Sharing some before and after pics

Hi everyone,I thought I would post the before and after pics of the bears from yesterdays etsy shop update(all the bears have now been adopted and will be off to their new homes tommorow).I wanted to post them last night but things just got so hectic with trying to take pics for the blooming bear preview and getting the bears listed in my shop I just didn't have a chance.So here are the photos showing the before and finished bears.Sometimes I get a bit too involved and don't know when to stop when I am creating a new design.I often find that I need to add extras like the sculpted nose and extra tinting and highlighting to add some realism to the bear which can turn a two day bear into a week or more to complete lol.I also found that working with these tiny bears,the cotter pin joints can be a bit tricky......I needed my reading glasses to be able to see the pins to turn them correctly.Of course I shouldn't complain because I find the larger cotter pins very difficult to turn smoothly and at least the little ones are soft and pliable.Well I hope you enjoy the pics!~~~~~Sharie

*New bears now in my etsy shop*

Wow it has been a busy day~~~~I am totally wiped out but I did manage to get my preview pic off for the blooming bear show(after taking over an hour to decide what pic to send lol!)and I got the new bears ready and in my etsy shop.The new gang consists of a mama bear and her baby,mama Gretta measuring just 6 inches tall and her little one Byron measuring just 5 inches tall.I tried to give them some realistic features and each is dressed in vintage dolly clothes.Next is a sweet panda girl,Lacey also just 5 inches high also wearing a vintage dolly dress.Then there is Nemo,a blue/black one piece panda measuring 5 inches tall.I also wanted to share some pics of the kitty in progress and as you can see she is coming along quite nicely.Some of the teds for this etsy update were pictured below as works in progress.You can probley guess by looking at their before pics.Well thats it for now....off to have some dinner and list the last panda soon.~~~~hugsxxxxSharie

~~Happy Valentines Day!~~New bears tommorow~~

Just popping in to wish everyone a happy Valentines day!No candy for me this year as I am watching what I eat carefully to drop some unwanted pounds and get my cholesterol down to a healthy level.As you can see I didn't complete my deadline today for my etsy shop update which is a bit dissapointing,but I did try like mad to finish but it just didn't happen.I had shopping to do today and have been fighting a nasty head cold that has been hanging on strong.I do have the bears ready for their photos so I will do the photo shoot tommorow along with the preview ted for the blooming bears show~~~~oh the stress lol!So I am off for now to take my cold meds and will have the bears ready tommorow 100% possitively for sure!HugsxxxxxSharie