Happy Holidays!

Hello Everyone,
I've been quiet on here lately. I am still around, but I always find myself super busy this time of year and never have enough time to do anything bear related. I am on winter break now, and I did manage to get some work done on a new little bear, so maybe I'll be able to share her with you soon!

Anyway, I just wanted to wish you all a Happy Holidays! Enjoy this time of year and enjoy the people around you! I'm looking forward to going to see my family this weekend, and Zac and I are taking a trip to Orlando, FL over New Year's, so we're going to have a fun (and crazy) next two weeks. (Watch for pictures, especially if we're friends on Facebook. We will certainly upload our adventure.)

Thank you all for following my blog and for supporting me!

Hugs,
TCD

Special Thanksgiving Week Sale On My Website!

Hello Everyone,
I have never done this before, but I decided to do a little sale on my website. It's a great time to start holiday shopping, whether it's for you or someone else, you can receive up to 20% off all of the available bears on my website right now. The sale is up now and will run for the next week, ending on Sunday, November 27th. Take advantage of these special prices for the holidays, as I don't usually mark down my pieces. I would like to find homes for these pieces so that I will be able to continue creating new pieces. If you're interested in any adopting any bears from my site, please e-mail me at tyler@tedsnsuch.com with your location and I will calculate your total with shipping.

Hugs,
TCD

Meet Peter!

So, I just posted about another giveaway and realized that my blog has turned into giveaway central and thought that I should share an actual Teds 'n Such bear! Here is my newest bear, Peter.


Peter is a 12" traditional-style bear made of a golden distressed mohair. He has black glass eyes, a black handstitched nose of perle cotton, and golden ultrasuede paws and feet. He is stuffed with a mixture of polyester fiber and steel shot for weight. Peter is fully jointed and he has been hand shaded on his paws, feet, and around his eyes. Peter is currently available for $110 + S/H.

Enjoy! And watch for more bears coming soon :)

TCD

Yet another giveaway!

Hello!
I have stumbled upon a giveaway for a fabulous baby dragon. Enter soon! The drawing is just two weeks away. Click here to see how to enter.


P.S. I will post a new bear soon! I'm not going to just post giveaways on here :)

Hugs,
TCD

Another Fantastic Giveaway!

Hello!
My wonderful friend Cheryl Hutchinson is doing a giveaway on her blog for this fantastic little mouse and coffee cup. There are four ways to enter, so click here and go check it out!

Hugs,
TCD

New Rainbow Bear!

Hello!

In my last post I mentioned that I was working on a new rainbow bear... and he's now finished just in time for me to take him to the show tomorrow. This is Raylin.

Raylin is a 14" bear made out a hand painted rainbow mohair in 7 different colors. He has black glass eyes with ultrasuede eyelids that have been hand shaded. His nose was hand-stitched out of a black perle cotton. Raylin has off-white ultrasuede toes that have been soft-sculpted and hand shaded. He is fully jointed and stuffed with a mixture of polyfil and steel shot for weight. I will have Raylin with me tomorrow at my last show of the year in Ann Arbor, MI.

I hope to see some of you at the show tomorrow!

Hugs,

TCD

Final Show of the Year!

Hello!
This weekend I will be traveling to Ann Arbor, MI for my final show of the year! This is a great show every year that I've been going to for a long time. This show is being put on by Bright Star Promotions and will be open to the public from 9:30 - 3:00. Click here for a sneak preview of the artists that will be at the show and for information about the location of the show.

Below are a couple of new pieces that I will have with me at the show.

I have also been dyeing more fabric and I will have a brand new rainbow bear at the show. I used to make these bears with hand-dyed rainbow colors 6 - 7 years ago, but I ran out of the dyes to make the bears. I just recently found some online, ordered it, and dyed the fur. He's not done yet, but I'm planning to finish him before the show. You'll want to check him out :)

Hugs,
TCD

Christmas Bear Blog Giveaway (from Esther Lee)

Hello Everyone!
I have just come across another blog giveaway. This one is themed for the holidays. You can enter by posting a link to her giveaway on your own blog and submitting a comment on her blog to show that you have done so. Go to http://estherbears.blogspot.com/2011/10/my-1st-blog-give-away.html to see more pictures of her bear!



