Latest Bears!!

Hello All!
Time for another update! I thought you might like to see 2 of my latest little bears who I am really pleased with but a little nervous if their new 'Mummies' will like them!

Firstly meet Giselle. She is a sweet little girl bear who wants to be a ballerina when she grows up! She is wears her tutu everywhere she goes and is always leaping and dancing around the house!

Giselle is felted from 2 shades of hand dyed corriedale wools from one of my favourite cottage crafts people!

She has ribbons laced up her little legs, and just look at those amazing tiny rosettes.

I have never seen any so small! She's just gorgeous I think!

Now meet Cody. This darling little boy is wearing his merino pjs and hat. He likes to hang

out with his invisible friend Jack and is always trying to lend a hand at home!

Don't you just love the little pompoms and his sweet little face?

I'm so pleased with Cody, he took a lot of time to sculpt and his corriedale base is covered

lavishly with a merino/silk blend for his pjs and hat, with angora bunny

fibre on his little hat also!

I do hope their new owners are really happy with them, and if they are reading this Yay!! Tell me what you think! :o) lol

Lots on this month. I have a day class out of town which I have almost finished organising. Just as well as it's only a week away! :o) I also managed to create a whole load of work for myself by offering to join in as a tutor for a 4 day craft weekend. And now I have to make up some samples of what we would make over the 4 days. Unless they are good standard I won't get in, but also I have to come up with things that I haven't taught before and don't know how long they will take to make! Eeekk! So lots of experimenting to do in just one week!

Also trying not to worry about driving out of town. It is one year this month since I started driving (yes, I AM 35, truly) and I still haven't driven at 100k yet! lol I'm sure it will be fine! Really,,,,,just fine! eekk

Ok, that's all from me! Back to cooking dinner, feeding dogs, cats and assorted rodents. Trips to school, kindy and the vet. Housework, protest rally (That reminds me, if you are in NZ write to parliment to stop them cutting our night classes!!! We need support to keep the classes running! :o) and then I have work on the weekend again! yay!

Much bear love and happiness to all! Put your feet up for me! :o)

Liza

Latest work!

Hello again!! Thought I would share some of my latest little furry friends with you! I have been so pleased with some of the new work, and there is more to come as I work on some new ideas right now!

Hope you like these offerings!

This little tacker is Tac, he is felted in a gorgeous spectrum blend with turquoise accenting. Only little, Tac is under 3 inches tall. $45nzd
Miss Bearington was made for a lovely lady who left our work recently. I wanted to make something ladylike just like her new owner. One of a kind, no copies.

Beth was just completed for an order. The lady wanted something for a baby girl so I thought this was suitably girly. I'm really pleased with her!

Benji was completed a month or so back but I wasn't totally happy with him. So I added some whites to his eyes and now he looks so sweet! Felted in a pastel spectrum blend, he is very unique! $50nzd

This fine fellow, I feel, needs something else, so I am on the look out for clothing or other accessories that might suit. Felted from pure Alpaca in a lovely shade of apricot! Stay tuned for his finished photos!

I hope you enjoyed looking through the new pics. Much more to come. And I do apologise for adding prices to the available bears which I wouldn't normally do, but it saves me writing endless emails when people contact me about them. Sales are going well at the moment! :o)

Beary hugs to all!

Currently available Bears!

Hi all

Here are some bears that are currently awaiting adoption here at Little Handfuls. If you would like more info about any of them please feel free to ask. You can also click on the pics to see nice big versions of them! Thanks for dropping by!

Filbert, felted in 2 shades of mauve he is just gorgeous $65nzd
Tibbs and his wirework pram are $65nzd, love the crochet suit!

Alpie is felted in natural Alpaca fibre, he is a blue ribbon winner and just $60nzd

Tamarillo is felted in an amazing blend of merino wools, very unique with his multi coloured embroidered features to compliment his look. $65

Jinx is quite different with his big eyes and sculpted features. he is felted in blue and mauve! $45nzd

Camey is felted in a blend of wools to make apricot to match her gorgeous cameo resin shoe. They make a stunning display, $55nzd

Ugly Duckling stands on his wee bit of land, he is a true one of a kind

$55nzd

Princess Jewelly is a truely elegant bear. She wears her gorgeous sparkles with style. Felted in deep plum shades she is $65nzd

Peaches is another very unique bear. She was made to match the gorgeous goose egg box below. Felted in a hand mixed blend of wools and with vintage lace they make a gorgeous display anyway you arrange them.

$75nzd including gift box.

$45 Bears (NZD)

These bears are priced at $45nzd

Butterscotch! Felted in a lovely shade of wool, he is quite different!

DimSun is an anime bear in rust and white

Bumble is a tiny 1 inch bear in a flower ring box

Plum is also just 1 inch tall and in his flower ring box

Kimmy is just under 2 inches tall and felted in mauve

Show Pics

Hi all, just realised I didn't show any pics from the show! Here are some of both my tables, the bears and the reborn babies.

I totally changed my bear layout this year, and I think it looked pretty good! It was a LOT of work making all the pedestals!

The babies did ok, but probably won't be making anymore, they just don't sell well enough over here! I still love them tho, shame they have gotten so expensive!

It's Show Time!!

Hi Everyone!
It's just 2 days till the show opens on Saturday morning, 16 May, 10am. I'm just getting the finishing touches done. Tags sewn on, last photos taken, sign finished off, pillars spray painted. Yes I did say spray painting, I do hope they turn out well. I will post some pics of the table after the show!

Here is my sign, not finished in this pic, still needs the background sewn to hold it all together, and the bear head on top of the 'i'. It's about 1.5 metres long.

This is Wilson. He is felted in milk chocolate corriedale with dark choc muzzle and honey coloured toe pads and embroidery. So cute!

This is Thomas, he is felted from Merino/Silk with white accenting, he also has a crystal in his belly button.

Nikolas is felted from merino and it ended up being in 3 shades as I didn't realise there was 2 similar colours in the bag when I started! lol Can you tell his limbs are a lighter colour? You can now right?

Well, that's about it from me. Back to work and fingers crossed all goes well. This is probably the only show I will be doing this year and I am also having a table for my reborn babies. You can check them out at my other blog..www.sugarbabiesnz.blogspot.com

Something Different!

Hi Everyone!

Well I had an attack of the 'make something interestings' and came up with this little lady! Suzy is an anime bear with auburn hair and big blue eyes. I had fun making her eyelids, haven't done many of those before and it's been a while since I 'dressed' a bear too. Then she had to have a friend, so along came Suzette her little sheep.

I love Suzette, she is firmly felted in black and white and then I did a soft coat of merino over the top which is squishy and wooly looking.

What do you think? Are they a cute pair?