tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46592908947122818082024-03-13T01:51:13.630+01:00AlbaBears by Doris ColaneroArtist Teddy Bears and other craftsDoris Colanero * Alba Bearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15787453721218906902noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659290894712281808.post-71928531716949263062011-04-30T05:55:00.001+02:002011-04-30T05:55:00.314+02:00Blog is closingDear all!<br />
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For many months I have been writing here on my blog, posting pictures of my work or my garden. As I closed my web page recently, I thought it was better and easier to make a proper blog for my Alba Bears. Of course, there will be posts about my other works as well.<br />
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If you liked joining "Bears and Scraps", I would be very glad to welcome you on <a href="http://albabears.blogspot.com/">my new Alba Bears blog</a> too! Thanks for following me and for your lovely comments!<br />
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</div>During march I was so busy making again some bears. I was called by a lady who met me when I was selling my Alba Bears and my children's items of my new "Babelina & Button" studio at the Christmas fair last December.<br />
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She wanted to buy a teddy bear for her sister. As she wanted something rather small and preferred other colours than pink or red, I first had to make some new creations with the mohairs she chose.<br />
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After having waited for 3 weeks, I put them in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/AlbaBears">Etsy shop</a> and hope they find a new loving home.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Please note: by the end of April, this blog will be "closed" - I already have a </span><a href="http://albabears.blogspot.com/">new blog for my Alba Bears</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">, and I would be happy if you could follow me there!</span></span><br />
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<i>Im März war ich damit beschäftigt, neue Teddys zu machen. Eine Dame hatte mich kontaktiert, die meinen Stand am Weihnachtsmarkt besucht hatte. Für ihr Schwester wollte sie einen eher kleinen Bären, und er durfte nicht in Rot sein. Da ich gerade nichts Passendes hatte, schuf ich drei neue Bären aus Mohairs, die die potentielle Kundin ausgesucht hatte.</i><br />
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<i>Nachdem ich nun drei Wochen gewartet habe, habe ich die drei kleinen Gesellen in meinen <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/AlbaBears">Etsy-Shop</a> gestellt, in der Hoffnung, dass der eine oder andere auf diesem Weg ein neues Zuhause finden möge.</i><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Noch ein Hinweis: Dieser Blog wird per Ende April geschlossen, d.h. er wird nicht mehr aktualisiert. Ich habe jedoch für meine</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;"> <a href="http://albabears.blogspot.com/">Alba Bears bereits einen neuen Blog</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">, und es würde mich sehr freuen, wenn meine Leser mir von jetzt an dort folgen würden. Danke!</span></span></i><br />
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</i>Doris Colanero * Alba Bearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15787453721218906902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659290894712281808.post-51279149870708246542011-03-14T08:57:00.001+01:002019-01-10T11:11:10.924+01:00I'm moving my blog!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I was busy during these weeks, trying to build up my new business and organising my little studio, which was in a state that used to be, to be honest, a nightmare...<br />
But now things seem to get settled, and I'm busy again making new bears. A client ordered a teddy, and she might even buy another one, which is always very pleasing. Business is not so well presently, I think people still don't like to spend too much money for art or collectibles. But nonetheless I have so many new designs and ideas, and I also would like to make space in my studio, so I started to sale off some of my "older" creations. I think it's time they leave home and find a new place to live. :-) So please have a look at my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/AlbaBears?ref=pr_shop">shop</a>, thanks.<br />
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I also will have to make a proper hat for this lovely teddy lady. She is one of my so-called "older" creations, and I set her apart for a client who wanted me to buy her but never called to pick her up. She had a matching felt hat before, but I was not happy with it and the material was not up to my quality standards. So I will have to sit down and make a new one which will certainly turn out better.<br />
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One last thing: I will be closing this blog soon. The reason is very simple: I used to have my own <a href="http://www.albabears.com/">homepage</a> for my Alba Bears, but I had nothing but troubles with the provider, and it got more and more complicated. I also was not happy that maintaining the site was so time-consuming. I'd rather spend my time with my family, or making bears, sewing children's clothing, working in the garden. So I decided to close my site. But then, I needed a proper blog, so that my customers can find me easily. And thus I set up a new blog named like my bears, <a href="http://albabears.blogspot.com/">AlbaBears</a>. For a certain time, posts will be published on both blogs at the same time, but if you would like to follow my blog in the future, be sure to go to the NEW blog and follow me there. It was wonderful to have you as a follower here on "Bears & Scraps". There will be scraps of other crafts on my "AlbaBears" blog as well, and I would be deeply honoured and very glad to see you on my new blog soon.</div>
