Happy Sunday everyone! 

I just wanted to share our new family member with you all today :o)

This is bear, our rottweiler puppy, he is six weeks old.  He is a handful, but so cute!  I haven't gotten much done since we got him on Friday, I have to keep a close eye on him.  He gets into everything and he likes to chew, chew, chew!  I am impressed at how well he is doing with housebreaking though!  He seems to be a quick learner.

We have been talking about getting another rottweiler for a while now.  We had to have our other rott put to sleep three years ago due to cancer and we really miss him a lot!

  I'm sure this little guy is going to be a wonderful addition to our family.  :o)

In my free time (LOL!)  I am busy working on bears.  I have three shows coming up in November! 

~ First is the Who is Who in Bearmaking online show  

on November 5 & 6.  I will post my sneak peek photo here on my blog soon.

~  I will also be in Ann Arbor, Michigan on November 6 for the Teddy bear  gallery show.   You can find a list of participating artists and some preview photos on the Bright Star Promotions webpage.

~Then I will be participating in the Teddies Worldwide online bear show November 18 - 20.  Preview starts November 4th.

   Whew!  I've got my work cut out for me!  I better get back to sewing!! 

I obviously haven't had much time for working on minis, but hopefully after the bear shows are done I can get back to it!  I am looking forward to the  Wee "C " Miniature show and sale on November 11!  I am also taking a class with Lisa Engler!  We will be making a beautiful sewing cabinet in 1" scale!  I am so excited!!

Ok, I really better get back to work now!  I hope you all enjoy what is left of the weekend!

*Jeannette

A little sneak peak before the show

I have been busy busy busy getting ready for this weekends bear show!  I am happy to say that all the bears are now tagged and photographed and ready to make their big debut on Sunday :o) 

I took a few group photos to share here on the blog.  I have tried to create a variety of little critters. 

Lots of beautiful fall colors!  This is my favorite time of year!!





"Horace", "Honey" & "Spencer"



"Bei-jing", "Noah" & "Rosabel"



The Ellies







"Chloe"





The Little Ones



Time to get these guys and gals packed up safely! 

If you are not able to make it to the show, and would like to be notified afterwards of any remaining bears, please let me know.  I will be happy to make a note of which bear you are interested in so that I can contact you if he/she is still available.  :o)

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! 

Please take a moment on Sunday to remember those who lost their lives or loved ones in the terror attacks on 9/11/2001. 

A Few Minis From the Bishop Show

A group of us went to the Chicago Miniatures Show yesterday and had a really good time!  I brought home just a few little things, but I am really happy with what I found :o)  Of course there are a few things that I wish I would have gone back for, but that seems to be the way it always goes, LOL!

I was really happy to finally find the door latches that I have been wanting for the Harry Potter shops!  I have been looking everywhere for these!  I bought them from Mini-tiques, but I have to order a couple more from her because she had sold out of the other two styles I wanted.

I found this really pretty white vase and mossy clay pot at Carol's Bloomers. 

The large white flower pot and the little cutting boards came from Dragonfly International.  The little cutting boards are also something that I have been wanting for a while, and I couldn't pass up the flower pot.  I thought it would look great with a big fern in it.

These cute little candy dishes were a great find!  I love them!  These are from Barbara Anderson Miniatures.  She had them in an assortment of beautiful colors.

I apologize for the terrible pictures!  I am still trying to figure out my new camera and I can't seem to get the lighting right. 

I better get back to work on some bears now!  There are only about two weeks left until the Valparaiso Doll and Bear Show!

I hope you have a great day!

*Jeannette

   

New Bears to Share and Blogger Problems

 

 

Hi everyone! Sorry about the length of time between posts!! There is just so much going on!
I have some bears and other stuff that I would like to share today, and also a question for anyone who might be able to help. :o)


First the bears!

"Kobi" 



"Finn"




"Shea"




"Ambrosia"




"Charlotte"



These guys and gals are available on my Bear Pile page if you would like to take a look at them.  :o) 

I am now working on the bears I will be taking with me to the next show.   I will be at the Valparaiso Dolls & Friends show on September 11.  The show hours are 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.  If you would like more info or directions, just let me know. 

