Last days for URSA Voting, Bear Show and Bear PIle

Hi, It is a beautiful day here today - the sun is shining, the sky is bright blue and there is not a cloud to be seen anywhere !!  It is a lovely winters day, completely different to the weather we have been having for the whole of winter this year.
It has been drizzly (or raining) and cloudy nearly every day or at least part of every day, here for the past 6 weeks and this weekend the sun has decided to shine. I am so glad, I was completely fed up of the constant gloom and I feel so much better now the sun has come out !!

There are only two (or less depending which time zone you are in ;) days left to lodge your vote for the first round of the URSA awards for this year.  There are lots of lovely animals waiting to be voted on so please stop by and vote if you have a chance  Vote Now 

Earl Grey is waiting in Category 11 Polar Bears

I had a great time at the Sunshine Coast Doll, Bear and Minatures Fair last Saturday. I met some lovely people and Bramble the fox found a new home.

I was also lucky enough to win Bear Of Show with Honey Bee.

The drive up was really nice, even if it was at the crack of dawn ;) but the drive home was VERY long - I ended up having a quick sleep in the car park of Hungry Jacks Mugeeraba as I just couldn't keep going. I was very glad to finally get home..... and yep, I did have a burger and fries before I left the car park lol.

I have also been listing some more bears/lions/rabbit on Bear Pile -

     



and last but not, least I have been knitting endless beanies, which has been a change from making bears :)

Now, I am going back to finish my last beanie :)
  





Sunshine Coast Bear Show..

Tomorrow is the Sunshine Coast Bear and Doll Show at Buderim in QLD.

I was lucky enought to inherit a trading table from Lyn who couldn't make it, so I am making the 3 hour drive first thing tomorrow morning at 5am.

Looking forward to the show but I am not looking forward to getting up early.... I am not and will never be a morning person !!!! I would love every day to start around 11am and carry on from there LOL . 5am is considered cruel and unusual punishment *grins*

If you are in the area, please stop by and say hello to the bears ( and Ophelia)and I :)

Thank you and Blue on BearPile ...

Thank you to everyone who came and visited my animals at the Friends of Teddy on line show over the weekend. I had lots of visitors and a couple of animals will be heading off to their new homes tomorrow :)

Also.... to let anyone who may be interested know, that I have just listed Blue on BearPile.

Blues adoption fee is AU$240 + postage and all his details are available Here   or you can email me at  burringbears@hotmail.com

**Blue has now been adopted - thank you**

Friends of Teddy On line Show is open....

The Friends of Teddy On Line Show is now open. I have been looking at the different animals all morning and there are some gorgeous creations there !!

I have 9 animals and 1 bear (to be the Teddy, all the animals are friends with lol) including an owl, a rabbit, a lamb, a fox, a mouse and some lions.

      

 There are lots of different styles of animals and "steam punk" seems very popular !!

As usual, if you fancy a look, just Click Here

It is raining again here, so sitting on the bed (still in my 'jamas ) looking at the show is a lovely way to spend the morning. I just need someone to bring me another cup of coffee *grins*

Bears and Buds URSA Awards..

It's time again for the 7th annual Bears and Buds URSA Awards.

There are 109 entries from 53 bear artists from 15 countries, and they are all waiting to be seen and voted upon :)  Just click the link on the side bar that says "Vote Now" and you can choose your favourite bear in each section

This year, I have entered Earle Grey in the Polar Bear section

The first round of voting has already started and runs through until the 29th of July.
I have already cast my votes and there are lots lovely bears/animals to choose between.

On another comp, thank you to everyone that voted for Honey Bee in the Friends of Teddy On Line Show that starts soon (early Sat morning Australian time or 4pm Friday US time)  Voting has now closed and winners will be announced at the show. I have had a sneaky peaky at some of the other animals up for adoption and they are definitely worth seeing ....please come for a look over the weekend.... yes , there is a link to that on the sidebar as well *grins*

I'll be back tomorrow with photos of my collection :)

Last Chance to Vote

Just a quick post to remind everyone that there is not much time left to vote for your fav animal in the Friends of Teddy on line show preview.

I have finally finished sewing and fussing over my ten animals and have written all the descriptions etc. Tomorrow is photo day and then I am done.  Note to self - "next time start sooner !!!"

*** Your exclusive invitation! ***

"Friends of Teddy" Online Show Sneak Preview & Voting Teddies Worldwide invites you to our exciting new show, "Friends of Teddy"! An online show featuring amazing animals (and some teddies too!) by 75 talented, juried artists from around the globe! The preview features one animal by each artist. This animal will be one of at least 5 animals available for adoption by each artist during the show. Right now the artists need your votes in effort to win the "Collector's Choice Award" so come visit the preview and vote for your favorites! Voting Ends Thursday July 12 at 11:59pm New York time! The show begins Friday July 13 at 4pm New York time for an exciting 48 hours of fun! Vote now through July 12 at www.TeddiesWorldwide.com