Doris Colanero * Alba Bearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15787453721218906902noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659290894712281808.post-48948574240016177242011-01-24T12:07:00.000+01:002011-01-24T12:07:14.504+01:00New blog, and my first own blog design<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1OZIM8fdFXrSN5N10OLuyXqz1nxOwJehOsd63OteK4fXUdaE4iX67FY16ALUNqFjl_cxou4NgmW8uUrgKM51bMqQvD72tYBf3FFglWYsXRLOma7Tf6xNV9SZ3cY9t1FkMh3sFXSbzklWO/s1600/Blog+detail+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1OZIM8fdFXrSN5N10OLuyXqz1nxOwJehOsd63OteK4fXUdaE4iX67FY16ALUNqFjl_cxou4NgmW8uUrgKM51bMqQvD72tYBf3FFglWYsXRLOma7Tf6xNV9SZ3cY9t1FkMh3sFXSbzklWO/s1600/Blog+detail+1.png" /></a>Some of you may noticed my absence for weeks. Well, fact is: since Christmas I have been sick more or less all the time. But I also was busy with my second blog.<br />
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I am a very crafty person, and I love all things handmade, all kind of crafts. But since I'm a mom, I deeply got into designing and sewing children's clothing and accessories, toys, nice and useful stuff. Suddenly I realised how many things for babies and toddlers didn't meet my expectations at all. I didn't want to buy some of these things I didn't like, just because nothing else was available. So I started to make things of my own. Things made of wood and fabric, be it cotton or wool, natural fibers. I have a sketchbook full of ideas and designs, and I have a fabric stash ready to be used up. OK, the only problem is time. (I still have family duties and lot of housework to do, not to mention a garden...)<br />
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My label "Babelina & Button" was born. In December I attended at a local Christmas fair with a lot of my "products", shopping cats covers, wooden hangers, hair clip holders, pacifier bags, girl's dresses, soft toys etc. And even though people here are not so keen on handmade stuff, I could sell some things.<br />
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I set up a special blog with a shop for my new "boutique", and I even made my own blog design - the first ever! I am so amazed, my head sometimes is buzzing with all the new ideas that I have, and I wish the day would have more than just 24 hours...<br />
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Please understand that my teddies will have to wait a little bit in the meantime. I will not give them up, they are part of my life, but I will try to expand my business and find more buyer, thus being able to contribute to our family's income.<br />
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If you are interested in seeing my new <a href="http://babelina-and-button.blogspot.com/">blog</a> (even if it's only available in German), you're most welcome, I'd love to see you there!<br />
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<i>Ich poste nicht mehr so häufig, denn seit Weihnachten war ich mehr oder weniger immer krank. Aber ich war auch sehr beschäftigt, denn ich habe einen neuen Blog.</i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0k3zcONbbSuAwJ4Y3wStKi2wboZuJwCP0sGDkNjD-OOdbDa1Nk9t8Bxmcq5ivtvmfAVRvR9jG56emYiWEeJpahdbW5OjJQLbz0rggcRF99Rd81I78F7JQLGqUyAurWcZAU0e1Q6UjMPe/s1600/Blog+detail+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0k3zcONbbSuAwJ4Y3wStKi2wboZuJwCP0sGDkNjD-OOdbDa1Nk9t8Bxmcq5ivtvmfAVRvR9jG56emYiWEeJpahdbW5OjJQLbz0rggcRF99Rd81I78F7JQLGqUyAurWcZAU0e1Q6UjMPe/s1600/Blog+detail+2.png" /></a><i>So enstand mein Label "Babelina & Button". Im Dezember nahm ich an einem lokalen Weihnachtsmarkt teil, im Angebot Einkaufswagen-Polster, Schnuller-Taschen, Kleider, Kleiderbügel, Stofftiere und vieles mehr. Die Teddies müssen ein bisschen zurücktreten. Aber aufgeben werde ich das Bärenmachen nicht!</i><br />
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<i>Für mein kleines Lädchen habe ich auch einen eigenen <a href="http://babelina-and-button.blogspot.com/">Blog</a> mit integriertem Shop aufgesetzt und dazu sogar mein eigenes Blog-Design gemacht - mein erstes überhaupt! Ich würde mich freuen, wenn Ihr dort mal reinschaut.</i>Doris Colanero * Alba Bearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15787453721218906902noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659290894712281808.post-42888698951220594942011-01-02T15:00:00.002+01:002011-01-06T18:11:01.868+01:00My self-made wedding gown<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDiHCxsZ4THa9G5UjUYsRFxJIFe3cOqxDvJ-TSA0n10Dvm426FflwAeNqYsWW-847Y5SCvUv9F7u95KGxTwGd1RPD9kHo1MrWjpHs9s8T5w9l9dEWUtsqGTLpzDjjiKschV5hGwQ6f7jvV/s1600/DSC_0575.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDiHCxsZ4THa9G5UjUYsRFxJIFe3cOqxDvJ-TSA0n10Dvm426FflwAeNqYsWW-847Y5SCvUv9F7u95KGxTwGd1RPD9kHo1MrWjpHs9s8T5w9l9dEWUtsqGTLpzDjjiKschV5hGwQ6f7jvV/s320/DSC_0575.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>I'm married since more than 2 years, but I never had the opportunity to show the pictures of my wedding dress. Why should that be so important you may ask... Well, it is to me, as I made my weeding dress all by my self. I'm not a professional seamstress, and I never had a particular sewing education, so this project was really something special. And it was a lot of work.<br />
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The whole thing started when I tried on a wedding dress in a bridal shop. I liked it a lot, but it was not comfortable, and the seller tried to hurry and made a lot of pressure, as it was the last piece. But I needed more time, and I was not really sure about it, so a real odyssey on the search of the perfect dress began. I don't know how many gowns I tried on. And I guess I lost a lot of weight trying them on. In my head I had the picture of my wedding gown, but no dress came close to it. In the end, I was so desperate that I started to search the internet for an older Vogue wedding gown pattern I once saw, probably in the later 90s. Of course, if you don't have a pattern number, it's impossible to find it.<br />
