Sheaffer's Annual Birthday Bash and Auction was held Saturday .... under beautiful sunny skies!  Check out the write up on his blog and also check out some of the pics.  I was a bit envious of the weather.... and of course, wish I could have been there just to pet donkeys.. oh, and....to eat carrot cake!!
But... it is many miles away ...opposite end of this country actually.... so... not feasible.

They made $4,000 by day's end, and were ecstatic! What a lot of effort and hard work was done by a lot of people to pull it off .... now Sheila can continue on with her efforts to rescue abandoned and abused donkeys...oh, and whatever other creatures have found their way to her small acreage over the years.  She has been heard to mutter that if a purple aardvark showed up it would have a home at her place!

Remember little Sage and Otis?  This was the event for which they were made and sent.  They worked hard for the cause too and managed to fetch $60 and $65 respectively.  I am thrilled they did well.  Thanks to all of you who sent me bids to accompany them on their trek to Ontario .... and.... I'm sorry you were all outbid .... ... but, by the same token, happy that they did so well.

Otis and Sage .....with Scruffy.... cousin of Tuffy who was in last year's auction.  Next year.... I should try for three bears.... oh..hahah....and maybe a Goldilocks...

What fun!

Everybody needs an extra giggle or a good laugh...and poor old Lyle definitely provided that didn't he?  I loved making him. Especially enjoyed all the comments.... what fun.  And... I have to say... I'm no sculptor.... anybody can do this.  Dawn makes it easy with lots of photos and great instructions.  It is like a paint by number project... using bits and bobs of clay instead of brushes and paint.  Although..you do use some brushes too! and paint....
I think I need to look for a few more shells.  Manly man shells........ no more frilly bonnets.

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And, speaking of bear making.... we weren't? ..oh.....

Sage and Otis had fun getting ready to fly to Ontario.  They were giggling and jumping in and out of tissue paper.

Arranging it just so in their little bags.....

Enjoying the whole procedure....

ahhhh....got it..... that's perfect now.......

Sage disappeared...down deep into pinks and yellows....

She mentioned how dark it was...but, that she thought it would be perfect for sleeping all the way there on the plane .....

...and murmured something about how her pretty tissue was like special sheets....  and so comfy.....

These two are headed to Ontario for a silent auction in aid of the Primrose Donkey Sanctuary.  If you would like to place a bid for either of them... email me ( vphilion@telus.net) with the amount and I will make sure it is entered on the appropriate bid sheet.  The top bidder (including all the attendees as well as the online bidders) wins the bear.... but nobody knows who that is till the end of the day.  Why not put in a bid and see if yours is the winning bid?   You could win a cute little needle felted bear and help a great cause.  Serious bidders only, please.

If you want to know more about Sheila and the sanctuary ..  my special little cause...... click the direct link on my sidebar near the top....

Sage is 2.5 inches, felted from hand dyed New Zealand Romney wool.  She has black onyx bead eyes, an embroidered nose and wears a little garland of tiny flowers.  She is string jointed for gentle posing.

Otis is a whopping 3.25 inches... felted from Natural Alberta Romney wool.  He has black onyx bead eyes and an embroidered nose.  He wears a turquoise glass bead around his neck...I don't know why, but he stole it from my bead bowl one day and insisted on carrying it around....

new gal in the neighbourhood....

Here's the little girl.   Soft sage/mint green .... with milk chocolate toesies....

Mostly I do browns and natural whites when it comes to needle felting ....so this is a bit of a departure.   Every so often I do a pastel.  This is a New Zealand Romney wool  ...hand dyed, but not by me.

As you can see...not beary big...

hello little lady .....

Hi.... what's your name?

How can you not know it? ...

Never mind.... we'll find out later....  everybuddy eyes front for the group photo......

Bear making is such fun!