URSA Awards 2018

13th Annual
Competition

"Reach Beyond The Stars"


Category 8

Fantasy Bears and Buds - Bears or Buds, all materials, all sizes.

Large photographs are shown so you can see and judge each bear's details.

Entries are in order by the date they were received.

 
Vote for your favorite - see link at the bottom of this page.

 

8.1

8.1
Jingles is 23" tall and created in curly light brown mohair with tan wool felt paw pads. He wears striped red and green cotton pants with large white buttons and a red felt pointy collar. Jingles wears a headdress of feathers, a candy cane, candles and holly leaves. This bear carries a wrapped gift. He is stuffed with fiberfill and plastic pellets. Air brush accents and fully jointed.

Donna Mae Hinkelman
Bainbridge Bears
Benton Harbor, Michigan USA

 

8.2

8.2

The Green Witch is a OOAK, 18 inches and created from antique sage colored mohair. 5-way jointed, has premium glass eyes, detailed wool eye whites, hand stitched nose, facial shading, embroidered wool coating paw pads, and filled with polyester. Her costume was created from cotton and star-detailed organza with metallic rolled hem, a metal spider with rhinestones, and a hand crafted black witch broom.


Vicky Lougher

Elegant Creations
Ithaca, Michigan USA
 

 

8.3


8.3
Viserion, the ice dragon from Game of Thrones, is 36" (90cm) from the nose to the end of his tail. He is completely hand-knitted with 100% cotton yarn, stuffed with fiber-fil He has a wire running from head to tail; wings, feet and each single toe are wired, too. German hand painted glass-eyes. Claws and horns modeled with FIMO.
To achieve the perfect zombie-look, some stitches are knitted more loosely and there are several holes in his wings.

Natascha Sabo
LeftyBears
Remchingen, Baden-Wurttemberg Germany

 

8.4

8.4
Scarecrow vignette is 10.2" (26cm) and the bear measures 5.3" (13,5cm) tall. The beige bears is made from viscose and stuffed with sawdust and steel granules. Glass eyes.
5-way jointed. Paw pads are made of viscose. Nose and mouth are embroidered. Toning with oil paints. Bear sewn by hand from a pattern designed by Elena. All his clothes are removable. Clothes are made from cotton, corduroy, flax. All accessories are hand made, the stand, corn, watering can, cross, mouse, box and windmill. All accessories are made by hand. OOAK.

Elena Alexandrovna Burgova
CrazyZoo Handmade
St. Petersburg, Russia

 

8.5

8.5
Arbella and Journey. Arbella is a 8" fairy bear with dress and wings. Journey is a 12" tall fantasy snail made from hand dyed mohair. He has a needle felted face and decor on her shell. There is a decorated saddle and fantasy head gear. This is all hand made.

Diana L. Watts
Dibears
Naples, Florida USA

 

At a Glance - All Entries in Category 8


8.1

Jingles


8.2

The Green Witch


8.3
Viserion

8.4
Scarecrow


8.5
Arbella & Journey

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