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Finding the perfect fabric was sheer luck. There are only two fabric stores left in Zurich, and I was so lucky to find in one of them the most beautiful Duiponi silk in champagne colour. As I knew already from the beginning that I would add some fabric rose accessories, I was lucky again that they had the same fabric in a shade of pink. I felt so happy when I came home with my big bag full of this wonderful silk. I love silk, and I love roses, and therefore I had to have roses on wedding gown!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvlOv0CpFZEf5DCtYSP1EASPPXplahaE8y6LaxOK_9V93zqUqvAKJW7nvMRy4K4jqmrIgaE3k_XmaxMG7h6-AubyZT13-quHAubvMCFmiQcj2WfTpIjJjY6x9t94QimjZ9IgG_uFlQHZ7/s1600/DSC_0462.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvlOv0CpFZEf5DCtYSP1EASPPXplahaE8y6LaxOK_9V93zqUqvAKJW7nvMRy4K4jqmrIgaE3k_XmaxMG7h6-AubyZT13-quHAubvMCFmiQcj2WfTpIjJjY6x9t94QimjZ9IgG_uFlQHZ7/s320/DSC_0462.JPG" width="213" /></a>First I made the ring-cushion, just to get an idea of the fabric, how it felt to work with this silk. The I made some kind of test-bodice from a cotton-fabric to make all necessary alterations. I don't tell you how many times I had to alter the pattern (I guess women in the 50s had different body measurements, and I have a rather small bust), how many times I had to change this and that, as I wanted the dress to be sleeve-less and with some boning added to the bodice. You really don't want to know that I had to re-make the bodice again as I made a terrible mistake... At a certain point my DH and me had some sleepless nights as it seemed my sewing-machine didn't work properly, and we were afraid it was broken. I always was afraid to run out of fabric (I still have some left!), and of course, I always was afraid to run out of time. Of course, it's a nightmare for a bride to add such a project to all the other, regular wedding preparations. I had so many sleepless nights, and in those hours in my mind I was always trying to find the perfect solution for the boning, for the under-skirt, for the straps, for the fabric roses etc... I was mentally sewing, even when I was at work in my office. And, in addition to all, we were expecting our child (I was in the 2nd month of my pregnancy at the wedding). This was such a special time, and my husband and I still look back from time to time and lough about it - especially remembering all the many times when he had to assist and close the zipper of the almost finished bodice with his eyes closed...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My adaption of Vogue V7009 in two different shades</td></tr>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2HHVlTZ5MgpwBubaK_7O1P6tgXWpEjTx4djaNZ_zir5eMVMT9B3hFWX2KwJL8cqaSiAnlecblWOlAJKDwrpUqG92SMYj8p-xXykk8sbQWk9ingZU8gFdqmPdoT6HtDzvCgh-HdUTDzVX/s1600/IMG_5250.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5hAIHcpTFI0jh8NQ5OMw8UEd5LmFFOBP8PahcyKIrhRa4zhb9tUiHNigiGr4ukxgLnPnGoF8uLi6JQQ3u25GtVPe26E67wpui6t9NlfaDuBrmJd-E9DY45S67yZBa4G-yrsfSmX1p6R1/s1600/ColaneroWeddingAug2008+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>Of course, at a certain point, he couldn't help me anymore, and I'm glad I had a dress-form/dummy. Of course, I put an lot of work and time and nerves in this dress, but the more the dress advanced, the more I enjoyed it. In the end, making a pompadour and the rose accessories was just like having a delicious desert. The roses were made after a Vogue pattern (Bridal accents V7009), as well as the ring-cushion. The pompadour was made after a pattern from a 90s Burda magazine, and, the day before the wedding, I even had to make a bolero, as the weather was not so good as expected. <br />
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I was so proud when I put my dress on on my wedding day, so proud. You can't imagine the feeling, and it made me feel even more special on this special day. And my husbands smile and look when I entered the church - I was so happy, and it was worth all the labour and the fears and the troubles.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This snapshot (we were discussing wether our friend could close his jacket or not) shows perfectly the one long center piece of the dress that goes from top of the bodice down to the hem.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Today, when I look back and especially look at my pictures, I don't regret it at all. Of course, some people looked down their noses at my "homemade" wedding gown, the probably thought it was not chic enough or not as posh as this or that designer dress. But I don't care - this is a one-of-a-kind wedding gown, as unique as I wanted to feel on that wonderful day, and nobody ever could take that away from me and from my and my husband's memories. I certainly would make SOME things in a different way, and definitely I would start earlier. But this dress really makes part of our wedding, and I would do it again. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee;"></span><br />
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I hope you like this post!<br />
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My idea was to sew a book cover of a nice fabric to protect the booklet. I thought this would be useful for other parents too, as most families have such booklets. So I made some extra covers to sell at my Christmas fair.<br />
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Just measure the book, add the two parts that are folded to the inside of the cover, and add the seam allowance for the part along the top and the bottom edge of the book. The easiest way is to make a pattern or template of paper or thin cardstock.<br />
