Christmas was a relatively craft free affair though I did make three little snowbears for a friends children as tree decorations.
Category Archive: Bears and Critters
Dec
28
Jul
25
Legoland rocks!
I went down to Legoland with friends this week and it was great. Even better I saw Lego versions of my favourite things!
Jul
06
Five Bears and a Dragon
The end of the school year means another batch of library monitors heading off into the real world. So for those that have been with me for a while (and leave at the end of S6) we have the traditional thank-you-bear. Each of the bears has purple foot pads and ‘JYHS’ on one pad and …
Jun
09
Something Blue
A fellow school librarian is getting hitched so an excuse to use that lovely vintage blue upholstery velvet called. It was a present from the group of us and there is even a handmade card – which will feature in another post.
Jan
05
Bear Making Made Easy
Tom felt I hadn’t made a bear for a while (he’s right it’s been an age) so to get me back into it he bought me a ‘Make your Own Bear’ kit. Now this consisted of a bear skin (complete with Velcro back), a jumper, and everything you need to make the bear. Gyles was stitched up …
Nov
01
Dinah meets Dinah
I was at a Guiding event in Edinburgh the other week and I have a travelling bear (part of the centenary fun) anyway I made said bear a green beanie hat and a green sling bag. Though more excitingly from a Guiding perspective was that the bear is named Dinah after the current Scottish Chief Guide and at the …
Sep
06
The Treacherous Teddy
Now this week’s book is not one I advertise to the pupils at school. Not that is is too racy or bloody or anything like that but simply as an American book it’s not easy to get hold of and it probably wouldn’t impress them. It does however impress me. The ‘Teddy Bear Collectors Mystery’ …
Jul
17
Hurcheon
Lynne asked me to make this hedgehog for her to give as a graduation present. It was a tad trial and error but i used mohair for the spines and needle felted the hedgehog into that.
Jul
17
Albanwr
This was made for a graduation present. He’s wearing a backpack with Diet Coke and a book inside. The name is Welsh (as was the university) and means ‘from Scotland’.
Jun
16
James
My head library monitor is off to new adventures so as a thanks I gave her this little guy. His foot pads are purple (colour of uniform) and has JYHS on one pad and a thistle on the other.
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