Shrinking teddy bears

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As I have posted, I am a teddy bear artist. I was put out of business when my house and studio were destroyed by a fire on October second of this year. I was given a beautiful sewing machine, but it is for fine sewing rather than the sewing I do on fake furs, etc. My only option was to sew the bears by hand, which was prohibitive because I usually work in sizes from eight inches to three feet tall. So, while I was on my trip this past week I did a lot of thinking. Until my home is replaced and I have the proper equipment (including an OLD sewing machine from the 1950's) I will be making miniature teddy bears. I made a miniature lion when we started the trip and finished him during the trip. He turned out darling, and he finalized my decision to make the smaller bears and animals. Plus, it takes a lot of pressure off both my boyfriend and myself as I am living in his house and he is a neat freak and I'm kind of a slob, and making the bigger bears takes up a lot of room and is far from neat! (It's about like having a confetti tossing party in a hospital operating room!!!! lol). So, until my life is somewhat back to "normal" I'll be making teddy bears and other animals that range in size from three to six inches tall.