♥ Please meet Penelope ♥

Thank you so much for stopping by today :) I would like to introduce my newest creation...

♥Penelope♥

To visit Miss Penelope please click on her auction link below :)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/230686405506?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649

Her no reserve auction runs for 7 days. I would be so grateful if you could stop by :)

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I also wanted to share something else I created, I meant to post his auction on here but completely forgot. He is already sold but I still wanted to share him with you :) He is my first primitive santa doll. I created him using my own pattern after being inspired by some primitive santas my mom has. He was a lot of fun to make!  I am currently working on another primitive doll, I will post pictures of her once she's finished ;)

A big Thank You for stopping by! I hope you have a wonderful day and come back soon!

Warmest wishes and hugs,

Kimi and Penelope ♥



It's almost the 4th of July! And to celebrate...

Please meet...

♥ Benjamin ♥

 This fellow was created using a creamy white mohair that I hand dyed with dark red and navy blue :)  I had soo much fun doing that!  He is currently listed on ebay for 7 days. If you would like to learn more about Benjamin please click on his auction link below...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Son-Blest-Bears-Benjamin-OOAK-mohair-artist-bear-/230641048602?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35b3471c1a

Thank you so much for stopping by and I would like to wish everyone a very Happy 4th of July!

Warmest wishes and hugs,

Kimi and Benjamin



♥ Aberforth ♥ A new vintage style bear!

Yay! Here he is! I was finally able to upload some photos...This is my new vintage design and this sweet guy's name is...Aberforth ♥

Aberforth is currently available on ebay :) If you would like to say Hello and see more pictures and information please click on his auction link below...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Son-Blest-Bears-Aberforth-OOAK-artist-mohair-bear-/230637857190?_trksid=p4340.m263&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC%26its%3DI%252BC%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%26otn%3D10%26pmod%3D230632069739%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D817645639679862897

I hope you have a wonderful day, Thank you so much for stopping by!!

Warmest wishes and hugs,

Kimi and Aberforth

I have a new little one for you to meet

 ♥ Please meet Coby ♥

 He was created out of curly matted antique brown mohair tipped in black.

 He's fully five-way jointed and has wire armatures in his arms.

 He's approximately 12 3/4" tall and sitting he's approx. 9".

His no reserve auction will run for 7 days starting tonight Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 9:00 pm EST and ends next Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 9:00 pm EST.

If you would like to learn more about little Coby please click on his auction link below!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230632069739&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

I would be so very grateful if you stopped by and met Coby ♥

Thank you so much for your interest in my bears!!

Have a great evening!! :)

What's new!

Wellll...I have a new bear coming right along :) So I thought I would share a little sneak peek of my progress!  The wee little one's body is all finished and now I'm sewing the head.  I can't wait to start stuffing it so I can get to the fun stuff! See...

Want to Congratulate my little man Evan on his Bulldog Award he received at school last week! Awesome job Evan! We are so proud of you!!

Just HAD to throw this photo in here...LOL Evan ♥

And look at how our baby duckies have grown!! They have gotten so big!!

Well I'm off to finish sewing my little bear's head! Hope you have a fantastic day and Thank you for stopping by!  See ya!!

Warmest wishes and hugs, Kimi



♥ Hope ♥ We all need some :)

Please meet Hope...

She's a sweet little girl I created who has a very special secret mission!

Sorry I can't say what her secret mission is, cause..well it wouldn't be a secret then :)

I wanted to share her with you though, hope you like her!

Hope is not available for adoption as she was created for a very special reason ♥ But I hope you did enjoy meeting her :) Thank you sooo much for visiting and I hope you have the most wonderful day!!

Warmest wishes and hugs,

Kimi and Hope ♥

♥ It's a girl! Meet Mia ♥

Hello! I'm so excited to introduce my newest creation..

♥ Mia ♥

Her no reserve auction starts tonight Thursday April 14, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. EST and runs for 5 days ending on Tuesday April 19, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. EST.

If you would like to learn more about Mia please visit her auction by clicking on the link below..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230609576801&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

 Thank you so much for visiting my blog and I would love it if you stopped by Mia's auction and said Hello too ♥  Hope you have a great evening!

Many thanks and hugs,

Kimi & Mia

Work in progress...

I promised that I would post a preview of my new bear just as soon as I got to a preview point.  I know it's not much but it's where I'm at so far :o)

That's my new beary's foot...all sculpted and the shading started. I'm not finished with the shading though as I'm not satisfied with the color just yet. I'm hoping to work on scissor sculpting the face tomorrow. I've started on it already, but stopped to work on the paw pads.  This fur reminds me of real fur, it is incredibly soft, like baby powder soft and I can tell is not going to be easy to scissor! But I think I'm ready for the challenge..lol!  I'll post more pics soon of this spring time - completely out of my comfort zone - pinkish purplish bear...;o)

My Studio :)

I absolutely love seeing where artist's create their bears and such. Looking into their lovely studios, everything so pretty and organized. Always makes me feel like creating just looking into their creative spaces! Soooo I thought I would share MY 'studio' with you so you could get a peek into my creative 'space' :)

Below is my designing, tracing and cutting out table. It is also my paint booth and other various stages of my creating goes on here as well. This table is also known as...my kitchen table. (Uhh..Please ignore the pop tart crumbs...thanks)

Below you will find an absolute work horse..a.k.a my fantastic antique portable Singer sewing machine. I simply cannot imagine sewing on anything else! I love you little sewing machine!This is my office assistant, Link...a.k.a my lap warmer :)
Oh would you look at that! My assistant asleep on the job...I'll have to have a word with him later....the slacker...
We have now arrived to my sewing station, where I do all my hand sewing, needle and scissor sculpting, stuffing and other general creativeness....a.k.a my living room couch. It's great and there's no assembly required! And look at the fabulous built in pin cushion...Yes I know! And might I mention comfy as well! (The blur you see below is my assistant, umm..bathing himself..this is not acceptable...not acceptable at all!)
And there you have it, my creative spaces! I hope you've enjoyed the tour and before we leave I thought I would also throw in a tiny sneak peek at the fur I will be using for my next bear :)
Bye bye now!
Hugs, Kimi :)

~Strauss~ My first bear of 2011!

I know, right?! I can't believe it either! I finally finished a bear! LOL! It's only been 3 1/2 months or so! hee hee! Anyways, here he is, my first bear of the new year :) I started this fellow back in November of last year. It's a really good thing my bears are as patient as they are :) He is listed now on ebay with no reserve for 5 days. If you would like to learn more about Strauss please click on his auction link below :)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230590263475&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

Thank you so much for stopping by my much neglected blog (*blushing*)...I sooo appreciate you taking the time to visit! It really means a lot to me! Thanks and I hope you have a great evening!

Warmest wishes & hugs,

Kimi and Strauss