Vintage Mink Bears by Kathy Myers

  Sorry, I have NOT purposely been ignoring my work emails ... I just have not had the time or the internet connections for this past year.  With the sudden death of my best friend (on Feb ...

https://minkbears.blogspot.com/2022/02/my-world-has-turned-upside-down.html

 I had to look back through my older posts to see how long it took me to finish this order. I started it February 8, 2020. That was JUST before the pandemic locked my Southern California family ...

https://minkbears.blogspot.com/2021/04/order-20-completely-finished-finally.html

I will be honest ... this has been the most difficult time in my life. I thought I was blessed last year because I everyone that I know who got Covid survived. Now thi...

https://minkbears.blogspot.com/2021/04/finally-last-teddy-for-order-20.html

David FAREWELL TO MY VERY BEST FRIEND FOR OVER 50 YEARS. My dear friend died suddenly in early February .  I am his best friend and only family so he gave me the legal rights to arrange ...

https://minkbears.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-saddest-beginning-to-this-new-year.html

>>>    We all hope that this year will be better than 2020.  This is my dog Watson and my New Year's card ... I have not updated my Custom Teddy Work In Progress for Order #20...

https://minkbears.blogspot.com/2021/02/its-new-year-2021.html

THIS ORDER IS FOR DONNA (8 CUSTOM TEDDIES): >>  Please click here >>  to see >>  the teddies that I have completed so far for this order  I have 3 more teddies on my work t...

https://minkbears.blogspot.com/2020/10/work-in-progress-order-20.html

 I've been having some fun and making myself some not-mink teddies  (click the link to take a look) ... or there is a photo link on the right side of this page on my Blog for my "NOT-MINK TE...

https://minkbears.blogspot.com/2020/10/not-mink-teddies.html

 Donna's order is half way finished. Of the seven teddies requested I have finished the two Mother-Daughter sets. I think they are beautiful! I am now working on the las...

https://minkbears.blogspot.com/2020/09/custom-order-20-first-four-teddies.html

>  Daughter teddies :  >  > Bodies finished and jointed  >  > Heads and necks jointed  >  > Now I need to work on the all important face. I have not been gett...

https://minkbears.blogspot.com/2020/08/work-in-progress-plus-new-teddy-pattern.html

For the past 30 plus years I have been safely shipping my teddies through the United States Postal Service with absolutely no problems. Now there is a new Postmaster General and since...

https://minkbears.blogspot.com/2020/08/forced-to-change-my-shipping-provider.html

For Donna This is the Family Heirloom full length very very dark brown mink coat. It is beautiful! It has wonderful detailing, like these buttons. The teddies from thi...

https://minkbears.blogspot.com/2020/02/work-in-progress-for-custom-order-20.html

For Mary Jo I appreciate Mary Jo and all of my collectors who are so patiently waiting for me to complete their custom teddies. To see lots of photos of these teddies please click her...

https://minkbears.blogspot.com/2020/02/finally-finished-custom-order-19.html

for Mary Jo This custom order is for 3 teddies. This is a long shawl and it looks like I should be able to find three teddies hiding in it. One from Pattern 1(mother bear), the next from Patte...

https://minkbears.blogspot.com/2019/10/wip-custom-order-19.html

Well, this Custom Order took a long long long time to complete due to my home renovations ... I am still not finished with my house "To Do" list; nevertheless, I am trying to get back to working...

https://minkbears.blogspot.com/2019/10/custom-order-18.html

I was on my way home from the art supply store and had no plans on stopping by my favorite thrift store (to look for things I could use on my hummingbird water fountain) but I thought I woul...

https://minkbears.blogspot.com/2019/09/never-leave-your-dog-in-hot-car-i-just.html

Well, after my last post ... way back in May ... I found that I was much too optimistic about finding the time, space, and supplies to work on my mink teddies. It has taken me this long to finis...

https://minkbears.blogspot.com/2019/08/i-have-studio-im-finally-getting-back.html

Fortunately, unlike my previous unplanned breaks from making my teddy bears (those were for illnesses or injuries), this hiatus was due to ... if you are a homeowner you will understand when I s...

https://minkbears.blogspot.com/2019/05/my-unplanned-hiatus-from-teddy-bear.html

For Cathy I have two mink garments to work from. While they are both brown the jacket is just a little lighter shade of brown. The original request was for two teddies but the pattern ...

https://minkbears.blogspot.com/2019/02/custom-order-18-work-in-progress.html

For Debra (order #17) to see lots of photos of these teddies please Click Here The see me making these teddies just take a look at the post below.

https://minkbears.blogspot.com/2019/02/custom-mink-twin-teddies.html

For Debra M. from her family's vintage blond mink stole to be transformed into 2 custom teddy bears using pattern #1 (I will also use the name in the lining to make a sitting pad/quilt ...

https://minkbears.blogspot.com/2018/11/work-in-progress-custom-order-17.html

Custom Teddy #15 finally has a puppy as a companion: It has been a few years since I've made a Teddy-Puppy set and I'm remembering why I designed them ... because they are absolutely A...

https://minkbears.blogspot.com/2018/10/teddy-has-companion-puppy.html

I had originally (before I restricted my Custom Work to teddies only) promised a companion puppy with Custom Teddy #15... They did not have a contrasting colored mink stole to send me for ...

https://minkbears.blogspot.com/2018/09/puppy-for-custom-teddy-15.html

LAUGHING DOG To see more photos and details  CLICK HERE

https://minkbears.blogspot.com/2018/09/custom-order-16-for-pat.html

Work in Progress  for  Custom Order #16 (this should be an interesting WIP to watch progress) Custom Order #16 comes from my long time friend-collector, Pat. She may live on the other...

https://minkbears.blogspot.com/2018/08/a-challenge-aka-custom-order-16.html

To see the Work In Progress photos for this teddy please scroll down to the preceding post. To see more photos and details of this completed teddy please click here I created this...

https://minkbears.blogspot.com/2018/07/custom-order-15.html