own adventures here..
<br /></email:<a></p><p align="center"><email:<a href="mailto:debbittybears@yahoo.com"><a href="http://www.debbittybears.blogspot.com/">http://www.debbittybears.blogspot.com/</a> </email:<a></p><p align="center"><email:<a href="mailto:debbittybears@yahoo.com">
<br />As to the bears in Debbie's Album, I'll let her add her comments on their names and how they came about. </email:<a>
<br /></p><div align="center"><email:<a href="mailto:debbittybears@yahoo.com"><a href="http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/threadanimals/photos">http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/threadanimals/photos</a></email:<a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">I also added notes in small type under the pictures here as well.
<br /></div></span><div align="center"><email:<a href="mailto:debbittybears@yahoo.com">Thanks Debbie Nicholas, for giving us all this MOST Comfortable place to gather and share our Fiber Fantasies as well as allowing us this peek into your world!!!</div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241822611799208210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNbvHtCmJSMZ7xXuTbZDC6iW_aSlCmW9WcfGAJcSTzwy7JhkrcEaJ0PgjAekv7uu64egyeMGW9oxD3NzAixfe_DyBCrzbDvCVhuFRb8AWbOp8WsJIotfEwtPxHHhOqFCxIuYNpxlDSas/s320/mckrola%2520033.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center"></email:<a><span style="font-size:78%;">FitzWitz, currently residing in my daughters room. She wouldn't let me sell him.</span>
<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/threadanimals"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241820263755338514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5JuPKiGmjaaJT3Jt0-K7b80cHmqyvPZ5M_8-fdVaBYF_pt6Er7fcfms0aaUSbjM2ir62AK1OajczYSv_qSFXztb0K82Cj1VgBPXVaUTKEYt75GGHGfSPUfUr-ZKkus7zZHo0_RHrE8R0/s320/threadlogo1.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Link for the Thread Animals Group.</span></p>
<br />deBBiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12498524139948052664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876739578886549991.post-44747731207930844442008-08-09T17:56:00.001-07:002008-08-09T22:55:36.152-07:00Chicago Berta and Bobbie WorkshopDebbie's Chicago Journal<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Heg8Jyj9JQ2_bTcgFj4uSiL6JXe0Em2kNaNIPs_G0C1F7YBf0Jn5rlxoUGGPLi1rvRD0BPGIaQ_5CpCu9Byu5txtOROmew4xSb13r-68FjAf-8iRwq1Vc7ePkt72ZAvnFdVM_1dicYU/s1600-h/Chicao+and+Cub+Scouts+047.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232692457179616482" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Heg8Jyj9JQ2_bTcgFj4uSiL6JXe0Em2kNaNIPs_G0C1F7YBf0Jn5rlxoUGGPLi1rvRD0BPGIaQ_5CpCu9Byu5txtOROmew4xSb13r-68FjAf-8iRwq1Vc7ePkt72ZAvnFdVM_1dicYU/s320/Chicao+and+Cub+Scouts+047.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div>I was late getting into Chicago due to Storm Warnings. After I arrived I called Bobbie who was circling the airport in the thunder, lightning and rain. Berta was with her. I waited and waited for my luggage and tried to call Bobbie again, but no answer. Then Berta showed up inside with me. She had found Donna who was now with Bobbie. Berta and I ended up being herded into a stairwell to wait out a Tornado Warning! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-chicago-weather-both-05-aug05,0,193343.story">http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-chicago-weather-both-05-aug05,0,193343.story</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Berta and I spent some time hiding in the stairwell because of the warning. I thought it was funny but wasn't scared. I wasn't about the let mother nature mess with my once in a lifetime chance ! The picture above is when we finally got out of the stairwell and were waiting outside for Bobbie to pick us up (with Donna).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgwMpqSDnzfBIGPjnMxMUHfcQRmamUvDHXovtRU2z0BdMlRGfPZzfFA61rW0wymxbFxTC3AJsZMQ-zPpj-u7eaZRJySmbeb0_VlSbtsBblC7dk1EWWRVpOaXcRL046AW3CGjrrshayCU/s1600-h/Chicao+and+Cub+Scouts+051.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232692472277562994" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgwMpqSDnzfBIGPjnMxMUHfcQRmamUvDHXovtRU2z0BdMlRGfPZzfFA61rW0wymxbFxTC3AJsZMQ-zPpj-u7eaZRJySmbeb0_VlSbtsBblC7dk1EWWRVpOaXcRL046AW3CGjrrshayCU/s320/Chicao+and+Cub+Scouts+051.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CFtYAzpvtHR5FwxiIOlb9OqxexvTKRljIzgCR_jf4w-XfwyamfNVj6WnYXMJMmgQFsty9av7-YBJ8acTBuV_WoAFJL-6b8NFRV9lb8ePTTfSRdwiy0XkdG2Klf_zoj-PCUk988YlcLQ/s1600-h/Chicao+and+Cub+Scouts+053.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232689025222891026" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CFtYAzpvtHR5FwxiIOlb9OqxexvTKRljIzgCR_jf4w-XfwyamfNVj6WnYXMJMmgQFsty9av7-YBJ8acTBuV_WoAFJL-6b8NFRV9lb8ePTTfSRdwiy0XkdG2Klf_zoj-PCUk988YlcLQ/s320/Chicao+and+Cub+Scouts+053.jpg" border="0" /></a>We we went and checked into the hotel. I met Therese when I walked into the wrong hotel room! Their door was slightly ajar and I wondered who was in my room! When I saw her I gave her a big hug. I probably scared her to death. Therese is on the left and Donna A. is on the right. They shared a room and I had a room across the hall. It was nice to have all the peace and quiet. (I have eight kids whom I left with their dad for the trip! hee hee) The other picture is of Berta with Flat Francois who was a wonderful addition to uor party.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglYYmW-Axii08m87-6QA2D02V8Vf59u0Ja07YzgiydprLkXgeGIQcQar2H_7M-zxeRrB9B93RSi-F58VPPU5GISZAeXEFnRlORctj7fgY9vPg1Ng87qSc9dL7K66rCLmBR1_SmSEi2HgM/s1600-h/Chicao+and+Cub+Scouts+057.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232692476411295986" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglYYmW-Axii08m87-6QA2D02V8Vf59u0Ja07YzgiydprLkXgeGIQcQar2H_7M-zxeRrB9B93RSi-F58VPPU5GISZAeXEFnRlORctj7fgY9vPg1Ng87qSc9dL7K66rCLmBR1_SmSEi2HgM/s320/Chicao+and+Cub+Scouts+057.jpg" border="0" /></a><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyRdCnCbDhCVWNj0gP9-L8Aeen_ROsTYCWLq6HB1ww_tNqYKB6iEJwd3qaVnzMFSv8BUJihgBCKWKacJGR32w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>The next day, we got to the fun of working. Berta of ThReAdTeDs.com taught us Oya Lace. She made amazing, detailed kits for the workshop. Tammy of Boston Bears is on the right in the picture with me. The other is a video of a funny moment, you are seeing Bobbie, Berta, and Therese having fun and Donna working very hard. All of the people I met were amazing, wonderful people. I still get a little emotional when I think about them. Can you miss people you only knew for four days?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCexSVnx9EHAoJnh8BW9W8niX9K-WQKFzwNXHDbcwDZsOIzUrbY-t519E6E0LlS43M22mOvWPM59mzDtFHT6ydvX8ArzqSZjrXktFuFnP5wmXpPO4-FcuG2c4q9eKgWnUwttpP-MYBqho/s1600-h/Chicao+and+Cub+Scouts+088.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232692480323762914" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCexSVnx9EHAoJnh8BW9W8niX9K-WQKFzwNXHDbcwDZsOIzUrbY-t519E6E0LlS43M22mOvWPM59mzDtFHT6ydvX8ArzqSZjrXktFuFnP5wmXpPO4-FcuG2c4q9eKgWnUwttpP-MYBqho/s320/Chicao+and+Cub+Scouts+088.jpg" border="0" /></a> Bobbie taught us needle felting. We made roly poly pandas. I will post a picture of mine when it is done. Tammy is also an excellent needlefelter and helped us with our work.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvhzcOlxcSaGqQNxZ-KkZjizsI5zEKFxFfVSgInTlF9C1P8yjMnnGe_x6ryNTT30s2P6O2u_d-RGMxk7fHtVaWvOVoAbj6MY1ATx2xp9T2ipRfa2O7blQbHEqS1RpnfcTInKa4_plP3E/s1600-h/Chicao+and+Cub+Scouts+094.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232692489435594706" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvhzcOlxcSaGqQNxZ-KkZjizsI5zEKFxFfVSgInTlF9C1P8yjMnnGe_x6ryNTT30s2P6O2u_d-RGMxk7fHtVaWvOVoAbj6MY1ATx2xp9T2ipRfa2O7blQbHEqS1RpnfcTInKa4_plP3E/s320/Chicao+and+Cub+Scouts+094.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is a picture of Bobbies Beautiful Yard.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwFvd1EG_f_0CU0O10siYxbR9t3QnkdbyRyADRwCn0VzNbr2gy29CDi1GjYzIwQF4ECDOTLGlgphXtYvQThGGazUhu69EC0HYqpjpvpPKr7Gsrba2yGkZ30i4jI2H-ktwWptRFTcjCu0/s1600-h/Chicao+and+Cub+Scouts+076.jpg"></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHBQ2GJw1Wc4vA6mMZsW8D79oMQS79q_T7WszAJfv13PmLCuJ7Ui2mHyDFKF0SAHrqvJ6KsJEMgJv-T_yMWQO6zSHxK75ZTazO3JpR98wqdGgI8fd6PgMp-PAGeYo-MryK-ySEt8xrmY/s1600-h/Chicao+and+Cub+Scouts+086.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232689008263584658" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHBQ2GJw1Wc4vA6mMZsW8D79oMQS79q_T7WszAJfv13PmLCuJ7Ui2mHyDFKF0SAHrqvJ6KsJEMgJv-T_yMWQO6zSHxK75ZTazO3JpR98wqdGgI8fd6PgMp-PAGeYo-MryK-ySEt8xrmY/s320/Chicao+and+Cub+Scouts+086.jpg" border="0" /></a>Me with the Teachers, Friends, and Co-Mods, Berta and Bobbie</div><div>There are more of my pictures at <a href="http://s264.photobucket.com/albums/ii199/debbittybears/Chicago/">http://s264.photobucket.com/albums/ii199/debbittybears/Chicago/</a></div><div></div><div>I also learned some new words and phrases...</div><div></div><div>Tubularize (a description of a medical procedure involving skin, that we found ourselves re-using to describe our oya and felting works).</div><div></div><div>Rock my Socks (Therese said this but I can't remember why?)</div><div></div><div>Oyad Out</div><div></div><div>Last minutish (as in.. I'm not last minutish)</div><div></div><div>Mounge (a felting term, vintage Bobbie)</div><div></div><div>Schlepp this Sherpa (something said to husbands when they need to haul something, or something we wish we could say)</div><div></div><div>United Staters (Something Bobbie used in lieu of the less PC Americans)</div><div></div><div>Thingamaminute (another Bobbie)</div><div></div><div>Down with Downswool (Something Bobbie is not)</div><div></div><div>Buttitis (We all had this after two days...it was relieved by SHOPPING! ahh..beads.)</div><div></div><div>Etch a sketching (to be appreciated you must see Donna waving her hand in front of Bobbie's face trying get her back on a subject)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31qEx9Bsp-ugIPjicKLQXv3VXrMUcvszc3PzCoseCb-FGBaAu-6mM-pJM-gWn_6Xw8KH7U7erD5Xu5uJjp25CXtG0jtnwclevRrhocB-1qP0SZng5-k7hDQfQzm_1O2Oe8WkivrvesE0/s1600-h/Chicao+and+Cub+Scouts+055.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232689016300061650" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31qEx9Bsp-ugIPjicKLQXv3VXrMUcvszc3PzCoseCb-FGBaAu-6mM-pJM-gWn_6Xw8KH7U7erD5Xu5uJjp25CXtG0jtnwclevRrhocB-1qP0SZng5-k7hDQfQzm_1O2Oe8WkivrvesE0/s320/Chicao+and+Cub+Scouts+055.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>Here is the whole group, </div><div>Therese, LUCKY me, Donna</div><div>Tammy, Bobbie (with Flat Francois), Berta, and Deanna </div><div>they were all so very, very, nice. </div><div></div><div>Please visit the official blog, put together by Therese (whose name i am mispelling, because I can't write or say the little apostraphes that make her name sound so lovely)</div><div></div><div><a href="http://www.bertabobbiesworkshop2008.blogspot.com/">http://www.bertabobbiesworkshop2008.blogspot.com/</a></div><div></div><div>And her slideshow, which has many more pictures at</div><div><br /><a href="http://s534.photobucket.com/albums/ee343/sandpiperca/?albumview=slideshow">http://s534.photobucket.com/albums/ee343/sandpiperca/?albumview=slideshow</a></div><div></div>deBBiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12498524139948052664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876739578886549991.post-49242158150590155652008-07-05T17:14:00.000-07:002009-03-31T18:45:05.069-07:00Shannon Lueskow July 2008 threadanimal artist of the month<div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">SHANNON LUESKOW</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;"><strong>Dirt and Sunshine</strong></span></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqS9ijrrwxnRUBJPqXSY8n0KXUd42nr4PTwflcq8AnOaCni3uZMXlQxAasZW0KeVlx_zstInRXUNefKay90nFTQN2jXJx6RBs4hk6PXn8_Z5VRrEoUHWeFbUGGTw-Z05zfbpLbViPcqb4/s1600-h/Bearly_Swimming_074.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219760915538306946" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqS9ijrrwxnRUBJPqXSY8n0KXUd42nr4PTwflcq8AnOaCni3uZMXlQxAasZW0KeVlx_zstInRXUNefKay90nFTQN2jXJx6RBs4hk6PXn8_Z5VRrEoUHWeFbUGGTw-Z05zfbpLbViPcqb4/s320/Bearly_Swimming_074.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Beautiful, Whimsical, Thread and Fiber Creatures</span></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5rJJZE1FhG8r561RE0fnEYVPYtfs0SfzDAzC3tAzNTbO_m8qGB0A2JWSjZ6efXLuHEjaD9Yx-cbuAnr-IU11o9Qr8vtU5-vXKbe2asKCK3TIcbnNX_-tzToCCrUa7IJ7wD8Qh1LKzDGA/s1600-h/misc.+animals+050.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219761177339627474" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5rJJZE1FhG8r561RE0fnEYVPYtfs0SfzDAzC3tAzNTbO_m8qGB0A2JWSjZ6efXLuHEjaD9Yx-cbuAnr-IU11o9Qr8vtU5-vXKbe2asKCK3TIcbnNX_-tzToCCrUa7IJ7wD8Qh1LKzDGA/s320/misc.+animals+050.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Where did you grow up?</span></strong> </div><br /><br /><div align="center">Washington State and still live there. LOVE this place!