Teddy Bear with Red Crocheted Santa Hat

 Towards the Fall season, I like to sew miniature bears with hand-crocheted Santa hats.  This bear is made of a faded olive green.  He is approximately 2-1/4 inches tall.   His paw pads are made of tan ultrasuede.  His nose, mouth, and claws are embroidered from dark brown cotton thread.  His eyes are made of miniature glossy black seed beads.  His is fully-jointed.  I've stuffed him with polyester and have sewn him with nylon invisible thread.  He wears a Santa hat that I have crocheted from red tatting thread especially for him.  There is a red-tone bell at the end of the hat.  The white trim is made from white mohair thread.  I have lightly stitched the hat to his head so it stays on.  I've placed it above his ear, and yes, there is an ear under there.  The hat was purposely made especially long so it serves as a scarf as well as a hat. 

Below is a look at another bear with his own custom red hat.

The bear above is approximately 1-1/2 inches tall.  Again, the hat is made to custom fit this bear.  There's never a bear too small to wear a Santa hat.

White Sparse Mohair Miniature Teddy Bear Purse

 

Teddy bear purses are fun to make. They're unique and they are functional. This teddy bear purse is made from a sparse, white mohair. This teddy bear stand at approximately 2-3/4 inches tall. His paw pads are made from a thick, light tan ultrasuede. His eyes are made from small matte black seed beads. His nose, mouth, and claws are embroidered with dark brown cotton thread. He is stuffed with polyester and he's fully-jointed.  He is sewn with nylon invisible thread.  The purse is a miniature doll purse sewn into the torso of the bear. The purse has a gold-tone chain and frame. The purse is completely functional and can hold a few very tiny objects. Sometimes these purses are made into necklaces with the chain lengthened.

Blue Patchwork

This bear was sewn in Sept. 2011. He is 1-1/2 inches tall, made from different shades of blue upholstery velvet with baby blue ultrasuede paw pads. (These photos are darker than I had hoped they would be.) I've used turquoise, royal blue, baby blue, sky blue, periwinkle, and a light aqua blue. His nose is embroidered with black cotton thread. His eyes are made of miniature black glossy seed beads. He is fully-jointed, stuffed with polyester, and sewn with nylon invisible thread. I've added a 4mm baby blue silk ribbon to his neck. 

 

 

 

 

Getting started

I have been sewing miniature teddy bears for almost 24 years.  I started by taking them to specialty and collectibles stores all over Southern California to be sold on consignment.  Then I moved up to traveling and selling them myself at teddy bear and doll shows and also teaching workshops on how to make miniature bears.  Once the internet came along, I purchased a digital camera, took photos of my bears, and began selling them online, mostly through eBay.  This allowed me to stay at home and still continue a successful business.  I have been selling teddy bears since 1989, but I've been selling them on eBay since 1996. 

As I create and sew teddy bears, I take photos of them from different angles.  I thought I would post them on this blog so that my collectors could see a sampling of what I create.  I hope they will warm your heart. 

My teddy bears can be found on eBay through my  seller name: pawslady.