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Now, I am wondering if anyone else out there is still having problems with blogger??  I still can't leave comments on most of the blogs I follow, I can't join new blogs and I can't even view my own list of followers!   It is just my computer though, it all works fine when I use Gregg's laptop.  Is there something I am missing here, LOL!    I have been sad about not being able post comments for people and not being able to enter all the lovely giveaways out there!  Help!

 

Also,  I think I have decided to combine my website and blog together, just to make things easier for myself.   I want to add the page links to the top of my blog like I have seen some of you do, but I am not sure where to start.  Can anyone point me in the right direction?  Pretty Please!  :o)  I would really appreciate any help you can give me!!

 

I hope you are all having a great summer! 

Take care!

*Jeannette 

If it's not one thing, it's another

Well, I am still here.   I have been having some major computer problems lately!  Poor Bertha (yes, I named my computer, LOL)  picked up a really bad virus and now I can't open any of my programs or get on the internet.  I am using Gregg's laptop now until I can get a new computer of my own.  It sucks because I had all of my favorites saved on my computer so now I have to try and remember the web addresses and passwords!  I have a horrible memory so it is not easy!
I wanted to share some of my recent bears with you, but I don't have the pictures on here of any of them except the little bunny that I listed today.  His name is "Logan" and to be honest I think I am going to have a hard time parting with this little guy!  I think he is adorable :o)  You can read more about him on Bear Pile if you would like to.

Logan has been adopted.  Thank you!

Donna (Hager Bears) and I have also been doing some collaboration bear sets.  They have been a lot of fun to work on and I am happy to say that they have been really popular.  :o)  If you would like to see them, they can be found on the gallery page of her website since I am not able to post the pictures here.

I have also been working on the Harry Potter shops when I can grab a spare minute in between everything else.  It has been a lot of fun experimenting with new techniques and ideas.  Hopefully I will be able to post some updates here soon.  

Amy, if you are reading this, I haven't forgotten about or swap, I promise!!  It is sitting on my desk begging to be finished as soon as I get a chance.  Please don't give up on me!

On that note, I better go get busy!  Lots of laundry to do and bears to sew.  I hope you all have a wonderful holiday weekend!

*Jeannette 

I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday weekend!  Mother Nature decided to give us a beautiful Easter Sunday which was nice, but now it is back to rain and gloom. 

I want to share some new mini treasures that I purchased recently!

These furniture pieces are by Kris Compas of "1 inch minis".

She does absolutely amazing work and I am so happy to have these pieces in my collection!!    If you would like to see what she has to offer, please visit her cdhm page or her blog.  I guarantee you won't be disappointed!

This first picture is the Farm Wing Settee.  I love it so much!  Kris even sent me the little matching rug! 





Farm Wing Settee


Next is the "Lisa Set".    This set is perfect in every way!!  I absolutely love everything about it!

"Lisa set"

 
And of course I had to take a couple of pictures of the little kitties trying them out :o)

( The grey kitten and the orange "Crookshanks" cat are by Linda Fisher and the little white kitten is by Bridget McCarty)

As you can probably tell, I am overjoyed with these!  I'm sure I will be adding many more of Kris's wonderful creations to my collection :o)
Thank you so much Kris!!

Now I will leave you all with a parting shot of some of my real pets.  Wouldn't it be great to live the life of a pampered pet?!  These three are perfectly happy cuddling up together to keep warm. 
The grey cat is "Frank", the orange one is "Leo" and the little dog is "Abby". 
What a life!

Have a great day!

*Jeannette



I'm So Excited!!

Happy Friday!

One more week before we leave to go to Chicago International!  Donna and I are going to the preview and then back for more on Saturday :o)

I can't wait!!  This will be my first time visiting this show.   Donna, you might want to keep me on a leash so I don't get too excited and run off, LOL!

Are any of you going??  I hope to meet lots of people there!

Over the past couple days I have been doing some spring cleaning and figured I would list some odds and ends on e-bay along with a few bears in hopes of having some extra spending money for the show ;o)     I also just need to get some of this stuff out of my house, LOL!  There are some good deals over on my page if anyone  wants to take a look!

My E-bay Auctions

I hope you all have a great weekend!  Tomorrow we are going to dinner and then to Build-a-Bear for my daughter's birthday.  I can't believe she will be 10 next week!  Where does the time go?!

Take care,

*Jeannette