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OOAK Bears 101
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Updated
Sunday March 02, 2008 12:07 PM -0700
Welcome to OOAK Bears 101!
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Here we will discuss many things associated with
designing, creating, accessorizing, dressing, stuffing, and furring
artist bears "teddy bears".
Information and instructions, Frequently Asked Questions and cover
the basics. |
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How the Teddy Bear Came to Be
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The teddy bear is a stuffed
toy bear. It is an enduring, traditional form of stuffed animal, often
serving the purpose of comforting children. In recent times, some teddy
bears have become expensive collector's items. Teddy bear collectors are
known as arctophiles from the Greek words 'arcto' (bear) and 'philos'
(lover). A
hunting trip of Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt's to Mississippi led to
an American Black Bear in a tree and it was suggested Roosevelt shoot
it. He refused and it became the topic of a political cartoon. (seen to
your left) Morris Michtom a Russian
immigrant and entrepreneur in
Brooklyn New York who operated a novelty store with his wife Rose,
saw the drawing and was inspired to create a new toy. He had his
wife Rose create a little stuffed bear cub and placed it in the
window of his shop that read "Teddy's bear." The toys were an
instant success, caught the eye of a wholesaler named Butler
Brothers and with their financial aid the Ideal Novelty and Toy
Co., was founded and today still exists. |
Cartoon below created by political
cartoonist Clifford Berryman called
Drawing the Line in Mississippi"
1902 The Washington Post
political cartoon that spawned the Teddy bear name.
The Library of Congress
Other stories and further research
exist
Read about
some here
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Bear
Accessories, Clothes, Hats, Shoes, Wings, & Things,
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http://www.artsndolls.com/
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Bear
Books & Instruction Guides
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Rent Instructional Sculpting
HOW TO
DVD's
Smartflix
Learn new Skills and Save Big
Money!!!
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Teddy Bear
Clubs & Group Affiliations |
Custom Banners for your web
page, group, forum, blogs, emails, Etsy, eCrate, eBay me page,
auction listings, Logos and
Listing Templates By Cre8
Enquire
Within
Deco Beads - Sells no hole beads in various sizes can be used for eyes,
noses etc,,
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- antique, glass,
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wood, carvings, decoys, stuffed, animals, fishing, lures, toys, dogs, cats,
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Marigold's Place - 3mm, 6mm & 8mm Glass Eyes from 1.50 a pair with a 2
pair minimum order. Shipping currently is $1.30 within the US for up to 6
Pairs with only .10 more for each additional pair over the first 6 pairs
purchased. "I have not used these eyes yet". Cre8
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Bear Fur, Hair, Mohair, Micro Fiber Fabric & Synthetic Fur
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Rynda
Original Designs Tibetan Lamb Hair and Cloth Doll Patterns. Lisa Rynda
teaches as well as take commissions. Home of the $13 Shipping Included Grab
Bag of Lamb Wool Hair. I'm a very Happy Customer! Thanks Lisa I got my hair
today 1/12/07 -  2/1/07
"I Love this hair"!!! Cre8
Please Note* All of these
tutorials are property of the artists who have created them, are
copyrighted and may not be copied without the author's written permission
unless otherwise offered for use from their websites.
Affiliate
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Cellophane Wings - How to make the most beautiful
wings for your fairy or fantasy creatures Cellophane Wings
By Deborah McCain.
Cicada Wings
&
Cello Wings - Sculptures in Polymer clay and mixed media by Deborah A.
McCain
Doll Wing Tutorial - Aurora Dreams "Use with FREE Real butterfly Wings"
posted above.
Eyelash Tutorial - Create some funky eyelashes with this neat step by
step image tutorial by Funky Figurines.
Fabric Doll Wing Tutorial - Aurora Dream's Making Wings for your fairy
using Lutradur a Multifilament Polyester screen fabric material.
Feather Wings
- the very talented and inspiring Artesian and Doll Sculptor Deb Woods has
written this wonderful instructions on making wings from feathers.
Feather
Wings -
A small group
of cosplayers, devoted to the accurate re-creation of costumes from all
sorts of pop culture sources. Life size fairy or angel wings you can adapt
for use with miniatures and other size dolls, fairies, angels, dragons,
etc..
Fimo Gel
Wings -
Tutorial on making wings using
gemstone powders
By Esther Van Der Spek of Magic Miniatures
Free Wings - From Aurora Dreams. Actual butterfly wings photographed by
the artist and made available in image form for your non-commercial use to
download, print out on acetate and use with your sculptured fairies that you
may then sell. (See Doll Wing Tutorial)
Packing Your Doll/Bear for Shipping - A wonderful tutorial from Chibis From
Kiki Valley - MadsWay Tutorial for packing your dolls to prepare them for
safe travel to their new homes.
Packing
Your Doll/Bear for Safe Shipping - by Deb Woods. Just another method you can
learn from.
Palette
Generator - A very useful tool that allows you to upload a photo and it
generates a coordinating color palette. Great for web design, choosing
coordinating colors for clay beads, image transfers and other things with
clay.
Patricia Rose
Cicada Wings - Another wonderful cicada wing tutorial nicely done by an
amazing well known quality doll artist.
