Going nuts!

I am happy to introduce you to my latest two creations:

'Hazel' and 'Scrappy'

Two very hungry squirrels! And they love candybars!

I did not mind making them because I had to eat all the candybars they are holding and sitting on (!)

Yes, they are all empty and filled with aluminum foil.

So, no candybars for me for a while... :P 

'Scrappy' -  He is holding a 'Snickers' candybar. His favourite!
He is about 23cm – 9”.

Scrappy is actually the name of a mouse my sister used to have for a short while - untill our parrents found out...

There is a very funny story to that actually. :) Isn't it, Bi?

And then 'Hazel'.

'Hazel' a hungry squirrel. His favourite candybars are 'Nuts' and he is looking forward in eating them all!
The candybar is made of FIMO polymer clay. It was hard not wanting to eat that one too.
 

His total height 24 cm - 9,5". 

Hazel without candybars: 18cm - 7".

 Hope you like them both.

Love Mel

Vote for Cody!

Hello all my dears friends! 

Finally you can vote for the TED Worldwide Award 2012! World’s biggest teddy bear contest!!! You can vote untill the 15th of December 2011!

http://www.baerreport.de/_ted/ted_2012/ted_nominiert.html

The first bear in the category 'Hobbyist – Design variation, undressed' is mine.
His name is Cody and I have made him especially for this award. It's my first competition ever in bear-making.
You can click on the spot next to the name of the artist and scroll down to confirm your vote by filling in your name etc.

Please share this link to all your friends.

I hope you will vote for Cody!!!

 Love, Mel

 

 

News from a freshly married woman!

I have been very busy lately. 

(Hmmm, don't I start almost all my blog-entries with that?...)

I got married on 23th of September. We went on Honeymoon to Kutna Hora ( Czech Republic). We have had a wonderful Wedding and Honeymoon.

In de meantime I have also entered in 2 competitions in the Bear-business.

The TED Worldwide Award 2012 and the Golden George Award 2012.

Yesterday I found out that my bear 'Cody' has been nominated for the TED Worldwide Award 2012! My first bear that is published in a magazine!!! Yeah! 

You can vote for him untill the 15th of December 2011. 

(Link to vote is coming soon.)

I am working on new stuff and I have recently finished 2 new creations. Phew.

Love, Mel 

 

Here are my new creations:

'Wilbert'

This is Wilbert, a stork.
When he is old enough he want's to get his license to deliver babies.

He is made of a plushie fiber and has a needlefelted face. His legs are also needle felted.

                                                                                                                                                      

 

  

 

And 'Midas'

 He is only 10 cm - 4 iches. He has a needle felted nose and paws.

 

 

   

My entry for the TED Worldwide Award 2012!!!

Well I did it! I have made my first entrance into the big Teddy Artist World. Or something...

I have made a teddybear for the TED Worldwide Award 2012!!!
http://www.baerreport.de/_pdf-dateien/2012_TED_Prospekt.pdf

All nominated entries will be presented on the BärReport website
as soon as the BärReport issue 4/2011 is published in December
2011.
All nominated entries are shown to the public in a special exhibition at the prestigious Teddybär Welt fair in Wiesbaden Germany.

So please vote for my 'Cody' in December! I will put on a link until then. ^_^ 

Love, Melanie

'Cody'

 

Jay 'Pierke'

OMG - I totally forgot to post my latest creation on my blog!

Here is 'Pierke' is a jay ( Vlaamse Gaai ) which I have made for some friends of ours who run a Bed&Breakfast in Drenthe in the Netherlands. 

 

They are the kindest people and I like to make them something for their B&B which the call 'De Vlaamse Gaai' . I have made this [link] for them last year.

The jay is made of plush and has a needle-felted face and paws.

I hope you like it!  

Hugs - Mel

'Pierke'

'Arthur' the bear

How can I call myself a bear-artist if I have hardly made any bears...?

So than we make a bear =)

This is my bear called ‘Arthur’.

It’s a present for my Mum for Mother’s Day.

( Now I can check out how often she visits my blog... 

Let's see if she finds out about her present before Sunday. ;)  )

Hugs, Mel