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</div>Doris Colanero * Alba Bearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15787453721218906902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659290894712281808.post-79902218335430349572010-12-13T21:45:00.000+01:002010-12-13T21:45:16.594+01:00Fukuro - Japanese Fabric Owls<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLI45mGQVh-2vTKUGP3km_3z6gZx8WFdMmx4kUfB32ZRpBsDTrVYoyJ43hrnMvCcaHSD1gXaXuxO_ErQO9NyfmP7_Ra-lc-YA3_2w0Ka8LPj243dQXjI_zLSg4bYWebolax5T8aUdwnNRy/s1600/IMG_5271.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLI45mGQVh-2vTKUGP3km_3z6gZx8WFdMmx4kUfB32ZRpBsDTrVYoyJ43hrnMvCcaHSD1gXaXuxO_ErQO9NyfmP7_Ra-lc-YA3_2w0Ka8LPj243dQXjI_zLSg4bYWebolax5T8aUdwnNRy/s320/IMG_5271.JPG" width="320" /></a>Another project for my Christmas fair stand are these cute owls - made after a traditional Japanese pattern. The word in Japanese for owl is <i>fukuro</i>, and it contains the word <i>fuku</i>, luck. So the owl is a symbol for luck.<br />
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These owls are made of fabric, the big ones partially of recycled jeans fabric and new cotton prints. Some of the eyes are made of vintage buttons fro my grandmother stash.<br />
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They're very cute and not too complicated to make - and you can even use the as pincushions!Doris Colanero * Alba Bearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15787453721218906902noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659290894712281808.post-67076165439496947612010-12-13T21:13:00.003+01:002010-12-14T12:45:24.085+01:00Pouch for pacifiers and other small things<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUV2nB1bNeyG48kEjuvPmuORiJ7R-sRUk8yGwemRE3St9kCE3pgaoDtsKyrSsJOW5pU73gTOt63_llmV89IhV37ZDeSa65npgi-BIymeQPHmR2U456KgdN6DPAfBfTvhZD4iAeQ9T-HL0P/s1600/IMG_5298.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUV2nB1bNeyG48kEjuvPmuORiJ7R-sRUk8yGwemRE3St9kCE3pgaoDtsKyrSsJOW5pU73gTOt63_llmV89IhV37ZDeSa65npgi-BIymeQPHmR2U456KgdN6DPAfBfTvhZD4iAeQ9T-HL0P/s320/IMG_5298.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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The bigger cards contain 3 of them. The smaller cards are not proper cards - they just have one big candle.<br />
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I printed all the saying myself, as my stamps usually are in English, and I realised that, even though everyone speaks at least a little bit English, people here in Switzerland normally prefer German texts on Christmas cards.<br />
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Last saturday, I went to Zurich with my DH and little Alba. There are, however, only two fabric shops left in this whole big city, and both are not what I would call "heaven on earth". I'm demanding, I know.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKIPGyA8OK7wCev1F-S3N2iFB7YVd1NCZnUU_kUEcxqtp94AR2kYT0RurKocydveI50XyzneCMQcneN6jgdFSWBz2C_vyMXIPdcjr9n7iVEeLvhlW-AbVhGCbcxJCN4TAAXxGc4yUoDh8/s1600/3784-60030-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKIPGyA8OK7wCev1F-S3N2iFB7YVd1NCZnUU_kUEcxqtp94AR2kYT0RurKocydveI50XyzneCMQcneN6jgdFSWBz2C_vyMXIPdcjr9n7iVEeLvhlW-AbVhGCbcxJCN4TAAXxGc4yUoDh8/s200/3784-60030-6.jpg" width="150" /></a>But look what I found: the cutest colourful owls! First, I only intended to buy the fabric with the bigger print, as I had in mind to make a bib with sleeves for Alba. But my DH insisted that I also took a piece of the smaller print. Isn't he great?<br />
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<i>Kürzlich war ich mit meiner Familie in Zürich. Und da lacht mich doch dieser tolle Stoff von Exclusively Quilters aus einem Schaufenster an! Nun habe ich ja wirklich schon ein paar Stoffe zu Hause. Ein paar. Ich bin stoffsüchtig, aber diese Sucht tut ja niemandem weh. Zum Glück war mein Göga auch ganz begeistert davon und hat geduldig mit der Kleinen draussen auf der Strasse gewartet, bis ich meine Stücke gekauft habe. (Manchmal ist es unmöglich mit Alba in ein Geschäft zu gehen, weil sie alles anfassen möchte und unzufrieden wird, weil sie nicht kann - plärr!) Aber diese bunten Eulen sind auch wirklich zu süss, und ich freue mich schon daraus, etwas Tolles aus diesem Stoff zu nähen!</i>Doris Colanero * Alba Bearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15787453721218906902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659290894712281808.post-13488726806139225712010-11-05T16:17:00.004+01:002010-11-05T16:25:52.875+01:00More than 500 visits!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I completely missed that somehow I passed the mark - my blog has been visited more than 500 time so far. This is exciting! I know, compared to other blogs, mine is quite boring, and unfortunately I don't have time to post all the things I do. Of course, I could post them, but then I could work less...<br />
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I am preparing stuff for my Christmas fair, but I can work only when my little princess is sleeping. (Today, she was rather a monster - she smeared her dirty hands, full of pasta, tomato sauce and cheese, in her hair. And when I tried to bath her, she cried terribly. Hm, sometimes it's not easy to understand your child.) I was thinking about making one or two more teddies for the fait, but then I changed my mind. Last year, I sold by mere chance only two teddies, and this was disappointing. So I rather make some smaller things that people like to buy for Christmas, mainly useful and lovely things for kids. I will soon post about them.<br />