Take the time to enter! Today I was notified that I am the lucky winner of Kelly Dauterman's little mouse that I recently posted about. :)

Hugs,
TCD

Adorable Mouse Blog Giveaway

Hello Everyone,
I just wanted to share this blog giveaway with you in the spirit of Halloween. This little mouse is being given away on Kelly Dauterman's Blondheart blog. If you're interested, enter quickly. The drawing will be on October 25th. Click here for more information.


Good luck!
TCD

For Real!

Hello!
Here is the project that I have been working on... A 'realistic'-style bear. Please let me know what you think about him.

Wallace is a brand new, one of a kind design from Teds 'n Such!

Wallace is a 14" tall realistic-style bear. He is made out of a wonderful, dense tan plush with rusty brown tips/guard hairs. Wallace has German black glass eyes with leather eyelids that have been hand shaded. He also has leather paws and feet with soft-sculpted claws/toes that have been hand shaded. Wallace's nose has been needle felted out of black wool and has been sealed with a clear coat for protection and to give it a shiny, wet look. Wallace has hand-made black polymer clay claws on his paws and feet. Wallace has been stuffed with a combination of polyester fiber and steel shot. He is fully jointed for poseability. Wallace is currently available for $205.


Hugs,
TCD

A new project

Hello!
All has been quiet for a while...

...because I am working on a new project. Something that I've never done before, but was inspired to do so by another artist's beautiful work. It's a bear, but more realistic than what I've done before.

I'll share him with you soon!

Tyler

Funny Find

My dear friend Terrie Stong of Good Bears of the World was at the show in Kansas City this weekend and she decided to bring along this picture of me. Terrie is one of the first people I talked to when I was getting into the bear world and teddy bear shows and I met her at my first bear show which took place in Toledo, OH. This picture is of me next to my table at my first show. You can see a couple of my bears off to the right and I made the dragon that I am holding. I was probably about 15 at the time, so nearly 11 years ago. Wow, how time flies! (And changes your appearance... haha).

Hugs,
TCD

Off To Kansas City - Auction Piece

Hello Everyone!
It has been a while since I've posted. I haven't had as much time to work on bears lately because the school year has started and I've been giving a lot of time to my job, but I am heading away this weekend to the annual Kansas City Jubilee! The show is tomorrow, September 24th from 10AM - 4PM. Please visit http://www.teddybearjubilee.com for more information!

This year's theme is the magic of teddy bears. There is a banquet and charity auction for Good Bears of the World tonight and I made a special piece to go with the theme just for the auction. Let me introduce to you 'Houdini's Hat Trick':

The bunny's name is Dash (which was Houdini's brother's name). Dash is an 8" bunny made out of an ivory alpaca. He has light topaz colored eyes with tan ultrasuede eyelids, feet, and inner ears. His nose and whiskers are made of a brown perle cotton. He is fully jointed and wears a dark grey herringbone printed vest with a silver button. He is sitting in a black felt top hat. He comes with the white magician's glove which is pulling him from the hat and there is also a magician's wand handmade of clay with bead accents on the tip (not pictured).

I hope to see you this weekend!

TCD

Baby panda - Xiao-Ping

Hello!
I would like to share with you my new little baby panda. His name is Xiao-Ping, meaning small peace. He is a 9" panda bear made of black and white alpaca. He has black glass eyes with white ultrasuede eyelids that have been hand shaded and he has a black hand-stitched nose. His paws and feet are made of black ultrasuede with soft-sculpted fingers/toes made of white perle cotton. Xiao-Ping has a soft-sculpted and shaded belly button. He is currently available for $95.



Hugs,
TCD

A new friend joins the Teds 'n Such family!

Hello everyone!
I have been working on some new pieces since I got back from TBAI and I've been looking ahead to my next show. In September I will be going to Kansas City, MO for the Teddy Bear Jubilee. This year's theme is "The Magic of Teddy Bears" and every year I make a piece for the Good Bears of the World charity auction. For this year, I decided to design a new rabbit for the auction who is going to be accessorized to go with the theme. I really liked how he turned out, so I actually made a second rabbit. I would like to share that rabbit with you today.

