The Old Post Office Bears
Artist Bears Designed by Dawn Jellis-Jones
Ruskin
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One of a Kind
Sorry I have found a new home in the UK
Please meet Ruskin. He measures 8.5 inches approx. and is five way cotter pin jointed. He has been made from a scrumptious piece of German mohair which has a slight wave in it. He has beautiful soft dark brown vintage leather paws and black glass eyes, a stitched, waxed nose and is filled with polyester and steel shot, to give him a lovely weighted feel. To finish him of he comes with his tatty chocolate brown silk ribbon and bell. |
Sweet Pea
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One of a Kind Sorry I have found a new home in the UK
Please meet Sweet Pea. She measures a wee 4.25 inches approx and is five way cotter pin jointed. I have made Sweet Pea from a beautiful piece of felted pale gold mohair and her paws from a piece of gorgeous soft vintage leather. She is filled with polyester and steel shot and has black glass eyes and a stitched, waxed nose. Then to finish her off she comes with her antique lace collar and silk ribbon. |
Pippin
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Please meet Pippin. He measures approx. 5.5 inches and is five way cotter pin jointed. I have made Pippin from a distressed rusty coloured mohair with a slightly darker backing and he has ultra suede paws. His eyes are black glass and he has a stitched and waxed nose. I have filled Pippin with polyester and steel shot to give him that important weighted feel and to finish him off he comes with his pure silk ribbon and silver bell. |
Cordelia
One of a Kind
Please meet Cordelia she measures approx. 8.5 inches and is five way cotter pin jointed. I have jointed her loosely so she has a wonderful floppy old feel. She has been made from a pale green vintage mohair and has beautiful soft leather paws. She has glass eyes, a stitched, distressed nose and is filled with polyester and steel shot, to give her a lovely weighted feel. To finish her of I have hand stitched her a pure silk dress, which fastens with ribbon at the back and she has a silk ribbon and rose around her head. A real sweetie!
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Margaret
One of a Kind
Please meet Margaret. She is 9inches tall approx. from head to paw. She is five way cotter pin jointed loosely to give her an old feel and has been hand stitched in a lovely golden mohair with a slightly darker backing. Her eyes are black glass and I have hand stitched her nose and lightly waxed it. She has beautiful vintage soft brown leather paws and I have made her skirt from antique victorian lace. The petticoat underneath has been hand dyed to give it an aged feel to match the lace. She is filled with polyester and steel shot to give her a weighted feel and finished off with some contrasting chocolate brown pure silk ribbon. She is a real little poppet!!
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Edgar
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Sorry I found a new home in France
This is Edgar and he is 8 inches tall approx. from head to paw. I have made him from a lovely short sparse mohair. He is five way cotter pin jointed loosely and has black glass eyes, a stitched, waxed nose and linen paws. He is filled with polyester and steel shot to give him a pleasant weighted feel and Edgar comes with hand stitched pure silk sage green ribbon. A fine and handsome chap!
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Tilia
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Sorry I found a new home in Austria
I am pleased to introduce you to Tilia. She is as you see a little special !!. She is 9 inches tall approx. from head to paw. I have made her from a beautiful piece of vintage linen and embroidered sweet little french knots to form flowers in small areas. She is five way cotter pin jointed and has black glass eyes, a stitched, waxed nose and age painted face. She also has linen paws in a contrasting pale blue linen and a silk ribbon to match. She is filled with polyester and has a little bag of steel shot in her tummy to give her a pleasant weighted feel. Finally to finish Tilia I have made her a lovely little victorian style tag |
Elizabeth
Sorry I
have found a
new home in
Canada
This is Elizabeth and she is 8 inches tall approx. from head to paw. I have made her from a beautiful piece of Shulte Mohair in a pale brown with a darker backing, which has been distressed. She is five way cotter pin jointed and has black glass eyes, a stitched, waxed nose and soft leather paws. She is filled with polyester and steel shot to give her a pleasant weighted feel. Finally to finish Elizabeth I have given her a little skirt made from antique lace and a petticoat which has been hand dyed to give it an aged feel. She also comes with her string of vintage pearls and silk ribbon.
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Dougie
Sorry I
have found
a new home
in the UK
This is little Dougie and he measures approx. 7 inches and is five way cotter pin jointed. I have jointed him loosely so he has a wonderful floppy old feel. He has been made from a distressed olive coloured german mohair with a toffee coloured backing and has soft leather paws. He has glass eyes, a stitched waxed nose and is filled with polyester and steel shot, to give him a lovely weighted feel. Dougie comes with his beautifully soft leather waist coat which I have hand stitched from vintage leather and lined in satin.
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