Pandy, new creation is available on my webpage

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I'm pleased to present you my new creation : Pandy.
She has been created and designed by me : Chantal Giroux
Created from a soft mohair yarn.
Standing just over 4 - 10 cm tall.

Her face is finished with handpainted gentle shadings.

She has black eyes.

She is 5 way jointed.
Firmly stuffed with premium polyfiberfill.
She wears a lovely dress.
Her legs have been weighted by adding polymer clay soles. (New !!!)

She is available on my webpage
http://chantalbears.jigsy.com/pandy

And now a few pictures of the little girl

 

Ebooklet pulled from the market

I have to pull the Ebooklet from the market because of people misunderstanding the idea of the booklet ; they wanted a pattern included in it; however, because the technique is available for all types of teddy bears in thread,yarn, knitted or crochet, I did not add a specific pattern which was well explained in the item description. People could used it on other patterns from other artists but it looks like the new idea was not understood by some....

I plan to add the personal technique in the book I'm writing now that will most likely be published next year where it will include patterns and "how to".

I'm feeling sorry for that, but I had to take this decision to avoid further problems which are taking time from my beloved teddy bears and eating up the much needed time for the book. If you are still interested to buy the "how to" ... of course NOT including the pattern please feel free to contact me.

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Picture I like a lot

Yesterday, I was preparing the teddy bear "Love" for a long travel, by airmail.... to Europe.....and Alain decided to take pictures.  On my right shoulder I had my bird, Candy and the left shoulder, the teddy bear.
And, here is the result.....

  

 

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A new Teddy Bear : LOVE

I'm proud to present you, Love, my new creation :

Created with a soft blue grey and white long pile faux-fur .
Standing just over 12 inches - 30 cm tall.
Her face is finished with handpainted gentle shadings.
She has handpainted glass eyes with blue and green sparkles.
She is 5 way jointed.
Firmly stuffed with premium polyfiberfill. Love has two organza bows on her head and a collar around her neck
Her legs have been weighted with glass beads.
Her arms has been wired and she can take the position you will give her.


She is for sale : http://chantalbears.jigsy.com/love
There also you will see a lot of pictures of her, even a few in the Canadian snow !!!!!!!!!!!!

A New Epattern released today

I received a large request from people asking me how I could give personality to my teddy bears....
Finally, I wrote a new booklet containing 14 pages and 36 pictures showing "how to"
I hope that little booklet will help a lot of people making teddy bears !!!!!

The booklet is for sale : http://chantalbears.jigsy.com/patterns-for-sale

Brittany arrived home, yesterday

Brittany, my teddy bear arrived home yesterday ; for the story, we went to Moncton, to deliver her to her new Mom... She was not at her office, so we let the bear in her office...

Here is what she wrote, when she met her for the first time....
"Hi Chantal,

She is beautiful.. so elegant and just what I was hoping for. I hope she has it for a lifetime and hands it down to her children, and their children afterwards."

If I understand very well, my little Brittany will become a family treasure.....

She is born on January 24th

Brittany is born ; I like her a lot, difficult however for an artist to like her work... but this one.... it took 2 weeks ..but the result is so good.
Brittany is a commission for a bithday gift..
Here the pictures, I took today ; tomorrow I will have more, but they are on my husband camera...

 

Brittany, a commission

I'm working on a larger teddy bear for a commission. Here are the first pictures.
The head is not completed, I need to make the muzzle and place the ears.
The body is done and a first leg. I painted the shadows of a face and the foot pad.
Now, back to work .....

Happy New Year !!!!! (long)

To all my blog readers, my fellow artists, Chantal Bears Collectors, and my friends, I wish you a peaceful and a very happy  New Year.

I want to end my 2011 blog with a collection of events that touched me a lot this year.

I have been very lucky to meet a teddy bear artist Elena Nikitina ; in August we decided to do a bears exchange.

When the parcel arrived in Russia, she sent me a lovely picture ;

I did the same thing when a parcel arrived in Canada :

Later, I received a surprise message from Jan Nethercut; Verena, my teddy bear girl arrived in US and all the bears had a party together.

Jan allowed me to publish the picture on my blog.

That's what she wrote : 

"Verena is a precious little girl-cub and was welcomed in my Hug by a party given by the bears.   Attached is a picture of Hitty taking charge of Verena, Crackers (by me), Janet (by Yvonne) with Lily (Mary R.) standing in back with balloons.  Of course, I didn't get pictures of all the fun.  You know how bears are, they don't stay still very long.  It was a great party and I think she enjoyed it all."

 

Thanks Jan for the lovely moment in my teddy bear life.

This year, Julie received an TBAAF award, a third place in miniatures category ;

And here is Julie

For my teddy bears, I decided to increase the size of my teddy bears ; I added knitted accessories to my miniatures bears ; a challenge I wanted to achieve and I did it.

I wrote a pattern for a knitted teddy bear.

The last challenge has been a 6 inches knitted teddy bear ; Aurelie was the last teddy bear  of the year.

For 2012, I still have new challenges and new projects in my head.

Thanks to you all ; I'm spoiled to have such great people around me and I am who I am because of you !!!

Now I must share with you some reactions from my family following me and the creation part of my life in the last 9 years :

When I complete a teddy bear, the first critic is Alain, my husband : "This one, for sure, he will find a new home !!!"

My daughters now :

Laura : she talks to the new bear : "Hi ..., you are so nice, such beautiful eyes.... you are such a cutie !!!"

Johannie in Belgium : "Mom, how can you do it? so detailed ? All teddies you make are more and more alive !!!!"

My sister Danielle, in Balgium : Chan, every time you sent me a picture of your teddies, they become more beautiful"

And now, I have new "fans", my grandchildren : Lola (5) who always ask me to show her my new creation (on Skype).

Darren (6) who is so proud to tell people that his grandma can design teddy bears !!!

As you see, my life is filled of love and teddy bears lovers !!!

 

2011 Christmas Edition pictures. Merry Christmas !!!!

I'm proud to show all my 2011 Christmas Edition Teddy Bears ; only one little girl did not find a new home for Christmas ; she is still on Ebay :
Here is a link : http://www.ebay.com/itm/Neena-OOAK-Christmas-Edition-Teddy-Bear-Artist-Chantal-Bears-/320804988968?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ab177a828#ht_5474wt_1344
Shipping is free and I shipped as expedited parcel with a tracking number.
A few pictures :

Neena :

Naomi is living now in US

Nikita is on the way to US

And Noel is also on the way to US

A lot of work, made with love, but they deserved it....

Thanks to my teddy bears collectors.