Halloween Update 2012..

Happy Halloween!

Below you will find the 3 little ones I have available to purchase, if you would like to give any of them a home please email me at:

shantockbears@tiscali.co.uk

As always the show runs on a first come first served basis, I will endeavour to get back to people as quick as possible and will try and keep the blog updated if bear/mice sell.

All of the bear/mice are made from upholstery velvet with ultrasuede paw pads, they have black glass eyes and are filled with steel shot and polyester.

Please note that colours may show up differently on your monitor, I have described  the colour as best I can!

Payment is required within 24 hours and 

I will be sending the bear/mice on Friday.

UK orders by next day Royal Mail special delivery.

International orders by Royal Mail International Signed For.

Please remember to refresh your page regularly to see which bears/mice have sold.

Thanks so much for popping by!

"Tangled Jack"

6"

Light moss green

SOLD

"Hubble Bubble"

5"

Bright orange

SOLD

"Trouble"

3.5"

Light grey

SOLD

Thanks for looking hope you had lots of treats tonight :0)

Halloween Update...

Check back here tomorrow (31st October 2012) 

for my spooky Halloween update

 I'm aiming to have 3 bears/mice available for purchase!

Happy Birthday The Bear Garden

Come join the party, there will be cake!

The Refectory Guildford Cathedral 

Sunday 4th November 

2pm and 5pm. 

Everyone is welcome.

There will be a host of new bears available 

from some wonderful artists and manufactures.

I've created a special collection that will be on sale on the day.

For more information check out The Bear Garden website

Exciting parcels!

(Please note I do not normally allow Bilbo on the table! 

But when parcels arrive I cannot get him off!)

Yesterday this exciting parcel arrived all the way from the other side of the world. I knew what it was as I've been waiting for it to arrive, but I was surprised because it only took a week to fly around 10,000 miles. 

Bilbo helped to open it...

What's this Bilbo say's, can I eat it?!

Peek-a-boo anyone in here?!

Ahh now Bilbo thought the bubble wrap was fascinating, 

I was much more fascinated by my new stands!

Handmade by the lovely Leanne of Saw Dust Art

(Leanne is the sister of my dear friend Helen of Bear Cub Designs

What a talented family thet are aye!)

 Here's the stands set up ready for bears, 

but Bilbo thinks he's much more important.

Here's a close up without bears, what you may not be able to see is there are small holes around the bases and on the plinth, I am going to weave ribbon in and out of these so that I can change up the colour of my stand whenever I like.

And here's some bears from my own collection. I am so happy with my new stands, I can't wait to use them at my next show 

The Great Yorkshire Teddy Bear Event on 18th November.

Thank you so much Leanne, I LOVE em!!

Everywhere you look there's mushrooms

A few months ago while we were in the USA I got slightly obsessed by taking photos of mushrooms, I guess because we did a lot of walking we naturally came across them, but we also found some in the most unusual places!

I love mushrooms, not to eat (that's just wrong) but to look at I think they are fab, they make me think of fairies dancing by moonlight. Over the years I have collected quite a few paper, clay and plastic mushrooms to use with the bears, I really must get around to using them!!

Studio Assistant

I thought it was about time I got a studio assistant, working alone from home all the time I was in danger of becoming a crazy lady as I found myself talking to myself (and the bears) a little too much. So this little fellow has come into our lives so now I can turn into a crazy cat lady...

Let me introduce Mr Bilbo Baggins

My Beautiful 8 week old kitty

He has settled into daily life very well and 

is getting increasingly cheeky everyday

He's such a "help" around the studio, 

the favourite game so far is stealing tissue paper when I'm packing up bears

He also likes to examine my current "for me" crafty projects

(that's a patchwork quilt I'm working on, I'm managing a square a day, its going to take me the rest of the year to finish it)

He steals my studio chair, how can I move him when he looks like this?!

and boy can he sleep

and sleep

and sleep

and sleep, so at least I've been able to get a small amount of work done still.