First Mate Sailor Bear and Primitive Boat

Ahoy Matey!

It's First Mate Sailor Bear here...  

If you want to Come Sail Away with me..I'm on the Ragged ~N~ Worn Teddy Bear page

Primitive Teddy Bear ~ Rosie B.

Hi ya Good Friends...I'm Rosie B.

my maker just finished me up, I've been sitting in the unfinished bin way too long.

Finally nice to have my arms and legs attached, oh and at least one eye ;)

You can find out more about me on the Ragged ~N~ Worn Teddy Bears page.

Tata for now...  Rosie B.

Today's Mercantile Wares

Drab Early Style Rag Balls

~Collection of Three~

available here 

Olde Time Teddy

he's located here in the shoppe

Trying real hard each and everyday to finish something new to put in my shoppe, along with new offerings

for my website.  I appreciate your visit today!  Stop back soon...

The Shopkeeper,

Traci

seeking adoption....Primitive Teddy Bears

Today I have Three Lil'

Nooks ~N~ Crannies Bears up for adoption.

Dolly, Eddie & Tucker

If you would like to visit them...you can ~click here~

They are tucked into the Nooks N Crannies of the mercantile shoppe's Ragged ~n~ Worn Teddy Bears page

Thanks for visiting!

Wynter Blues Bear..a Primitive Teddy

Hello, Winter Friends.....my name is Wynter Blues

my maker just finished me up this morning in the midst of a small Blizzard.  It's a good thing she put a nice wooly scarf on me...Brrrr!

I am made out of grungy corduroy with make-do patches ~N~ repairs here and there.  My eyes are buttons and I have a wool patch nose.   My arms and legs are stitched in place (guess that means NO sled riding or bear angels for me this winter :(     I am 11" tall, sitting.

Oh and I promise to bring lots of Winter Cheer to my new home....so don't let my name "Wynter Blues" fool ya.  I'm just blue in color, not spirit!

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Wynter Blues Bear is ready for his forever home, he is $32.00 plus Travel Fare.  He'll arrive with bells on, signed and dated by me, his maker.

Black as Cole....Primitive Teddy Bear

Black as Cole,

is this little Bear

Cole....is a

Nooks & Crannies Teddy Bear

Cole is made of a plush Black fur......

Too cute not to love, now that's for sure

Little black buttons for Cole's eyes, you see

Black as any Lump of Coal could be 

Old rusty wire 'round his neck, just the same

So you won't have to say, who's this Bear, what's his name

 

A mere 6 1/2 inches tall,

Cole won't take up too much space at all

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Black as Cole Bear is SOLD....TY... plus Travel Fare

He'll arrive at his new home signed and dated by me, his maker.



~Neglected Stewart~Primitive Teddy Bear~

Poor Stewart

He has been sitting on my finishing table for, oh, a good month now.  He is so very happy

to be making a public appearance today.  Stewart is one of my handmade Teddy Bears.  He is tattered~n~torn........aged~n~worn.

Stewart has fuzzy brown ears & muzzle, fuzzy patches on his belly and paws.  Make-do patches of burlap sewn here and there.  Stewart's arms and legs are sewn in a fixed position. 

Stewart is 10 1/2" tall.

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Stewart Bear is $old plus Travel Fare, he will arrived signed and dated by me, her maker.

* Star * Spangled * Bear * Primitive Teddy Bear

..*..Star * Spangled * Bear..*..

Ready to celebrate Independence Day, in all his Patriotic Glory

This Primitive Americana Teddy would be a perfect addition to your Independence Day decor or add to your year round Americana goodes.

Star * Spangled * Bear is one of my handmade prim teddies.  He has an Olde & Worn ...... Dirty & Grubby look about him.  Mis-matched button eyes, make-do patches and mends all add to the primitive look of this boy bear. 

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(look at his pudgy little belly ;)

I handstitched wool stars about his body, hence the Star Spangled Bear name.  His arms and legs are sewn in a fixed position so he is not poseable.  In his paw, he holds a Dried Blue Thistle, my take on a Sparkler for him, after all he's celebrating!

Star * Spangled * Bear is about 10" tall.

Star * Spangled * Bear is $old plus Travel Fare, he will arrive signed and dated by me, his maker.

 

OOak... Straw~Beary Shortcake ...Primitive Teddy Bear

Just as Sweet as the Vine Ripened Fruit... 

Straw~Beary Shortcake

Straw~Beary is a One-of-a-Kind Primitive Teddy Bear, she will arrived signed and dated by me, her maker.

