Happy Holidays!!
Posted on | December 20, 2009 | No Comments
Merry Christmas from my house to yours!
When I began making teddy bears eons ago, I wanted to create something old fashioned for my folks who would take them to doll and bear shows where they displayed their doll carriages and other Wilde creations for collectors. They wanted something that would fit in with their elegant designs, but that wouldn’t break when they had to go from show to show. So I created my unique bears and they actually won Most Unique Bear for a pirate with a peg leg, Best Dressed Bear for a jester and Best of Show for another jester. They were featured in magazines–Teddy Bear Review, Texas Monthly, and Texas Co-op Monthly, and in newspapers. They appeared in the International Teddy Bear Connection, a video about teddy bears. And best of all, the bears have found homes all over the world as far as Japan, Australia, and Russia. Lots have made their homes in Canada–many of these the Celtic Clan bears, although those for Japan were wizards and Russia, a Patriotic Patrick. Baby birth bears with the baby’s birth date and name embroidered on the paws are still a favorite.
I love making bears still, even though sales, like the economy, have dropped off. I’m so busy writing that this works for me. But I will never give up making bears. Like writing, it’s fun creating each bear, who has a little different personality no matter that the basic pattern is the same.
http://terryspear.tripod.com/bears.htm
Pictured above is one of my Santa teddy bears–his cloak of tapestry, and recycled fur trims his hat and coat. He also sports a mohair beard.
One of my co-worker’s sons creates unbelievable cake sculptures. Yesterday, one of our co-workers celebrated her Christmas birthday early with a cat creation and ball of thread, all created from cake and frosting. 
But he doesn’t do it for a money-making adventure, instead just for fun.
Some writers say their writing is their hobby. They do it when the mood strikes.
The Vampire…In My Dreams is a YA vampire romance that’s currently out, and I’m excited to say Deadly Liaisons is coming in January! I’ll be doing some giveaways as soon as I get my copies.
Do you have a hobby that you love to do? And are you ready for Christmas???
Terry
“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male.”
www.terryspear.com
Tags: Deadly Liaisons > paranormal romance > teddy bears > teen romance > Terry Spear > The Vampire...In My Dreams > urban fantasy > vampire romance > YA
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