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But this little fellow will be with my at the fair!Doris Colanero * Alba Bearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15787453721218906902noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659290894712281808.post-28706171541562129052010-10-31T18:01:00.000+01:002010-10-31T18:01:49.322+01:00Embroidered Teddy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpv2AcVbN7JgF_Y0XMuK2gqRNgLP1r6_zYb8LeQ4-X8gwfWvyzsQIYmxTAIn6j-sfiahlguUP22aJ6tp2MrCFhPi5vvagdgFCNEbJ9nC4V9SvNKs-N1XWXHxkk-RWrsuJYVwxPxnvLoNjo/s1600/Ctystal+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpv2AcVbN7JgF_Y0XMuK2gqRNgLP1r6_zYb8LeQ4-X8gwfWvyzsQIYmxTAIn6j-sfiahlguUP22aJ6tp2MrCFhPi5vvagdgFCNEbJ9nC4V9SvNKs-N1XWXHxkk-RWrsuJYVwxPxnvLoNjo/s200/Ctystal+3.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Do you know this feeling? You are a crafter or an artist, and you make something which is quite all right, but you are not "in love" with your creation. This happened to me with this teddy. I was not completely happy with the finished teddy, although it was a similar and smaller version of teddy I made some time ago and which was adopted by a couple for their newborn grand-daughter as a keepsake.<br />
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As the teddy's fur was grey, I chose for the embroideries cool colours, teal, icy pale greens. It reminded me so much of white roses after the first frosty nights in late autumn, that I called the finished teddy "Crystal". And guess what - "Crystal" was adopted by the same collector that had already adopted "Memory".<br />
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"Memory" came home with me after the fair, but later she found a new home. I really hope that she will become part of someone else's memories, as much as she bears within her so many memories of myself.<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I think bats are very fascinating animals, but most people misunderstand them. Of course, some look quite strange, but other are really cute.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yuuyami is Japanese and means dusk, twilight. (No, I didn't see any of those Twilight Saga movies.) It's the time when bats awake. From today on, Yuuyami is available in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/AlbaBears">Etsy</a> shop.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</div>Doris Colanero * Alba Bearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15787453721218906902noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659290894712281808.post-51681097711401610642010-10-16T21:43:00.002+02:002010-10-16T21:43:00.378+02:00Mending an Antique Teddy Bear 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69s8F-7PAuohIFY1jQP9syGkOTccjuq0j-azvzouzpfszBy2KhAJOhEH0KEtT5qGiECLDnTScXi-6ZPxnaiLBRQ1ajsDh6GRs8n8B5IYX5dW07srBfAJ2E1WdKRIutpMcm7wjQBPiulLa/s1600/Teddy+A+03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69s8F-7PAuohIFY1jQP9syGkOTccjuq0j-azvzouzpfszBy2KhAJOhEH0KEtT5qGiECLDnTScXi-6ZPxnaiLBRQ1ajsDh6GRs8n8B5IYX5dW07srBfAJ2E1WdKRIutpMcm7wjQBPiulLa/s200/Teddy+A+03.jpg" width="150" /></a></div>The final part of this very special project was the most difficult. It was the customers wish, that especially the facial expression of her teddy should be kept the same. But how could this be done? The muzzle was badly damaged and had lost a lot of stuffing, the embroidered nose had traces of older layers of yarns, so I supposed it had been mended over and over again. Of course it's one of the most exposed parts of a teddy.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEircrUDjP8driZ398oiLD8A-0bYNt4uk54btkDzK4ABDzEuEd72iBLoB2kEGy2u-4UcYBRUedycGBrfmdc_fkGYDbTXf5_ZRGhF4h7-rLdbA71Q6TVhBb-ngvcdzEScjiHAibv5IqQsDtDT/s1600/Teddy+A+44.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEircrUDjP8driZ398oiLD8A-0bYNt4uk54btkDzK4ABDzEuEd72iBLoB2kEGy2u-4UcYBRUedycGBrfmdc_fkGYDbTXf5_ZRGhF4h7-rLdbA71Q6TVhBb-ngvcdzEScjiHAibv5IqQsDtDT/s200/Teddy+A+44.jpg" width="200" /></a>First I made a "new" muzzle, starting with paper patterns I made after the old muzzle. As with the other damaged parts of the teddy, I used some Schulte mohair, left side up. This time I left the pile, I thought it would kind of "wrap" better around the original part, thus being also better bolster the muzzle and give it a nice shape.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHkG3KghuAMuP84nA-_PulJSutThIPxzPDjRyXoj_4gMREjmYQKDitksrxrSK2oy4iKr4Ot-KYOVm_iC9XFivNInBK2UN73quGcYLNf5ky3KAjSg9hbEHayoaNF5hFGJxXBMUKReHqiYx/s1600/Teddy+A+45.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHkG3KghuAMuP84nA-_PulJSutThIPxzPDjRyXoj_4gMREjmYQKDitksrxrSK2oy4iKr4Ot-KYOVm_iC9XFivNInBK2UN73quGcYLNf5ky3KAjSg9hbEHayoaNF5hFGJxXBMUKReHqiYx/s200/Teddy+A+45.jpg" width="200" /></a>The two lateral pieces were sewn together. Only after that step I basted the middle part of the nose in place, just to make sure the new muzzle has exactly the same shape as the old one, not too loose, not too tight. This had to be done with extra caution - I didn't want to do more damage to the teddy, and the original fabric and stuffing was very brittle and fragile.<br />
Then I pinned the new muzzle right over the old one in place, and fixed it with ladder stitch.<br />
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Further I fixed the eyes again, as they were quite loose. The ears needed mending as well, and since there was quite a big hole on the back neck, the head dangled too much and made the hole even bigger. After re-stuffing and closing the hole, the teddy could keep his head upright again - he looked a lot better.<br />
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I was quite pleased with the result. The teddy looked less tatty, and still he showed the traces of time and the authentic look of an antique and very loved teddy.<br />
