most wonderful teddy EVER!

[Blackmoon Bear]

At least I think so.....

I have plenty of bears that are much larger, much more cuddly, and even much more impressive.....but everytime I look at this guy he just makes me feel happy, and his big toothy smile can make me laugh even on my worst days....he exemplifies the joyful nature of a bear's soul-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v631/blazerraccoon/Dgrizz25.jpg
fyi, he was made by Commonwealth plush company for Discovery Channel marketing circa 1996

[elize]

He really looks so friendly and cuddly :papabear: How big is he?

[Blackmoon Bear]

not that big, unfortunately. He's about 32 inches from ear to foot.
I wish one was available 3 times that size, but I'll remedy that soon....I bought one on ebay that was pretty much trashed beyond repair, and while I feel awful for the poor thing, it gives me the opportunity to cannibalize him for his pattern. I plan to make drastic changes to the body, he'll be much more robust, his body will be much bigger in relation to his head, with a longer, pudgier torso, longer limbs, and very large paws.

lots of work left to do on that though, I just got the bear disassembled, I still have to trace the pattern onto tracing paper, then make pattern changes before tracing those onto stencils.

[lovenshire]

Oh he looks like a real friend...one you could really hug!

[elize]

not that big, unfortunately. He's about 32 inches from ear to foot.
I wish one was available 3 times that size, but I'll remedy that soon....I bought one on ebay that was pretty much trashed beyond repair, and while I feel awful for the poor thing, it gives me the opportunity to cannibalize him for his pattern. I plan to make drastic changes to the body, he'll be much more robust, his body will be much bigger in relation to his head, with a longer, pudgier torso, longer limbs, and very large paws.

lots of work left to do on that though, I just got the bear disassembled, I still have to trace the pattern onto tracing paper, then make pattern changes before tracing those onto stencils.

32 Inches is not that big.

Good luck with the project, please keep us up to date as how the bear is progressing :3bears:

[LadyEva]

32 inches is to me a good size bear. He is really neat looking.

What size is the one you are redoing? I have only made one large bear, (over 4 foot tall) and that was many years ago. He sits in my son and daughter-in-law's bedroom and has for years. Looking forward to seeing what your big one will look like.

[lovenshire]

Oh he looks like a big beautiful guy to me..,.