The All Bears arrived at a steady pace throughout 2018, finding new homes around the world, with most settling in America, Australia, ...

Another hot summer's day today and oh boy am I wilting ! It has been a day to play, rather than a day to attempt sewing teddy bears wi...

Goodness it's been hot! Way too hot 'n humid to work comfortably with mohair that's for sure! Rather than struggle on, I'v...

What with the arrival of Rodney the Kitten, my general dog, household and grandson duties, together with a couple of lovely visits to the ...

After finding some old photographs, it occurred to me this week, I made my very first teddy bear 25 years ago!  My goodness, it is hard to...

My teddy bear making mojo is in full swing at the moment, which is always a good start to a new year! I may have started slowly, but with ...

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have been attempting to teach myself to draw. It has not been an easy process as this skill is far fr...

I was never confident in art lessons. Left handed and ill at ease with paintbrush and pencils, I was usually to be found lurking at the ba...

After my Buttercup post, I had yellow bears on the brain, so started hunting for photos of some of the yellow bears I have made in past ye...

Keeping an almost-two-year-old entertained each week has proved to be less of a challenge than I at first imagined it might be. Little Tob...

My bear making has been limping along at a snail's pace lately because I had a flare-up of tennis elbow; twenty years of bear-making t...

The traditional teddy bear will always be at the heart of my bear-making.  Those golden oldies of years long past embodied comfort and sec...

The roses have been so beautiful this year ... a moment to enjoy these most radiant of flowers is perfume for the soul.  Sitting in my dec...

I often snap work in progress pics on my mobile phone and recently, after making my traditional 18" teddy bear Elliot, it dawned on ...

Recently, I happened to spot a Tweet about this lovely book written by Jennifer Laing, published way back in 1996, so never one to pass an...

After spending two unsuccessful afternoons knitting in the vain hope a jacket, or cardigan, might suit this bear, yesterday I finally aban...

I snapped a few Iphone pics from my desk as I worked last week ... Stitched and ready to stuff. Nose embroidered so now it...