Greetings

I have been working on new bear designs and new soft doll designs since the first of the year. My newest bear is one with bendable arms and legs and is 20 inches tall which is a big bear for me as most of my bears are either 14 inches or 8 inches. These bears have a foam covered bendable rod that goes in the limbs and I really love working with them. Three of them are shown above. I am still trying different furs and dressed and undressed to see what everyone thinks of them

I have a small craft show to do this coming Saturday in Henderson Nevada, at the Fiesta Hotel/Casino and hopefully these will be a big hit. If anyone is in the neighborhood please drop by and take a look at all the bears, dolls, dogs and other critters that I have available. The show runs from 10am to 8pm on the second floor next to the buffet and across from the bingo parlor.

Next week when I have the time I will show you all the dolls that I have been working on. There are three new designs for them too.

Happy New Year

It has been a while since I have posted anything on here. I was very busy with shows from October until right up to Christmas. It was a mixed bag with shows this year. Most were very good but some it was a bummer and these will not be on my list next year. Also next year there will be fewer shows as I just can't work that hard any more. Then on top of the shows, were the custom orders. I usually don't take custom orders so late but business is business and I got them all done and shipped so they were received before Christmas.

I also had a shipment that ended up who knows where and had to make another shipment. Good thing it was microwave potato pouches because I always have extra of these. Oh, I did run out of them at my big November show but got enough made for the next couple of shows.

It is time for me to clean house from the older stock I have, so this week all the old stock will go on Clearance on my website. I hope you will take a look as most of it will be priced below what the supplies cost me. I just want to get it off my shelves and on to a new home.

I have made a couple of new items, a bear named Cali and a dog named Sadie. Both are new designs for me.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and that this new year and decade will bring whatever you dream of.

Happy Thanksgiving

Where did November go? I have been busy and just have not had the time to get here. I have no new bears or dolls made in the last 6 weeks.

I did an 18 day show which ending Sunday and was very profitable but it has left me with very little stock and I have another show starting Friday and running every weekend through Christmas.

I am low on bears and almost out of dolls and then the potato pouches that I make are completely out. I have not been so low on stock in years and I am tired and really don't want to get into the sewing room. Then I also have a couple of comission bears that I have to try to get out for Christmas. Time........time...........need more hours in the day and some energy boost. If any one has some extra of either, please send it my way.

I did get some key chain bears made while I was at the big show and will try to get them posted soon. They were big sellers to hang on purses and backpacks.

Hope all have a wonderful Thanksgiving and don't eat too much. Those who have to travel please drive safely.

October? Already?

Here it is October and just where did the summer go? I know I did get quite a few bears designed and made and even did a new sock doll so I guess I have just been to busy to see the months slip by. I do know that it has been very hot all summer and I didn't want to leave the house. Grocery shopping, a couple of trips down to the casinos and some company in August and that has been about all my excitement.

Well now I am ready for the fall craft shows to start. We don't travel anymore, due to my hubby's health, so I do only local shows. There isn't much to choose from and they are all mixed crafts and commercial but I have learned to deal with what is available. I started doing a indoor swap meet in January of this year and everyone kept asking me, where were you before Christmas, so this year I am doing the swap meet starting next weekend. We will see what sales are like before the holidays. There are quite a few craft people who did the pre-holiday meet and they said they did pretty good. I will be there every 3 day weekend until the first week in November and then I do a straight 18 days outside show at the AVI Casino and Resort. I have done that show for the last 3 years and have done very well there. Do have to contend with the wind, which we have a lot in the fall but we anchor the canopy down and have never lost anything. After that it will be back to the swap meet until Christmas. I think I am going to be dragging after all that.

So if you don't see me again for a few weeks, you will know that I have just been busy or maybe just to tired to type.

Thought you might like to see my latest baby. This is "Pretty in Pink". It is an all pink bear including the feet. I love this fur because it is so soft and shiny. I only have a little bit of it left so I am going to have to be careful in what I make from it. This bear is child safe as most all my bears are.

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July. It was quiet here as we pretty much stay in the house this time of the year. It is over 110 every afternoon. When it is over 110 the air is drier, usually under 10%. We are normally now in our higher humidity days, and temps from 96-109 but for some reason this year we have only had about a week of that. It WILL come back and then we get the thunderstorms, dust and a little rain.

Have a great day and talk to you next time. Please take a peek at my website. Lots and lots of stuff there.

www.ejcrafts.com

Onto another project.

Well here we are again and onto another new project. I started to think about doing plant pokes and then had some people say that they would get wet and buggy. Living in Arizona, we don't have that problem but I guess you would in other parts of the country.

So it was suggested that I try the bear heads on pencils or pens. I have done a couple on pens but I think the pens are kind of short so I have done several on pencils. I think if people want they can still poke them in a plant but that will be up to them.

This is the only one I have photographed at the moment but I have a dozen made in different colors. I have them in grey, brown, tan and this rust color. I have some with flowers glued on the ear and some without. Each will have a ribbon around the neck. I still haven't decided what I need to charge for these. It will have to be somewhere from a dollar to two dollars. I will never get my time costs but this has been a fun project and keeps me busy. Let me know your comments.

If you would, become a follower and you will know when I have a new project in the works. I have a few more ideas that I am working on so hopefully over the next few weeks when it is too hot here to be anywhere but in the sewing room, I will post some more new things.

Everyone take care and don't forget to check out all the things on my website that I have put on clearance. I really need the room for some new things LOL.