</div><br /><br />The great Pacific Northwest can be called a big melting pot of culture. Besides it's obvious beauty, there are so many things to capture your interest and some of the greatest artists in the world can be found here.<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzVEey7qtLByRvDsy-yLAWtysCx9ZZhlKIWo8j4P1VaE_wx55vlxeKp1W7J8eRwHxXtH1F8ATGrH375KX919u77M-YzyFRekdY2mWfB51AHwIctIKnzpTPwZr9j72lhMmsOMO_Vv37fg/s1600-h/PINK_DAISY_BEAR_061.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219792561598452034" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzVEey7qtLByRvDsy-yLAWtysCx9ZZhlKIWo8j4P1VaE_wx55vlxeKp1W7J8eRwHxXtH1F8ATGrH375KX919u77M-YzyFRekdY2mWfB51AHwIctIKnzpTPwZr9j72lhMmsOMO_Vv37fg/s320/PINK_DAISY_BEAR_061.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">What's your place of birth?</span></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Albequerque New Mexico but I was made in Washington State</div><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Do you think that your hobbies/crafts are influenced by where you live or would they look the same if you lived elsewhere?</span></strong><br /><br />I cannot say for sure but I do think our enviornment always affects us and that would certainly have an effect on our artwork. I feel that my work would be, in general, the same (whimsical bent) but some of the subtilities are different. I mean, we get so much rain here that all my pieces are waterproof...lol.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNx39268lLNE0ZaaHTXGxewSxp29t4noOKRwlZak-c498qo9zLl-SC_SbmxSUCTzIwPTdcLECh0V0WEv-ujs2BvTbQ4SKWN2zvfivBEN1HZbkOZMDLkucdZ9IFt9NXti700GsqtvtWNJk/s1600-h/Pearlscale_006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219761175924397266" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNx39268lLNE0ZaaHTXGxewSxp29t4noOKRwlZak-c498qo9zLl-SC_SbmxSUCTzIwPTdcLECh0V0WEv-ujs2BvTbQ4SKWN2zvfivBEN1HZbkOZMDLkucdZ9IFt9NXti700GsqtvtWNJk/s320/Pearlscale_006.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5rJJZE1FhG8r561RE0fnEYVPYtfs0SfzDAzC3tAzNTbO_m8qGB0A2JWSjZ6efXLuHEjaD9Yx-cbuAnr-IU11o9Qr8vtU5-vXKbe2asKCK3TIcbnNX_-tzToCCrUa7IJ7wD8Qh1LKzDGA/s1600-h/misc.+animals+050.JPG"></a></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Please tell us a little about you and your family. Married?</span></strong><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Yes, happily, to my college sweetheart.<br />Children? 3 boys ages 9, 7, and 5.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Pets?</span></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Fish keeper with a huge 92 gallon tank filled with fancy Goldfish, two smaller tanks with Tropicals, one sassy cat, a wire Dachshund and her 5 puppies<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbF_WpyeKE-8EZCdSezb8WkPuTjTwPJfdyOURNrfZTHNLYozGvNd7GK9FWyZkmHOgAliI3_gtHJXT6PoSw4QAX9d3FtSfP3Ns3o22Gn0aY-kEcPU3ZR7o5qwNglWxeIh49p4Ko1XyG31A/s1600-h/Rose_Bay_3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219761185057165762" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbF_WpyeKE-8EZCdSezb8WkPuTjTwPJfdyOURNrfZTHNLYozGvNd7GK9FWyZkmHOgAliI3_gtHJXT6PoSw4QAX9d3FtSfP3Ns3o22Gn0aY-kEcPU3ZR7o5qwNglWxeIh49p4Ko1XyG31A/s320/Rose_Bay_3.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">What other crafts hobbies do you like to do?</span></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Just about anything that requires my hands. Knitting, painting, sculpting, needlepoint, quilling, origami, and restoring Cabbage Patch Dolls, old furniture, upholstering reclaimed furniture. My favorite next to bears and friends is my fish tanks. Goldfish are just like puppies with fins and most all of mine hand feed and hang out where I work. The big tank is right by my work area and gives such a sense of peace.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QzHzTXXOGuxMJgUZXI8K3YSJUCS8BOUzc2zJXivR4hSlUFKcD960bFHB0jwc-Hic-hOiLcaeS3mEJmI6HMllvsO1eLie_G0UL-B006uGlxPH26VGzopkjuFbkS9wLBV-mRNKrkRcr-0/s1600-h/Barrow_8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219760915302792066" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QzHzTXXOGuxMJgUZXI8K3YSJUCS8BOUzc2zJXivR4hSlUFKcD960bFHB0jwc-Hic-hOiLcaeS3mEJmI6HMllvsO1eLie_G0UL-B006uGlxPH26VGzopkjuFbkS9wLBV-mRNKrkRcr-0/s320/Barrow_8.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Any crafts or hobbies you'd like to learn ?</span></strong> Rug Hooking, Glass blowing, any type of metal work. I'd also like to learn how to restore or customize cars. Professional gardening.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfKjxO6rVs4HL6TqNVPxvsuJeUnjiwjaMTBYCy2rH0Zzex8Vn17tsqQzsoBHsNBBQ3Mc5y58rbSbkaLDtXpv2_iI6xSBMiZcPR8MMyjM4xJEMFzJ2GFMcyiCbin-lnT8DFCGoEmzo6hlg/s1600-h/Bearly_Swimming_041.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219761185529814258" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfKjxO6rVs4HL6TqNVPxvsuJeUnjiwjaMTBYCy2rH0Zzex8Vn17tsqQzsoBHsNBBQ3Mc5y58rbSbkaLDtXpv2_iI6xSBMiZcPR8MMyjM4xJEMFzJ2GFMcyiCbin-lnT8DFCGoEmzo6hlg/s320/Bearly_Swimming_041.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Have you had any formal arts & crafts training?</span></strong><br /><br />No<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">When did you start making Thread Animals and what was the occasion?</span></strong> I was on E-Bay looking for yarn and found a gal's store that had patterns and a couple of completed bears. I was INSTANTLY hooked. I hadn't picked up a crochet hook in over 20 yrs but went out that day and bought some supplies and went to work. My first bear took me about thirty hours to complete. Part of the time issue was relearning things I had forgotten and figuring out how to read a pattern (I had never worked a pattern before). I learned to crochet when I was 8 and put the hobby away until three years ago. There was no special occasion but it was very much like a "home coming" for me as I've always been fascinated with art<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidR3kY8XUIwxb9Ps3xoLdwDRz0Ae71j0LlAolWuHMBWoxqKnSbXK8GTF68MIUQZrMY6K1sj1qWWo4_LDY_n_gmCI2aoMNSjVh4cPu6pK79y9e861DQtC_QG8-Y3YflYMMMGkvx-Wy-VR8/s1600-h/Dry_Bruiser_018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219760917339479682" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidR3kY8XUIwxb9Ps3xoLdwDRz0Ae71j0LlAolWuHMBWoxqKnSbXK8GTF68MIUQZrMY6K1sj1qWWo4_LDY_n_gmCI2aoMNSjVh4cPu6pK79y9e861DQtC_QG8-Y3YflYMMMGkvx-Wy-VR8/s320/Dry_Bruiser_018.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Do you recollect the first teddy that you made yourself?</span></strong><br />Yes. It was this hideous purple thing that looked more like a potato with limbs...lol.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">How do you get ideas or inspiration for new bears?</span></strong><br /><br />Everything around me gives me inspiration. It sounds so cliche but it's true. I have three boys and love nature. If that doesn't inspire me there's always something I've read in a book that sticks in my head or a vintage toy that intrigues me.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOW-faN4_gNvSlTOBPtbmRmwBYNEAReXgGmzPH0fC72dvg5NDsNiu215DbKTn_oJBG05TfxzP9jHtUyoR0RP-6lGNdgIRB_JNQUjLoUMO26frwajtyp469S0H0cZDzlVTdVIGQq4Nbb4/s1600-h/PINK_DAISY_BEAR_039.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219792562917405026" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOW-faN4_gNvSlTOBPtbmRmwBYNEAReXgGmzPH0fC72dvg5NDsNiu215DbKTn_oJBG05TfxzP9jHtUyoR0RP-6lGNdgIRB_JNQUjLoUMO26frwajtyp469S0H0cZDzlVTdVIGQq4Nbb4/s320/PINK_DAISY_BEAR_039.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>What do like most when making bears or Thread Animals?</strong><br /><br />I LOVE to put the face on them. I can see what I think they'll look like, in my head, during their making but nine times out of ten they look totally different than what I thought. I LOVE that. It makes each one like a gift that you can't wait to open to see what it is...or in this case, looks like.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Do you have a personal great dream regarding the bear making?</span></strong><br /><br />I personally feel I have accomplished what I started out to do with bear making. I really wanted to learn a technique that was different from what most others use. There's a few that can "cro-sculpt" a term applied to using fiber and hook like clay and making intricate bodies. If I could, I'd like to see this particular work become popular and see what a bigger group of artists can accomplish with this particular technique. I'd also LOVE to teach this method in a classroom and have a waiting list...lol.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45gn-RvSaK0eRajVnZAWxc0vvLeKThNEOiwv2ruO4EhrzFZfcyN7EvRcNrF_IC8W5ClKUyProimwyn09m3m0zExKdyI5vnWAvB1PMW5kabw7-49GkTafB4h84tlSGaqJ1uiMtIxsp2M4/s1600-h/Dry_Lionhead_019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219760920663445650" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45gn-RvSaK0eRajVnZAWxc0vvLeKThNEOiwv2ruO4EhrzFZfcyN7EvRcNrF_IC8W5ClKUyProimwyn09m3m0zExKdyI5vnWAvB1PMW5kabw7-49GkTafB4h84tlSGaqJ1uiMtIxsp2M4/s320/Dry_Lionhead_019.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Tell us about what contests have you entered?</span></strong><br />Local fairs, URSAs, and a couple of Berta's challenges Won? Yep.Awards? Yep (really don't look for glory because I LOVE what I do and would make these guys the same way whether people wanted to see them or not...lol).<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Publications?</span></strong><br /><br />I've had a few in Bears and Buds webzine<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKGELFe5BTMaJeSQKPkzeZmCOS0cA2wmFrUUEalUMH4AeY2so0u-O3cVo7Yac9O7jeREuknDeWtjdLtuPJDrv1MRSI6dq5kUPNKgAZFZ08mDpaA_N5xjrDfK_88EaIn7-13U9ue77vO0/s1600-h/Kelpie_in_black_SL_4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219760921684382754" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKGELFe5BTMaJeSQKPkzeZmCOS0cA2wmFrUUEalUMH4AeY2so0u-O3cVo7Yac9O7jeREuknDeWtjdLtuPJDrv1MRSI6dq5kUPNKgAZFZ08mDpaA_N5xjrDfK_88EaIn7-13U9ue77vO0/s320/Kelpie_in_black_SL_4.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">How did you get started crocheting, who taught you?</span></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center">When I was eight my family bought a house that had an attatched cottage that we rented to this sweet older lady. She took the time to teach me ( I bet I was a terrible pest and she got tired of me peering over her shoulder asking a million questions). I would love to return the favor and teach my kids and any other curious eight year old!<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">What was your first crochet or knitted project?</span></strong> </div><br /><br /><div align="center">I made really long chains and squares...nuttin but. I was only 8 years old, ya know. Lol.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Who inspires you?</strong></span> </div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLlNGYFM4ZDztYp4Y524FURJH-DmGT4HXUfYmDpm9bzqRtFHQ-tjV9i20QI4628IyIjGyydLO7J3qzK-WGX2duvUvslCgJaK2bzv3khWI_te9lT7ZLlROYamFqemIuFj0IzSVN87mG1I/s1600-h/Melonna_and_Blue_Duck_039.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219792563087135522" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLlNGYFM4ZDztYp4Y524FURJH-DmGT4HXUfYmDpm9bzqRtFHQ-tjV9i20QI4628IyIjGyydLO7J3qzK-WGX2duvUvslCgJaK2bzv3khWI_te9lT7ZLlROYamFqemIuFj0IzSVN87mG1I/s320/Melonna_and_Blue_Duck_039.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><div align="center">Honestly, most every accomplished artist. They all have something unique about them that makes me want to get in there too! My mother is artistic and I guess I've always wanted to posess her quiet grace and talents.<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Have any tips for beginner Artists ?</span></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center">If a project is worth doing, it's worth doing right. That means: Rip it out, start over as many times as necessary, and never give up until you get the look you wanted in the first place!!! Take the time to just sit and ramble with your hook (or brush or pencil...whatever it is). That is exactly where I got my ideas for the horses I've made. The first one took me over 6 weeks to complete but it was pretty close to what I was trying to accomplish.<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Where do you see yourself in 5 yrs?</span></strong> </div><br /><br /><div align="center">Right here with a happy family and little bears to keep me company. I would also like to have some children's books published by then.<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">What tip would you give someone looking to crochet their first miniature bear?</span></strong> </div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1yG0pWEhCgDMyZQ0MsRDLLD9F6spSka7h-IjWh7RZxpX89-esFkTRwoqx6sifiYtIgoaEwqjexQ0ALyrInFURuEngPHu2VnGAtdtcFeqmg1Z2nAOC0a9MfSqOrrFRIpWN6I_xHgnRiI/s1600-h/Pappa_and_Persimmon_028.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219792563353721346" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1yG0pWEhCgDMyZQ0MsRDLLD9F6spSka7h-IjWh7RZxpX89-esFkTRwoqx6sifiYtIgoaEwqjexQ0ALyrInFURuEngPHu2VnGAtdtcFeqmg1Z2nAOC0a9MfSqOrrFRIpWN6I_xHgnRiI/s320/Pappa_and_Persimmon_028.