This is Rupert. He is an 8" rabbit made from an ivory colored alpaca. He has light topaz colored eyes with tan ultrasuede eyelids that have been hand shaded. He also has tan ultrasuede feet. Rupert is fully jointed with cotterpin joints and he has a hand-stitched nose of perle cotton with perle cotton whiskers. He is stuffed with a mixture of polyester fiber and steel shot. Rupert has a hand-made vest in a brown houndstooth print with a brown wooden button and he can stand on his own due to the large size of his feet. Rupert is currently available for $85.

Please feel free to leave me a comment to let me know what you think!

Thanks,
TCD

TBAI - Show Review

Hey Everyone!
We have just arrived back home in Chicago after being away for a week. Zac and I took a road trip over to NY state for TBAI this year. Along the way, we made several stops, including Niagara Falls and we had a great time!

I wanted to share with you some pictures of my table from the show. We had a large variety with us this year. I had 28 different pieces that I made, plus several pieces of hand-dyed mohair available, along with new Teds 'n Such mouse pads, coffee mugs, and notebooks. Zachary has also been making jewelry, so we had several of his necklaces available.


We got to meet many new people and make new friends this year! Everyone that we met was friendly and it all just added up to a great weekend. We were at the show starting on Thursday night for the Gala. Then we went on a tour of a Victorian home and art museum in Binghamton during the day on Friday. Friday night was a reception where our gallery pieces were shown for the first time to the public, which was followed by a wonderful 5 course banquet. On Saturday was the show, where I'm happy to say that several of my pieces found new homes! Thank you to all of you who adopted a bear from me this weekend! When the show was over, there was a picnic at the Binghamton Zoo, but we weren't able to make it. We had to begin our drive back home. We're very sorry if we missed you at the picnic! We had originally planned to go, but had to rearrange our plans to accommodate for a 7 hour drive last night. This morning we drove the rest of the way back to Chicago and now we're home.

One more thing I would like to share with you: I met my friend Cheryl Hutchinson of Bingle Bears last year at TBAI. I was able to adopt one of her bears when I attended the Reunion in the Heartland convention in Clarion, IA last summer and quickly started talking to her online. This year, Cheryl was an exhibitor this year at the show. It was her very first time bringing her bears to a show. She makes wonderful bears and I was able to adopt one of them this weekend! Below is a picture of my new bear, Jeremy with his little teddy made by her daughter, Corrine, sitting with the bear I adopted last summer, Maxwell. You should check her out by following her blog: http://www.binglebears.com
Hugs,
TCD

And we're off!

Hello Everyone!


TBAI starts this Thursday and Zac and I are on our way to New York. We are taking a road trip this year and will be stopping for a couple days to go to New York City! Before we go, I wanted to give you all a preview of some of my new pieces that I will have at the show.



This is a picture of Thallo. This is the full fall-themed bear, which I previewed recently.

You can see more pictures of Thallo, along with a lot of other new creations on my website: http://www.tedsnsuch.com.

For more information on the show, head over to http://www.tbai.org

TCD

The Brand New tedsnsuch.com!

Hey Everyone!
I wanted to share with you my brand new website! My husband, Zac, spent the last few days working his tail off the create a brand new site with a great new look! It's a whole Adobe flash-based website with great features and a new shopping cart and checkout which leads you directly to PayPal. He also started a portfolio with a collection of past work which is sure to expand as we get more photos of my older pieces. Please take a moment to check it out and let us know what you think!

http://www.tedsnsuch.com

(Watch for another update later in the week with a preview of what I'll have at TBAI!)

Hugs,
TCD

Working Away...

Hello Everyone!
I've been busy working on new creations for TBAI (which is now just 2 weeks away) and I decided to start playing with dyes again this week. I dyed several different pieces, one of which is a golden/orange marbled alpaca. It inspired me to make a fall themed bear and I just finished him last night. I'm not going to share the whole piece yet, just his accessories. I found some great brown and gold ribbons, fall flowers, and a beautiful pendant with a little bird on it. I put it all together, and this is how it came out:

Keep watching for more previews as the show gets closer! If you would like some information about TBAI, just click here to read about this year's show.

TCD

Coming to Columbus!

Hello Everyone!
I am getting ready to head to Columbus, OH this weekend for the 24th Annual teddy bear show, which is being put on by Bright Star Promotions. The show is this Sunday, July 24th from 10:00am - 3:00pm at the Concourse Inn by the airport. Click here for more details and to see a preview of the teddy bear artists that will be at the show!

