VICTORIA - We are not amused!!!!

VICTORIA

(we are not amused!!)

After at lot of nagging from Jacqui about way don't I do a pink bear, I have finally succumbed and here she is "Victoria".

This sad old girl has only one good eye, which is a genuine antique boot button, the other eye has been replaced with an antique, small cream button...she feels a lot better now!

Victoria is one of my 10 inch bears who has been made from a pastel pink with a pale buttermilk backing, German mohair.  I think my next bear will have to be another boy :-)

If you would like to read more information about Victoria please click on the following link VICTORIA here you will also see all my Furgotten creations.

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST!!!

ERNEST

After waiting for a long time, I have finally found the right bear to make from a genuine 90 year old piece of mohair I have acquired from Germany, and here he is "Ernest".

Ernest is a wonderful cinnamon colour, which I have spent many an hour ageing and distressing him to get the desired effect I wanted for a bear who would have looked a bit on the sad side for his 90 years.  He has old amber glass eyes and a waxed thread bare embroidered nose.  I have softly filled him so he looks a little saggy, but still full of character.  

Sadly I do not think I will be able to acquire anymore of this mohair as it was in perfect condition until I put my hands to it :-) usually you can still find the odd bit of genuine old mohair but more often than not it already shows signs of wear and tear, which to use on creating an old looking bear will not give the appropriate places a bear would have genuine signs of age, as you cannot guarantee to get the wear to appear in the correct places, so I have been very fortunate to find this large piece in immaculate condition.  I only thought it right to show him off with vintage style photographs, but if you would like to see him as an original picture in his real fur colour please email me and I will send you photographs.

Ernest has found a loving home in Australia.

BETTY

BETTY

It has been a little while since I last posted...SORRY!! but I have been very busy with orders for my Furgotten Bears, and it has not helped that two weeks ago I broke my toe, that will teach me to kick the door frame LOL!!!

Betty is my latest Furgotten bear who is a rather worn out, well-loved lady bear who is 14 inches tall and a One of a Kind traditional looking mohair bear who is one of my original designs and created by myself.

Betty is made from a stone coloured, German mohair, which has been given a felted appearance and carefully aged and worn in all the appropriate places.  One of her paw pads has my trade-mark of a Furgotten Bear, a handmade worn looking label.

I have also made this sad little lady a handmade collar from french voille and cotton and given it a little of my ageing treatment, normally women want anti-ageing treatment, I do not think my techniques would go down too well and would certainly bring tears to the eyes LOL!!!

For further information about Betty please visit JAC-Q-LYN BEARS website and go to my FURGOTTEN PAGE.

Well I am now back off to put my feet up, and perhaps give another poor unsuspecting bear some of my ageing techniques, at least when I do this it takes my mind off my own pain :-)