Back In Business

I am happy to say that my computer is relatively fixed ,enough to use anyway. It still has some hiccups, but we'll work on those. 

I also have one bear almost completed.  It just needs ears attached and shading done.  Hopefully it will be listed on my website Thursday or Friday.  The second bear I'm working on has lost an arm.  I don't think I have enough mink in that color to make a new one so I am praying it will appear soon !!!   Who knows where it went.  I'm baffled.

I've been watching the live den cam of Lily and Hope and the new bear cubs HERE.  That can be addictive so I am trying to be disciplined.    I'm also taking a photography class online and need to catch up on 2 assignments.  It's busy here in the den .


 

A lesson about procrastination !

I  learned a hard lesson Tuesday, and have come to completely detest computers !  Unfortunately,my computer crashed and I'm sure I aged 20 years.   It looked like I had lost the last 5 years of photos, business files , my mailing list ,  emails, everything .  Yes I know , I know I should have backed everything up; some of it was .  I had great plans to do that for the past few months but procrastination got the best of me !

Somehow my awesome husband worked his magic and repaired the hard drive enough to recover my files.  I quickly learned  how to use that external drive I got as a gift in October ! The computer started but we've had to revert to the old way of transferring data by typing out DOS commands.  Nothing will copy or paste, I can receive but not send emails, programs are all messed up......the poor computer is old and confused.  Just like me lol.  I think we have saved the important stuff.  If you are awaiting an email from me, I will get to it eventually-sorry.

We are hoping to start from scratch and wipe out the hard drive and start over.  If that fails and it is too damaged I guess I'll have to get a new computer.  That wasn't on our list of things to buy this year. For now I'll use this borrowed laptop.

I have a another funeral I want to attend tomorrow then I really hope the year settles down so I can focus on bearmaking .  I do have 2 cut out and stitched.  So that is a good start I guess.

I hope you are having a good week :)  Oh, and go backup your computer.....RIGHT NOW !


 

First Bear of 2011

Please meet my first bear of the new year ! He is a cute little 6.75" mink cub whose name can be chosen by his new mom or dad.  He is available by lottery method until Friday , Jan 14 @ 10am Atlantic Time.  You can learn all about him and how to adopt on my WEBSITE

2011 Already !

It's hard to believe it is already the 5th of January.  I hope it has been a good year for everyone so far. 

The kids went  back to school yesterday, hubby is at work and I am excited to get back into a routine and start making bears.  I had great plans to sew all week,  but alas that has changed lol.   I  volunteered to help serve food at a funeral today , and have  another funeral I hope to attend tomorrow.  Not a great way for these families to start the new year :(

I am hoping this year will be a good year health wise for me and my family.  I am still waiting for surgery which was supposed to be in Dec. or Jan, but has been delayed until May at least.  I'll worry about that when the times comes :)  

I'll can't wait to see what my first bear of 2011 will look like.  Stay tuned for it's debut ... maybe next week.




 

Show Preview now open !

The Teddies Worldwide online show preview is now open here :  Holiday Show

Come check out the "eye candy" . There are tons of fantastic creations to see.  And, this is just a small sample of what will be for sale on Nov. 20th-21st

A Sneak Peek

I found out this morning that my sneak peek photo was one of the pics chosen to be used in an ad for the Nov. online bear show.  I am so flattered .  That also means you get an early look at 2 of my 4 bears that will be offered.  You won't have to wait until the 15th to see my preview :) The two on the right are mine ; the one with the santa hat, and one with the red scarf.   Thanks to Daphne , the wonderful organizer for the extra publicity !

 

Also, I am still waiting to hear from Gina G. , the winner of my birthday bear giveaway.  I will choose another name Wednesday morning if necessary :) 

Annual Bear Giveaway

I cannot believe it is almost time for my annual bear giveaway !!  How did the year go so fast ???  Each year I want to show my appreciation to all those who enjoy collecting and seeing my creations.  So, everyone who is a member of my mailing list is entered into my draw to win a bear on my birthday.  So.....on October 30th I will be giving away Tabitha as seen below.  My parents almost named me Tabitha so that is why I chose this name :)

She is 7.5" standing and made from peachy beige and rose colored mohair .

Good luck !  If you aren't on my mailing list please feel free to join- see the sign up box in the right side column of my blog.