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><div align="center">Try again, practice, take it slow and start with a good and simple pattern.<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">What skill level would you say that someone needed toembark on their first bear project?</span></strong> </div><br /><br /><div align="center">Any skill level will do. The only requirement is a desire.<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Which other crocheters work do you admire - either miniature bear makers or makers of other items?</span></strong> S</div><br /><br /><div align="center">hoot...Berta, Bobbie, Nadine (miss seeing her works), Angela J. Leith, Marion, Jan, Andrea, Lynn, soooo many others that I can't recall their names.<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Do you have a favorite bear or animal that you have made so far?</span></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center">My set called, "The Sunday Afternoon Nap" and a little guy called a, Head-butt'up ian. The nappers are a Polar bear mamma and cub. The second was a fun little piece I made that I traded for another piece.<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Please describe your Thread Animal style with your own words.</span></strong> </div><br /><br /><div align="center">Whimsical, serious at times, and something reminescent of "dirt and sunshine" I tell my boys, after a day of playing and being wonderful kids, that they smell like dirt and sunshine. You know that special earthy, outside smell you can only get when you were a kid? The smell that reminds you of the days when you could be anything, do anything, or imagine anything? Those days when you could play all day and had no cares for tomorrow. That's what I hope to capture and put a little of in each of pieces. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>BLOG</strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center">http://locorosa.diinoweb.com/files/</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFU9JMhsZ6roddhGWQF4tp3sT_ZyKoJJisJ3M9SaXQ4ONlIwltS_z9etEvaIvnHPrQErV5D2Wek9SALnlZWDUBCDEx29HI-05Sb4fYco8Q6byVlpkoqSTrcHPpf3yPFYciEapkR26m6KA/s1600-h/Bearly_Swimming_032.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219761184271863874" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFU9JMhsZ6roddhGWQF4tp3sT_ZyKoJJisJ3M9SaXQ4ONlIwltS_z9etEvaIvnHPrQErV5D2Wek9SALnlZWDUBCDEx29HI-05Sb4fYco8Q6byVlpkoqSTrcHPpf3yPFYciEapkR26m6KA/s320/Bearly_Swimming_032.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p>deBBiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12498524139948052664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876739578886549991.post-63564548738788438582008-06-25T19:41:00.000-07:002008-06-25T20:01:25.817-07:00I wanted to post some pics of my fun visit with Marji and Becca in Utah. They have made so many beautiful bears that they were willing to share with me. Such very nice ladies.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MyWpKZnxYwErzKiSRvcCApbvA0kAFD-0K13n_dhUwZ75naDFTytERPWNfb3Uz782abC41Sdg6qZIegRhKaSK36dzhRJZ7vy3nwr9zphy0xiyK75OUyzE72rZIn-LGsvMy49FS3wGhW8/s1600-h/2008_0626june080046.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216016472664637794" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MyWpKZnxYwErzKiSRvcCApbvA0kAFD-0K13n_dhUwZ75naDFTytERPWNfb3Uz782abC41Sdg6qZIegRhKaSK36dzhRJZ7vy3nwr9zphy0xiyK75OUyzE72rZIn-LGsvMy49FS3wGhW8/s320/2008_0626june080046.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1-GjCSZP-LYQhg8v6lE2z912T1VpQu6v7BBYYmH2ROLCtScQzWEc9MG5ZTwNhaYr5CxjdS7478I1ylQPafIKnkF15xOOe1zqyU-Y7h8ijumc6MzYz0hiqbGqd4eEcXmgjdn-AEtW6ro/s1600-h/2008_0626june080050.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216016482572287730" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1-GjCSZP-LYQhg8v6lE2z912T1VpQu6v7BBYYmH2ROLCtScQzWEc9MG5ZTwNhaYr5CxjdS7478I1ylQPafIKnkF15xOOe1zqyU-Y7h8ijumc6MzYz0hiqbGqd4eEcXmgjdn-AEtW6ro/s320/2008_0626june080050.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Marji is on the left and Becca is in the middle. Most of the bears are their work and there are a few from my collection.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FkZutXFMX_1QYpM-0sUHwYTbPx_pK9xeGB7T8mLXzomTwxku3hJ7fqkozbU-RcNNYMOJoU-j3iPnbFuuoHnq4hlfkpSieTKRNpPl9LCMjXH5Z0y_YvWV0W0QmzUzgL6_cXomEUvZR0Y/s1600-h/2008_0626june080052.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216016494883176706" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FkZutXFMX_1QYpM-0sUHwYTbPx_pK9xeGB7T8mLXzomTwxku3hJ7fqkozbU-RcNNYMOJoU-j3iPnbFuuoHnq4hlfkpSieTKRNpPl9LCMjXH5Z0y_YvWV0W0QmzUzgL6_cXomEUvZR0Y/s320/2008_0626june080052.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfUZH2GqwK-payLn1xdRDqkGu8W_Y19hYo4xSrXoVOKMSmjWdxlshOLFqJ7HqXYckAoc-QY4W8vwiQ0aDxKxANVtKr3jMFFcb_A7LVhyphenhyphenBAiRc4seQYLmj4qJisx5qdFMG0opMRClfEE0/s1600-h/2008_0626june080053.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216016503916678082" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfUZH2GqwK-payLn1xdRDqkGu8W_Y19hYo4xSrXoVOKMSmjWdxlshOLFqJ7HqXYckAoc-QY4W8vwiQ0aDxKxANVtKr3jMFFcb_A7LVhyphenhyphenBAiRc4seQYLmj4qJisx5qdFMG0opMRClfEE0/s320/2008_0626june080053.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />three bears from the same ThReAdTeDs pattern, berta's, mine,<br />and marji's.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjowwyYKj9ampFGmJWInxv2czhfQA8m-f7ucLu66Sb6yy-FAyfQH7x_p6sMZQpcj9JGKc0TM3Tf3XV7oIiw7MrMxgTOfZwlazx2KrLPco0r-KLsBM_HNHu6jFel46fz5VJUh6NppLc-lDs/s1600-h/2008_0626june080054.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216016512158305762" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjowwyYKj9ampFGmJWInxv2czhfQA8m-f7ucLu66Sb6yy-FAyfQH7x_p6sMZQpcj9JGKc0TM3Tf3XV7oIiw7MrMxgTOfZwlazx2KrLPco0r-KLsBM_HNHu6jFel46fz5VJUh6NppLc-lDs/s320/2008_0626june080054.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />two pandas from ThReAdTeDs panda pattern.deBBiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12498524139948052664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876739578886549991.post-71984412667176217412008-05-30T23:08:00.000-07:002008-06-01T23:36:44.259-07:00<div><br /><div>Let's kick off Summer with a Re-Visit to Mia Svensson. There are so many new people here since Mia was originally chosen as Artist of the Month. We hope you enjoy getting re-aquainted with her. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;">Wow, what a thrill! Where to begin...<br /><br />Well, first off, my name is Mia Svensson, and I live in a town called Skurup along with my (oversized) Jack Russell dog - Mulle - in the south of Sweden. I have lived here all my life, and have no plans to leave either! *grin* Most of my family lives here too, or close by: My dad, my brother and his family, grandad and uncles and aunt and a few cousins. I'm kinda the "black sheep" in the family, since I don't drink, smoke, party or have kids or hubby. That way of living isn't for me. I have my dog, and for me, that is a good life! XD<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNM4LjvWWTecjqX7bJpvubRGgJu0XQjUOB1HZIgSk-Lnjqb2WCaWRxavHBPHFT4prxtw_Ua-CwQuTq-58R-33Fuy8UnOeRyt2EYXjdfLH5zDOW4eYaUEoy2lTDkSs199wrTKlzLFyv5SI/s1600-h/Mulle+051.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206420700563750370" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNM4LjvWWTecjqX7bJpvubRGgJu0XQjUOB1HZIgSk-Lnjqb2WCaWRxavHBPHFT4prxtw_Ua-CwQuTq-58R-33Fuy8UnOeRyt2EYXjdfLH5zDOW4eYaUEoy2lTDkSs199wrTKlzLFyv5SI/s320/Mulle+051.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">(Me and Mulle and yes, that is a Pooh-cover. What can I say, I love the little bugger...!)<br /><br /><br />I have a website where I show off my work: </span><a href="http://sitekreator.com/crivens_studio" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-family:courier new;">http://sitekreator.com/crivens_studio</span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"> and an etsy-shop where I sell some of my creations: </span><a href="http://crivensstudio.etsy.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-family:courier new;">http://crivensstudio.etsy.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br />Mostly I crochet little critters, like bears (I do love that Danby-pattern, as you can tell on my website!), dragons, dodo's, ferrets and so on, and I'm always on the look-out for more interesting patterns! I also like to work in small scale. The smaller the better, I say! That, and it's easier to sneak a little huggable in your pocket than a big stuffed one. *ha, ha* I also make clothes for BJD's (ball joint dolls), photograph, draw, sew dolls and anything else that tickles my fancy. I have a vivid imagination (to much sometimes), and I get ideas from all over the place, be it a colour, a sound, a shape in a tree or even a lamp that sparks my imagination. Guess I'm a magnet for those weird inspiration-particals that floats around! I like to combine and mix (like my dragon-danby), use eye-cathing colours, or just plain play around and have fun!<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvxGAXQc4tf9ShRl2cjiX_9RCJBJtMYOX_XgT0Z6BXzWOY7vKVwHmlIAwZTtDQyYpahXOSC6AKTcyGp-kjCK_3nJcZfq2A-cWSxw8Mj_bfOwrX5ortX2GhD-KSSl-0qB9JpVzunLmv-w/s1600-h/Danby25.jpg"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206420709153684994" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvxGAXQc4tf9ShRl2cjiX_9RCJBJtMYOX_XgT0Z6BXzWOY7vKVwHmlIAwZTtDQyYpahXOSC6AKTcyGp-kjCK_3nJcZfq2A-cWSxw8Mj_bfOwrX5ortX2GhD-KSSl-0qB9JpVzunLmv-w/s320/Danby25.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUlxg-eOblQ2eT0LDAq_MSHgQGRsBBlNLAodqeX1qZV8tt0OauEYK5qbCiIH36cDLMaxjjnHobm04KENLP9BDiVmnBH0WwpS9lEC6weC7n3KBnOjjid-wuTF2WVjKtOY5JJyhseB1nec/s1600-h/Danby45.jpg"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206420704858717682" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUlxg-eOblQ2eT0LDAq_MSHgQGRsBBlNLAodqeX1qZV8tt0OauEYK5qbCiIH36cDLMaxjjnHobm04KENLP9BDiVmnBH0WwpS9lEC6weC7n3KBnOjjid-wuTF2WVjKtOY5JJyhseB1nec/s320/Danby45.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">I've crafted as long as I can remember. It's just something I have to do to keep me sane! My inspiration came from my mom. She is the one who taught me to sew, knit and crochet. I owe a world of thanks to her for giving me that crafty gen! I've made all sorts of things, from small trolls out of clay, to dollhouse-dolls, sewn bears and knitted toys. It wasn't until a few years ago I started to make crocheted bears and other "huggables", when I was browsing the web and came across Berta's Threadted-site, which lead me to Thread Animals, and from then on, I was hooked! I usually try keep the first creation of any pattern I try out, wich means I have a great deal of critters around! I love to make and give away creations I've made to my family, as it shows them how much I care, and they seem to like it too!<br /><br /><br /><br />In the future, I hope to be able to "design" my own crocheted creatures, and be able to write down and then sell patterns, and have people wanting to buy them! That would be great! To others, I say: Don't be afraid to try something new! Just go for it, and see where it leads you! You might be surprised be the end result... Good Luck!<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhCVLXXmOZ-c-nZgp0mLhOaE1cDTHHHieRQ-e84LPlnYNj9oWgC_REsiZq5M4zpO-EcjYTApKf4v5ZZelaQMn8InutYiaxT5Dzu7xQ-ISZ6DQB-ot5qg6TWsIp4uYdFNyLLiYBWum8nM/s1600-h/Dragon6.jpg"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206420709153685010" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhCVLXXmOZ-c-nZgp0mLhOaE1cDTHHHieRQ-e84LPlnYNj9oWgC_REsiZq5M4zpO-EcjYTApKf4v5ZZelaQMn8InutYiaxT5Dzu7xQ-ISZ6DQB-ot5qg6TWsIp4uYdFNyLLiYBWum8nM/s320/Dragon6.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4L2SpmiYLaXWZ2dLdW58I9pA1T3j3RaQE9JOqCWpbhHvNzMcMA7sIyqhSlOi3naZyHdyI7ZdznOwZBv6MskrhvwlSsD3MWz3J6T5bmWxK3I_nV33TkXz7cZjs6Nm4NpXGsnSLTf_rJ8/s1600-h/minimonsters.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206420713448652322" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4L2SpmiYLaXWZ2dLdW58I9pA1T3j3RaQE9JOqCWpbhHvNzMcMA7sIyqhSlOi3naZyHdyI7ZdznOwZBv6MskrhvwlSsD3MWz3J6T5bmWxK3I_nV33TkXz7cZjs6Nm4NpXGsnSLTf_rJ8/s320/minimonsters.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildKkRDtuXi57d9EA7gWKrpNyXur_NDK80zWLV7gXSy_Gw-T3W4BoJCMe2dup7CXGUaByals6wKe0hgX1T1mspnGBuCf7TYlozqdSRHTWxAOlLB36DEzOtn94b1ThUF5woy8BeIsGA1e0/s1600-h/dr_doctor_preview.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206420868067474994" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildKkRDtuXi57d9EA7gWKrpNyXur_NDK80zWLV7gXSy_Gw-T3W4BoJCMe2dup7CXGUaByals6wKe0hgX1T1mspnGBuCf7TYlozqdSRHTWxAOlLB36DEzOtn94b1ThUF5woy8BeIsGA1e0/s320/dr_doctor_preview.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgksc4c6IAETAlPZ0egdCB-VtLRS7ps6q0rwk0MHblNniFEdsGuIXoMkcBhp7pLVwtLRRT-Zy3ToFOTwSXz5C-j5ZUVQ8Pb3LAnjJuGA6hIhB9xdPUB_j5q7W8BpDFgzLXByPYrzmDNibg/s1600-h/malice.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206420868067475010" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgksc4c6IAETAlPZ0egdCB-VtLRS7ps6q0rwk0MHblNniFEdsGuIXoMkcBhp7pLVwtLRRT-Zy3ToFOTwSXz5C-j5ZUVQ8Pb3LAnjJuGA6hIhB9xdPUB_j5q7W8BpDFgzLXByPYrzmDNibg/s320/malice.