tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35502734823998491312011-11-27T19:35:04.650-05:00My crafts/bearmaking blogGinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01058517968742018210noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550273482399849131.post-87115841557026696672008-06-06T19:39:00.005-04:002008-12-09T18:20:18.548-05:00And I say boredom is the mother of learning. <br /><br />After the newness of it all has passed- a new place , a new life, a new job, I felt restless,listless and terribly homesick. Winters were the worst times, when the bone-chilling cold prevented one from enjoying the outdoors and I found myself stuck with nothing much to do but watching TV or twiddling my thumbs. I realized that even the company of my beloved just wasn't enough to make me happy.<br /><br />Feeling thus, I wanted to find something enjoyable to do. I went back to cross-stitch and did a few projects. I also tried to learn crochet , but when it came to crocheting , I was hopelessly all thumbs and so I gave it up. Then I stumbled into the wonderful world of bear making and bear artistry through books ,magazines and the internet. I was awestruck with all the beautiful creations that I have seen. Therein I got my inspiration. Borrowing all the bearmaking books that I could find in the library and devouring all the tutorials and useful informations, gathering up tools and materials , I painstakingly taught myself to make the cutest of stuffed animals , the bear.<br /><br />It wasn't easy at first. How to do this, how to do that? A few hits and misses. And finally, my first teddy bear made from brown corduroy fabric with an off-center plastic nose. Seven inches and non-jointed and slightly rough . But he was my first creation and my first pride and he'll forever hold a soft spot in my heart.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__EVMrHeCXK0/SEmUXjXR7qI/AAAAAAAAAv8/zjlzWcimLEQ/s1600-h/nonoy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__EVMrHeCXK0/SEmUXjXR7qI/AAAAAAAAAv8/zjlzWcimLEQ/s320/nonoy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208857576381476514" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Soon after, a second bear followed to keep the 'firstborn' company.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__EVMrHeCXK0/SEmW3eVOODI/AAAAAAAAAwE/hNSuDPaR05U/s1600-h/nonoyandgigi.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__EVMrHeCXK0/SEmW3eVOODI/AAAAAAAAAwE/hNSuDPaR05U/s320/nonoyandgigi.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208860323809736754" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />and then another..and another.....<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3550273482399849131-8711584155702669667?l=minibearmaker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01058517968742018210noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550273482399849131.post-13222578159518622712008-06-04T15:05:00.002-04:002008-12-09T18:20:19.382-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__EVMrHeCXK0/SEcHV8KUqUI/AAAAAAAAAv0/ifxd9GHSzU0/s1600-h/brsg1a.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__EVMrHeCXK0/SEcHV8KUqUI/AAAAAAAAAv0/ifxd9GHSzU0/s320/brsg1a.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208139567585339714" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yes, one tiny stitch at a time, done ever so carefully and lovingly... and the once flat piece of fabric transforms into a three dimensional charming lilliputian creature in my hands. <br /><br />This blog is devoted to my favorite hobby and passion, bearmaking.<br /><br />Have a glimpse of my past works, most of which have found homes in different parts of the world.<br /><br /><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4d7a55354e7a67304e673d3d0d0a&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="420" height="330" alt="Click to play myminiatures" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4d7a55354e7a67304e673d3d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=hallmark&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="420" height="46" alt="Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmilebox.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/slideshows/?partner=hallmark" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox slideshow</a></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4d7a55354e7a6b324d673d3d0d0a&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play miniatures2" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4d7a55354e7a6b324d673d3d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=hallmark&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/slideshows/?partner=hallmark" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox slideshow</a></td></tr></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3550273482399849131-1322257815951862271?l=minibearmaker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01058517968742018210noreply@blogger.com2