Will you please wear the hat????

BEAR: Absolutely not.
ARTIST: But it's a lovely hat...so sweet...
Undignified.
Well, maybe...but that's a good thing in my work, isn't it?
A lack of dignity?!
No, no, no....just a lack of, well. No. Not a lack, per. say...an addition. An addition of fun, of whimsy, of---
And a SUBTRACTION of "hat".
(sigh)

The following monologue is per. Bobby the Bear with mild to vehement objections from the artist (me!) interjected throughout, but not specifically noted due to time limitations and a distinct lack of typing skill:

I mean, last Sunday's Bun' was all very well and good, but she is, was, just a bunny, you know? Bears require a certain...understated elegance, a dignity equivocal to their place in nature. Exacting, appropriate garments. And I do believe that I, Robert, represent the very finest of such...nature's specimens of elegant beast. I mean, really, that sums me up I think. Might I add that I have admirably relented to wearing this BLASTED sweater, not to mention the silly button (I don't care how "old" it is! Since when is age a GOOD thing, anyhow???) But, Mrs. Wommack, I digress. To state my intentions, my wishes, my...well, my responsibility to the rest of the bear world, to bears everywhere....quite simply: No hats, for such bears as I! I am, well, I'm a bear of dignity, if nothing else....

Whatever. There's no way I'm calling you Robert~! (Though I could run with the David Mamet qualities for a bit....).

"Bobbie and Fritz"

Made in Magpie fashion, will you please consider Bobbie and His little giraffe, Fritz? These 2 are carefully created in celebration of old toys...precious treasures carefully stored on the window seat in the nursery.... Picture taking is terrible today, so I will have to tell you about Bobbie's wonderful fur that I have dyed...it is lighter on the top of his head, and on this outer limbs and very subtly contrasts with he rest of his figure...like he's been faded by sunshine over the wonderful and many years! And then there's that HUGE red button fastened to his felted wool cardigan...it is quite old and garnished with a vintage cabochon that has a little gentleman bear upon it...Fritz is also made from hand-dyed wool, trimmed like Bobbie, with glass eyes and vintage trimmings...the pair is quite, quite, sweet, hat or no.

Bobbie is OOAK & 17" high, Fritz is 11"

sold! thank you!

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*Gilly and Peppermint*

A mother should never have favorites, but I must tell you that Gilly the Elephant is quite easier to get along with than Bobbie!!

Gilly was soooo charming, she ended up having a little dress sewn especially for her! (I loathe dress-making....!!!) It is trimmed in satin ribbon and pink ric-rac~~Gillie and Peppermint have little duckie cabochons...cute! There. I said it. Actually called my own work CUTE!? What's the world coming to???

Peppermint is made of white wool, with glass eyes...and Gilly's eyes are German glass, just a little different than my usual. :) BUT~~still the same dyed and aged mohair and wobbly 5-way jointing, wool paw pads, and excelsior & wool stuffin' (that's the Magpie fashion, you know...)

*Gillie* is a OOAK 14" and

*Peppermint* stands at 5" or so + 8" long...

sold! (thank you...)

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And that's all she wrote, uh, stitched!

Until we meet again...

Blessings,

Meg