Straw~Beary is my latest handmade teddy.  She is made to look Olde & Loved, and that my friends, she does.  Straw~Beary is 10" tall, her arms and legs are sewn in a fixed position so she is not poseable.  She has one button eye and her other was lost so I replaced it with some stitchin'.  Straw~Beary has Patches & Mends and has been aged for an Early Look. 

I designed Straw~Beary with Strawberry Season in mind.  Her body is the Berry and her little gathered neck piece represents the Strawberry Top...

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Straw~Beary Shortcake Bear is $old plus Travel Fare, she will arrived signed and dated by me, her maker. 

Thank You for visiting Straw~Beary Shortcake!

X~X..Sentimental Sadie Bear..X~X

Sentimental Sadie

Let me tell you a bit about Sadie, she is a sentimental kind of Prim Teddy.  Maybe patterned after her maker just a little.

 Still to this day, Sadie carries a picture of her beloved girl.  The girl that loved Sadie all those years ago, you know, tea parties and of course dress-up!  Yes, dress-up was Sadie's favorite. 

Sadie lost her girl to that terrible thing called growing up.

Sadie is my newest handmade prim teddy.  She has been mended and patched and repaired, she looks like a well loved bear.  In fact Sadie's one button eye was a replacement from her girls outgrown dress, sewn on & good as new.  I made Sadie a dress out of aged striped fabric, it has rusty bell accents. She is a string jointed bear so her arms and legs are poseable.  Sadie is 12 1/2" tall sitting.

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Sentimental Sadie is $old plus Travel Fare.  She will come signed and dated by me, her maker. 

Toby Grey ~ A Primitive Bear

X~X~Toby Grey~X~X

I am pleased to introduce Toby, he is a fine Primitive Bear.  Toby has traveled the world wide, sailing about on olde wooden ships.

He has logged many a nautical mile in his day..

Toby is a handmade Prim Teddy, made out of aged gray fabrics and hand-trimmed fur.  He has old button eyes and handstitched wool pads on his arms and legs.  Toby is sew in a fixed position and sits about 11" tall.

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Toby Grey has found a home!  SOLD ~ TY .  He will arrive signed and dated by me, his maker.

New Offering ~ Feedsack Bears

Oh, for the Love of Bears...  these turned out so neat!

These two buddy bears are my new additions, just finished them up this morning.  I love old feedsacks, these are my Feedsack Bears..  The feedsack graphics on their bodies are actual old images I took from a couple of sacks in my collection (did I mention I love Feedsacks!) 

This Bear is so SWEET, handmade, his Sack is Pure Sugar Cane, hence his sweetness.  He is not jointed, sewn in a fixed position but still semi-poseable.  Sugar Bear is about 10" tall.

Sugar Bear ~ is Sold

This next Bear is not so sweet (well, I guess he is) but might be a bit salty.  His Feedsack is Country Style Picnic Ham.  Hammy is not jointed, he too is sewn in a fixed position, still you can pose him a bit.  He is the same size as Sugar Bear.

This Bear is SOLD, Thank You P

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My Feedsack Bears have been aged and repaired for an old timey prim look. 

Requested fee for Sugar Bear is $19.50 plus Travel Fare.  Each Bear is signed and dated by me, their maker.

Be watching for more of these, I have lots of Feedsacks...



Name That Bear Contest & Giveaway

I invite you to enter my Name That Bear Contest

Contest is open for entries from March 29th - April 19th

How to Play....

1. You must be a follower of both of my Blogs

2. Post a comment with the name you pick for the Bear on this Post only.

For Extra chances to win....

3. Post my Contest/Giveaway on your Blog Sidebar - 1 Extra Entry

4. Do an actual Blog Post about my Contest/Giveaway - 2 Extra Entries

X~X~ That's up to 5 Entries ~X~X

Please let me know in your comments how many you're participating in so I can add your entries. Only pick one name per person though, your name will be entered multiple times.

If you do not have a blog, please include an email address so I can contact you should you win...

Contest is open to anyone/anywhere, if you reside outside the U.S., I ask that you agree to pay 1/2 the shipping please.

Please feel free to use any of the images in this post for your sidebar entries

~Thad~ The Dapper Gentleman Bear

The Dapper Gentleman

I am pleased to announce that Thaddeus is ready for adoption.  He is quite a sophisticated Prim Teddy.  All dressed in his Sunday Best including a custom tailored Corduroy Vest and Wool Cap.

