My new website, banner and logo !!!

* I'm so excited to announce that my new website is up *

http://www.yuyubear.com/

Finally, I managed to design and create a new website, though it took me much time and effort !! Actually, I was reluctant to do it when I thought of programming and I had no idea of how. Then, I find out that there are user-friendly sites for people to create free websites, most importantly, no programming at all ! 

I was clumsy in the beginning, many ideas popped up and I had to figure out how to incorporate them in my website. So I started with the image I'd like it to project and selected a template to put my stuff on. Then, adding text and photos bit by bit. When it comes to adding clip art, animation and effect, it was the most amusing part (^O^)

Well, you just need to add a few finishing touches and a website is built, even with flash ! When I look back on the process, it's fun. Although I got stuck sometimes, things were finally sorted and I learnt a lot. 

Thanks hubby for making a beautiful banner to be put on my website and blog, and also redesigning the fish shape logo of YuYu Bear (the original one did not have the heart, no wonder it seemed that something was missing), love the change ♥. Besides, I'd like to thank Pinky for her lovely illustration above, with "Y" on foot pads symbolizing YuYu Bear .

Last but not least, you know you are welcome to drop in anytime, looking forward to your visit : )

http://www.yuyubear.com/

Bear hugs,

Rita


*** If you'd like to create your own websites, http://www.wix.com/ is the user-friendly site that helped me to design my new website, you can consider to give it a try. 

Cupid

Cupid is my Valentine design, with a pair of wings and the bow & arrow of love  , sending LOVE to everyone.

My blog's first Giveaway

Tomorrow will be Chinese New Year, to celebrate, here comes my first giveaway and a lucky winner will be drawn on 7 Mar, 2011.

Toby (about 4 inches tall)

About the prize : Toby

Toby is OOAK artist bear designed and handcrafted by me, Rita Y. Y. NG.

He is about 10cm (4") tall, made from sassy and flock fabric. He is 5-way cotter pin jointed and filled with polyfibre & BBs to give him a little extra weight.

His face is needle and scissor sculpted with black glass eyes. He has an embroidered nose and mouth. His needle sculpted paw pads are made from ultra suede. He wears a doll coat with hood and the coat is removable.

Toby has “Y” embroidered on his foot pads symbolizing “YuYu Bear”. He is intended for adult collectors, and is not suitable for children.

Toby (naked baby look)

You have a good chance of winning "Toby" by simply :

• follow my blog
• join my mailing list
• follow me on Twitter : http://twitter.com/yuyubear
• post my blog giveaway link on your blog/website/facebook and let me know you have done so with your web address provided
• be a collector of my bears (DOUBLE CHANCES for the above mentioned)

Most importantly, leave a comment stating by which completed way you are entitled a chance to win this giveaway before 7 March, 2011, so that I'll count the number of chances for you. If the winner drawn does not reply within 3 days from the draw, a new winner will be drawn.

For example : You're already a follower of my blog (1), then you also follow me on Twitter (1) and join my mailing list (1). Besides, you do me a favor by posting my blog giveaway link on your blog (1)/website (1)/facebook (1). Your chances of winning will be six, and if you adopt my creations before the deadline, that means chances will be doubled. So you may have up to 12 chances to bring Toby home !!! 

Good Luck and Happy Lunar New Year

Sweet "CoCo" : looking for new mom

I'm happy to introduce a girly bear "CoCo" to U, and she is also available for adoption !

About "CoCo"

CoCo is OOAK artist bear designed and handcrafted by me, Rita Y. Y. NG.

CoCo is about 25cm (10") tall and 19cm (7.5") when seated, made from rosey beige colour straight mohair. She is 5 way cotter pin jointed and filled with polyfibre & a pouch of BBs to give her a little extra weight.

Her face is needle & scissor sculpted with an embroidered nose & mouth. She has black glass eyes and are backed with ivory woolfelt. I hand shaded her eyes & foot pads in different colours to give depth.

I made her a beautiful cashmere cape with red & golden rickrack trimming, and added a matching bow (pinned) to complete her endearing look.

CoCo has “Y” embroidered on her foot pads symbolizing “YuYu Bear”. She is intended for adult collectors, and is NOT suitable for children.

