Featured Bears -Olympus, Dazzle, Destiny, Jasper, Chester, Rocco, Henreitta (Chick) and Isabella.
Olympus is ready for this years Olympics! He is made with a light
orange 1 " mohair with brown tips. He wears his Olympic shoes and
ribbon around his neck made out of a white ribbon with black tips with great pride. He has beautiful rose colored glass eyes and a hand sewn brown perle nose and mouth. He is filled with polyfill and plastic pellets and his nose has been waxed and made shiny with bees wax. I am considering entering Olympus in the Taiwan Teddy Bear Olympic Challenge for he sure turned out nicely. Olympus made the Taiwan Bear
Olympic Challenge Newsletter as a USA Observer sprinter - check out:
Dazzle - Just completed!! I used a hand died Jade mohair and a white
mohair with airbrushed accents of greys and pinks on face, paw pads and
ears. He nose is hand stitched with black perle thread and waxed with bees wax. His mouth is hand stitched in a pink perle thread with black outline. This dazzling bear is filled with polyfill and glass beads in his
tummy to give him a weighted feel. Dazzle wears a pretty glass leaf
pendant and is ready to be adopted for $155.00!
"Destiny"! - Made with a white and pink hand died mohair, black shiny plastic nose, wool pads that are airbrushed with accents of black/grey and pink. The nose, mouth, eyes and ears also have airbrushed black/grey accents. Beautiful alive grey eyes with black pupils help accent Destiny's hand sewn grey wool collar that is hand stitched in black and pink perle thread. Destiny also wears a vintage key on her collar to open up your heart. 16" tall and 5-way jointed. Destiny is currently consigned to a Teddy Bear Shop. Adoption fee is $149.95
Here is another one of my latest bears "Jasper"! What an adorable Peach Colored Mohair Teddy. I have accented Jasper's muzzle, eyes, ears, outside his paws to give him more depth. He has a hand stitched perle two toned thread nose and a hint of red perle on his mouth to accentuate Jasper's face. Bright wool pads and a peach and white moon glass necklace finish complimenting Jasper. All hand made 16" tall bear is 5-way jointed and made with lots of TLC! Jasper is double stitched and filled with fiber-fill and plastic beads. Jasper is currently consigned to a Teddy Bear Store. $149.95 is the adoption fee for Jasper. 
Chester which is made with a curly two toned mohair. Black perle nose and claws that are hand stitched, airbrushed accents of greys and pinks, double stitched. Chester is 16" tall, 5-way jointed and wears a lovely metal star around his neck and a burgandy bow. Adoption fee $149.95 E-mail for more info..
ROCCO is 16" tall, 5 way jointed, has a grey hand stitched perle nose, brown aIive
glass eyes, hand stitched claws and facial and paw accents of greys and blacks.
ROCCO comes with a lovely stone necklace and a ball to play with. He is filled with
quality fiberfill and plastic pellets in his tummy. A real handsome teddy fellow looking
for a loving home. Adoption fee is $149.95.
Henrietta is my first try at a creature other than a teddy bear. She
is made of Rafella and wool felt and her head is jointed with fiber discs,
a screw, washers and nuts to allow her head to turn side to side. She is
filled with fiberfill and sports a yellow and orange bow to match her
multi-colored body. Her glass eyes and eyelids are outstanding and her
feet are flexible. Truely a One-of-a-Kind. Adoption Fee: $69.95
Isabella is looking to be adopted to a good loving home! Long legs and arms, 5-way jointed, black glass eyes, brown perle hand sewn nose, light tan sparse mohair, green bow and leaf with accents around neck, sweet face, felt pads. Isabella is 8.5" sitting.
I started collecting Teddy Bears (Hermann and Steiff) several years ago, when one day the fall of 2005, I got the urge to make one of my own. After buying some German Mohair, arm & leg joints, eyes and some thread, away I went - 32 hours later I created my first bear - Spearmint. Living in the beautiful Ohio countryside and raised on a farm, I learned how to sew at a young age from my mother and being a member of 4-H. What a pleasure to revisit my old talents.
I retired from the military this summer after 29 years of service and hope to cultivate my Teddy Bear skills. Everything is sewed by hand and sewing machine and each bear is stuffed with lots of care. All my bears are made with the best German or English Mohairs. They are never made in a hurry, so they are very well hand crafted. In October 2007, I was fortunate enough to attend the famous teddy bear artist (Michelle Lamb's), teddy bear sculpting class in Schaumburg, IL that took place during the 25th Teddy Bear and Friends Magazine Celebration! In Dec 2007 I also took a teddy bear class with the famous artist Isabella Hoffman who designs bears for Clemenson Teddy Bears in Germany. Working with these great artists will enable me to perfect my teddy bear making skills.
I also am grateful that one of my bears were pictured in the April 2007 Teddy Bear and Friends "Teddy Bear Face Book" which featured 568 Teddy Bears around the world.
If you would like to purchase a bear or place an order, please contact me for availabilty ob1shiloh@aol.com and details. Please leave your your full name, address, e-mail and phone number. I will get back to you as soon as I can.
Thank you for looking!
Hugs...Sonja
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Last updated - 18 August 2008
