Spring Fever in Vermont

Mother nature has been toying with us this year..not much snow..milder weather. This past month we had spring birds weeks early, Blue birds in February?! and yet they are here.It was 57 on Thursday and 30 on Friday. Cold blustery wind, light snow. Up went the new bird houses because the birds are here and the weather promises to reverse itself yet again. Our construction projects and the total mayhem it resulted in means i still have not gotten back to bears! I just spent a rare morning checking out everyone's new spring bears and hares,,such fun! I have passed the time learning new techniques that i can do in my lap in front of the TV at night, and hopefully they will wind their way into my bears later this year! In the meantime than you all for sharing your talents they made my morning!

Happy Valentines day everyone!

May you all have the love and happiness i have found in my life! I plan on celebrating my husband today who made all this possible!

Repeat performance!

This silly bear is getting rather lonely on the shelf! All of her siblings and friends have gone off to homes! So she has been guilt tripping me about not  doing more to show her off! So here she is!

While I have been trying to get back into the rhythm of bear making ..i find myself sort of collating and re arranging new ideas and skills ..seeing how they fit into my furry friends. I have been learning alot about layers recently. It started in digital scrap booking and carried over into my jewelry making. The more I explore and learn , the more I stretch my imagination.
When I looks into this bears eyes how deep can I go? It may just be an unconscious process for some people as they grow and improve in their craft. The first bears I made were cute..but I know they weren't where I wanted to go eventually. The subtle differences created by needle sculpting, shading,trimming...all add up to layers . Layers of personality! Much has changed with the economy and I am trying to regroup and make some changes I how and where I sell bears.
( and my other crafts !) so stay tuned folks! More to come in the next few months!
Meanwhile I am greatly enjoying all the amazing talent I find in blog land! It's wonderful to be part of such talented generous friendly artists!

My new Year resolution!

Is to get back to making bears! All the holiday gifts are made and delivered..the house will be back to normal soon i hope ( furnace being fixed now)..the garage is almost finished., so my craft stuff can come out of hiding again ! Have lots of bears in progress,,now need to get their ( and my) little heads together and focus!
 Working for a living can be so distracting don't you think?!

All wrapped up!

Ok because I get excited about new crafts all the time...and have again..let me show you my latest fascination! Wrap bracelets! This is my 2nd one. They are so much fun to make and rather addictive! She who dies with the most mohair wins..and apparently that's true with beads too! LOL.
It's a three wrap bracelet and has a vintage button closure.and since I want to make more and need to support my new habit..this one is for sale!

$ 55.00 and I will pay shipping .
Now let me go sort through my button stash!

Fall is here!

Well Reilly is the only bear I have left so I need to go back to finishing some i have started. Do you ever start a bear and then get distracted or redirected? I do and end up with several "in process"bears waiting to be born! Too much going on at once! We brought home a stunning chainsaw bear from Chester, Vt last week. He is so beautiful! I will have to post his picture soon! Stunning talent at the chainsaw competition! Fall is here and i hear Christmas coming...ok I'm a self winding stress case.! time for bed right now!