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Nachdem ich letztes Jahr das erste Mal an einem kleinen Weihnachtsmarkt ausgestellt habe und seither an keiner Ausstellung mehr war, habe ich mich entschlossen, in meinem Heimatort Dielsdorf teilzunehmen. Erstens, weil ich mich natürlich diesem Ort immer noch verbunden fühle, zweitens wohne ich ja gleich in der Nähe, und drittens sind Weihnachtsmärkte einfach etwas Schönes. Ich mag die Stimmung, und an so einem Anlass auszustellen ist auch speziell. Besonders kleinere Märkte sind sehr reizvoll, da es oft sehr schöne handgemachte Sachen zu kaufen gibt.<br />
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Hier ist noch der Link zum <a href="http://www.weihnachtsmarkt-dielsdorf.ch/">Weihnachtsmarkt Dielsdorf</a>, es würde mich natürlich freuen, wenn jemand vorbeischauen würde. Dielsdorf ist ja z.B. mit der Bahn von Zürich aus in etwa 20 Minuten zu erreichen.<br />
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Natürlich werde ich jetzt fleissig darauf hin arbeiten, viele Ideen sind ja schon über die Planungsphase hinaus und Prototypen sind erstellt. Es wird nebst meinen Teddies und selbst gemachten Karten viele Sachen für Kinder geben, handverzierte Kleiderbügel, handbemalte Baby-Bürsten, Haar-Clips und Haar-Clips-Halter, und vielleicht sind bis dann auch die ersten Kinderspielsachen bereit. Mal schauen, aber ich werde Euch sicher auf dem Laufenden halten!<br />
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<i>Even though it's still autumn, most crafters already prepare for Christmas. So I decided to attend this year at the </i><a href="http://www.weihnachtsmarkt-dielsdorf.ch/"><i>Christmas Fair</i></a><i> in my native town Dielsdorf. Only last year I took part at such an event and I liked it very much. And Dielsdorf is near where I live, and somehow smaller fairs are more attractive than big ones. There are often a lot of handcrafted things to buy. And Dielsdorf is only a 20 minutes train ride away from Zurich. </i><br />
<i>An interesting detail I'd like to add: the crest of Dielsdorf shows a bear. I think it just had to be that I became a teddy bear artist.</i>Doris Colanero * Alba Bearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15787453721218906902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659290894712281808.post-14821579054711339712010-10-16T14:30:00.004+02:002010-10-16T14:41:56.585+02:00Etsy TreasuryA crafter I met through Etsy - she is Swiss but lives now in the USA - put one of my teddies in her treasure chest. Look at all the wonderful things handmade in Switzerland!<br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4cb5cd68d3c86d916a59aaee/homesick">http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4cb5cd68d3c86d916a59aaee/homesick</a>Doris Colanero * Alba Bearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15787453721218906902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659290894712281808.post-53447392818496483312010-10-15T10:56:00.056+02:002010-10-15T10:56:00.560+02:00Mending an Antique Teddy Bear 2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1cxyj0FiDczL5LJq3jGSH0dxMWOtUOjfMgJtQFsCE95kLK_iMAHimG_wjRoKRbTTRJHTnRJT2uGU5D8bu7GfDp1deOZccP_nhPVpwpDz_TltqUU6O4GnGYKeVmTHprBfOnVTGxaQoRqo/s1600/DSC01374.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1cxyj0FiDczL5LJq3jGSH0dxMWOtUOjfMgJtQFsCE95kLK_iMAHimG_wjRoKRbTTRJHTnRJT2uGU5D8bu7GfDp1deOZccP_nhPVpwpDz_TltqUU6O4GnGYKeVmTHprBfOnVTGxaQoRqo/s200/DSC01374.jpg" width="200" /></a>After I managed to fix the damages caused by the joint discs that rubbed trough the fabric under the armpits, I moved on to the next "problem zones". As you can see on the photographs, there were some pretty nasty damages on the feet of the teddy.<br />
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<div>There were several bigger holes on the body and the feet of the teddy. Some of them had to be re-stuffed as well first, in order to maintain the shape especially of the feet.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Between the upper legs you see the remains of the original fur.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How to fix a patch with pins and baste it to the body</td></tr>
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Maybe you noticed the printed cotton fabric paws of the teddy. Originally, the teddy had probably felt paws. The cotton fabric patches were sewn over the original paws many years ago by the owners mother. In the meantime, also these mendings needed mending, as some cats used to chew the teddy's feet. To keep the memory of of a loving mother's cares for her daughter's teddy, I decided to make new cotton fabric patches in a very similar chocolate brown colour, but without printed pattern. I forgot to take some pictures of this step, but you can see them on the final pictures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Doris Colanero * Alba Bearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15787453721218906902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659290894712281808.post-88422683604065500662010-10-14T07:59:00.011+02:002010-10-14T08:33:23.175+02:00Mending an Antique Teddy Bear 1It is one thing to make a teddy bear of your own, but another, completely different one to try to save an antique teddy that is already falling apart...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Teddy (1940) before mending</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Some time ago an elderly lady who was born during WWII in Berlin showed me her teddy she got for her birth. As you can see on the pictures, the poor creature had almost no fur left - as a baby the owner tore out the teddy's hair during a bombing, and the years to follow had worked him over as well. She asked me if I could mend it. I wasn't sure about it at all, as I had never done anything similar before, and to be honest, I was afraid of this task. She didn't want me to undo everything and put it together again after cleaning and re-stuffing, but only to restore more or less the face and other damaged parts without changing the whole expression. The project seemed to be even more challenging as have been done already several mendings with patches of different fabrics.<br />