Thad is handmade and heavily aged for an old attic look.  He has some Patches and Mends.  His arms and legs are all sewn in a fixed position.  I made Thad's Vest out of Vintage Dark Blue Corduroy, it has Wool patch pockets handsewn to the front.  His Cap is made out of coordinating Wool, lots of handstitchin' in that thing! (Don't think another one of my bears will have a hat, LOL, at least not for awhile)  Thad sits 10" tall..

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Thad's Hat and Vest can be removed if you wish..here he is half naked...oh, geesh, should have censored that last shot, he is all Naked! 

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Thad's Adoption Fee is $old plus Travel Fare.  He will arrive at his new home signed and dated by me, his maker.  Thank you for visiting Thaddeus...



Scruff E. Bear aka Seb

Howdy Folks!

It's Scruff E. Bear comin' to you, I like to be called Seb ~ sounds better than Scruff!

I am an old codger, been around for a long, long time now.  Back in the day, I used to have me a young boy, he'd drag me 'round everywhere.  We'd go into the meadow for adventure first thing in Spring.  Take walks down the Old Lane on those hot Summer days for a refreshing dip in the creek and cozy up next to the fire in the dead of Winter to keep warm.  For years, I was his best friend, but now, he himself has grown old and grey, even got himself some grandkids.  Guess there's no need for Old Seb...  His grands, well you know how kids are these days, don't want a Teddy Bear, gotta have all those high tech gadgets.  So, I've been stuffed away, long time now, in an old travel trunk up in the attic. I'm thinkin' it was my boys' Momma that packed me away all those years ago when her boy had grown....  So now, Old Seb is outta the trunk and looking for a Retirement Home of sorts, I still have lots of good years in me yet, just need a slower pace now I reckon. 

 And, hey, you see the nerve of my maker, put a toe tag on meee! Gollyyyy Lady, she's already got me one foot in the grave!  Well, I'm gonna tell her, by george, I'm not ready for that yet!!  Oh, oh wait, give me a minute, gotta sit down for a minute, got my old ticker all reved up.. 

Good Ole Seb is handmade, he's got a real old prim look about him.  He has lots of patches and mends, I mean, mends on top of mends on top of patches.  He has string jointed arms and legs so they are all semi-poseable.  He's got some loose stitches, but what do you expect from an old codger like Seb.  Sitting, Seb is just shy of 12", stretched out he's 16".

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Requested fee for Scruff E. Bear is SOLD Thank You ~B plus Travel Fare, he will come signed and dated by me, his maker (yes, the one that put the toe tag on him  ;)..

Little Bear Blue

This little guy will steal your heart.  Little Bear Blue is still a bit sad and hurt from his fall.  Momma's kisses helped to dry the tears and the Olde Star she gave him for being a big boy is helping, but he's still just a bit blue. 

Little Bear Blue is handmade, then aged for an old-timey prim look.  His patches ~N~ repairs are done in Calico Blues.  Little Bear Blue has string jointed arms and legs so he is semi-poseable.  In the sitting position, he is about 6" tall.  Another one of my Nooks ~N~ Crannies Teddy Bears.

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Little Bear Blue's adoption fee is $old plus Travel Fare.  He will arrive at your loving home signed and dated by me, his maker.

Lil' Miss Emily Bear

Sitting next to Momma's sewing chair, Lil' Miss Emily loves to spend countless hours looking through Momma's basket of trims, snipets & notions.  She imagines all the lovely things that can be made with even the littlest bits ~n~ pieces.

Lil' Emily is handmade, her one ear has been replaced with a make-do ear fashioned from an old quilt.  She has prim repairs and a "fancy" aged bow on her head (she likes to be pretty).  Lil' Emily is accompanied by Momma's Basket handstitched from old quilt cuttings and a very pretty piece of vintage lace.  Emily is one of my Nooks ~N~ Crannies Bears, she sits 6 1/2" tall.  Her arms are string jointed so they are semi-poseable, Emily's legs are in a fixed position.

Lil' Miss Emily will arrive at her new home signed and dated by her maker, me..

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~Lil' Miss Emily is SOLD ~ Thank You So Much~

Thread B. Bear - Primitive Teddy to Offer

Thread (Bare) Bear is pleased to be ready for adoption.  He has been a well loved Prim Teddy, he is made out of cream colored fur which I hand trimmed for a worn ~n~ torn look and aged a bit.  Thread B. Bear has many prim repairs and patches.  Just in case he needs some more, I am sending along an old wooden spool with thread, an extra patch and a long rusty straight pin.  Thread B. Bear is in a fixed position and he sits 12 1/2" tall.

Thread B. Bear is SOLD, TY~T. 

He will arrive at his new forever home signed and dated by his maker, me..

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