Holidays and family memories

Happy St Patrick's day to you all! One of our Great Grans was Annie Fitzpatrick, and although we never met her we've heard many a tale. Seems like the holidays bring more family memories to the surface; special times, stories, associated foods. Memory bears are a good way to carry on the family connections.

Don't have time to read?

Try audio books! I listen to books on tape, or CD, while at my sewing machine. It helps the time pass and I get to enjoy my favorite books. My other reading time is right when I go to bed, but that is usually only good for about 15 minutes until I drop the book, or my Kindle.

Just checking in....

Sunshine! All well in the den [which means if anything is lost I just don't know it yet, so I'm a happy camper!]

Just checking in....

Sunshine! All well in the den [which means if anything is lost I just don't know it yet, so I'm a happy camper!]

Howdy!

We have all kinds of bears in creation, some yet in the 'talking' stage. That is where we have several communications with the new family so we can plan their special memory bear or bears 'just right'

Cool Weather, Think Holidays

Cool fall weather is so refreshing after a long summer.  It is time to think about the holidays and perhaps you can solve two problems at once.
As you shift clothing in your closets, what IS that bag on the top shelf?  Grandma's hand knit afghan you treasure but don't use because something might happen to it?  Why not have it turned into a bear you CAN display?  This might be just the solution for family gifts this year also.  One or more items turned into one or more memory bears for those who will treasure them the most.  You can't find anything this perfect in your local store.  Bellybutton Bears

Repost from 2008 - Oregon Trail story available now!

How DID they get their bellybutton?

I'm talking about Bellybutton Bears and their bellybutton. Yes, every single bear that I make has a bellybutton. Even if they have a shirt or something else on, take a peak. There is a bellybutton! First, it sounded cute. Second, it looked cute. Then I wrote a story about how the first one got it's bellybutton. "The Bellybutton Legend" is an original story that I wrote, print and bind. In the works is a series of Bellybutton Bear stories, following them through history. All stories will be 'family safe'. Email [bellybuttonbears@charter.net] to find out how to get a copy of the Original legend AND the Oregon Trail story.
Some folks, when ordering a bear, send their own buttons for eyes and bellybuttons. However, if they do not, I have pounds which I go through until I find just the right ones for each individual bear. Sometimes it takes quite a while, because...they have to fit the bear, the personality, the feeling I have gotten from communicating with the customer.
So there you are - you still don't know how they got their bellybutton do you? hmmmm......