tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84378109900737907842024-03-13T19:32:03.654-07:00Ted's Teddy TalkTed Mentenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17879681941351493623noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437810990073790784.post-61071114730828517362012-07-06T15:13:00.001-07:002012-07-06T15:15:22.182-07:00HUG AT KICKSTARTER<span id="role_document" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">
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<span style="color: white;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />HUG made his debut appearance in my first Teddy Bear book, THE TEDDYBEAR LOVERS CATALOG and the following year (1984) he had his first book of cartoons, THE WORLD ACCORDING TO HUG.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Now I have colored the original strips and added a few more for this new version. We are promoting this project on a fund-raising site called KICKSTARTER.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">If you would like to see our presentation just click this link</span> <strong><a href="http://tinyurl.com/6uf3zac"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">http://tinyurl.com/6uf3zac</span></a></strong></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Ted and HUG</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">The SNAPPY CRITTERS are delightful little plush animals that are jointed
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<span style="color: white;">The fun continues with more SNAPPY CRITTERS.</span>Ted Mentenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17879681941351493623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437810990073790784.post-59797346184281558732011-04-26T04:22:00.000-07:002012-07-05T17:48:03.580-07:00BABY BEAR<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MuYgVaBT7f0/TbasJ3O707I/AAAAAAAAEBE/HHspZQ-hF3U/s1600/BABY%2BBEAR%2B1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599852472127181746" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MuYgVaBT7f0/TbasJ3O707I/AAAAAAAAEBE/HHspZQ-hF3U/s640/BABY%2BBEAR%2B1.jpg" style="display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 301px;" width="481" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iUpBHzvDqX0/TbasJqfiq5I/AAAAAAAAEA8/KZrkNDDjPFw/s1600/BABY%2BBEAR%2B2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599852468707175314" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iUpBHzvDqX0/TbasJqfiq5I/AAAAAAAAEA8/KZrkNDDjPFw/s400/BABY%2BBEAR%2B2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 301px;" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bawKmksAkdE/TbasJV0EsGI/AAAAAAAAEA0/4gQtCR8odVg/s1600/BABY%2BBEAR%2B3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599852463156146274" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bawKmksAkdE/TbasJV0EsGI/AAAAAAAAEA0/4gQtCR8odVg/s400/BABY%2BBEAR%2B3.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 301px;" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mu9VSB1jKP8/TbasJbQBkBI/AAAAAAAAEAs/YQ_9RZ8kPDE/s1600/BABY%2BBEAR%2B4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599852464615559186" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mu9VSB1jKP8/TbasJbQBkBI/AAAAAAAAEAs/YQ_9RZ8kPDE/s400/BABY%2BBEAR%2B4.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 301px;" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IgXU4xA-zv8/TbasJI8WkGI/AAAAAAAAEAk/Rdat5S3V7TY/s1600/BABY%2BBEAR%2B6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599852459701211234" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IgXU4xA-zv8/TbasJI8WkGI/AAAAAAAAEAk/Rdat5S3V7TY/s400/BABY%2BBEAR%2B6.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 301px;" /></a><span style="color: white;">BABY BEAR is the newest subject of my online bear-making class at EbearZ University. Last semester I taught a class featuring TOOTS - a bear with attitude. The BABY BEAR class started yesterday and I'm looking forward to seeing my students translate the patterns into their own special bear.</span>Ted Mentenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17879681941351493623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437810990073790784.post-24740971666041364522010-11-10T19:19:00.000-08:002010-11-10T19:24:56.719-08:00COMMISSIONED BEARS<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jBvCC2xP62k/TNthxezStlI/AAAAAAAADao/Dab8EbGIROc/s1600/BEAR%2BIN%2BPINK%2B-%2BONE.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538127669491840594" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jBvCC2xP62k/TNthxezStlI/AAAAAAAADao/Dab8EbGIROc/s400/BEAR%2BIN%2BPINK%2B-%2BONE.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jBvCC2xP62k/TNthxO0OJVI/AAAAAAAADag/Jmv5SBka8cI/s1600/BEAR%2BIN%2BPINK%2B-%2BTWO.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538127665200768338" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jBvCC2xP62k/TNthxO0OJVI/AAAAAAAADag/Jmv5SBka8cI/s400/BEAR%2BIN%2BPINK%2B-%2BTWO.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jBvCC2xP62k/TNthwwEZVzI/AAAAAAAADaY/n0BYIweFt5w/s1600/BEAR%2BIN%2BGOLD%2B-%2BONE.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538127656947111730" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jBvCC2xP62k/TNthwwEZVzI/AAAAAAAADaY/n0BYIweFt5w/s400/BEAR%2BIN%2BGOLD%2B-%2BONE.