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div></div>deBBiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12498524139948052664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876739578886549991.post-90663076628988911112008-04-22T13:37:00.000-07:002008-04-30T10:15:39.853-07:00May Thread Animal Artist of the Month<div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Threadanimals</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Artist of the Month</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">May 2008</span><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194500325918480370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06JkevMFW-Nk4svYihsfKjv6X8FoG7yaiElvXQtOFHxM3i3ZjdP2GVOQABgQHhyphenhyphen2Zhnb9GzgG7sHjXByQWTJUSV7uxBgvT8JtUBZ40C-__SGSIOWULfw12lVwUDkwzaDNU-e371slvMM/s320/bears2+028.jpg" border="0" /> CONGRATULATIONS</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/threadanimals/msearch?query=marji&/group/threadanimals/msearch?query=marji&sn=Marji+Sakievich">Marji Sakievich</a>!!! </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Marji has been chosen to be Thread Animals' 2008 FeaturedArtist of the Month for May. Please get to know her better by reading the interview below and looking at her lovely bears. Please leave a comment to let us know you were here.<br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOnaA_Dsk7JcGpKQIfTHzACW5nX8sYZyX_o0s7lGBOJzW67dpchP746u6WXW_WD7QQks5SqvPNCRRUfqxhyWS83ePzQYpHKv8Rat0CXdBvcCvBye-ZkoiR2v_2QwXdkZmickqSCsgKWI/s1600-h/Me-e+%26+She-e.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194502146984614098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOnaA_Dsk7JcGpKQIfTHzACW5nX8sYZyX_o0s7lGBOJzW67dpchP746u6WXW_WD7QQks5SqvPNCRRUfqxhyWS83ePzQYpHKv8Rat0CXdBvcCvBye-ZkoiR2v_2QwXdkZmickqSCsgKWI/s320/Me-e+%26+She-e.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#ff0000;">Where did you grow up?</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">I grew up in Hawthorne and Vista, California. One place was in the city and the other in the country.<br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195087293329021250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeeesmeTdeaSDrzlE-NeXnDqnz-XAD__hEPOI4oXUjgyhE4sIFCkjMM3xzjVpUvTct6k140w3iLn853Y33E5iFmLc6h6TpdvsB4h4OU7dJ3u-7FhifnGich-UGwNwWkzLxet19J5s3so/s320/DSC_0049.JPG" border="0" /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Please tell us a little about you and your family. Married? Children? Pets?</span> </p><p align="center">I am married to a wonderful man, Tom. He<br />smiles at my bears. We have 6 children. No one is married but they are all growed up.We have 3 boys and 3 girls. Right now we have a 10 year old dog. The vet keeps saying that Abbyis old! We also have a cockatiel and a beta fish. The best petI ever had was a 4 foot iquana. She was a lot of fun.<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194500338803382306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicpn25d-wDTnEmcu6DqT_9PYRKHPdZdOO9nu77AaHEnjqHMzIMl7xd1kaPGe0WGbcuOSEgcTLs59cfDMTmVejwa0oC7NgoBxX1PmSHURewrfce-phWY_kmstNfvOcKBRwDWNoaL7AnPFE/s320/Bee+1.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"> <span style="color:#ff0000;">What other crafts hobbies do you like to do?</span><br /><br /></p><p align="center">I enjoy making bobbin lace, crocheting other things and sewing.Right now I belong to 2 book clubs. I also enjoy taking piano lessons. I'm not sure how much my teacher enjoys my lessons. AsI am starting out "older" it can be interesting. I also really<br />like to embroider. I once worked for a TV show doing embroiderywork. It was a program about a family that traveled around the country in their trailer. The Grandma quilted and I did the embroidery on "her" quilt.<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194502172754417922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgesShE-NAUN74Zt0wambvjuaztpiuaRTWrqds_2mHSUDXjJXJV6AT3WKxtPQgFQBqIYGptfSZzcwiL-7mX3RrbAtwGNHTnGWp_LK0h06rtpkQbLTIUvGpfuQD9di4NTJ_wB5iLHsD5cOg/s320/Pin+Challenge.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"> <span style="color:#ff0000;">Any crafts or hobbies you'd like to learn ?</span><br /><br /></p><p align="center">I am working very hard on learning more and more about lace making.It can be very adictive. I would like to learn how to tat and toknit. I really want to learn how to knit a pair of socks!<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9OpGnLmNsVUKkBmO186H4Vt4xRi0Y_m68dYVxnzY-2q-msFI4nf1UUaWncu6vYbJtqOs_8XX-vsZi0ZlTibGFczgZTWaHv_ra_eM2nM-Cj-rk7OSdIg6H9y1z34JMxqM99yryvsEoZ8w/s1600-h/Peter+and+his+pumpkin07a.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194502181344352530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9OpGnLmNsVUKkBmO186H4Vt4xRi0Y_m68dYVxnzY-2q-msFI4nf1UUaWncu6vYbJtqOs_8XX-vsZi0ZlTibGFczgZTWaHv_ra_eM2nM-Cj-rk7OSdIg6H9y1z34JMxqM99yryvsEoZ8w/s320/Peter+and+his+pumpkin07a.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><p align="center"></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">Have you had any formal arts & crafts training?</span></p><br /><br /><p align="center">No formal training except at the side of my mother. She recentlypassed away and I miss<br />her. She loved making the bears too. She made fabric mini's for many years and really is the one who got me started. She was a master quilter too. All I know, except forlacing, I learned from her. She had a magic about her and loved totalk to her creations.<br /></p><br /><br /><p><span style="color:#ff0000;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194509130601437490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzq2YZmfFUMAW0ZXXSDwZLlQusPX8yYkyJ19KfUnj_QiWAPTxcSSwY6uvRJ22fLap54oZW3sXovKe3WGNHeb5gm3h6urJEKtTJD5bakZRONXj_k9wiJpBW29tW_B69MS_xPahJaXqpTo/s320/1+inch+bear+sitting.jpg" border="0" /><br /></p></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">When did you start making Thread Animals and what was the occasion?</span> </div><br /><br /><div align="center">My mom and I were making doileys and came across a pattern for a miniature crochet bear and got hooked. I think that it might havebeen one of Berta's in a early magazine.<br /><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7lCffQDsW9tCH-LTAdq4FhDPs-n2M98cxWLn37gvRrsQh9UNgMwb-Yg0UN1Z1_DrGbMsbILP0X7EXa4HyIEjx7QZ0aZN-_8uTsmmJfWaLqdajmlmyMv7OTFqeqaBogryS2oN5sIZK7Q/s1600-h/Jointless+bear+a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194501502739519682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7lCffQDsW9tCH-LTAdq4FhDPs-n2M98cxWLn37gvRrsQh9UNgMwb-Yg0UN1Z1_DrGbMsbILP0X7EXa4HyIEjx7QZ0aZN-_8uTsmmJfWaLqdajmlmyMv7OTFqeqaBogryS2oN5sIZK7Q/s320/Jointless+bear+a.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">Do you recollect the first teddy that you made yourself?</span> </p><br /><p align="center">The first one I made was a doll size bear. My mom taught me how to sculpt the face. When she called me a "bear friend" I thought that I had truly made it. </p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194502168459450594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHzYZZBuHUptKtSKC0LIXT0KcLzYOJGxI5h-thxCHro11O7-fZmh33hZObbTCi5ceKd7VZtxlycm9Q3l4JG22WldKLhgDmnEMdU2bREI1YkTtxiCp5C5yg6AM7xWUd7WSL4gcDDl-xNvQ/s320/Old+Friend2.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">How do you<br />get ideas or inspiration for new bears?</span><br /></p><p align="center">Honestly, I see a pattern I like and just try it out. I have onlytried making one crochet bear on my own. That is the one in thepicture with the large brown bear. That bear was mine when I was6 months old. That was a fun challenge. The felted bears are mydesign, except for the rug bear which was from a class with Bobbie.<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArs3rhRowGPYC2dPb6eJUHhIx70_GtbzomucAajV-GUh3Y8iDPUFFHgyniCiDc7TIy5jzAMwGPIZEW-xs9V_tGr87v_o574G2UMIVXXFYRomQ1TjjCnL3RZmn1alKihO7LIwrdb1Xtyc/s1600-h/Dragon+Rainbow3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194500794069915730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArs3rhRowGPYC2dPb6eJUHhIx70_GtbzomucAajV-GUh3Y8iDPUFFHgyniCiDc7TIy5jzAMwGPIZEW-xs9V_tGr87v_o574G2UMIVXXFYRomQ1TjjCnL3RZmn1alKihO7LIwrdb1Xtyc/s320/Dragon+Rainbow3.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">What do like most when making bears or Thread Animals?</span></p><br /><p align="center">I really like the crochet part. When they are finished I am alwaysamazed that "I did that." You ladies have really supplied me witha fun time.<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfD_goxLb5BdXSSfm6Lkm73HGfr_wvtiAcFoeJPDOfG77wFeRjI85Akm5n6mcvh71OclgpQfkbsOCec6CDptYApUejxn-m-5TYzmq3qhC164t2a5r8cvSJPKKbJ4hFnPzYZXJVyNsDUv0/s1600-h/DSC00044.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194500798364883058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfD_goxLb5BdXSSfm6Lkm73HGfr_wvtiAcFoeJPDOfG77wFeRjI85Akm5n6mcvh71OclgpQfkbsOCec6CDptYApUejxn-m-5TYzmq3qhC164t2a5r8cvSJPKKbJ4hFnPzYZXJVyNsDUv0/s320/DSC00044.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">Do you have a personal great dream regarding the bear making?</span> </p><br /><p align="center">I have a new bear making friend and that is the fun of making bears...New friends.<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSHlWo_6vJNar2pBXPLxYxzdbDhpLz0SbT3DD7ASoKcW2gA5eu0DgkTSflyTLHobjYrVkxigGz1OKLSoVWydf7pNecUxBPQnOf6Lu3TBZu9dVzrw22gJZGs5y4WpuZ4U91XqMNB2c0t98/s1600-h/Goldie.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194500802659850370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSHlWo_6vJNar2pBXPLxYxzdbDhpLz0SbT3DD7ASoKcW2gA5eu0DgkTSflyTLHobjYrVkxigGz1OKLSoVWydf7pNecUxBPQnOf6Lu3TBZu9dVzrw22gJZGs5y4WpuZ4U91XqMNB2c0t98/s320/Goldie.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">Please tell us<br />something about the place where you live. What's your place of birth?</span></p><br /><p align="center">I was born in Hawthorne, California in 1953. My dad had his own business repairing TV's and Radios. Those were the days when you could fix things. Mom was always busy sewing us girls clothesor making dolls. Those were her doll days. So, I grew up watchingher create things and give them away! When I was a young teen wemoved to Vista, California. I really didn't start making anythinguntil I was in my early 20's and then it was clothes for babies.Vista was very rural at the time.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kxog62QGVhqR7H2tljQr2XMcEWvns46KzcFPHP1Xk6XcKfPVfeIKwpk6OUBrLN49-SVeUrkRPkluB8bZea5F1tS4PuYrSKbGD9gdUkZnQT7QyCEPxYTn0i8epazPXFPt8-HeNJ1t9h8/s1600-h/bears+fall+2006+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194500330213447682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kxog62QGVhqR7H2tljQr2XMcEWvns46KzcFPHP1Xk6XcKfPVfeIKwpk6OUBrLN49-SVeUrkRPkluB8bZea5F1tS4PuYrSKbGD9gdUkZnQT7QyCEPxYTn0i8epazPXFPt8-HeNJ1t9h8/s320/bears+fall+2006+006.jpg" border="0" /> </a><span style="color:#ff0000;">Do you think that your hobbies/crafts are influenced by whereyou live/country or would they look the same if you lived elsewhere?</span> </p><br /><p align="center">My husband recently retired from the Marine Corps so we have livedin many parts of the US. I think<br />that has helped me to feel comfortable anywhere. That is important as you feel "safer" to askquestions and learn new things.<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkLYVyo-vnNTByET1MXkNi9DS4zTCU17g-suRUTt-Q3WyHq4RUq6iUsb3S1Ouju2lpQUg0mvjhio5Svr1t-NQvDbLp9nsBs_L_4Ok6YjyC79mjSHV1Z2yGyMNyeKrAXKExZXRFD1_xas/s1600-h/bears+fall+2006+021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194500334508414994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkLYVyo-vnNTByET1MXkNi9DS4zTCU17g-suRUTt-Q3WyHq4RUq6iUsb3S1Ouju2lpQUg0mvjhio5Svr1t-NQvDbLp9nsBs_L_4Ok6YjyC79mjSHV1Z2yGyMNyeKrAXKExZXRFD1_xas/s320/bears+fall+2006+021.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">Tell us about what contests have you entered? </span><span style="color:#ff0000;">Won? Awards?Publications?</span></p><br /><p align="center">Can't say that I have done too many contest. I did win two blueribbons last summer at the Utah State Fair for my lace.<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194502172754417906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcI0Ocm_BE2bfHXSuPiBO31iIdA7i8FnolK6jxQ_bhhrLprAyEKXJaUzwyt2vkObQd9gX3ZQh8f49tGwgRO9W8hH_Ds6zQmp0q8GHAeFn-WCF97pOJJu4WH69bRD8Qx8LEu_XNOfTOReE/s320/Our+Christmas+Ball+Bears+06.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center">I have participated in Berta's first challenge and got that picture in a magazine as part of her article. Also, in the strawberry challenge<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0FXs2ZZj_hUJnSD_ob6ymK8ZRbErDJyKkbaa0o0xXfUI4lGyQEer6UAN5YXes6pZKYomktEOuC7lKZlp55znys8eI25PGCw1GqTS2jeslp2qMxLRZZlxO2duvH6hLhsjX1OgLKVcio0/s1600-h/Betty+and+her+hat.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194500343098349618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0FXs2ZZj_hUJnSD_ob6ymK8ZRbErDJyKkbaa0o0xXfUI4lGyQEer6UAN5YXes6pZKYomktEOuC7lKZlp55znys8eI25PGCw1GqTS2jeslp2qMxLRZZlxO2duvH6hLhsjX1OgLKVcio0/s320/Betty+and+her+hat.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"></a><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">How did you get started crocheting, who taught you?