Happy Thanksgiving!

 

 

I hope that everyone here in the U.S. has a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving holiday!

 

Hugs,

*Jeannette





French Teddy Awards

I am excited and a little bit nervous to tell you all that I have entered my very first competition! 
The French Teddy Awards

I have entered into three categories. 

"Tina" is entered in the dressed bear category

"Glory" for the panda category

"Cadbury" for the other animals category

 

I hope you can stop by the French Teddy Awards website and take a look at all the amazing entries and cast your vote! 

 

I hope you all have a wonderful evening!

Bear hugs,

*Jeannette

The Online Show Has Begun!!

I hope you can take a moment to visit the "Bear Hugs 4 U" online show! 

I have several new bears available there and there are many other talented artists displaying their work!

The show will last through Sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern time.

 

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Bear Hugs,

*Jeannette



Bear Hugs 4 U online show

Good Morning!

 

 

I hope everyone is doing well!

 

Just a quick reminder that the Bear Hugs 4 U online show takes place this weekend! 

 

I have some brand new bears made especially for this show, so I hope you will be able to stop by and visit! 

The show starts Friday at 10:00 A.M. Eastern time.

 

 

"Caspian" is my preview bear for the show. 

 

Bear Hugs,

*Jeannette



I'm ready for the show.....I think!

I have been getting as much sewing done lately as I possibly can!  I will be participating in the Valparaiso doll and bear show this Sunday at the Porter County Expo center here in Indiana.  I hope those of you who live nearby can stop in and say Hello!

 

 

Here is a quick shot of some of the bears and elephants I will have with me.

 

I hope you all have a great week!

*Jeannette

"Swayzee"

Hi everyone!

I hope you are enjoying your week so far!  I have been working on some bears lately and I would love to introduce you to "Swayzee"! 

Swayzee has been adopted, Thank you!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Bear Hugs,

*Jeannette



Newport powder room & LR fireplace

My intentions were to work on the Newport hallway next, but I realized that my plans for that room need a little more thought, so I went to work on the powder room and the fireplace in the living room.  :o) 

The powder room just needed a new sconce and some decorations, easy right?  Nothing works out that easily for me, LOL!  When I was installing the new sconce I accidentally ripped some of the beautiful red wallpaper beyond repair, so I had to do some internet hunting for replacement paper.  I found some on my new favorite paper source http://www.scrapbook.com/.  Be warned, you will spend too much time and money on this website, LOL!

Above is a view of the powder room through the living room, without the partition.  The sink and toilet I found on the Elf Miniatures website.

I made the frames for these pictures that I found online a long time ago ( I can't remember where now)   The towel is a stand in for the time being until I find one I like.  I just used an old wash cloth that I had on hand and cut a little piece off of it (Shhh, don't tell!)

Now I just need to decide on some kind of shade or valance maybe for the window and a rug.  I think I will also add some sort of shelf above the toilet to store towels and other necessities. 

This picture shows the partition installed for the powder room.

The furniture is a set that I purchased from Kris Compas.  I have several of her pieces and I can't say enough good things about her work!!  I love it! 

I'm not sure if it will stay in this room, but I really wanted to display it :o) 

I built the fireplace from scraps that I had on hand and I have to say that I am extremely happy with how it turned out! 

I'm not sure if you can see it, but the picture on the mantle is my daughter and niece.  It was taken a few years ago and is one of my favorites.  I resized it on my computer and printed it.  The frame is one that is easily found online, I just painted it and sealed it along with the picture.  The box is a metal mini that I also painted.  Minis and More has a great selection of metal miniatures if you are interested in those!

I love this umbrella stand!  I found it on E-bay, it has such great detail!  The umbrella is incredible too!



Last, but not least, I wanted to show my decoys.  These two little ones reside on the mantle in the study.  They were made by Douglas Guy.  He does wonderful work with a lot of attention to detail!

I hope you enjoyed the photos! 

Have a great weekend!

*Jeannette