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Little Tike free to a good home!

This blog is moving... same blog just new address...
http://barecubdesigns.blogspot.com/
Please click on the link to be taken to the new blog
and don't forget to update your bookmark
all new posts will be on this new blog!

Tike will be in the next issue of Australian Bear Creations
I thought it would be a nice idea to offer Tike as a welcoming gift.
All you need to do is follow my new blog
either through the "followers" or "networked blog" buttons on the right

Hope to see you there!

Bare Designs Club

Don't forget, there is only 4 days to go, to receive your free Bare Cub Designs pattern for signing up to the new years Club. If you would like to sign up click on the right hand side button to buy on Ebay or just email me at helen@barecubdesigns.com

Available bears on Etsy

Ginger is available again for a second chance if you are after a Christmas bear. Edward and Noah have also been made available. These guys are on Etsy, however if you are not an Etsy member you can always send me an email and I can take them "off the shelf" so to speak.


Visit my Etsy store at http://www.etsy.com/shop/Barecubs

Christmas Craft time

I know I should be making more bears ready for the Sydney Teddy Bear Fair, but I thought I would spend and hour doing a bit of a Christmas craft. I made many of these for sale last Christmas and also gave them as gifts to family members. They are simple freshwater pearls on a ring bracelet. The best part is the clip, it is magnetic so putting them on take 2 seconds, which is all I have in the morning. If it takes longer than that the chances are, I'll never wear it. I have these in different colors to match my wardrobe. I hope this inspires you all to all to create a little magic this Christmas. I think a handmade gift is the best way to celebrate the holidays!

Sweethearts in the garden

Summer is here and the kangaroos are out and about... I get to see them at dawn and dusk when leaving the driveway in the morning off to work and on my return home. They are in the front garden and hop across the driveway when they hear my car. Yesterday I was lucky enough to see the sweetest baby joey no taller than the undergrowth grass, I could just see his tiny face... the sweetest little thing you could imagine!

Australian Bear Creations Vol 15 No 5

What a wonderful surprise last night after going to my walk to sit down and open up the current issue of Australian Bear Creations to find a profile about... Bare Cub Designs. This profile was featured in Dolls and Bears and beautifully written by Sandra the editor of Australian Bear Creations. There are some beautiful patterns in this issue and Don't Forget little Tikes pattern will be in the Feb issue!

Candy kisses and Christmas Carol

Candy Kisses arrived and I am so excited to have her with Christmas Carol. I have put up my Chritmas tree. These two beautiful dolls are sitting on my kitchen bench together where they can look at the tree all day. These two girls where made by a wonderful talented artist, Jess of little dirt lane, if you would like your own little doll you can have a look through the collection available at http://www.etsy.com/shop/littledirtlane - So cute!

A Christmas Tea Party

Welcome friends to my tea party.
I hope you have a nice hot cocoa or for those of us on this side of the world a cool lemon drink!
Enjoy looking through these wonderful linked blogs for the tea party, by clicking on the teapot on the right hand bar to see who else is joining us today.

To celebrate Egg Nog and Ginger are available for adoption.

Egg Nog is made from beautiful cream and egg yolk alpaca. Egg Nog has been scissor sculpted just link my mink cubs to create fluffy cheeks. Egg Nog has sweet olive green eyes with white accents and shading. Egg Nog has a hand stitched cotton nose. Egg Nog wears some holly that can easily be removed so you can love Egg Nog
all year round!

Ginger is made from a beautiful gingerbread alpaca. Ginger has been scissor sculpted just link my mink cubs to create fluffy cheeks. Ginger also has olive eyes with white accent and shading. Ginger has a cream ric rac bow for icing! For the extra touch Ginger has 3 little jelly buttons in a beautiful poinsetta pink.






Egg Nog and Ginger are available be emailing me helen@barecubdesigns.com
Egg Nog and Ginger are available for adoption fee of $225 US each
which is about $249 AUD plus a little for postage depending on where you live.

I hope you enjoyed your visit. Now you are here, spend a little time - enjoy reading my blog posts and hope you follow my blog for more posts soon.

Wishing you all a safe and happy holidays!!