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jBvCC2xP62k/TNthwm7uz9I/AAAAAAAADaQ/FAkMtiw_tDo/s1600/BEAR%2BIN%2BGOLD%2B-%2BTWO.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538127654494851026" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jBvCC2xP62k/TNthwm7uz9I/AAAAAAAADaQ/FAkMtiw_tDo/s400/BEAR%2BIN%2BGOLD%2B-%2BTWO.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ffffff;">Here are two bears that were commissioned by MY FRIENDS & ME -- a beautiful teddy bear shop in Leesburg, Virginia.</span> <div><div><div><br /><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">The champagne mohair bear in the pink pearl-studded gown is named ROXANNE.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">The gold mohair bear in the brocade gown is named ALEXANDRA.</span></div></div></div></div>Ted Mentenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17879681941351493623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437810990073790784.post-27172382433752191422010-10-31T17:22:00.000-07:002010-11-10T20:01:27.733-08:00SAY HELLO TO FIONA<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jBvCC2xP62k/TM4JAaO-jnI/AAAAAAAADUA/v2BwCoxEOuk/s1600/BLOG+FIONA+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534370894731710066" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jBvCC2xP62k/TM4JAaO-jnI/AAAAAAAADUA/v2BwCoxEOuk/s400/BLOG+FIONA+1.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jBvCC2xP62k/TM4JADkoTTI/AAAAAAAADT4/hC9BiCFnmoU/s1600/BLOG+FIONA+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534370888648510770" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jBvCC2xP62k/TM4JADkoTTI/AAAAAAAADT4/hC9BiCFnmoU/s400/BLOG+FIONA+2.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jBvCC2xP62k/TM4I_08pxkI/AAAAAAAADTw/RDNbbcQfX1I/s1600/BLOG+FIONA+3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534370884722738754" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jBvCC2xP62k/TM4I_08pxkI/AAAAAAAADTw/RDNbbcQfX1I/s400/BLOG+FIONA+3.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jBvCC2xP62k/TM4I_oXkA9I/AAAAAAAADTo/m6QwOCWIFNo/s1600/BLOG+FIONA+4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534370881345946578" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jBvCC2xP62k/TM4I_oXkA9I/AAAAAAAADTo/m6QwOCWIFNo/s400/BLOG+FIONA+4.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ffffff;">I recently taught a bear making class online at EbearZ University. The bear the students made was based on my earlier bear named TOOTS who poses with her paws on her hips. The class offered alternate arm designs and FIONA is based on that variation.<br /><br /></span>Ted Mentenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17879681941351493623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437810990073790784.post-65706803497963004122010-09-25T06:57:00.000-07:002010-09-25T07:00:25.405-07:00TOOTS BEARMAKING CLASS<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jBvCC2xP62k/TJ4AThPqKeI/AAAAAAAADGc/5pTzbADRRUY/s1600/1-01.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520850528544369122" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jBvCC2xP62k/TJ4AThPqKeI/AAAAAAAADGc/5pTzbADRRUY/s400/1-01.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">I am delighted to announce that I am now teaching a bearmaking class at EbearZ University online. In this class students will learn to make TOOTS -- a bear with attitude. Classes begin soon but there is still time to sign up.</span></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.ebearz.com/"><span style="color:#66cccc;">http://www.ebearz.com/</span></a></div>Ted Mentenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17879681941351493623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437810990073790784.post-41268180061620842092009-03-28T10:39:00.001-07:002009-03-28T10:40:50.555-07:00ZAC SAYS "HELLO"<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jBvCC2xP62k/Sc5hAfEqylI/AAAAAAAABXU/Gray9DyePSk/s1600-h/ZAC+sitting.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318294870940109394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 393px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jBvCC2xP62k/Sc5hAfEqylI/AAAAAAAABXU/Gray9DyePSk/s400/ZAC+sitting.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">ZAC SAYS:</span> <span style="color:#ffffff;">Hello! My name is ZAC and I am your Teddy Bear host here at TED'S TEDDY TALK. I will be expressing the Teddy Bear point of view while my "boss" will be expressing the human view. I will also tell a few tales and introduce you to many of my Teddy Bear family and friends.<br />Our first adventure together will be to make a SNAPPY bear to keep your Sasha and Gregor dolls company. Dolls and bears really go hand and paw so every doll should have a Teddy companion.<br />As humans, your task will be to create a very special, and personal, bear companion for your doll. Together we will explore the basics as well as the various tricks that will make each and every SNAPPY unique.<br /><br />Welcome.<br /><br />ZAC</span>Ted Mentenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17879681941351493623noreply@blogger.com