</span> </p><br /><p align="center">As I mentioned, my mom taught me to crochet. She had to teach me mirror image as I am a lefty and she was a righty. She was verypatient. The only thing that I really made,<br />at first was babyblankets. Then, one summer, while I was awaiting child no. 3, she taught me how to read patterns. We practised with doilies. What was your first crochet or knitted project ? I believe it was a little purse. It was a church girl's project.I don't remember being very happy with doing it, but it was a start.I was somewhat of a Tomboy so didn't like "girl" stuff.Who inspires you?<br /><br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192179484505511794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tjt294GjnFfVrBbKRbOZh8kna4A_FZ2dmAV0W9miO2AGqe9Ol8bOEhO0eh5Yl287gECwDwTjOp9CNxuy-Q_ot4XT6x7MwqAW3jwVDFozuHrb09jsfie0mhdbBJJQVfuwhnFkUbkvE14/s320/1st+felted+bear.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Have any tips for beginner Artists ?</span> </p><br /><p align="center">There are only two things that I would like to tell a beginner. Remember to have patience. You are doing this for fun. Maybe it will turn into<br />something else later but to start, just have fun.Also, there is nothing wrong with doing some one elses patterns.We can't all be designers but we can all have a good time. Bearsjust love coming to life. Even the grouchy ones! Where do you see yourself in 5 yrs... I hope to be making the bears still. Maybe I will try designing some day. I really hope to have some grand babies to share theselittle guys with.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192179561814923170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIvt8pBtMpvzH_RiodpCC_bWeF54Z8URTyOjb13EdmvvclxWiqe-8ikhZUmsqrBpfF9CLzLTDPIki18s9Ps0QvYqYMZagr-1Sn59cjLhAsQutbI92-BWc-Wb1E8kQSSc624uBJvn2M54/s320/bears+fall+2006+020.jpg" border="0" /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjE8OOcTZgZx5UkHHaJHqmbrDkmuUXRW5J7S5ECO7Sla3FG2M_7-Iz0a0Bf5_6F5zwnODqMuMm1GSvwr6B1bIHadx-I8krXXuxLTiXmY7wjhq9EQuLRp4-OkiJHTVkQXlDzEv3rgZjlc/s1600-h/1+inch+bear+sitting.jpg"></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Do you have a funny or inspiring story about your Thread Animalsyou'd like to share ?</span> </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">What tip would you give someone looking to crochet their firstminiature bear? Take your time. Don't try to do it with other people in the room.Turn off the TV, maybe even the radio. And mark your rows. Don't be afraid to "fudge." It is your<br />creation.<br /></div><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194501498444552370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIkt8mVEFuK4z_qlBf6O-01X7d78laVQY3qxKBpSPiPYJDvFAQpE00I8tgkstdhbLqb1k0Fq-a-ElUFobK4ljypMDITSdINVaHdk-W2tm8MpVNR0bpMBfsnyj3OA9x2JLDA4tG0qlC3bA/s320/Jack,+front.JPG" border="0" /><span style="color:#ff0000;">What skill level would you say that someone needed to embark on their first bear project?</span> </p><br /><p align="center">If you can single crochet and aren't afraid of steel hooks you cando just fine. Start with bigger thread and hook if that helps you get your tension down.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyws9sHXfo5F7uuNadKyBVrQ7wu99GcQv6A4SbaPB5EaaQJG5eFk0OStOOLTcN_67dYWfLQuixFbpcm78D5oM7gWHhMRYscJ-fccZg9bIV-Svbqa6NahZuTmylvtPhJx4hM3NyQUgUpk/s1600-h/bears2+028.jpg"></a><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQpZKMfoJqBtN_iO-jW0AyltjmXIYv49wGE8wtVc-ROedPkonvQohN4wVyHhfgwnvB-rOjm0BFaP_K6otqtazzlGo5wLAj2VtmA9BZvHi2YUiP2mQyaAnOJObZKmmiwZ0acqOpNv7R4c/s1600-h/bears+fall+2006+006.jpg"></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194502743985068322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid8fZz7Bzscsnpx8mqsYSl4GXbNu73WnXBz6N6vAxt6SteWQcq71wzjqY9YC5uQCPqrIJ_MlB5luqn21mVdv-k5k6RklUIGvSVYHlR6uK3SkPiUGz0doNDegTIXgvyutt_k8ViL1x4Lx4/s320/Rudy2.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Which other crocheters work do you admire - either miniature bear makers or makers of other items?</span></p><br /><p align="center">I love looking at Berta's, Debby Mc Carthys, Marylou,and Bobbie's work.They are so amazing. I have been previged to attend in person oneof Berta's classes in California and she was so gracious a teacher.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194500798364883042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2epdbOftXdTd9RCtDUFPACi-WRekOo1zT4wEE8voYNtAJrm6R6gL4yzX5V_XV5_WTvtk83DfmTXBtraw8Uhg_7rwQ79w4MSnMjtzWgXAyNBbrQhp0keXcQaxsxNtWodn5s5smYnu0_VI/s320/Dragon+sitting.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Do you have a favorite bear or animal that you have made so far?</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">I have made hedgehogs and I love that. Only from the felting. Thelittle one that is crochet is a head "gone wrong!"<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194501481264683154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwopwdZgPqwB_v9vghSI1lHO8_pIImQjUIxEbBeMRzID_A-560bRiXT55POWGvDX8hEfvGutD8p4ZEcy6H_OvG9hu4KUyjUzF7fr1UVXnNuQ4LS_JBYkMRvnaXn8gwE9blMgiX72_5Afo/s320/Hedgehog.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><p align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Please describe your Thread Animal style with your own words.</span> </p><br /><p align="center">I love to use color so I guess that would be my style. I love looking at others creations and thinking, "I want one of those" and thank goodness there are artist out there that will share.</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194500781185013826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvSHaCj9QmkHBoxCL8-P7dL68KMhwDLLXEsBxuUZoNiu4RWNUGreUJ2Ta28Flb9NHrPIXQPzDknmJAa9sg2caFaubwmPTI9Uhmi3sE2NrujDiUBH7E2dKAiMvY_HknyuF5hiVQ6w0PP4g/s320/Browny+4.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center">(deBBies Note: Thanks Marji for being so active in the group. I can see from the photos how many things you have participated in . Congrats on being AOM for May. )</p>deBBiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12498524139948052664noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876739578886549991.post-33091263611473030082008-04-01T23:06:00.001-07:002008-04-03T08:44:04.958-07:00April Thread Artist and Mad March Hares<div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">THREADANIMALS GROUP OWNERS AND MODERATORS<br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Introduce...<br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">April's Artist of the Month</span><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184525769422111090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPclrFFWgMuihGYmkI-ei5zWWLGx9U8TONUTkTUS04SB7ODQe7-hCTZJEnl2L1dW4fWLCCMt8_s-jLQUZclSp4f80gZQQMojAO8QAQnQVQVDipluHmBpQjvsoPLbgNONupBrJHjK0tNhc/s320/mycreations%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></span><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Chantal Emilia Giroux</span> </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">(pictured here with some of her favorite creations)<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Every month we send our Artist a list of questions to help us get to know our artists better. Here is Chantal's interview. </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185040482597831186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuvo8igwXFgVpyXBmIVJTL6Sh8SytFlWBc-Ug0IqhHLHrfRJ35Q1sQb5HgLKYPz7f0j9xIkmWRuYxn9GC9-SOr6te_JVOYunHKpo4Oy9FXnO_vGREpHxdxOL525GA6FdF4XsOyF4Io2U/s320/pearl.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center">(PEARL)<br /></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Do you have a web site ?<br /><span style="color:#000000;">I have a website</span> :<br /></span><a href="http://www.mignonettestitch.ca/chantalbears.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.mignonettestitch.ca/chantalbears.htm</a><br /><br /><span style="color:#993399;">A blog :</span><br /><a href="http://mylaceadventures.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://mylaceadventures.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /><span style="color:#993399;">Where did you grow up?</span><br />Big question, I was born in Kolwezi (Congo), yes, you read very well ; Congo was a Belgian Colony in that time ; I spent 17 years of my life there and I left to finish my university studies in Belgium.<br /><br /><span style="color:#993399;">Tell us a little about you and your family</span><br />I'm married to a wonderful man, Alain and we have 2 daughters, Johannie and Laura, and... grandparents of Darren and Lola.<br />Laura, Darren, Alain and me are living in Canada, Saint John, NB.<br />Johannie and Lola are in Belgium. </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184525765127143778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmWUtV441HjXpSDPS8-ooBwTxIkMaEko3Fkf643uuZTFIxe_z-4_PqA1sE7vxJ_YdU2z9MR4CPjoGqfr_ocaOsZVmo9NHuiKVa8ryRlVWFB8xlR1lqkAEZCSlk7Uyx1Z9b8CfaxnhocFc/s320/artistmonth%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" />(Chantal's family)<br /><br /><span style="color:#993399;">Pets.<br /></span>We have 3 cats, Papouille (11 years old), Plume and Kess (5 years old) and I forgot my cockatiel, Arnold. (7 years old)<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="color:#993399;">What other crafts do you do? Any crafts you like to learn to do? Have you had any formal arts & crafts training?</span><br />For the moment, I don't do anything else than my teddy bears ; however, I'm always mixing my different hobbies :<br />ex : tatting, bobbinlace, felting, knitting even painting are hobbies, I like to add to my bears.<br /><br /><span style="color:#993399;"></span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185040701641163330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__V50Duq0wHJ2U9bIUsl2CL4ThgVCQhij744rrYrLaTl8plKkqcYWA_O6S2mWi6uGO4-Pc5Pe-cyHGJDxkg_DjGo1ETv72S04_tcb98G8WKc7zr89hBvbABtaH2qaYNSUBFNUZM5meDU/s320/tommy.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center">(TOMMY)<br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Tell us about what contests have you entered? Won? Awards? Publications?</span><br />2005 ; intermediate category ; Berta Challenge, 1st place. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185044640126173778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjucjMm6aMat6d_WLni6d3suyDNK0NtnWiOh1S6kHAycl-mKZ78CuwpCNHgKlkYrQaBfX32AOTfz7pthuDvQvOsAbE5ktw2EWheg6GhHPQFwRE1UFUs3DLNq_4LXon3BbnfwTHiwsMu5Fg/s320/Emily004%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" />(ANDY, ThReAdTeDs award winner)<br />It has been a real challenge : as you can see all my bears are totally different ; I create them following the thread or the yarn I'm using.<br />It's really difficult for me to follow a pattern.<br />That's why I participated once again in Berta 2007 Round Robin.. I had to follow a pattern and change it for another artist.<br />2007 : Second Place in Mini Bears, undressed Category, with Valerie Rogers and her URSA contest.<br />Publications : Teddy Bears Review, Teddy Bear Scene, and Front cover of Bears and Buds Ezine. </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185040474007896546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJemda5_3wfOzioh6b1K6Ygf-d4a0ZilOC9_-WGZoA2mW-HQQIGVXjoh0SZGQ6DYFKgT9cmyr8XUNfJaL3OHFEtafwCclHoAWWds39E7_C-54YSGlqrBIsuEKajac7I40OvXdw3mgIm6Q/s320/Dawnisha.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center">(DAWNISHA)<br /><br /><span style="color:#993399;">How did you get started crocheting?<br /></span>When I was a child, during our vacations, my Mom did not like to see us doing nothing ; so she teached us a lot of things, knitting, crocheting,sewing, hairpinlace are among the few things she showed us.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#993399;">How did you get started making ThreadAnimals ?<br /></span>When I was pregnant, I crocheted toys for my daughters. I think that Lola my granddaughter is still playing with one I made. </p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184526035710083458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2epiFh8shOl-_xa9zwf4SJz_BSHPiuK4_oI8b-fxBwpaCrY2CeM0rOjJ3ZdbOj3Lvq4EQNcZDMHucQEQclpPw2MX7Pqt3jHSdh5KEZEpmWmmR5JbRIlYOOQKsucgQgmZiLK0OWUIyMhw/s320/firstbears%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /><br /><span style="color:#993399;">Who inspires you?</span><br /><br />I don't know really, but I think I had a boost of creation with the birth of my grandchildren.<br /><br /><span style="color:#993399;">Do you think that your bears are influenced by your place of residence/country or would they look the same if you lived elsewhere?</span><br /><br />I'm not sure that a place can change the style of the bear, but for sure, the moods can alter the style.<br />I have a true story happened to me ; in November 2006, I had a denture surgery and now we know that the dentist did a wrong thing, he poked my right eye with a needle and I lost a part of my right eye sight....<br />Imagine the disaster for someone who is making miniatures.<br />I decided to continue the teddies without saying anything to anyone, only closed friends and family knew my drama and believe me, they have been very helpful.