FLORA & FAUNA!

Still no rain for us here in the South of England, but the garden is looking lovely and everything is blooming well with a bit of additional water from the can!  The Poppies are at their best at the moment, the little un-opened flowers look like fairies slippers!

We have several clematis climbing high in the garden too, they are looking wonderful too

Just the one miniature Rose out at the moment the beautiful orange against the green leaves is dazzling, with a little rain water they will all be even better.

Hope you are enjoying your garden too and you are having more rain than we are!!!  Not that we want too much - it must no when to stop!

Two Bears for the website:

Two new Bears for the website this week: I am not sure where the week went - it must be all the missed Mondays! with the Bank Holidays it makes the week so short.
Anyway this is PEBBLES:

This is a beautiful faux fur in all the shades of the colours that you would find on the Beach.  Not too large a Bear at just 10".  He is available now on my website looking for a new home, perhaps by the Beach?

Next we have:  DANIEL my honey bear!

He has found himself in rather a sticky situation!  He has eaten all the honey but the Bees obviously think there is more to be had!  A small Bear for me at just 6".

Hope you like them - until the next time! Beary hugs x

TWO NEW BEARS ON THEIR WAY!

Just two Bears to post this week, had time off over the Easter Holiday! and we have another Bank Holiday this coming weekend!  So first off this week was a Silver Wedding Anniversary Bear for Susie and Andy,  their Anniversary was last December! but I get there in the end!   He is heading for the United States as I write x

Then off today was Jay Jay, the January Birthstone Bear for Susan.

I am still working on your other orders - I will get to them all in the end

London getting ready!

Some pictures taken in London today, flags flying and the sun shining!

SPRING CLEANING, BEARS and EVERYTHING ELSE!

Beautiful blue skies and hot sunshine, unheard of for the UK at Easter Time!  What have we all done to deserve this?   Paul was up the ladder over the past weekend cleaning the outside of the house!  His idea not mine!

We have also had a little house guest staying with us for the past three weeks, her owner has been visiting family in the United States.  Bramble is Chloe's Sister
and Jazz's half Sister, so all three do get along very well indeed.   We have thoroughly enjoyed having her to stay, although to watch Bramble eat is an experience in its self!
If I said her food lasted her 3 seconds that might be an exaggeration!

Bramble not going too far without her Teddy!

And lastly my newest Bears - Firstly the May Birthstone Bear ESME, lots of shades of green for this May Bear, equally perfect for that Spring Birthday or just a beautiful coloured Bear to add to your hug.

Finally came my little ray of sunshine, Summer Days, could not resist hand dying some white straight pile Mohair in bright sunshine yellow to make this little Bear.  As it is Easter Weekend I gave her mauve paw pads and satin ribbon for her neck.  Just a baby handful at 6" tall.

HAPPY EASTER to you all, and enjoy the wonderful sunshine if it is with you!

BEARS ON THEIR WAY!

Two Bramble's Bunny are heading for their new homes, one to Illinois, 

and one to California

Have also sent the April Birthstone Bear, Diamonds are Forever off to his new home in Tennessee,

and the last shipping for this past week was The Royal Wedding Bear on his way to Ontario, Canada

Thank you to all my wonderful customers, your Bears are in the air as I type!

TEAM MERCURY

Team Mercury! Are a 3 man British Army team who will be competing in the Omega South Pole Race in December 2011

I am so pleased to say that LJ BEARS will be supplying the teams official mascot and the 4th member of the Polar Team!

I have just received the following message from Capt W. Morris:  ...I took the idea to a Charity auction Night hosted by one 

of the Main sponsors (DATONG). The bear was the highest 

earning lot and attracted a lot of competition, 

it finally sold for £570 to a Mr Jason Blood, 

who is the brother of the MD. He was thrilled to win and would 

like to call the bear Olly (after his son) 

The night in total raised £3715 a great result!

We have raised in excess of £34,000 now and will keep going until we get to our £60,000 target.