New Bears!

I'm planning to have a few little bears available right here on this blog around April 1st - no fooling! If you'd like me to email you with the exact time, I'd be glad to do it! At the bottom of this page, there's a link to my web site. If you'd click on that, there's a little bear holding a red baloon which says "Email Donna." Just let me know you'd like to be contacted when new bears will be available and I'll put you on my notification list.

The next auction will be coming soon, and I'll be sending out word of that too. I'm winding up my design class this next month and have loads of requirements there. I am counting on some good Spring weather to take photos of these little bears for all to see. Guess I'd better explain - all my photography is done outdoors to take advantage of the wonderful natural light!

Many Thanks!

I thank everyone who contacted me and those who took part in the bidding during my first Ebay auction. I'm happy to report that the Panda Sisters will be leaving today for the state of Illinois to live with some very nice people who have many of my little bears. I think the very best part of the Teddy Bear World is the fact that your own world grows - through new friends you meet along the way. Sometimes correspondence takes place totally over the Internet! My own little family is quite small, but I feel a part of so many more families as my little ones go out into the world taking a little of me with them.

EBAY Listing!

Here's the link to "The Panda Sisters" Auction!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=110364135181

I certainly would love you to visit and let me know what you think of the template and photos!

Finally!

I think (fingers crossed) that I have finally gotten my first Ebay auction ready to go at 9 p.m. tonight!! I know all of you "old hands" at Ebaying think I must be pretty dense! As soon as I have the link I'll post it here. I hope you'll go have a look and let me know what you think!

I want to thank Tina for a lovely award that has brought new visitors my way. I will be posting the information and sending the award along to others just as soon as I recuperate from all this listing stuff!! Bless you, Tina!

I just love the little photo above and it makes me realize that "we all need a little hand sometimes."

Ebay Delay

We've been without Internet capabilities for over a day! I've just gotten off the phone with a delightful chap who led me through some unplug - plug back in exercises and it worked! I was unable to complete my auction template yesterday to my satisfaction as I have to do that online -- so I've decided to wait until next weekend to "launch" my first Ebay auction for the Panda Sisters. I will give you a sneak peak at some of the photos that will be in the template for the auction!

I expect if I weren't so nervous about doing this right, I wouldn't delay the launch!

I'm very thankful to my daughter, Kim, for her "hand" in the photography session. As you can imagine, it's tough to hold the little ones and photograph at the same time.

I suppose I figured that the auction should go over a weekend and not be too long so that's why I decided to start it on Saturday. It'll just be the NEXT Saturday - if I can figure it all out!

SNOW!

After the lovely daffodil photo we have in fact been visited, here in southern Virginia, by some snow! I just had to show you some of the lovely sights around my house. We have some woods out back and sweet Rose had tons of fun in her little yard even if the snow wasn't very deep. I wish I could show you how fast her tail was wagging!

My plan is to have that listing for the Panda Sisters on Ebay this coming Saturday. I'll put a link here so that you can visit (that is, if I figure it all out by then - oh me of little brain!)

Can Spring be Far Behind??

Daffodils have begun to bloom here in southern Virginia. Yesterday I noticed that some of the pear trees have little blossoms showing as well. I'm hoping this means that the very cold weather is over and lots more little flowers will be appearing soon.

Happy Valentine's Day!

It's a gorgeous day here in Southern Virginia and feels like Spring. Travis brought home the lovely boquet last night so I began my valentine celebration early! There are lovely roses, white tulips, and another white flower of the lily family with some pretty baby's breath. I took them out on the deck to photograph them - arent' they lovely!

I received a teddy bear, porcelain mug and CHOCOLATES from dear Jason and Kim! Can't get better than that!

I wish everyone loads of love and hugs on this special day for remembering those dear!

TOBY Industry Choice Award

I am so thrilled to say that my "Panda Sisters" have won the TOBY Industry Choice award for 2009. Their names are Pansy and Rosebud. It's little Rosebud's head I'm holding in the last posting so you can get an idea of how big they are. Pansy is 3 3/4 inches tall and Rosebud is 2 3/4 inches tall. I was just sent the "official" list from Teddy Bear and Friends magazine, but dear Ruth so kindly let me know earlier today. I've been floating on air since I heard from her. I hope you like these little girls. They will be my first entry into the world of Ebay and I hope to do that by the end of the month. I want to take more photos using my daughter's hands holding them to show just how big (or small) they are. Do let me know if you'd like me to contact you when they will be available on Ebay. They are a "one of a kind" duo, but there will, of course, be more pandas available.