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Dog Patch Critters by Nancy

Handmade Teddy bears and other critters by Nancy Dontigney. Happenings in the craft, soft sculpture, and Teddy bear worlds.

New Bears

Posted on Wednesday June 25th, 2008 at 19:30 in cat, panda, siamese, teddy bear

Well, I have managed to get some new bears finished. I am working on a few more and a couple of new ideas popped into my head today. I am already thinking 2009, which is unusual for me. Next month is ...
Luli the Panda in my Etsy shop

Posted on Friday March 28th, 2008 at 18:46 in etsy, panda, plush, softie

Little Luli is just 7" tall. Her pretty turquoise color came from dying with Berry Blue Kool-aid. I like dying with Kool-aid because you get such vivid colors. I found the little "take-out" purse box ...
Japanese Fabric

Posted on Wednesday March 5th, 2008 at 19:10 in japanese prints, panda

I spent a good hour today looking at Japanese cotton prints on etsy. I just put Japanese fabric in the search box and all these wonderfully cute little prints come up. There were owls, bears, pigs, fl...