<br />In March 2007, Valerie Rogers sent me a message for the contest ; I would like to answer ..No, I can not do it...<br />Finally I created the 5 inch bear who received the second place...<br />So my tip for bears makers, beginners and the others : don't let life steal your passion.<br />If you are not feeling good, continue to create your little dreams.<br />Believe me, they have been a big part of my therapy.<br />No medications, nothing could or can help me now recover the lost sight, but my bears, yes they are a great help.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185040701641163314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAsWA1pCGyEAkP1dY7lH0fWZZWgPSKwodqDmsWQB2NcVuTqNWItpFu0koPY_35CdHul4eOhjRGwGxy9oit3DWXWKbyo4xtIsZFW9AetfxI4T_jD0xaWsfOLRLfXYpZKJV4n_jjsQ4Y1Qk/s320/Seana.jpg" border="0" />(SEANA)<br /><span style="color:#993399;">Where do you see yourself in 5 yrs...<br /></span>I hope and I wish I will continue to create teddies and have fun with my fellow artists friends ;o)))))<br /><br /><span style="color:#993399;">What skill level would you say that someone needed to embark on their first bear project?<br /></span>Everyone can embark on their first bear project.<br />We are not alone ; our ThreadAnimals list is full of Artists, very helpful..<br />look .. I was not very happy with the legs and arms jointing ; I read the files and I found the solution for my bears ; that's the proof that even it's been a lot of years you are making bears, you are still learning every day.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185040478302863858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL3LO8t9xtRwv4DMDxYWfuMRvXgXx_WkApo46u8izQClyUxGJ5irDy5f9qvX5QX449oGxf6N4lseAJQBfFtLzrOGAO_g-7o2rKOte1Q__GgOIPJIIdIKLygDB1w05X12RnyWU_gErO4Aw/s320/Grace.jpg" border="0" />(GRACE)<br /><span style="color:#993399;">Which other crocheters work do you admire - either miniature bear makers or makers of other items?</span><br /><br />I don't have any preference... for me, an artist is an artist. And I will respect everyone because they are working hard to create their little ones.<br />Now if you asked who drove me in thread teddies ; it's Berta fault.... ;o)))))<br />Forgive me Berta, but it's true, you gave me the bears shot..<br />Without knowing each other, Berta was a neighbour when I was in Belgium and I like to write her some words in Dutch sometimes (but I lost a lot of my real second language)<br /></p><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185040482597831170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbgy1FOemQd76YRDCroUD12G0OA0oCAGnckeZvXsEhJuYlfdMqxwSQ7l3-0yFnVccrnLDpcvoiJR8FQsnvEqibENqNZOHkm-tzUpz9OjXaM2VYOMTYaPyKokLfpPvL1g7jGXUvTroiKo/s320/nalani.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center">(NALANI)<br /><br /><span style="color:#993399;">Note: Chantal did the lovely photo collages of her favorite creations, family, and first bears. She also has some absolutey fabulous bears pictured at her website, which I hope you will take time to visit.</span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://www.mignonettestitch.ca/chantalbears.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.mignonettestitch.ca/chantalbears.htm</a><br /><br />Thanks Chantal for Sharing your talents.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185040486892798498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LndBvLZNOPLkxl3GiS0Hm2_VXYZT5AhYZB25jRDjXJBd639SSG1ghNT5VWc7cWiaacCofQeoDcBFK1-i8LuTpL4mM08FwTugibc9-IP7RxSqyUO395RJEF8p7nB2Ty-_HmxgWgaldgw/s320/polly.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center">(POLLY)<br /><br /></p><p align="center"><br /></p><br /><div align="center">~@~@~@~@~@~<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Last month we had a Mad March Hare swap. Here is a sampling of the bunnies that were made and traded. Please visit the photo albums in our group to see more. To join our group visit <a href="http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/threadanimals">www.groups.yahoo.com/group/threadanimals</a></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184530764469076386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHyCsndCFKkAtHwl8oboworBLe2r1mEiuvZvVsaFUU9FXRtFweg2-nkF94u7AgSdibXkH_uVLD0_0Ywp9UV-iRgP3skmTUG2Mfo496QkASSjLA-Z65dmemxv8ypYkh8xoWYUneDZrYQU/s320/flopsyfromali.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><p align="center">Flopsy by Ali (Pictured above with egg)<br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184530751584174482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYKCVs9J82QJo4mfdzuRzDHxSaK2V1001tdbjF3NPdNYlhJmgrrztnH_ijCH8QiJfH4NbOLy1-uIhmya5AZIs6R6zZECzklLHxGUKfMKI8b88TaH-xNM1s3nGyf_7Mhy9DOyBx1DEpOY/s320/TrinKetbunny.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center">TrinKet Bunny by Marylou (it opens to hide a treasure)<br /></p><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184530764469076418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSMBJw9eU16QuYqQ2vlFCpmm9OEa6yV6U-9RiO3tFqPr-hjiEVfOJnGNh-12MOKUSKfIcTw98ZuVux7el8KXTu2E9ToR7ciFg6c5B4eibT5IaRAVgV6W8O90BmIF1Oj5wKuHPr1hGUkkE/s320/maddybydonnaa.jpg" border="0" /></p><br /><div align="center">Maddie by Donna A.</div><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184530764469076402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0S3Na8ovFiNHPeW7XP8Oy527egiExWr8p0TCElXciJc8-Vr9K5e0jKzw1tHMQ2Mst0WZNRGJORAZZBOys12i7VqiCB9H8AMmgXAcpxI4ABhPLLyYbJn3p6cn-_NhzgitGhVD9EjJ50hA/s320/flopsyfromkaren.jpg" border="0" /></p><br /><p align="center">Another darling "Flopsy", 8 inches tall by Karen.</p><br /><p align="center">Thanks for visiting the Threadanimals Blog today. Please leave a comment and let us know that you were here. love, deBBie (and the mods)<br /></p><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"></p>deBBiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12498524139948052664noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876739578886549991.post-49814988361821493312008-03-13T22:00:00.000-07:002008-03-13T22:56:58.510-07:00Winner Bears at Play Collectors contest.<div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#00cccc;"><a href="http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/threadanimals">Threadanimals</a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Bears at Play</span> </div><div align="center"><em>Collectors Contest</em> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">WINNER!</div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.groups.yahoo.com/group/threadanimals"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177458776057881762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEircthDnpI_cm4ZR-FMdmA9mMjCUCfCuJ2yx_-3Vw4B5JiFaxTjSWrx0YTmhCS8J8Coj-KsF3nYfjp6qb7Q8oUoGUZpjFh-P-A0aL7nfbdw8f4BLlk_o4T7Al7pjOjR25GJnD0qqH1Dazo/s320/2059.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">Afternoon Tea in the Summer Garden</div><div align="center">by </div><div align="center">Antonina</div><div align="center"><a href="http://antoninatreadworld.blogspot.com/">http://antoninatreadworld.blogspot.com/</a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Thanks to Everyone who Entered!</div>deBBiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12498524139948052664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876739578886549991.post-56299325621455202132008-03-02T22:34:00.000-08:002008-03-05T21:56:24.879-08:00March AOM<div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:180%;">Threadanimals</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Bears and Animals from Thread and Fibers<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173407898714371906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_0o11m5DT3Kz5bEUkdGun6WqbigAJyhZgmUp9JmDEbmzWu0y9saGvtNV4tO99Or_2SVAZU8DdpSI7imtbKhgWjjgZN29WvUc4fKgYeb4YhPD-3VUDL1MWU2NolOcmxqpoaSlVVaM3mo/s320/alison3.bmp" border="0" />Sally</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div>Every month or so, the <span style="color:#cc66cc;">t</span><a href="http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/threadanimals"><span style="color:#cc66cc;">hreadanimals</span></a> group moderators choose one of our members to be Artist of the Month. It has been so fun getting to know the other members and their work. Alison has agreed to be March's artist of the month, and as part of that has answered some questions about herself to help us get to know her better.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Introducing March 2008 Artist of the Month<br /></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Alison Farrow</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174501067786393202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9z7094YPqMIK8ad6JyNS7ISCB2gaN5mIUGJecTVs15nrIGUUodBLTqB4w1PBtldSRo6nQoy1T6D54JoxS8-XSsfqwzrcDhSREYfSTDlqzrbUx-6TjxEQQ9hXvthyphenhyphenZ3YSE9XZi7osbv8/s320/alison.bmp" border="0" />Emily<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Do you have a web site ?</span><br />Yes, <a href="http://www.wonderlandbears.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.wonderlandbears.co.uk/</a>. I started this a couple of years ago and its still a work in progressLOL </div><span style="color:#cc66cc;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Where did you grow up?</span><br />I was born and grew up in Hertfordshire, England. My childhood was very happy and as an only child my mum had time to teach me her passion which was knitting.<br /></div><span style="color:#cc66cc;"></span><div align="center"><br /><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Birthday ?</span><br />20th May 1966 but I still feel 26 (just get a shock when I look in the mirror)<br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Tell us a little about you and your family. Married? Children? Pets?<br /></span>I live with my Husband Neil, son Jamie 14, daughter Hannah 9 , the cats Psycho & Chloe and Dog Nala<br />My Hubby is very patient with my wool ect taking over the house and my daughter cant wait to make her first bear. They all come with me to bear fairs too so I'm very lucky. </div> <p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173663992208339394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 328px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 233px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="205" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8h8bEGR7bPx9d1uDk77JYCY7cjfnoybm1qkEscLxlt81rqAi2HyHHr8SgGFUmIvI1IzIihLlirVUQVgkpAun5UbPb1c0ueGwBLmWnl_5A57dDm3OvI6kkq_3WGDBcw3Nlbmigf_xYh4o/s320/_wsb_228x171_Banoffy+06.jpg" width="276" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Any crafts you'd like to learn to do?<br /></span>I'd love to learn tatting. Maybe I'll try this year. </p><p align="center"><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Have you had any formal arts & crafts training?<br /></span>No. My mother taught me to knit and my Aunt showed me how to make crochet squares but other than that its just been hit and miss. Although Hubby did surpise me this Christmas with a day at a work shop with Andy West of Westie Bears. It was a wonderfull day and I made a sewn minature bear. </p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173407207224637170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkl_5ndxf0wDdo6hUH1N9zm6JFoFyVsXQWB48dWnjno6vphmQVVTN6W20sV26CkqNEjPK3qv724c9sQIZ9LDUe2CtU1qsJK2ih_ak4uW43VXwowk4jqaql7TkmSeCl-6yCVKFhiisj9OE/s320/New+Image.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"> Sarah </p><p align="center"><br /><span style="color:#cc66cc;">How did you get started crocheting?</span> <span style="color:#cc66cc;">How did you get started making ThreadAnimals ?</span><br />My Aunt taught me to crochet small squares one summer when I was about 10 but I didn't try crocheting again untill i saw thread bears on ebay a few years ago. I had been making knitted bears since 1997 and was looking for new patterns. I bought a pattern from Edith Molina and caught the thread bear bug. </p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173407237289408290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pHwlO9mcWrEOT81cJFQsQKuGGSJ7M-HPPTuiDGVImGcSTO6aaOelW77oueibNkyjyWtlY8vkGojQnLNcTrvDoF6T78kch9gFbnERl-YNwAfODh1HqxTrHl3Gu8UIO0Tkqy6FG-jwaBo/s320/New+Image3.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"> ALBERT<br /><span style="color:#cc66cc;"></span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Who inspires you? </span><br />I'm Inspired by so many people but to name just a few Berta Hesen-Minten ( I am lucky enough to have met Berta at the Hugglets Bear fair in Kensington). Both Berta and her husband are lovely, but my hubby would not let me ask if I could have my picci taken with her :0( Marion Frail is fantastic! I am still trying to master crocheting with eyelash yarn. Karen of GoldCoast Bears makes such lovely bears too. It is one of Karens that I first saw for sale on Ebay.<br /><span style="color:#cc66cc;"></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Have any tips for beginner Artists?<br /></span>Just keep at it. You don't realise how much you improve untill you look back at your first bear and if you have any problems ask the guys in the group. They are always so helpfull.