This title is an all-inclusive resource for crafting the 'perfect teddy bear'. The author reveals the helpful tips and creative techniques behind her original one-of-a-kind masterpieces, providing traditionally hard-to-find information such as how to craft open-mouthed bears and create fur.
There's always a favourite toy which accompanies its small owner at bath and bedtime, whose clothes get taken off and put back on ten times a day, whose face becomes worn and smudged from countless kisses. Invariably the toy is a handmade one, with that special feel that comes from being made with love, dressed in scraps from favourite clothes, maybe ever-so-slightly cross-eyed ...but an indispensable part of play. Dolls and Bears offers a tried and true collection, first published in Handmade magazine, of classic dolls and bears, each of which is guaranteed to delight a small recipient.
..".gives readers the choice of six different well-loved forms--for instance, with mohair fur, wooden joints, glass eyes, stuffed with wool--all cavorting in costumes or not. All steps are illustrated in enough detail even for beginners. The clothes reflect global influences: a kimono-clad girl bear, a Russian princess, a Swiss maid and mister, and charming accoutrements (rucksacks and rocking chairs) to set the stage. More than just 'bear' necessities."--"Booklist."
In the pages of Bear with Hope you will discover how something as simple as the soil, a scent, a sound, or a touch, can transform your thoughts and present a meaningful, harmonious effect in your soul. You'll gain insight on how to gently, yet positively, restore and re-center your mind away from the negative thoughts that often accompany grief. The author encourages us to not dwell on the why of something but to work towards the how. Throughout the pages of Bear with Hope you will explore ways to boost your emotional happiness, as well as enhance your spiritual, psychological and physiological well-being. The author shares encouraging stories of others who have experienced pain and loss, and of how they guided themselves to a triumphant place of overcoming the heartache. Having hope and experiencing joy is not passively attained, but an active state of being cultivated with perseverance and commitment. Bear with Hope offers purposeful suggestions and creative ideas for finding hope, healing your heart, and experiencing joy--even in the tough times.