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URSA Awards 2008 Competition "Reach Out Beyond The Stars"
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Category 8
Needle Felted Bears or
Buds - Any size, dressed or
undressed.
Large photographs are
shown so you can see and judge each bear's details.
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Bears and Buds are in order by their contest entry dates.
Vote for your favorite - see link
at the bottom of this page.
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| Little Ellie is made of 100% light brown wool roving.
This includes her straw colored hat with fabric flower, pink dress with
white bow, black shoes, white socks and even her white bloomers. She
stands 7 inches tall and has a wire frame that allows
her to move her arms and legs freely. Her head is thread jointed for
more durable mobility. Little Ellie's bunny is 4 inches long, wired
framed and is made of 100% light gray wool roving with a white belly,
black button like eyes with a pink nose and ears. Monique Zobel MZcreations Antioch, IL USA |
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Martha the bunny rabbit stands 7 inches tall and made by a
soft sculptured, needle felted technique to give her that fluffy look.
The wool is from a mountain goat.
She has German glass eyes with pupils and stands by a basket with hand
made violets by Elena.
Elena Slusar |
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| "Will Mom ever come home?" A large pair of needle-felted
Emperor penguins the father and his chick are mad using extremely firm needle
felted technique. The father stands 7.5 inches tall and made using several breeds
of fiber. Epoxy Sculpt beak and feet. He is hand-tinted to emphasize
shading. His eyes are made from antique nail-head beads. The little
Chick is just 2.75 inches tall and is also extremely firmly
needle-felted using several breeds of fiber. He has epoxy sculpt feet
with hand-tinted areas to emphasize shading.
Bobbie Ripperger |
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Angel Beagle is about 7 1/2 inches tall by 6 1/2 inches long and is needle
sculpted on a wire armature for posing. Black, white
and chestnut wool roving sculpted around a core of nylon wool.
She has black glass bead eyes and a hand sculpted the little black,
polymer clay nose. Her wings are made of white
feathers and her halo is made from twisted gold wire. The collar around her
neck is black and has a purchased heart paw print charm attached.
Sheryl Morrow |
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Chinook is a 4 1/2 inch polar bear cub which has been needle felted in white and brown Corriedale wool. He has German glass eyes, a hand embroidered nose and
mouth, and lots of shading for his unique look. His feet and paw pads
have been needled in shades of browns to accentuate his curvature. He is
jointed for posing. Anita M. Spero |
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Juno - the little bear cub is oblivious to the danger
from the bee hive because all she can think about is honey. Juno is 4 1/2
inches tall. She has German glass eyes and the
bee has bead eyes. Her body, the hive, and the bee are needle felted
from Romney wool. Juno's coat is wool locks needle felted to her body.
The hive is mounted on a twig from a crab apple tree.
Emily Meyer |
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My Rosie stands 6 inches tall and is softly felted
using natural wools over a wire armature which allows for gentle posing.
She has hand tinted colored glass eyes with individually applied
eyelashes and artist colored whiskers. Her longer, multi-colored topcoat
is hand cut and styled using Australian Merino wool. Rosie has hand
shaded pastel and watercolor details. She's wearing a gold chain color
decorated with a genuine crystal.
Mikki Klug |
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Scooter is a little bunny needle felted from gray wool roving. Her
ear insets are needle felted with pink felt. She has German glass eyes,
a needle felted nose and nylon whiskers. Scooter is just 3.75 inches long.
Margaret Jackson |
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Annabelle stands 8 inches tall. She was needle felted from Romney wool roving with black onyx bead eyes. She is 5-way string jointed and with
her oversize feet she can stand alone. Annabelle has a needle felted nose
and an add-on needle felted lower lip, giving her an open mouth.
Annabelle is
accented with black needle felted edging. Her paw pads are
needle felted in a contrasting wool roving. Annabelle is wearing a
crocheted dress in white and blue crochet cotton with a matching hat.
She loves to jump rope and she is holding her rope, with polymer resin
handles, in her paw. Bettina Groh Glass Dragon Bears Blue Springs, MO USA |
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Lazy Daze- Summer Thoughts -
This elf deep in thoughts during the hot summer days. She is a Willowee
and 7
inches tall standing. She
is made from light brown alpaca roving, with black onyx eyes, brown
thread for her nose and light green moth-like wings. Her ears and paws
are tipped a chocolate brown. This woodland elf has a wire armature. She
is wearing a velvet green leaf body suit and green leaf skirt and a
brown carved bear button. Her headdress is made from leaves, green and
yellow pods and sticks. Pattie Angel |
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At a Glance - All Entries in Category 8
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 8.3 Will Mom Come Home? |
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8.5 Chinook |
8.6 Juno |
 8.7 My Rosie |
8.8 Scooter |
 8.9 Annabelle |
8.10 Lazy Daze |
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1 - Wee Little Bears Under 6" ◊
2 - Medium
8" to 14" ◊
3 - Big Bears Over 15"
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4 - Costumed Bear or Bud
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5 - Fairies
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6 - Good Golly!
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7 - Caricatures - Clowns & Zany
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8 - Needle Felted Bear or Bud
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9 - Amigurumi
Style ◊
10 - Crochet - Threads
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11 - Vignette
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12 Holiday Inspired
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