The bears I have made come to life
Home Up The bears I have made come to life Handmade

 

Then there where

First there was.....
pictures taken by me. Except Love, that is the courtesy of Helena Ögren.
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E-mail: bernie@mansson.pp.se

 

Teddy & Freddy
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Freddy was the first bear I ever made. I made Teddy shortly after I had finished Freddy.They are both made of sythetic fake fur and very soft and cuddly.
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Hope

Approximately 9" tall made of a synthetic honey plush fur. Handmade by me, the designer of the pattern is Bramble Bears from Canada.

Hope is my first bear I made, after I have found out about cotterpin joints and nuts and bolts joints. She is jointed with hardboard discs and locknuts and bolts. She holds a little terry cloth teddy that she had with her when she came as a kit to me from my friend Rosey Tanniru, USA. 
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Bamse and Maria

These two little guys are made of short mohair and is polyfilled. Stands 3" tall and have black beady eyes. Maria was the first tiny bear I have ever made…..and so far theese two are the only ones I have ever made this small. I bought the kit from Shawna Lytle, USA.

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Kiddiwinkle

This little feller stands 10" tall and he is made of a longish brown plush. He is made from a kit I got as a gift from a friend in Canada, Darla. He is the guy who takes care of the other bears I have made. His little friend is Maria.
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Dusty Rose

This lady is approximately 14 " tall and looks like a real flapper from the thirties. Tall slim and just loves accessories. God knows what she is up to when I am not around to look after her! She wears a handknitted beige dress and a pearl necklace that a friend of mine gave her right after she was born. Dusty is made of a dusty rose sparse mohair. I found her in Teddy Bear Club International magazine, from their January 1997 issue and I just had to order a kit to make her myself.
Love
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He is made as a swap in a Mystery Swap/Challenge organized through a cloth doll mailing list I belonged to. He is made from a thick fake fur. I received an award for this little feller - The Rose bud award for Excellent Craftmanship. Love's pattern is designed by Cynthia Farabee, who also is his new mum and the person who loved him so much that she traded him for a bear that she had made, she didnt participate in this mystery swap from the beginning.

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