Teddy Bear urges

Every once in a while I get the HUGE urge to make a teddy bear. Last night I was too busy to drop everything and make one, so instead I went to flickr and favorited all of these lovelies. Unfortunately, instead off suppressing the urge, looking at all of them just made me want to make one even more! So join me by checking out the links below to see these bears and other cuteness.

artist links:
Jess McCaughey of teddy bears wednesday
Jenny Lee of Jenny Loves Benny
Ellen Liss of Ellifolks
Yoko of Rutsu
Rob & Christy Crawford of The Craggy Moor Store
Cat Owen of Raggy Rat
Jean Grogan of Little Scruffs
Nicky of The Vintage Magpie
smagaus laiko of Fly Dragonfly

image links:
1. Willoughby, 2. 3Neds, 3. Prancer, 4. Lastest polar profile, 5. Latest Polar ( on the right ) with his inspiration, 6. Rolph1, 7. Molly and Peabody, 8. squeak to me, 9. 400clementine1
10. Petra 7 1/2" mohair bear, 11. Petra 7 1/2" mohair bear, 12. Pete 8 1/2" mohair bear, 13. Pete 8 1/2" mohair bear, 14. Teddybear, 15. The Making of a Friend, 16. new rabbit, old musical box, 17. getting cold hooves in the frost !, 18. meet sandy ... ooh i like these flowers ....
19. roman soldier!, 20. done with mirrors ..., 21. tweedy pig on the loose ...., 22. Rollo, 23. Summer_Scruffs, 24. Fritz, 25. Miles McFee, 26. Percy, 27. Alfie09
28. Edwin, 29. Pepi, Jose,Juan, 30. Mushroom, 31. Gracie, 32. Mabel, 33. Little Miss Daisy, 34. Off To The Bear Fair!, 35. Smilė's button, 36. sisters love their Teddy's

Artist: Birthine

I think these embroidered button/brooches by Birthine are super cool. Each stitch looks like a little colorful pixel. Check out tons more on the Birthine flicker site here.

Artist: Jami of Eclu

I'm in love with both these bags and their photos. They feel so classic and girly with some vintage yumminess. Gorgeous! These purties were created by Jami of Eclu. To see more of her work or to order a bunch for your bridesmaids check out the Eclu etsy store.

Blog: We Say Meow

A couple of weeks ago, the lovely Mary Kilvert asked me to be a part of her and Anke Weckmann's new blog "We Say Meow". I immediately said YES and it's quickly become one of my new favorite blogs. It's all about cats, the artists who own them, and the art they make featuring felines. Tee hee, can't beat that! Check out the blog here. The art above was created by (in order from top to bottom) Matte Stephens, Gemma Correll, Lisa Evans, Anna Wadham, and Leila Shetty.

Artist: Jennifer Davis

Yay! I'm so excited to see that the wonderful Minneapolis artist, Jennifer Davis, is Etsy's current featured seller. Jennifer is one of the artist that If I had oodles of cash I would buy everything she paints. All of her work has just the right mixture of quirky and cute. I love her color palettes. To see more of Jennifer's work check out her etsy store and website. Also check out her featured seller interview.

Artist: Tad Carpenter

I'm loving these illustrations by Tad Carpenter. The little characters are just so graphic and darling! To check out more head to Tad's website and blog.

Artist: Tanya of Strikk Modern Handknits

Check out these gorgeous hand-knit pillows by Tanya of Strikk Modern Handknits. I love her color choices. I'm drooling over the colors and knit texture of the two in the first pic. For more check out the Strikk etsy store and blog.