The Teddies Worldwide on-line March show has finally began!
I'm very pleased to present my five minis. I have called this collection BearToWear because of their special feature. Every bear can be worn and carried around thanks to a personalized necklace. Each little bear bears the name of a flower, and is accessorized consequently. I have designed a double face mat/birth certificate. One side of it has a felt flower, on the other side is my 'trademark' birth certificate with name of the bear, date of birth, my signature and a scrap of fur as DNA proof!
Please, meet the little ones:

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POPPY POPPY is a OOAK BearToWear. MEASURES: 12,5 cm MATERIALS: silver grey mohair. Black ultra suede for feet pads and inner ears. Felt and wool thread for ruff and flower necklace. JOINTS: 5 ways cotter pin jointed. Head has a wobble joint. STUFFING: sheep wool and white granulate for a bit of added weight. FEATURES: face is needle felted. EYES: black German glass NOSE: hand sculpted with polymer clay. SHADING: oils and acrylics. Please remember that POPPY is a collector item not suitable for young children. POPPY IS ADOPTED, thank you!

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CORNFLOWER CORNFLOWER is a OOAK BearToWear. MEASURES: 12,5 cm MATERIALS: black alpaca fur. Black ultra suede for paws  and inner ears. Felt and wool thread for ruff and flower necklace. JOINTS: 5 ways cotter pin jointed. Head has a wobble joint. STUFFING: sheep wool and white granulate for a bit of added weight. FEATURES: face is needle felted. EYES: clear glass hand painted in shades of blue. NOSE: hand sculpted with polymer clay. SHADING: oils and acrylics. Please remember that CORNFLOWER is a collector item not suitable for young children. CORNFLOWER IS ADOPTED, thank you!

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DANDELION DANDELION is a OOAK BearToWear.  MEASURES: 12,5 cm MATERIALS: grey and white alpaca fur. White ultra suede for paws  and inner ears. Felt and wool thread for ruff and flower necklace. JOINTS: 5 ways cotter pin jointed. Head has a wobble joint. STUFFING: sheep wool and white granulate for a bit of added weight. FEATURES: face is needle felted. EYES: black German glass. NOSE: hand sculpted with polymer clay. SHADING: oils and acrylics. Please remember that DANDELION is a collector item not suitable for young children. DANDELION IS ADOPTED, thank you!

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DAISY DAISY is a OOAK BearToWear. MEASURES: 12,5 cm MATERIALS: orange alpaca fur. Brown ultra suede for paws  and inner ears. Felt and wool thread for head band and flower necklace. JOINTS: 5 ways cotter pin jointed. Head has a wobble joint. STUFFING: sheep wool and white granulate for a bit of added weight. FEATURES: face is needle felted. EYES: golden green glass. NOSE: hand sculpted with polymer clay. SHADING: oils and acrylics. Please remember that DAISY is a collector item not suitable for young children.  DAISY IS ADOPTED, thank you!

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SUNFLOWER SUNFLOWER is a OOAK BearToWear. MEASURES: 12,5 cm MATERIALS: brown alpaca fur. Cream ultra suede for paws  and inner ears. Felt and wool thread for ruff and flower necklace. JOINTS: 5 ways cotter pin jointed. Head has a wobble joint. STUFFING: sheep wool and white granulate for a bit of added weight. FEATURES: face is needle felted. EYES: black German glass. NOSE: hand sculpted with polymer clay. SHADING: oils and acrylics. Please remember that SUNFLOWER is a collector item not suitable for young children. SUNFLOWER IS ADOPTED, thank you!

POPPY BearToWear

Poppy is the first of the BearToWear collection I devised for this March Teddies Worldwide on-line show. He will be welcoming the visitors on my KALEideaSCOPE page there, as he is also the preview bear. I hope he will bring me luck!

POPPY on his mat...

...wearing his petals ruff

POPPY loves to be carried around! ...and I love to show him off! Go to the show

CORNFLOWER BearToWear

Please, meet CORNFLOWER, a BearToWear!
I have created him for the March Teddies Worldwide on-line show. Cornflower has hand painted deep blue eyes. He can be worn and carried around thanks to a cornflowers necklace.

DANDELION BearToWear

...and this is Dandelion, another sweet and happy BearToWear for the Teddies Worldwide.

DAISY BearToWear

Daisy is the only BearToWear girl in a family of five. She is very proud of her head band and happy that I gave her green eyes!
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SUNFLOWER BearToWear

Another cute boy from the Teddies Worldwide special collection, Little Sunflower.
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CHRISTMAS TREASURES

The Teddies Worldwide CHRISTMAS TREASURES has finally started.
It has been a great experience to plan a whole collection for this show. It has also been hard to keep pictures and work in progress for myself as each creation came into life.
Now I can finally show them off:

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SPLINTER the hedgehog ADOPTED, thank you! Splinter is OOAK. He comes with his felt Christmas tree (also hand sewn by myself) and birth certificate in matching materials. MEASURES: 8 inches (21 cm) from nose end to bottom. MATERIALS: white Schulte alpaca and spiky Schulte mohair. Ultra suede for inner ears. FEATURES: face is needle felted. Alpaca rooted in for the hairline. EYES: German glass NOSE: hand sculpted with polymer clay. JOINTS: all legs are cotter pin jointed. A wiring connects head to body. He can partially fold onto himself. Arms are wired. STUFFING: sheep wool and encased white granulate for added weight. SHADING: oils and acrylics