I would like to give you a little preview of what I've been working on. Below are pictures of two pieces that I'll have with me at the show. The first is a new open-mouth dragon design. I haven't made a dragon in over a year, and I'm happy with how he turned out! The other item pictured is one of my new little monsters. They are fun little cuddly friends!I hope you are able to make it to the show! Below is a coupon for $1 off admission. Just print it off and bring it to the show!

Hugs,
TCD

Bears on Parade - Thank You (and onto my next show!)

Thank you to all of you that visited the online show this weekend! I think the show was a success for everyone involved. I'm glad to say that a couple of my pieces found new homes!

While the show's been going on, I've been busy working on some more new pieces. I have another show one week from today in Columbus, OH. I've been going to this show for a long time (since I was in high school) and it never seems to disappoint. There is always a wonderful group of collectors and friends that I get to see! CLICK HERE to read more about the show and look for a preview and admission coupon later in the week!

Orion is available now for $155 plus S/H. You can adopt him by e-mailing me at tyler@tedsnsuch.com or you can see him in person next weekend in Columbus, OH!

Hugs!
TCD

Bears on Parade: Show Opens Today!

Hey Everyone!

Today is the day that the Bears on Parade online show opens! The website will be available beginning today at 4PM EDT (which is less than an hour from now) and the show will be open until 4PM on Sunday, July 17th. I hope that you've enjoyed my previews of the pieces that I have available. When the show opens, you will be able to see all of the pieces that these accessories go with!

Go to the show page and check it all out: http://www.teddiesworldwide.com

Hugs,
TCD

Bears on Parade: 7 Days of Previews, Day 7

Today is the last day of previews before the show opens! Today's preview is a wonderful, sparkly tiara!

Reminder: The Bears on Parade show opens tomorrow, Friday, July 15th, at 4:00PM EDT. Go to http://www.teddiesworldwide.com to see the preview bears and be there tomorrow to see all of the fantastic pieces made specially for the show!

TCD

Bears on Parade: 7 Days of Previews, Day 6

The show is just two days away! I'm getting very excited for you all to see the pieces that I've created. Today's preview is a fun and beautiful black and gold mask.


TCD

Bears on Parade: 7 Days of Previews, Day 4/5

It seems that I missed a day in my set of previews, so I guess it's 2X Tuesday!

These two previews come from the same piece. I hope you enjoy them!


There are just a few days left before the show opens up! You can still go to the website and vote for your favorite bear in each category. Check it out at http://www.teddiesworldwide.com

TCD

Bears on Parade: 7 Days of Previews, Day 3

The show is getting closer... and I've got another preview for you!

What on Earth is that, you might ask? A red nose of course. A bright red nose. What could I have put a red nose on? Take a guess, then find out on Friday when the show opens! :)

Remember to vote for your favorite preview bear at http://www.teddiesworldwide.com

TCD

Bears on Parade: 7 Days of Previews, Day 2

Hello Again!
Yesterday you got a peek at a star relating to one of my pieces for the Bears on Parade online show that opens on Friday, July 15th. Today, I have a patriotic pin that is adorning one of the teddies. Enjoy the teaser, and be sure to keep an eye on the http://www.teddiesworldwide.com website!


Hugs,
TCD

Bears on Parade: 7 Days of Previews

Hello!
We are now just one week away from the online show and I am proud to say that I have seven brand new pieces ready for the show! Since we have 7 days before the show and I have 7 pieces, I thought that I'd give you a little sneak peek at something relating to each piece every day leading up to the show. I cannot actually show you the pieces until the day the show opens, but you'll see some part/accessory of each piece. Here's your first preview:

And remember to visit the http://www.teddiesworldwide.com website to see all of the preview bears and vote for your favorite!

TCD

Bears on Parade: Preview Bear Rory

Hello Everyone!
I'm very proud to introduce to you, Rory! Rory is one of the bears that will be available starting two weeks from today for the Teddies Worldwide Bears on Parade online show!