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Looking at the pictures still surprises me that I agreed to take this challenge, as I'm a completely self-taught bear maker, and my research about antique teddies didn't give me any ideas how to do it. So I had to find out myself, and by posting it I hope it will help someone else in a similar situation. (I made this work "some" time ago, before I became a mother, as back then I had long nails - it seems like ages ago... *lol)<br />
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</tbody></table>There were huge holes under the armpits from where the stuffing had already vanished, caused by the rubbing of the joints. Another big hole was on the belly.<br />
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</tbody></table>Doris Colanero * Alba Bearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15787453721218906902noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659290894712281808.post-36312885092582151132010-10-13T07:18:00.008+02:002010-10-17T16:20:47.955+02:00Pumpkins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQjCa7DHr1WBBE8POXySVkqU6jVozRupq_s7rKu3NjvQYamqhawZMlnLmRgte2JWhlv7gc4OMMcGX8chfJNwNGsbBhhrHTr1yRliRQvv77xnyUPdJ2tDSADavWDn5vb12ge-69QRPNXkoY/s1600/64656_1577420948448_1023335319_1635574_4337831_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQjCa7DHr1WBBE8POXySVkqU6jVozRupq_s7rKu3NjvQYamqhawZMlnLmRgte2JWhlv7gc4OMMcGX8chfJNwNGsbBhhrHTr1yRliRQvv77xnyUPdJ2tDSADavWDn5vb12ge-69QRPNXkoY/s320/64656_1577420948448_1023335319_1635574_4337831_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Recently my DH had some days off, and one day we went to a farmer who is famous for his pumpkin and squash exhibition. I have never been there before, and I was really surprised - mountains and tons of pumpkins in all styles and colours!</span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1d31UFTHKLfLSXzHISKoww0diI8OK2CC7DnR2JNbDpPczX3xGjXfvGC_a-C0sNXxBMiCGdJ-Ty_sxvudkwEKBY8sBhvU-o7EJsEQRqRQnSIRpZf3OnjO9hlNS3d8arBbXmzZMOEcUsB7p/s1600/65263_1577422908497_1023335319_1635588_2539428_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1d31UFTHKLfLSXzHISKoww0diI8OK2CC7DnR2JNbDpPczX3xGjXfvGC_a-C0sNXxBMiCGdJ-Ty_sxvudkwEKBY8sBhvU-o7EJsEQRqRQnSIRpZf3OnjO9hlNS3d8arBbXmzZMOEcUsB7p/s200/65263_1577422908497_1023335319_1635588_2539428_n.jpg" width="150" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As I like to cook, I was buzzing around to find the right stuff for my kitchen and craft projects. Yes, there will be some yummy pumpkin pie and finally a Halloween decoration. I plan to make a pumpkin lantern again, after I didn't make one last year. The first year we lived here, I was very surprised when on Halloween evening two rather shy boys in costumes rang at our door to ask for treats. They had seen our Jack O Lantern. I had bought some sweets, but didn't expect anyone to show up, as Halloween is still not very well known here.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The most beautiful part of our trip was watching our darling Alba running around between huge pumpkins, hugging them and getting wet (it was raining the night before). She almost couldn't sit or stand still, she was completely thrilled by them. It was amazing!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Das Schönste an unserm Ausflug aber war unsere süsse Bohne Alba, die wie wild zwischen all den riesigen Kürbissen umher rannte und alle zu umarmen versuchte. Dabei wurde sie ganz nass, denn es hatte in der Nacht geregnet. Sie stand kaum still, geschweige denn wollte sie sitzen, sie war so aufgeregt. Es war umwerfend, ihr zuzusehen!</i></span><br />
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A very important bear... A friend of mine, Corinne - she also was my testimony at my wedding -, is a wonderful doll artist (she makes lots reborn dolls, but also ooak dolls). I just realised that a teddy I once made for her is shown in a picture of one of her works on her <a href="http://www.ateliersmallworld.ch/">website</a>. She needs a lot of baby stuff and things in pastel colours, so this teddy seems to be perfect.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;"> Ein "very important bear"... :-) Eine Freundin von mir, Corinne, die auch meine Trauzeugin war, ist eine grossartige Puppenkünstlerin (sie macht vorwiegend Reborn-Puppen, modelliert aber auch Unikate). Ich habe gerade festgestellt, dass ein Teddy, den ich vor einiger Zeit für sie machte, in einem ihrer Puppenfotos abgebildet ist. Für ihre <a href="http://www.ateliersmallworld.ch/">Website</a> braucht sie immer jede Menge Baby-Accessoires in Pastellfarben, und diese Kreation scheint gerade passend zu sein.</span><br />
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Picture Copyright by Corinne K. from AtelierSmallWorld.chDoris Colanero * Alba Bearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15787453721218906902noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659290894712281808.post-21097124625224599852010-10-11T11:29:00.016+02:002010-10-13T07:03:46.455+02:00Back again! * Wieder da!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiesI9Z6LpeeMMKg1mbGeHY1C-zpgZnbj6bPZYTD6Rqcu5M_j9qN0bvBJkJ-Ctdwnbniaa3burkOmuzhz0AO3CO4hK46gc2OmjdxYFTIrEmJ-KnjiHXdhmUS1VJNB3o1d46EiODMCK2heI0/s1600/Ayumi+7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526820679787525026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiesI9Z6LpeeMMKg1mbGeHY1C-zpgZnbj6bPZYTD6Rqcu5M_j9qN0bvBJkJ-Ctdwnbniaa3burkOmuzhz0AO3CO4hK46gc2OmjdxYFTIrEmJ-KnjiHXdhmUS1VJNB3o1d46EiODMCK2heI0/s200/Ayumi+7.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 200px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 150px;" /></a><br />
