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Category 5
Large Bare Bear or Bud,
12" to 24" -
Undressed. Any materials.
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| Sam is a 12" tall teddy bear made of red, navy,
golden hand-dyed mohair. He has hand painted navy premium German eyes
with sparkling glitter accents, dark brown needle felted eyelids, a
hand-stitched nose of Perle cotton, Sam has golden brown wool felt foot
pads with soft-sculpted toes. He is stuffed with a silky soft polyester
fiber-fil and steel shot for a realistic feel. Sam is fully jointed with
cotter pin joints and hard board disks. Sam comes with a hand made hat
with stars and stripes and a tea dyed American flag to match his vintage
Americana coloring. Tyler Crain |
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Kato is a one-of-a-kind tiger cub measuring 16” long nose to
tail. Kato is created out of imported Belgian plush and then airbrushed
in many layers for realistic coloring. He has hand painted 18mm glass
eyes that open and close. 5 joints and an inner armature in each leg,
spine and tail that allows him to achieve many realistic poses. Kato is
weighted with steel shot for a nice hefty feel. Kato has been
extensively needle and scissor sculpted to obtain his realistic
features.
Krista Griffiths |
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| Tecah is made of white alpaca with inlaid wool
felt paw pads which have hand-made, hand applied clay claws. He has
topaz glass eyes, a hand stitched nose with an open mouth, which has a
faux suede tongue. Tecah is filled with fiber-fil, glass beads and love.
Jacquie Pollitt |
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| Baybeary is a 19" tall teddy bear made of 1 1/2"
long wavy, dense mohair on a moss colored background. He has moss
colored wool felt paw pads, black glass eyes, a waxed nose, 5 joints and
a pull string growler. Baybeary is stuffed with acrylic and weighted
with copper covered BB's. He wears a hand knit scarf in variegated
shades of green yarn. Victoria Dewbre |
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| Howie Heuprinki stand 16” tall and is made of six
types of alpaca, two types of mohair, and leather. Jointed with a
double-joint neck and has wired limbs and tail. To accomplish a
realistic look, appliqué, piecing, needle sculpture, scissor trimming
and hand painting were used. His black nose and mouth are embroidered
and he has hand-painted amber brown glass eyes with black leather
eyelids. His plentiful whiskers are made of white horsehair. Howie has
leather needle sculpted paw pads which show his tiny fingers and
detailed palms. Mary Wimberley |
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| Snuggle-Bug is a bent-leg design and if he could
stand he would be 12 inches tall. He is made from faux fur which has
been created to look like chinchilla. His paw pads are Ultra-suede with
needle sculpted and shaded toes. Snuggle-Bug's face has been extensively
needle and scissor sculpted. He has hand-painted, bright sparkling eyes
with thread detailing and a stitched and waxed nose. He is stuffed with
poly-fil and steel shot. Terrie Kalaputas |
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| Nahele measures from head to toe 17" long. He is
sewn from dark brown, white and tan alpaca. His paws are made with
Ultra-suede with hand-molded Fimo claws and nose. His black glass eyes have lids and he has 6 double joints with wire in arms and legs. His filled with sheep's wool and pellets. Silke
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| Surprise is a one-of-a-kind creation standing 20
inches tall. She is made from hand dyed mohair that is a light teal with
dark strands and a white backing. She has mauve colored glass eyes
backed with wool felt. Her nose is hand embroidered and waxed. Paws are
unique with a reverse trapunto method using wool felt. Surprise is
cotter pin jointed and stuffed with poly-fil and BB's. She wears a ribbon
ruffle made from ombre ribbon which coordinates with her fur and eye
color. Air brushed facial features and paws. Alison McKee |
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| Twiggs is 18 inches tall and is completely hand
sewn from a long golden brown faux fur with black tips. He has blue
glass eyes, needle felted features, eyelids, nose, mouth, paws and
footpads in black roving fibers. He is hardboard and cotter pin jointed
and polyester fiber-fil stuffed. Heather Hamilton |
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| Uralria, the 'one who dances' was inspired by
Inuit and Zuni bear carvings. He is 12 inches tall and made from pure
Japanese silk plush. He has Japanese silk velvet paw pads, black glass
eyes, and has double neck and wrist joints and asymmetric body. Wired
arms and hands. Scissor and needle-sculpted face, hand stitched and
lacquered nose. Filled with poly-fibre, kapok and steel shot. Maria
Collin |
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| Reminiscent in colors of the midnight sky and
snowcapped mountains, Aurora celebrates the land of the midnight sun,
Alaska. The unique tie-dyed mohair fabric is complimented by her inset
white mohair fabric face. She has hand painted crystal eyes and she has
white suede, sculpted and painted paw pads. Easily posed with lockline
arms and legs, she is fully bolt-disc jointed and softly stuffed with
poly-fiber. Bev White |
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| Buster is 14 inches tall and was created from an
original pattern with Edinburgh mohair. His face and paws have been
needle felted with wool roving and airbrushed for accent and color. He's
stuffed with top quality fiber-fil and has German glass eyes. His beanie
is hand made and adorned with vintage Cracker Jack charms (including a
rocket ship). He's playing with a vintage hand carved roto-plane. He
loves to spend summer afternoons by the farm pond, dreaming of flying
his own plane and, someday, a rocket ship. Dixie Huffman |
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| Lucas was created from dense feathered mohair in a cocoa
brown color. He measures 13” from his toes to the tip of his ears. His
paw pads are matching Ultra-suede with embroidered claws. His face is
needle and scissor sculpted and highlighted with light shading. Lucas
has a hand-stitched waxed nose. Leather eyelids accent his premium glass
eyes. He is fully jointed and filled with poly-fil and pellets for a
nice weight. Lucas wears a novelty button attached to a leather cord.
This unique button was crafted to look like the inside of a coconut.
Brenda Parker |
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| Milbert Grog is a 16 inch, one-of-a-kind bear
made from a long pile, wavy, antique gold mohair. His paw pads are fudge
coloured wool felt. Milbert has shiny black glass eyes and a very large
black Perle cotton embroidered nose with a large embroidered grin. His
face has been needle and scissor sculpted. Milbert Grog is fully cotter
pin jointed and firmly filled with a heavy weight stuffing and polythene
pellets. He is capable of standing without any help. Tied around
Milberts neck is a red cotton scarf.
Jacqui Ellerton |
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| James is 24 inches tall and made from sparse mohair with
wool felt paws. He has crystal glass eyes and an embroidered Perle nose.
James is stuffed with wood wool, cotton, glass beads and steel beads. He
has a growler in his tummy. James is softly stuffed to allow him to pose
in a way that a vintage bear could; heavy and floppy. His features are
airbrushed to give him some gentle aging, and his big feet are
embroidered.
Dawn James |
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At a Glance - All Entries in Category 5
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 5.9 Twiggs |
 5.10 Uralria |
 5.11 Aurora |
 5.12 Buster |
 5.14 Lucas |
 5.15 Milbert Grog
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 5.16 James |
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5 - Large Bare Bears 12-16" ◊
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