Artist Bears and Handmade Teddy Bears

Sammi Winner 2011 ACDA's!!! By Lombard Bears Australia 10 inches (25.4 centimeters) 'Sammi" is a OOAK 10 inch Lombard Bears Australia Character rat inspired by Samuel Whiskers from the wonderful beatrix Potter books! He has a fulled sculpted needle felt face which I have hand shaded to bring out his cheeky character. Sammi has my signature 9 way jointing system and has the most realistic weighted leather tail. He has deep mauve glass eyes from the UK and is made from a long but scruffy looking top quality mohair with a curly cream mohair tummy. He is weighted with glass beads to feel like a real rat and his paws are made from ultra suede which I have hand stitched to give him fingers and toes. I absolutely loved making this little guy!!!!! I am thrilled to say that my entry 'Sammi' the Rat has won the Australian Creative Design Award for ' Most Innovative Design and Workmanship Excellence' !!! This is the second year running that I have been fortunate enough to win this fabulous award! A BIG Thank You to Sandi Smith for organizing this challenging award with such fabulous trophies....it excites artists to get creative!!!! All entries are viewed by Kathy Martin former Editor of the UK Teddy Magazine 'Teddy Bears Scene UK' and Kathy chooses the 10 that are to receive nominations to go through to the final judging stage which is hands-on-judging by 3 independent judges. We send our creations in and each judge separately judges you on workmanship ,creativity and originality and we receive back their judging sheets and scores. The winners are notified when their creations are sent back with or without a trophy included. I was Soooooooooooooooo Thrilled to find the top award inside my package with 'Sammi'. !!!!!!!! I feel so proud to have won this award as it is one of the few left that asks for the creations to be hands-on-judged Adopted Add to Favorites       Pin It

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Linda Down Lombard Bears Australia Australia 30 Items Listed     Website Lombard Bears are designed and handcrafted by me Linda Down. The best quality fabrics are sourced to create unique OOAK collectible artist bears and critters. Originality and a high quality of workmanship is what I strive for . I love all the pieces I make and hope that they find a collector who loves them too! Layby to suit your budget welcome! More of My Items: View All My Items