New Bunny: Briar

Hello!
I'm not working very quickly because I'm trying to balance work and the bears, but I'm trying to keep working as much as I can. I am trying to prepare for my first show of the year, which will be in Tampa, FL on Sunday, February 19th. Here is one of the pieces that I just finished. His name is Briar and he is an 8" rabbit made from an off-white alpaca. He has light topaz colored glass eyes with cream ultrasuede eyelids that have been hand shaded. He also has cream ultrasuede inner ears and feet that have also been shaded. He has a hand-stitched nose of pink perle cotton and his mouth and whiskers are made of a black perle cotton. He is fully jointed and stuffed with a mixture of polyester fiber and steel shot. He is available now for $80.


Thanks for taking the time to check him out!

Hugs,
TCD

BearBits Blog Giveaway (drawing on Jan 21)

Hello!
Go to the bearbits blog and enter for Ginger's lovely giveaway of Bouton (pictured below). Enter quickly, as the deadline is on Jan 21st.



TCD

For the first time in many, many weeks... a new bear!

Hello Everyone!
A couple nights ago I finished this little guy and I just snapped some photos so that I could share him with you. I am proud to introduce my first new bear of 2012, Vinnie. Vinnie is a 9" baby bear made out of a hand tie-dyed alpaca using a grape/wine colored dye. His colors range from richer grape tones to lighter pinks. Vinnie has German black glass eyes and a hand-stitched nose of perle cotton. He has eggplant colored ultrasuede paw/foot pads and eyelids (his eyelids have been hand shaded and his paws/feet have soft-sculpted fingers and toes). Vinnie is fully jointed for poseability. Vinnie's name was chosen because in French and Italian the names for wine are Vin and Vino, respectively. Vinnie is available now for $90.
I hope you like this new little bear! Zac and I are working on a new project together which involves him making paper mache eggs... Hopefully I'll be able to show you some progress on this new project soon!

Hugs,
TCD

First post of the new year!

Hello Everyone!
The holidays are over now and I hope everyone's season was great! I was able to go home for a few days for Christmas to see my family and Zac and I went away to Disney World for New Year's! We've been back in Chicago for a few days and I just started back at school today. I never seem to get any teddy bear work done at this time of year with all of the traveling and get-togethers, but now is the time I get re-motivated.

I'm working on a new baby bear out of a hand dyed grape wine tie-dyed alpaca (I didn't actually use wine, that's just what the color of dye was called). I'm going to try to get him finished in the next day or two and then I'll share him with you! :)

Hugs,
TCD

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