Bears from the Past

Porter is dressed in his military uniform and ready to seek out new adventures. Porter is a one of a kind centerseam bear that stands 28" tall and has been made of a wonderful light brown Shulte mohair with wool felt paw pads. Porter has the sweetest face with expressive BIG German glass eyes. His nose and mouth are hand stitched and I have hand painted his facial features in black and brown tones. I have also needle sculpted his face to give him more deatiled jowls. I have completed his look with a wonderful off white Navy style jacket with a light blue rank insignia on the arm. I was lucky enough to find an off white hat to go with his jacket and I have crochet him a light blue scarf. He is also wearing a button I made for him the says "Inspire" This is a ONE OF A KIND BEAR!!

This is Arthur and he is a 22" CENTER SEAM bear that has been created out of a light rust mohair and wool felt paw pads.

It gives me great pleasure to introduce you to Shoney. Shoney, meaning Sea God in Celtic/Gaelic, is a 22" CENTERSEAM bear that has been created out of a beautiful light tan Schulte mohair with wool felt paw pads. He peers through German glass eyes and has a hand stitched nose and mouth. I have airbrushed his facial features in black and brown tones to bring out his sweet innocent look. Shoney is fully jointed with hardboard discs and locknuts and has been stuffed with the perfect combintaion of excelsior and pellets, making him very huggable. I have completed his look with a vintage childs wool sailor shirt with a big red bow and a Sea Scouts hat. Shoney will also come with his antique bugle.

**TETLEY** Tetley is an 18" ONE OF A KIND tattered ted made of hand dyed Schulte "no-hair" mohair. It is a very sparse mohair to begin with, but I have tattered it even further with a special aging process to give him a very well loved look of an old antique teddy right out of Grandma's attic. Tetley peers through shoebutton eyes and has a hand stitched and very tattered nose, mouth and claws. I have airbrushed him in brown tones to highlight his CENTERSEAM and facial features, as well as his "age spots". Poor Tetley even has a tear in his tummy with excelsior poking out, as well as small "moth holes" in his paw pads. I have stitched his tummy closed and assure you it is completely secure. I have tucked a few pellets in his arms, legs and tummy so he is very floppy and huggable.

**Goofus** He is a 15" bear made of a blonde with brown tipped English mohair and sculpted wool felt paw pads. He has a DOUBLE JOINTED neck and a VERY expressive face! Goofus also has ARMATURES to make him very poseable. He peers through German glass eyes with brown wool felt behind them and mohair eyelids. He has a hand stitched brown nose and mouth that I have waxed and varnished. His face has been sculpted and airbrushed to accents his sweet innocent and yet kinda goofy look.

** Niles & Big-Hunk ** These two are a new design for me. Both are 14" tall and very well loved and floppy.

*Nurse Nancy & Her patient* Nurse Nancy is a 24" centerseam bear that I have made out of a beautiful creamy blonde English mohair with tan wool felt paw pads. She peers through German glass eyes and has a hand stitched nose and mouth. I have airbrushed her in several brown tones to enhance her sweet innocent look. I have completed her with a vintage childs nurse uniform and matching blue cape, complete with a nurse nametag and 2 antique Red Cross pins. Nurse Nancy's patient, 11" Teddy, has been made out of an very sparse rust colored English mohair with wool felt paw pads. He too is a centerseam bear that peers through German glass eyes and has a hand stitched nose, mouth and claws. Teddy has been stuffed with glass pellets and excelsior. I have tattered Teddy with some staining and a "tear" in his tummy with excelsior poking out. He wears a bandage on his little arm.

**Commander Thomsen** Commander Thomsen is a 24" center seam bear. I have made this special bear out of a beautiful black and off white semi-sparse English mohair with tan wool felt paw pads. He peers through German glass eyes and has a hand stitched nose and mouth. I have airbrushed his eyepatches as well as highlighted his facial features in black tones. Commander Thomsen is fully jointed with hardboard discs and locknuts and has been stuffed with the perfect combintaion of pellets and poly-fil, making him very huggable. I have completed his look with a vintage childs wool navy pea coat with a hand crocheted scarf made especially for him! I have adorn his chest with an American Legion badge from 1930. It has the name Thomas Thomsen, Elkador, Iowa written it, thus the reason for Commander Thomsen's name. I have also given him a horn to hold that has seen better days, but it adds to its character and charm.

Aussie is a 24" One Of A Kind CENTER SEAM sailor bear made from an antique wool 1944 WWII Australian Navy blanket with wool felt paw pads. Aussie has German glass eyes and a hand stitched nose, mouth and claws. Aussie is wearing an authentic Australian Navy hat and holding his Australian hardbound Navy book. The hat and the book both have H.M.A.S. on them. Aussie is wearing an old childs uniform, that has all the original buttons on the shoulders and down the front, as well as a parachute patch on his arm and yellow bands around the cuffs. I have also added an antique campaign button from the late 1800's to early 1900's on his collar.

*Ebony & Ivory* Ivory is a 15" polar bear with a double jointed neck and armatures. He is holding his best friend, Ebony, the penguin.