</p><br /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173407228699473682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp32NYqyXdVj4jaJstFmsd0PcPhzhsfkWySGZ5eN6RuNhwH6a-wVqXGYqsdEVl0kmpDrNneAn7fJDTAw7VDaQSpsxOvms17QO5D98uF_RrSB_AreoqjltYH-AHVxNP0KV8r2plqa3qtXY/s320/alison2.bmp" border="0" /> <p align="center">Tilly<br /><br /><br /></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Of all the bears you have made which is your favorite<br /></span><br />I would have to say Tilly is still my favorite bear ( sorry to my other bears) I had such a great time making Tilly and for once I didn;t have to remake parts, even her feet which I usually dread making! I have tried to recreate a bear like Tilly but Just can't seem to.<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Do</span> <span style="color:#cc66cc;">you sell Thread Animals? Where can people purchase them if you do?<br /></span><br />I sell some of my bears on Ebay although I haven't done so for a few months now. I also put bears for sale on my website but the majority of bears have been commisons. I'm always so pleased to be asked to make a special bear. Not being the most confident of people I worry they may not be good enough but its lovely to see a persons smiling face when they open the box to take their first look at a new bear.<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc66cc;">What does belonging to Thread Animals mean to you ?<br />Have you benifited from joining this group, partisipating in swaps ..etc.</span><br />The Thread Animals group has given me a chance to meet some great people and get honest feedback on my creations. I love joining in with the swaps too. Its exciting waiting for the parcel to arrive and my hug is gaining some fabulous new bears that I otherwise may not have had the chance to buy. </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173407241584375602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOTLyxNFarRWO6VCmrQvNVEo7ktq_I6QzEgSIqMD4TzGcw2XCc5CpHGWdR1g5Koy0aMaURScVMhtI_3-hEy2tesFfNs_tS3jl3eQ607IfgTG9sBa0yrz87iHNELZzEmSo7X-dx1mD90I/s320/New+Image2.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><p align="center">Tom and Michael<br /><br />Thank you so much for doing this Debbie. It would have been my mothers birthday on the 25th ( she passed away when I was 19 and gave me my love of everything crafty!) she never saw any of the bears I made but Mum was always knitting and I'm sure she would have loved to have seen all the wonderful bears that are being made by the guys in the group Knowing my mum she would probably have made them with me!:0)<br /></p><br /><br /><p align="center">_@__@_@_@_@__@_</p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">Threadnimals is currently voting on a Collectors Contest called </p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;">Bears at Play.</span> </p><p align="center">We have received many wonderful entries. Here is a sampling. I will announce the winner in my next blog. </p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173412721962645362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNQrA63ZQLfWe2S6-djqpoONGNK936fkMxFToeTbxIv9RBPQbrTRvuQBVLnxfoXKLAwOKJevKAaYYsSN-A7IhMlt3DP6UwWr3CNhGxMoKomkUBHuHE5l_CnYBMfrXW0mCh3RIlFLSGA4/s320/d826.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center">Follow the Leader by Marjorie</p><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173412704782776146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWE0zIwovqveLenxp-TWT1bvmgy5tBAs2nRxtcX7O4ioogUrAvj6XgznXEvaHDyqpqxaFCiakOKgOS0ZaAHvS2-6sT_L_BKvXBe0wlt2AIq2xTsOMxBZ2arSO_x_N1hyHbAXEXmIJ8wEI/s320/bd26.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"><br />SMILE! for the camera by Gail Teunis<br /><br /></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173412709077743458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGOlMT74sbD7_NWB9DVZ6_i2nne326YlqCUivoR55F_638zM0oAUjpY1Y7lPJIgy2_I2W6KmxphG5UDH00zwVfrcRA_ZQpa0NeZlKDJo-aXx2RYQPx3hNvsHMclxBGo8p9BEOdy6yRg6A/s320/bca3.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center">Sunset at the Beach by Donna Barber<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173412721962645378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVeskBRXas-b97z1SYmoEFvolC0cls9TrWPhnhb_jBDCt2whV42PUU5WFnsa1zyRvx-mBXtwTaGor5YpXotTWs3hTrfCCVHfkE-AAV-nzKBTuqeS2bRTwes0efYoOP-a6Ohyphenhyphen88ga_dfA/s320/180f.jpg" border="0" />It Always Good. (lost...)by Monika<br /></p><p align="center">As always there is a Wealth of Wonderful Choices of what to Include each blog. Too many choices, so I try to choose a sampling that shows the wonderful talents of all the members. </p><p align="center">Coming up... Mad March Hare swap and Feb highlights. </p><p align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><p align="center"><br /> </p><p align="center"> </p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"> </p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"> </p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><br /> </p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"> </p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"> </p>deBBiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12498524139948052664noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876739578886549991.post-63384205174661578522008-02-02T19:07:00.000-08:002008-02-03T15:44:33.897-08:00<div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center">THREADANIMALS<br /></div><div align="center">Bears and Animals made from Thread and Fibers<br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162587392010801778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcMsJBN00ghp-_nRcHV9zgrC5tRtmIBZR_uXdPsaz6BoXlv0sq85QRjfZngqqU85XlRVtxZmGYHaz0nw6l4iHmaCYfbdWmAYETKuOkjnOqnob1er_7Vz3XpB_ivi6JPw1lVkdNwQvLik/s320/Brenna+Bianca+008+copy.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">Every Month or so we feature a different artist.For Febuary we chose Patricia Knight of <a href="http://www.zadacreations.com/">http://www.zadacreations.com/</a> whose bear Sasha (below left) won threadanimal of the year for 2007.<br /></div><div align="center">Brenna holding a little bunny Bianca (above) is a needle felted creation by Patricia.<br /><br />What follows is her interview with threadanimals.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6fJmPPWV-ikcyuVYMHemp24mRJUr7nS-XgVp7mGvautjOu49yjCJQ5zAuehBPmiVHqL01935jHMaiGY0mfrosU0pbeW4f9HD3l0MhdDXQW-9e_4iakf5Z_C96DjSWDwmbEzwbjyNbyI/s1600-h/Me+and+Grandma.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162598455846556450" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6fJmPPWV-ikcyuVYMHemp24mRJUr7nS-XgVp7mGvautjOu49yjCJQ5zAuehBPmiVHqL01935jHMaiGY0mfrosU0pbeW4f9HD3l0MhdDXQW-9e_4iakf5Z_C96DjSWDwmbEzwbjyNbyI/s320/Me+and+Grandma.JPG" border="0" /></a>*<strong> How did you get started making thread animals?</strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center">I have always been one of those people who have a need to create. And I am always happiest when my hands are busy. I stumbled across some articles on needle felting while surfing the internet one day and was intrigued. I ordered some supplies and have been enjoying needle felting ever since. (Patricia is pictured here with her grandma)<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center">* <strong>What is your favorite medium?</strong> <strong>Knitting, crocheting, or felting?<br /></strong>My favorite medium is needle felting. I enjoy this medium because of its versatility and endless possibilities. You can take a bag of wool and turn it into virtually any shape you want!<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>* What are your favorite colors to work with?<br /></strong>Hhhmmmm, I think my favorite colors to work with change with what mood I in…. Overall I like to work with light, soft, warm colors.<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>* Out of all the thread animals you have made, what is your favorite?</strong><br />It seems my favorite is almost always the one I’m currently working on or have just finished. I think I can become so involved in what I’m making at the moment that I become really close to it. After the little face emerges and those big eyes look up at me…. I think…. Oh this is my favorite. And then it happens again with the next creation….<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNh4SceyOHsPRKopSOZXUwbLOU3zOSiVEX_mH5xLCJ93MzFmSo5yblLdBHwYF26AcFId4gPWEWpXbmj7KiFG9f5M_xrafjk-brKxYOiIE8D-GiQ7ets2pjuwD525lRByE4nY7iE6CwzY/s1600-h/59a3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162901482969158642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNh4SceyOHsPRKopSOZXUwbLOU3zOSiVEX_mH5xLCJ93MzFmSo5yblLdBHwYF26AcFId4gPWEWpXbmj7KiFG9f5M_xrafjk-brKxYOiIE8D-GiQ7ets2pjuwD525lRByE4nY7iE6CwzY/s320/59a3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">* <strong>Which Thread Artists do you admire most?</strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center">This is a tough one as there are so many talented Thread Artists. I would have to say Chantal Giroux as she creates such adorably expressive crotchet bears. Bobbie Ripperger for her realistic perfection. Berta Hesen-Minten for her endless creativity. </div><br /><div align="center">(Sasha, Patricias award winning bear)<br /></div><br /><div align="center">*<strong> Do you sell thread animals? Where can people purchase your threadanimals if you do?</strong><br />I sell my creations on ebay under the user ID zadacreations. I am currently working on updating my website to sell directly on <a href="http://www.zadacreations.com/">http://www.zadacreations.com/</a>. </div><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162899571708711906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMumoJ7xOiSFbZ37puSQpROu0RyAqKKiU9GSc3o8CvXm5wHE6x76r6ViNyOWYhv2pyaPYf6dIchh2ylkuoIUGE6VZEYqOnRBXLjReJonaJmWPDHa-tbkshdupA_b537d41u2LC6E867ys/s320/1Ginger+104.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">Ginger by Patricia<br /><br /><strong>* What are your other hobbies and interests?</strong><br /><br />I have always loved to draw and paint. I’m learning doll sculpting from my Grandma and really enjoying it. (My Grandma has been a Doll Artist for as long as I can remember. She is my biggest inspiration both artistically and personally!) </p><br /><div align="left"><br />* <strong>Any advice you would like to share for beginner artists?<br /></strong>Don’t give up, you learn a little something from each creation you make, so<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnHejCvjIHfhPtMjlsyP1JQUhGJULIZPmiaAZJgKZklk-CbwqGjuAQQbDxtLIHyDUusfsReOpGk9cXnsiLKR8APBCDAE3Mful9PXiVmtEiMLbqRHeVZHPTpEs_Z5gwioV5osx4WSeo0E/s1600-h/2adara+062sm.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162898721305187282" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnHejCvjIHfhPtMjlsyP1JQUhGJULIZPmiaAZJgKZklk-CbwqGjuAQQbDxtLIHyDUusfsReOpGk9cXnsiLKR8APBCDAE3Mful9PXiVmtEiMLbqRHeVZHPTpEs_Z5gwioV5osx4WSeo0E/s320/2adara+062sm.JPG" border="0" /></a>metimes what to do and sometimes what not to do. ;o<br /><br />(At right is a needle felted fawn..Zadara...)</div><br /><br /><p align="left"><br /><strong>THANKS PATRICA! Everyone please go check out her website <a href="http://www.zadacreations.com/">http://www.zadacreations.com/</a> and also her photo album in the group at <a href="http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/threadanimals">www.groups.yahoo.com/group/threadanimals</a></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />------------------------------------@@@@@@@@@-----------------------------<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />January saw several of our members being nominated for a TOBY award.<br /><br />Below are Princess Cali by Margaret Weiss and North meets South by Bobbie R.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbxkJ5N95WFBaZW-fRN_Fu7ysEtMrLpuvHwyETkhQXnjBjdyBxbjmkk5BEDNBIuzk4Sxxucz0SgvhAJJCnAtJRaUGSZ4maChduH8rzVc2U4_bx69V9XGz7YZzGvWsIWbaG01ndqwolSeQ/s1600-h/7e82.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162594547426316978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbxkJ5N95WFBaZW-fRN_Fu7ysEtMrLpuvHwyETkhQXnjBjdyBxbjmkk5BEDNBIuzk4Sxxucz0SgvhAJJCnAtJRaUGSZ4maChduH8rzVc2U4_bx69V9XGz7YZzGvWsIWbaG01ndqwolSeQ/s320/7e82.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJwfKJFVLkSm0v81QGwASEH_wwJ1vXk4F8ENf_cbhDffgjYE5JqCkgBsjjtWrQfhHQHxiR9a5RxZsB6tY8tPuVeMfAVBv97kwEAvbNlnBNkdSkj65ta_07DQmSavWoxO1pJRLKAldtfY/s1600-h/9067.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162599808761254706" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJwfKJFVLkSm0v81QGwASEH_wwJ1vXk4F8ENf_cbhDffgjYE5JqCkgBsjjtWrQfhHQHxiR9a5RxZsB6tY8tPuVeMfAVBv97kwEAvbNlnBNkdSkj65ta_07DQmSavWoxO1pJRLKAldtfY/s320/9067.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbxkJ5N95WFBaZW-fRN_Fu7ysEtMrLpuvHwyETkhQXnjBjdyBxbjmkk5BEDNBIuzk4Sxxucz0SgvhAJJCnAtJRaUGSZ4maChduH8rzVc2U4_bx69V9XGz7YZzGvWsIWbaG01ndqwolSeQ/s1600-h/7e82.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbxkJ5N95WFBaZW-fRN_Fu7ysEtMrLpuvHwyETkhQXnjBjdyBxbjmkk5BEDNBIuzk4Sxxucz0SgvhAJJCnAtJRaUGSZ4maChduH8rzVc2U4_bx69V9XGz7YZzGvWsIWbaG01ndqwolSeQ/s1600-h/7e82.jpg"></a><br />The ballots will be available in the march/april issue of Teddy Bear and Friends. If you don't have a subscription you might consider getting one, threadanimals are often featured.