Please follow this link to learn more about the show, see the other preview bears, and vote for your favorite in the collector's choice award! (and please feel free to comment on Rory here on my blog).
Rory is a 7" baby bear practicing to become a drummer in the Teds' n Such marching band. He is made out of a medium brown mohair with brown ultrasuede paws and feet. He has German black glass eyes with ultrasuede eyelids, a black hand-stitched nose of perle cotton, and soft-sculpted fingers and toes. Rory is fully jointed and he comes with a set of drumsticks and a 1960's Ohio Art Co. tin drum decorated with images of bears playing various instruments

Bear Hugs!
TCD

Bears on Parade: Preview Opens Tomorrow!

Hello Everyone!

Tomorrow, Friday, July 1st at 4PM EDT the preview page for the Bears on Parade online show will open. Here you will be able to see one preview piece from each of the 75 artists participating, including my preview piece which goes with my last post. I will also post a picture of my preview bear here on my blog tomorrow with a link to the preview page.

For more information about the show, please follow the link below:
http://www.teddiesworldwide.com/

First Preview

Hey Everyone!
I've been slowly working and brainstorming my pieces for the upcoming online show. I have one bear finished and another one almost done (I'd say that I've done about 3/4 of the work on him). So that still leaves me with 3 1/4 bears left to complete! I better get busy!

I wanted to take a moment to share this piece with you. I can't actually show you any of the bears for the show until the actual show date, but I thought I'd give you a preview of an accessory that I purchased to go with one of my pieces. It is a vintage (1960's) tin toy drum with little bears on the side playing different musical instruments. I thought it was perfect to fit in with the parade theme!


More previews to come!

Hugs,
TCD

Bears on Parade

Hey Everyone,
In a little over a month, I'll be participating in an online show produced by Back Roads Events/Teddies Worldwide with the theme of 'Bears on Parade'. I've been so busy with school that I just haven't had the time to work on bears; however, school is nearly over and I've started planning the bears that I'm going to be making exclusively for the show. I have some ideas relating to the theme, but I thought I'd ask you, my collectors and fans, what do you want to see from me? What can you think of relating to a parade theme that I could possibly recreate? I'm open to your ideas and suggestions. Feel free to comment on this post, and watch my blog for updates with new bears and more details about the online show!

Hugs,
Tyler

Coming soon to a city near you!

Hey Everyone,
I know I've been quiet on here lately. I've been so busy with work that I haven't had much time to sew lately. My school does two week arts integrated units and we just had our performance on Friday. We did a big show combining simple machines and the county fair. My class did a choreographed dance relating to the wheel and axle. I'm so proud of all of their hard work and we had many compliments from parents and teachers on how well we did! :)

Now that we have completed our unit, I will have time to get back to the fur, which is perfect timing because I have a show next weekend! I will be traveling down to Indianapolis, IN for a wonderful gallery show by Bright Star Promotions. It would be great if you could join me and the other artists. The show runs from 10 - 3 and it's located at the Holiday Inn North (by the Pyramids). Click here to check out who will be at the show and for more details.

I will post a preview with a couple of my newer pieces in the days to come!

Have a great day and enjoy the rest of your Memorial Day weekend!
TCD

Doll & Toy Show

Hey Everyone!
I am going to be at the Kane County Fairgrounds this Sunday for a Doll and Toy show (this is out in St. Charles, IL). This is the first time I'm doing this show. It seems to be a popular show and it looks like there will be a lot of exhibitors. I haven't taken my bears to a non-bear show for many years. It would be great if you could make it out. I have new bears and sock monkeys that I will be taking. I will also be debuting my brand new little monsters this weekend. These are little monster friends made of cuddly fleece with button eyes. They're made in silly shapes and fun colors. I'll share them here on my blog soon. For more information on the show, check out their website: http://www.chicagotoyshow.com/

TCD

FLASHBACK! Eleanor the Elephant

Hello!
I've been digging through some old pictures of my creations. I've been making bears for 12 years and I've made many different types of bears and other animals. I've decided to share some of them with you every now and then (I'll try to do it once a week). First up is Eleanor. Eleanor was my first elephant design ever. She's made of a great gray and purple tie-dyed mohair with a bow of a similar color. She's special because she made it into an issue of Teddy Bear and Friends, which caused me to develop a couple more of her by special order. (This original Eleanor was a special piece for my grandmother, who collects elephants.)