I'm so sorry I was absent for so many months. Well, summer was sooooo busy...! We had to re-do our <b>garden</b>. "Garden" was far too flattering for the disaster around the house we bought more than a year ago. With my passion for plants, especially for roses, my DH (dearest husband) gave me almost free hand to buy plants, make plans etc. However, planting a garden means a<b> lot of fun</b>, but also a <b>lot of work</b>. Digging in the dirt, fighting against lots of weeds and parasites, working in the summer heat, mostly on mid-day when the little one is sleeping. My mother-in-law asked me where I, being normally a paleface, got my nice tan from. *lol* (Of course she spent her summer holiday on a sunny beach in Italy.)<br />
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<div>Unfortunately, I was not able to do a lot of crafts during the last few months. But now that autumn has finally come, our garden comes to rest. And now it's time to make some more teddies.</div><div>Because - I have <b>sold</b> <b>2 more bears</b> from my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/AlbaBears"><b>Etsy-Shop</b></a> to the <b>USA</b>! To be precise, I sold 3. A buyer, a quite experienced collector, who had earlier bought a teddy from me, was so pleased that she decided to buy another two creations.</div><div>I feel so honoured, as the lovely lady must have quite a lot teddy bears. So three Alba Bears (shown in this post) will be part of her collection! The first picture shows "Ayumi", one of my first Anime teddies. I'm still trying to get the design working, but I think for a self-taught bear maker it's not too bad. The other two creations are traditional, and I'm a little bit nervous if the customer will like them. But then, I always am.</div><div><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></div><div><i>E</i><i>s tut mir leid, dass ich so lange weg vom Fenster war. Diesen Sommer war ich sooo beschäftigt! Wir mussten unsern </i><b><i>Garten</i></b><i> neu gestalten. Wobei "Garten" schmeichelhaft ist für das Desaster, das um unser Haus war, das wir vor anderthalb Jahren erstanden haben. Mit meiner Passion für Pflanzen, vor allem Rosen, hat mit mein GöGa fast frei Hand gelassen für die Neugestaltung. Das war auch </i><b><i>Spass</i></b><i>, aber in erster Linie </i><b><i>Knochenarbeit</i></b><i> - im Dreck buddeln, jäten und Schädlinge bekämpfen, meist bei brütender Mittagshitze, weil da unsere Kleine schläftf. Meine Schwiegermutter, die ihren Urlaub am italienischen Strand verbracht hat, wunderte sich, woher ich so braungebrannt war. *grins* (Ich gehöre in der Regel zu den Bleichgesichtern.)</i></div><div><i><br />
</i></div><div><i>Hoffentlich kann ich künftig häufiger posten. Leider hatten wir mit unsern Homepages grossen Ärger. Ich habe einfach weder Zeit noch Nerven für die ganzen Updates, besonders da der Support lausig ist und meine Seite zwischendurch sogar abgeschaltet. Die haben "gedacht", ich hätte meine Rechnung nicht bezahlt. Ich war </i><b><i>stinksauer</i></b><i>.</i></div><div><i><br />
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</i></div><div><i>Leider blieb mein Kunsthandwerk etwas auf der Strecke die letzten Monate, aber da es nun im Garten im Herbst etwas ruhiger wird, sehe ich neuen Taten entgegen. Die Teddies rufen!</i></div><div><i>Denn ich hab wieder mal </i><b><i>2 Teddies</i></b><i> über </i><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/AlbaBears"><b><i>Etsy</i></b></a><i> in die </i><b><i>USA verkauft</i></b><i>! Eigentlich waren es sogar drei. Eine Käuferin war so zufrieden mit einem meiner Bären, dass sie gleich zwei weitere kaufte! Ich fühle mich sehr geehrt, denn diese sympathische Dame ist eine langjährige Sammlerin, und nun werden also gleich drei Alba Bears in ihrer gewiss umfangreichen Sammlung leben. Die Bilder der Auswanderer seht Ihr in diesem Post.</i><br />
<i>Auf dem ersten Bild und dem gleich hier oben seht Ihr "Ayumi", einen meiner ersten Anime-Teddies. Ich bin immer noch am ausprobieren, das Design richtig hinzukriegen, doch für eine Autodidaktin ist es eigentlich nicht mal so übel. Die andern beiden sind traditionell, und ich bin etwas nervös, ob sie der Käuferin gefallen. Aber das bin ich ja immer...</i></div><div><i><br />
</i></div><div><i>Nichtsdestotrotz war ich aber nicht untätig, sondern habe viele Inspirationen gefunden, die teilweise schon ausgearbeitet werden und Form annehmen. So ist derzeit mein erster </i><b><i>Drache</i></b><i> in Arbeit, und zugleich nähe ich an einer </i><b><i>Anime Fledermaus</i></b><i> in selbstgefärbtem Mohair. Ich habe so viele Ideen, dass ich nachts manchmal am liebsten aufstehen und arbieten möchte statt zu schlafen, aber da würde wohl Klein-Alba am nächsten Tag nicht zufrieden sein, wenn Mami müde ist.</i></div>Doris Colanero * Alba Bearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15787453721218906902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659290894712281808.post-59998403299026009902010-03-11T07:40:00.011+01:002010-11-18T07:17:12.646+01:00Success! * Freu!In der ganzen Aufregung habe ich vergessen mitzuteilen, dass ich über meinen neuen Internet-Shop in den letzten zwei Wochen 4 Teddies verkauft habe. Falls Ihr auch mal reinschauen möchtet: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/albabears">http://www.etsy.com/shop/albabears</a><br />
<div>Eigentlich direkt über den Shop war es nur einer. Eine andere Kundin aus der Schweiz sah meinen Shop und kaufte gleich drei (!) Teddies für sich und ihre Freundin. So eine tolle Freundin! :-) Der andere Bär ging - in die USA! Ein richtiger Auswanderer. Ich war ganz aufgeregt. Natürlich ist mir klar, dass sich meine Alba Bears Kreationen nicht wie warme Semmeln verkaufen werden, das ist ja was für Liebhaber und Sammler, aber immerhin. Jetzt wo ich ja "nur" noch Hausfrau bin, ohne festen Lohn, kann ich das Geld natürlich schon brauchen.<br />
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