<br /><br />We have seen some other beautiful bears and unusual creatures in January...here is just a sampling. If you would like to see more, please check the Jan 08 photo album in our group.<br /><a href="http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/threadanimals">www.groups.yahoo.com/group/threadanimals</a><br /><br /><br />PB by Marjorie and Felicity by Stepfanie<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKSlcFZ6L7UxM-sq9M0KB7XqScWV57tAwyrByANcgNEPK8LwYCC8TaL8S1KrxP3BJo_CgpNdh9-7FHUDM6SY9Y-bBQmpLQSvtTbSK1nWM71pNyW6mXJB5OGTB-2Pe5BkrClkBiVCPJdQ/s1600-h/PBbyMarjorie.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162596780809310946" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKSlcFZ6L7UxM-sq9M0KB7XqScWV57tAwyrByANcgNEPK8LwYCC8TaL8S1KrxP3BJo_CgpNdh9-7FHUDM6SY9Y-bBQmpLQSvtTbSK1nWM71pNyW6mXJB5OGTB-2Pe5BkrClkBiVCPJdQ/s320/PBbyMarjorie.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ExDJpt6ZyAzczrEaKUoHi9u36dYBNAfJbrbiigR5miilt5oD_eWaEBndzSLciiAibu-gla3kqW3WT3Ky4I_iTFl4cqSkR1skAt_svpOhwJ0yavokNu3Kb-Q6Ob69lMm8T_38HSPOIh8/s1600-h/felicitybystephanie.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162597102931858194" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ExDJpt6ZyAzczrEaKUoHi9u36dYBNAfJbrbiigR5miilt5oD_eWaEBndzSLciiAibu-gla3kqW3WT3Ky4I_iTFl4cqSkR1skAt_svpOhwJ0yavokNu3Kb-Q6Ob69lMm8T_38HSPOIh8/s320/felicitybystephanie.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Zoey by Jennifer Price<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162596591830749890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="226" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KMv5OqEKjXj4_25FI1otUfKafzfBJUBqUP8VR7gvzTtxxsdSmP-PtW2xQpQxPoQGwhDWJdnWQgWsz3930UX7-hHVGGAbBJyxjD23YBfJx3rt3dzyYFwL-SVswQc09KPM7yIcHDXFXFg/s320/zoeybyjap.jpg" width="303" border="0" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLPDGDTfvC3XToB69zC13m-5sCjRbvvdcATjcbpaHMqYJLq9hbzEEKYg2cuiFC0FUnQSHUFwB2hPsPIX0GGuBDsvaNtLFHzyN0MuXMRUcR8fRzmyI7A-7u_nox6eNY584A47qHhqorjg/s1600-h/Angelica.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162596892478460658" style="WIDTH: 286px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 228px" height="232" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLPDGDTfvC3XToB69zC13m-5sCjRbvvdcATjcbpaHMqYJLq9hbzEEKYg2cuiFC0FUnQSHUFwB2hPsPIX0GGuBDsvaNtLFHzyN0MuXMRUcR8fRzmyI7A-7u_nox6eNY584A47qHhqorjg/s320/Angelica.jpg" width="286" border="0" /></a><br />Angelica by Alison Farrow </p><p align="left">The bear below was done by Jessica F. Notice the dragonfly?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghO83wwqgIG5ZPZgT58mnI1Vk3lxkmGIhGjhvjuDUFJUZI9t_dbqGxVqwpzt8khyphenhyphenZxBM8yqB2mUtcghJUAWCcWsTChhbFj6ggt74pbP820CphCD6Ooe_A7z0gWHSGJT5PnpOU-RJOZEKs/s1600-h/MandyJessicaFelton.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162605087276061602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghO83wwqgIG5ZPZgT58mnI1Vk3lxkmGIhGjhvjuDUFJUZI9t_dbqGxVqwpzt8khyphenhyphenZxBM8yqB2mUtcghJUAWCcWsTChhbFj6ggt74pbP820CphCD6Ooe_A7z0gWHSGJT5PnpOU-RJOZEKs/s320/MandyJessicaFelton.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><p align="right"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162603541087835010" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfxDQUN3kZxWd695TyvKlk9N0DvMeQ3DzmCumLb_ql9KOWPf-xv2scPAyp-nIwGO89WgqQwOzxhRpXxttGNJPJhk3ysWdFVMvAgTNuH5FgO0gg299KfrzzIoqpY8MG4ucuqeVDIIynww/s320/bonbears.jpg" border="0" /><br />The Smiling Amiguri style bear above is byBonBears.<br /><br /></p><br /><br /><p align="right"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzTQBN6SqKAK4ArBfBKv8hbI30B7ggaIqQ2aib3l_9HYjxMcNqZ-x361VHgrBPenEtPobtpbspTqRVjVSAFbSN1dtM7AYmJHo1boVo7VSkoj491iRWZfMwYRs7xT_RljneH5pLps3uGw/s1600-h/jeffybyheather.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162605503887889330" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzTQBN6SqKAK4ArBfBKv8hbI30B7ggaIqQ2aib3l_9HYjxMcNqZ-x361VHgrBPenEtPobtpbspTqRVjVSAFbSN1dtM7AYmJHo1boVo7VSkoj491iRWZfMwYRs7xT_RljneH5pLps3uGw/s320/jeffybyheather.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><div align="left"><br /><br /><p align="right">On the right is a piece that combines both crochet and needle felting. His name is Jeff and he was done by Heather Hamilton of hugables<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzTQBN6SqKAK4ArBfBKv8hbI30B7ggaIqQ2aib3l_9HYjxMcNqZ-x361VHgrBPenEtPobtpbspTqRVjVSAFbSN1dtM7AYmJHo1boVo7VSkoj491iRWZfMwYRs7xT_RljneH5pLps3uGw/s1600-h/jeffybyheather.jpg"></a></p></div><p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Below are a couple of offerings to get us in the mood for Valentines day...<br />Kiss is done by thetinytoybox<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvf-gauO1-i6xSSBkRPhzt0Q6uEyzg-Rb_wOByy__fnzxrAHvf7Mmy9aZMCAsZF0HVJSEJfAq0Z8YizqHCRNxCmXMEH2dQF4XcanW-DKOzbnYb1fST98CKEVSgZM8d9Xn_QSLnTxrPp0/s1600-h/kissybystefanie.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162602291252351826" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvf-gauO1-i6xSSBkRPhzt0Q6uEyzg-Rb_wOByy__fnzxrAHvf7Mmy9aZMCAsZF0HVJSEJfAq0Z8YizqHCRNxCmXMEH2dQF4XcanW-DKOzbnYb1fST98CKEVSgZM8d9Xn_QSLnTxrPp0/s320/kissybystefanie.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEF00WON4H1IwmfpEONkzD7InN3z0JUMtrvsEupV402-l_uZHOPf2JEcg4muECSJgg2ASEO7t2neRRDgJ2Taf2V0Wn9QyjGo_pjngTFd5ZCHZFOiup4SL4ouciswVmHUQddcEuvsD4cFI/s1600-h/bybecky.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162902419272029186" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEF00WON4H1IwmfpEONkzD7InN3z0JUMtrvsEupV402-l_uZHOPf2JEcg4muECSJgg2ASEO7t2neRRDgJ2Taf2V0Wn9QyjGo_pjngTFd5ZCHZFOiup4SL4ouciswVmHUQddcEuvsD4cFI/s320/bybecky.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />and our last bear is by Becky</p><div align="left">. <br />It is hard to choose from all the bears in the album when putting together my blog. They are all fantastic. I just try to put together a sampling of what has been done. If I got something wrong, please let me know.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />THANKS FOR VISITING,<br /><br />please leave a comment and let us know you were here.<br /><br /><br /><br />love, deBBie<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGfq3CahPywoK3FYk3Jx4L1jinJThihj_prHLjw_N_YzWph4970AJ4g9nEpB48GNZaNQNQ42ttsGGLQC6qids3eIlvkZptS3O3tIFj-KC4N44jwbQFH6CQPUGvkzoeSbIa7GcyOA0iAk/s1600-h/9067.jpg"></a></div>deBBiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12498524139948052664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876739578886549991.post-32818435476698454302008-01-09T09:47:00.000-08:002008-01-20T21:17:50.660-08:00An Introduction to Threadanimals<div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_gsy3TNs7xZr1-D1KM8mKZJkbSYEtUefuYWiwp9FvrluQOfOSJ6lDGz1OcCtByW_aWjBF_nXK9IaL2_JlofXOgX_DcR4ynuW5cwUK32TkMjtWfQfDKQFI4EBQtCfVIUuKwUpP6JbyYw/s1600-h/meribear.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153617341715829986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_gsy3TNs7xZr1-D1KM8mKZJkbSYEtUefuYWiwp9FvrluQOfOSJ6lDGz1OcCtByW_aWjBF_nXK9IaL2_JlofXOgX_DcR4ynuW5cwUK32TkMjtWfQfDKQFI4EBQtCfVIUuKwUpP6JbyYw/s320/meribear.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07dcKEvH7VWs_MYpGi6vOx58vEs-64l1RA-rXp9EEcSskRbyffruKFNcIQSppzoAe1-3nWQPOkPG_fSxI60r_5h3O4t-FtUalzf-dLK42II6EdvuFH6Mt4zp8k-CK4qQ4ylyqVqxZH7A/s1600-h/lisa7.jpg"></a>THREADANIMALS<br /></div><br /><div align="center">creatures from thread an fiber</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center">The art of thread and fiber bear making has been around for many years. In the last 4 years it has really come to the forefront of the bear world. The threadanimal yahoo group has been partially responsible for this upsurge in interest in and enthusiam for thread and fiber animals.</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center">The threadanimal group started with around 50 members who were very engaged in elevating the art form and their own abilities through challenges, swaps, and contests. The picture above was a sample of two artists work (marylou of meribears and deBBie of debbittybears). Since that time the group has grown to over 1000 members who have an interest in these little thread creatures. </div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center">The yahoo group can be found at <a href="http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/threadanimals">www.groups.yahoo.com/group/threadanimals</a>. </div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center">The year 2007 was very exciting. Here is a sample of some of the things we worked on.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">This little bear was made by Stephanie for our Santa Swap</div><br /><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153620081904964850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8kEpy7-D3geWa2SNuJtxql6ly0SYBimFmD57z1yVTNmj0SHAJA-CV1vYxFHKzEvsv8edSt7dPIjufedPviDKdNKoPrOjgK7WXarviBmyWidB51Dp_DrTeWRR_Fq809IuEJgoshbWbPk/s320/Stephanie.jpg" border="0" /><br />The sweet little lamb was done by Antonina for our spring swap<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153622521446388994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSseDsoqpdBK1avIi9He5La00ZQXgHsB8u4A0EWttzJczazDscyqwEHwEqnCrVqgxIjo77toexLMJFnXpPjM46HzRCCalTPRRKaabe1kvGy7y9Ux6FTcHIctg1vtmofJhUnBDQpUmxoU/s320/antoninasofiaspring.jpg" border="0" /> Martin the Martian here was made by Stephanie of TheTinyToyBox for our "Things that go bump in the night" swap.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153622701835015442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwmyePq9iueZiz1UP-GkxFjaDr8ahkM-XVIRF2uTd5lRYLm9pJP5yXuidJmkjZL0XN8hLCZcIXKKZh8ZPq5fdpqJZRFRb1noZd0uJJPh1Z1EUtLRsLdiVbZWL8SzcwWWVWTRxYyWPrCRE/s320/martinmartianbystefanie.jpg" border="0" /><br />The requirement for our Summer Challenge was that the design had to incoporate a flower. This lovely needle felted bear with an 'oya' worked flower was done by Berta of ThReAdTeDs<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153623084087104802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4GN7PEukYi5gGIpxHUsMlW6mVSzoacnpX73k91-Og2cYjyLEWenv7avO1volKPS8QyGcScmMPnnLHosbAI8rblSmv3DuQLVNN9X0cObEC33Ev4UrcWosWQ1h1zVRY8cfX3P-ztoLuAE/s320/bertaspringchallenge.jpg" border="0" /><br />Two of our Moderators Berta of <a href="http://www.threadteds.com/">http://www.threadteds.com/</a> and Bobbie of <a href="http://www.beyondbasicbears.com/">http://www.beyondbasicbears.com/</a> also offered a free needlefelting and crochet workshop. The steps for making pumpkins and acorns as well as their crocheted caps and leaves were given step by step.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153623496403965234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVrcYCktX7sgTp22-djF3ruOgMxdI0mQSr5OmC-pRaOkURQ3Q0XsS4UyOF4-C_pkU8-RHEGkZn4aTFlGMcePIoqw9QgCY615sEy-egWrmR9hU_40MaJ0BTvKX2LbaMwY9sgs_4qQPwU0/s320/afa2.jpg" border="0" /> Donna A. of Brandon Bears did the acorns below from the workshop.<br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlZm3v_49Xng6JJUytHD6_snUhZn7eVkBOg8dWIn3e-9Hc6lIHNrZMXCIisTyxlrjTzZXnOXnasDh9m8Bz2grEvp3RpJ6XbIIBmcgb23Uj7-DsoiLzKjSqVpl3LBQz7c7oK45OyAqhZs/s1600-h/clucksky3.jpg"></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153623943080564034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzs-TbklkP2-44QnBisw7V2eAXd-rGAqLIh2vAxvksQsW6MbZwKQ2hiBR2E2ba1gY5BNyebhRZxMAbdOIDayJ1qe5OOINt3XcQpidNHZUOwkYHUEjKyvh5dLeJcxeDLgeTs7II5Wx5cSM/s320/586a.jpg" border="0" />This is just a sampling of the many fun things we did as a group.<br /><br /><br /><br />Currently we are doing sign ups for a Valentines Day Exchange.<br /><br /><br /><br />We also have a yahoo group where members list the items they have for sale on ebay or elsewhere. It can be viewed at <a href="http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/threadartistbears">www.groups.yahoo.com/group/threadartistbears</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />If you are a member of threadanimals already and have a suggestion for the blog, please contact deBBie, Donna, Bobbie, Berta, or Beverley through the yahoo group.<br /><br /><br /><br />If you are interested in making threadanimals or are an artist looking for a fun free group, please join us at <a href="http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/threadanimals">www.groups.yahoo.com/group/threadanimals</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />Love, deBBie (and the rest of the team)<br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153626305312576850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0G63AqbXc89UqKspe_hm_lQLyoBPorVRKSdRic_K3gbI_iK-bvkpO_58jvRcdXewPkcFtiAM6ar8rXnD2sbFHSan7XK9TuI0DiQ-mLWm3Hp-32nzo2k-DpJXiQSHqkcGw8MyRHRYVVAU/s320/rustelions.jpg" border="0" /><br />Rust E. Lion and Slithers, a winner in our Threadanimal of the Year 2007 contest</div><div align="center">made by Heather Hamilton of hugables.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>deBBiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12498524139948052664noreply@blogger.com10