Have a nice weekend! (And Happy Easter to those who celebrate!)
TCD

Monkeying Around... and Website Update!

Hello!
As promised, I've been working on some new pieces this week! I went to Indiana for a few days of my spring break and went sock shopping, so included in this update are my two newest sock monkeys! I was in search of bright, patterned, and fun socks and I think I found them! Please meet Cici and Pauly:
Along with being a busy (sewing) bee this week, I've also taken the time to make a (long overdue) update to my website. You can now see EVERY item that I currently have available, so it's like being able to walk right into my studio and view my work. I have also updated my list of shows for this year, so you can see where I will be next. Please head on over there to check it out. You'll see several bears featured on my blog along with a couple never before seen bears (look for Dominic, Faunus, and Koemi to name a few).

Click Here For The Teds 'n Such Website

As always, comments are warmly welcomed!

TCD

Rohan on Bear Pile

Hey Everyone!
I've just listed my little unicorn Rohan on Bear Pile. Rohan is a 7.5" unicorn made out of an off-white mohair. He has a white plush mane and tail. His eyes are a gorgeous blue and he has cream ultrasuede eyelids on the top and bottom of the eyes. His magnificent 3" long horn was hand sculpted from clay and painted and sealed in a gold color. He is fully (5-way) jointed and he is stuffed with silky polyester fiber and steel shot for weight. Click here to see his listing.

Hugs,
TCD

So Proud!

Hey Everyone!
I just received the newest issue of Teddy Bear Review in the mail today. They did a feature on male teddy bear artists called 'Fellowship of the Fur' and guess who was included? Me! :) This is the first time I've ever been featured in an article in a teddy bear magazine and it's so exciting! I have three pictures in the article. There is one of a fairy bear named Jordan, a green plush bear named Orrin, and I am pictured with Riley (see below). Check it out! It's a neat article and I couldn't be happier :)

In other news... I'm back on Bear Pile and I've just listed Riley this evening. Click here to check his listing out! Update: Riley has been adopted.

Have a great evening/weekend!
TCD

Cutting away and a new show!

Hello!
I would first like to thank everyone who made it to the Schaumburg show on Sunday. It was a good show for me and several of my pieces found new homes and many were to new collectors! Now that the show is over, what do I do? Look to the next one! My next bear show isn't until the beginning of June, but I'm already trying to plan and work for it now. I've already been cutting and have the fur flying! Next week is my Spring Break from school, so I'm trying to get a few things ready to be worked on and completed next week! I'll start sharing them as I finish them!

In other news, I'm excited to announce that I will be participating the 'Bears on Parade' online show. The show doesn't start until July 15th, but I will be creating at least 5 new pieces to go with the show, so I'm going to need to start planning them out in the near future! At least one of them should go with the parade theme... What should I make? We'll see what I come up with.

Take care,
TCD

Bears, Monkeys, Koalas, Elephants... It's a Zoo!

Hello Everyone!
I will be traveling to Schaumburg, IL for the Windy City Spring Fling show put on by Bright Star Promotions this Sunday. This is now the only all teddy bear show in the area and it would be great if you could make it to the show! The show is from 10 - 3 and is located at the Schaumburg Radisson. Click here to see a preview of the show and for the address and more information.

Below is a preview of some of my newest creations that I'll have at the show.

On the top left is Eldora the elephant. To her right is my second sock monkey, Kiki. Below her is my brand new koala design named Yuca. To his left is a new bear named Brendan and in the middle peeking through is one of my baby bears named Kalin (who was posted previously).

Hugs,
TCD

Guess what I'm working on next...MONKEYS!

The beginning of a new design.... Sock Monkeys!

I decided to try out a sock monkey this weekend. I made one a couple of years ago from a pattern and thought it was cute, but haven't given them much thought since. Zachary's been trying to get me to make them for him because he thinks sock monkeys are cute and I like them, so I finally decided to give it a go. So, above is the materials I bought from Michael's on Thursday. I didn't have a pattern for my creation, just a crazy thought in my head and I think I'm going to keep it that way. I just cut freely into the sock to make the pieces, sewed those pieces and put him all together. This free cutting will allow for individuality in each piece that I make. I think he turned out quite fun, although he is a bit crazy with the eyes. Here is my first sock monkey, Yalo.

Hugs!
TCD