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My long haired miniature dachshund, Millie, is featured in the miniature bear article in the June edition of the American magazine Teddy Bear & Friends.
This particular 4″ needle felted pooch was a commission from my mate (Clair) of a real live dachshund called Millie. It was given to the original Millie’s owner as a work leaving present.
Very exciting news. June’s edition of Teddy Bear Club International will feature an article on me. It’s been in the pipeline for about a year now but now it’s actually going to happen. Since this was the magazine that first inspired me it’s really exciting to think I’m going to feature in it along with those bear artists I admire so much. Just have to hope the bears do themselves proud.
Of course all the bears in the magazine are past examples and with the broken hand it is highly unlikely I will manage to get anything new sewn before the publication. Never mind eh? I only mange a handful a year as it is and don’t know what I would do if demand sky rocketed.
Maybe I will offer inspiration to someone else and they will make their first bear!
Name: Flora
Where: Teddy Bear and Friends
When: March/April 2007
Details: Part of the Teddy Bear Facebook.
Name: Bears From Fame
Where: Just Another BAG 2005 Convention
When: 15th October 2005
Details: First Place in the ‘From Broadway to London’ category
Name: Challenge Bears
Where: Just Another BAG 2005 Convention
When: 15th October 2005
Details: Third Place in the ‘Great Gotta Dance Challenge’ as voted for by conventioneers. It has a musical movement so the bears turn to the tune of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Alas by the time it got to the convention the feet had fallen off the base!
Name: Rudolph
Where: Teddy Bear and Friends
When: December 2004 vol.22 no.6
Details: Part of the ‘Jingle all the way’ section on festive bears.
Name: Zaphod Beeblebrox
Where: Teddy Bear Scene
When: May 2004 issue 81
Details: Part of the special section about the Just Another BAG Literary Challenge.