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SAND the desert fox ADOPTED thank you! Sand is OOAK. He comes with his beloved embroidered felt ball, golden rope pendant and birth certificate in matching materials. MEASURES: height (top head to floor) 8.3 inches (21cm). Length (rear end to nose) 7.5 inches (19cm). Tail 4.5 inches (12cm). MATERIALS: white Schulte alpaca. Ultra suede for paws and inner ears FEATURES: face is needle felted. Whiskers made with horse hair. EYES: German glass NOSE: hand sculpted with polymer clay. JOINTS: hind legs are cotter pin jointed. A wiring connects head to body. Tail and legs are wired. STUFFING: sheep wool and encased white granulate for added weight. SHADING: oils and acrylics

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NUTMEG the squirrel ADOPTED thank you! Nutmeg is OOAK. He comes with his yummy golden pine cone, embroidered scarf and birth certificate in matching materials. HEIGHT:  8 inches (21cm) standing, tail is 9.5 inches (24cm). MATERIALS: white and orange alpaca for body, Schulte faux fur for tail and top ears. FEATURES: face is needle felted, whiskers are of horse hair. EYES: German glass. NOSE: needle felted and sealed. JOINTS: arms and legs are cotter pin jointed. A wiring connects head to body. Arms and tail are wired. STUFFING: sheep wool and encased white granulate for added weight. SHADING: oils and acrylics.

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SILVER the young raccoon ADOPTED thank you! Silver is OOAK. He can either sit or stand on all fours. He comes with his wool 'cotton candy', silver scarf and birth certificate in matching materials. MEASURES: sitting 9 inches (23cm), on all fours nose end to bottom 10.5 inches (27cm), tail 7 inches (18cm) MATERIALS: Tissavel faux fur FEATURES: face is needle felted. Whiskers made with horse hair. EYES: German glass NOSE: hand sculpted with polymer clay. JOINTS: arms and legs are cotter pin jointed and wired. A wiring connects head to body. Tail is also wired. STUFFING: sheep wool and encased white granulate for added weight. SHADING: oils and acrylics

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SAPPHIRE the Siamese kitten ADOPTED thank you! Sapphire is OOAK. He comes with his embroidered felt ball, silver rope pendant and birth certificate in matching materials. MEASURES: height (top head to floor) 8 inches (20 cm) when sitting. MATERIALS: light beige alpaca. Ultra suede for paws and inner ears FEATURES: face is needle felted. Whiskers made with horse hair. EYES: blue German glass. I hand painted them for a deeper realistic look. NOSE: needle felted and sealed. JOINTS: hind legs are cotter pin jointed. A wiring connects head to body. Tail and legs are wired. STUFFING: sheep wool and encased white granulate for ded weight. SHADING: oils and acrylics.

I ALSO HAVE TWO LITTLE ONES THAT ARE NOT IN THE SHOW. THEY WOULD LOVE TO FIND A NEW HOME BEFORE CHRISTMAS...

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FABIO the panda ADOPTED thank you! Fabio is OOAK. He comes with his embroidered felt ball, green and silver rope pendant and  birth certificate in matching materials. HEIGHT:  8.5 inches (22,5 cm) standing, but he is designed to sit. MATERIALS: black and white Schulte alpaca, ultra suede for hand and feet pads.  FEATURES: face is needle felted. EYES: German glass. NOSE & CLAWS: hand sculpted from polymer clay. JOINTS: arms and legs are cotter pin jointed. Arms are wired. A wire connects head to body. STUFFING: sheep wool and encased white granulate for added weight. SHADING: oils and acrylics.

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SCHOGGI the mouse  Adoption 180 USD Schoggi is OOAK. He comes with his embroidered felt poncho, hand painted wooden sleigh and  birth certificate in matching materials. HEIGHT:  8.5 inches (22,5 cm) standing. MATERIALS: white and chocolate Schulte alpaca for body, ultra suede for inner ears, feet pads and tail. Whiskers are of horse hair.  FEATURES: face is needle felted. EYES: German glass.NOSE & LITTLE TEETH: hand sculpted from polymer clay. JOINTS: arms and legs are cotter pin jointed. Head has a wobble joint. Tail is wired. STUFFING: sheep wool and encased white granulate for added weight. SHADING: oils and acrylics.

To adopt Schoggi the mouse, go to my showroom here:
http://kaleshowroom.blogspot.ch/


If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me here:
francesca.boretti@gmail.com

NUTMEG the squirrel

Squirrels are such cute creatures I think. I love red squirrels, their rich colours and their fluffy tail, their funny curious expression.

It took me a while to decide which fabric was the most suited for this project. In the end I chose two fabrics, one for the rich fluffy tail (a very nice Schulte faux fur), and a wonderful short orange reddish alpaca. In the end I also added some subtle brown shading to the body to give it a deeper and richer colour. It is really nice and warm I think.

NUTMEG is adopted, thank you!

SILVER - a young raccoon

This is Silver, another raccoon. I love doing raccoons, and every time I make one, he comes out with his own personality! This is a real dreamer, I just wouldn't know how else to describe him!

SILVER is adopted, thank you!