This to That - Because people have a
need to glue things to other things
Translucent Clay Wings - Cheri Desire Empeirusde Faire tutorial of
crating translucent wings for your fairy doll.
TLS [Translucent
Liquid Sculpey] and Silk Wings - Making Butterfly Wings Using
Translucent Liquid Sculpey and Silk By Allan Vernall
Looking for Bears,
Teddy Bears, Collector Bears, Bear
Hair, Bear Fur, Bear Eyes, Animal Eyes, Bear Nose, Animal Noses, Bear Clothes,
Bear Accessories, Polymer Clay Bears,
Bear Molds, Bear Replications, Paints for Bears, Clay, Clay Tools,
Books on Bears, Books on Teddy Bears, Books on Making Bears, Books on
Making Teddy Bears, Bear Making Videos, Bear Sculpting Videos, or anything
else?
Use this handy Google Search and stay here
on TinyCrafts.com!!!
Palette Generator
Wholesale Fabrics to The Public
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My
YouTube Video
Instruction Guides and Information
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OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION
FOR TEDDY BEARS
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Bear Types:
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Bear Artists:
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Air-Dry
Clay Brass
Bronze
Ceramic Clay
Cloth
Cold Porcelain
Copper
Epoxy
Clay
Felted
Fulmo Air Dry Liquid Clay Slip for Moulds (No Kiln Required)
Laytex
Metal
Muslin
Paper
Plastic
Porcelain Clay
Silicone
Stone
Resin
Rubber
Vinyl
Wood
Did I leave something out
you are aware of, please let me know. I would so love to add it
here. Contact Me |
Andrea Renee Herrera "Cre8"
Tiny Tugs™
Teddy Bears, Unique Animal Sculptures, Creatures & Other
Signature Adult Collectibles
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Replicate
Your Bear in Resin:
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Replicate Your Bear
in Silicon:
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The
Castcraft Guides show you how to use all types of
mold making and casting materials and how to use all types of
special techniques
Castcraft
uses to get unusual effects. Includes an extensive and
always up-to-date
source listing
of over 240 companies selling materials, molds,
equipment, and supplies.
Polytek Development Corp
Polytek is a leading producer of liquid rubbers and plastics for
molds and castings. By offering the most complete line of mold
making and casting materials available from any single source, we
can provide the proper products for almost any flexible molding or
resin casting application. Located in Easton, Pennsylvania with
distributors worldwide, we supply molding and casting compounds to a
diverse group of customers ranging from individual sculptors and
artists, prototype developers and model makers, to high production
manufacturers of architectural, ornamental, or complex cast parts
made from resins, plasters and concrete.
Dreams to Reality Studios At
Dreams to Reality Studios we provide services for the fine artist,
architect, Industrial and themed designer, or anyone who has a great
idea! We will take you from your idea to development, samples,
overseas manufacturing, and web page development if you need it.
610-313-1821 |
Tom Banwell Designs
We make quality custom silicone rubber molds and resin castings
in urethane and polyester. Specializing in prototypes, doll parts,
figurines, and jewelry. Seminars on mold making and resin casting
are also available.
Lumicast™ - A translucent resin for
doll makers
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Replicate your
Bear in Metal or Stone |
ArtMolds
Lifecasting Resource Center
Lifecasting Technical Recommendations
- The FORTON MG (MG means modified gypsum) Casting
System (FMG) is compromised of a glass-fiber reinforced gypsum (hydrocal)
system. The result of which can be utilized for interior or exterior
sculpture. It is simple to use and most importantly is non-toxic. It
is lightweight and has a rapid mold cycling time of 60 to 90 minutes
without the use of an accelerator. It is possible to add aggregates
and pigments to achieve natural stone looks via sandblasting, or add
metal powders which can be patinaed and polished for realistic metal
castings (cold casting). |
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Basic Clothing
Techniques |
Cloth Doll Shoes
Another Doll Shoe Tutorial
USA - United States of America
Teddy Bear and Friends
Teddy Bear Review,
Teddy Today
Germany
Baerrport
UK - United Kingdom
Teddy Bear Times
The Hugglets Teddy Bear
Guide
The Bear Museum, the world's first Teddy Bear
Museum, was based in Petersfield, Hampshire, England.
The museum was founded by Judy Sparrow
in 1984, and housed a collection of antique teddy bears and related
items.
The museum was closed in 2006, and has
now been converted into a residential address.
Teddy Bear Museum of Naples was
a visitor attraction located in north Naples, Florida. It first
opened in 1990 and closed in 2005. It operated as a non-profit
organization, and received funding from donations, as well as profit
from museum tickets, gift shop sales, and Hug Club
membership.
Good
Bears of the World
Helping to place teddies into the arms of those
who so desperately need love, reassurance and hope!
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Teddy Bear Shows, Exhibitions
& Conventions |
The Annual Debut
of the World's Finest Collectibles: Bears, Dolls, Toys, and More!
Annual
Teddy Bear Convention
THE AMERICAN VICTORIAN MUSEUM
APRIL 4, 5, 6, 2008
NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA
Teddy Bear Exhibition Korea Photo
Gallery
READ...
Doll Convention & Show Survival Guide
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