Adoption details :

“CoCo” is created at my smoke free home with love ~ ♥ ~, and comes with a signed birth certificate of authenticity which has a photo and specifications.

Price : US$168 + postage

Payment :

Paypal is welcome, full payment including postage & packing fees should be settled within 48 hours of adoption confirmation unless otherwise agreed.

Shipping :

The item bought will be sent within two working days upon receipt of full payment. Shipping normally by registered air mail, or parcel will be sent by Hong Kong Speedpost and insured (only if the cost is not much higher than normal shipping). Please be patient and take into account the time for customs clearance.

Notes :

--- Actual colour may be different from what your monitor shows.

--- All customs charges in the destination country and related fees are the customer’s responsibility. For more details, please contact the customs department of your country.

Thanks for viewing, if you have any inquiries regarding adoption, please feel free to email me : rita@yuyubear.com

CoCo is now available for adoption on my Etsy shop :

http://www.etsy.com/listing/71918671/ooak-artist-bear-coco-by-yuyu-bear

Copyright © YuYu Bear by Rita Y. Y. NG

No images, text or content to be used without prior permission.

Morris the clown : for adoption

I am happy to introduce "Morris" to you, and he is now available for adoption !

About "Morris"

Morris is OOAK artist bear designed and handcrafted by me, Rita Y. Y. NG.

Morris is about 22cm (8.75") tall and 27cm (10.5") with hat, made from pink wavy mohair. He is 5 way cotter pin jointed and filled with polyfibre & BBs, can stand nicely if balanced.

His face is needle & scissor sculpted with an embroidered nose & mouth. He has black glass eyes and I hand shaded his eyes & ears in multiple colours to give depth. His needle sculpted paw pads are made from ultra suede.

He wears a sparkling ruffled collar in rainbow colours. I also made him pants with shoulder straps, and a clown hat (pinned) to complete his distinctive look.

Morris has “Y” embroidered on his foot pads symbolizing “YuYu Bear”. He is intended for adult collectors, and is NOT suitable for children.

Adoption details :

“Morris” is created at my smoke free home with love ~ ♥ ~, and comes with a signed birth certificate of authenticity which has a photo and specifications.

Price : US$155 + postage

Payment :

Paypal is welcome, full payment including postage & packing fees should be settled within 48 hours of adoption confirmation unless otherwise agreed.

Shipping :

The item bought will be sent within two working days upon receipt of full payment. Shipping normally by registered air mail, or parcel will be sent by Hong Kong Speedpost and insured (only if the cost is not much higher than normal shipping). Please be patient and take into account the time for customs clearance.

Notes :

--- Actual colour may be different from what your monitor shows.

--- All customs charges in the destination country and related fees are the customer’s responsibility. For more details, please contact the customs department of your country.

Thanks for viewing, if you have any inquiries regarding adoption, please feel free to email me : rita@yuyubear.com

Morris is now available for adoption on my Etsy shop : 
http://www.etsy.com/listing/71918281/ooak-artist-bear-morris-by-yuyu-bear

Copyright © YuYu Bear by Rita Y. Y. NG

No images, text or content to be used without prior permission.

Before and After

Oops ! Time flies and I didn't update my blog for a few months ......

This year, I'll be more active in the field of artist bears, besides working on a new website to better showcase my creations, will make better use of the blog & Twitter, too. Moreover, I've joined the Guild of Master Bearcrafters and Teddy Bear Artists and Friends, which are great sites to keep in touch with other bear lovers.

Before showing you my new bears, let's take a look of those who have moved to new homes. I miss them all ♥♥♥

"Balloon" (10.5cm), made from my favorite green flock fabric, with a bling bling baby shoe charm.

"Fliss" (11.5cm), with "Y" embroidered on foot pad representing YuYu Bear.

This baby bear is 12cm tall, I made a mini sofa for him to play hide-and-seek.

Two pairs of wedding bears, made from mohair.

groom (19cm) & bride (18cm)

"Beano clown" (9.5cm) is placed 2nd in "Miniatures" of "Glaserner Teddybar" 2010.

He stays with me and is surrounded by his friends, it's hard to let them go !!

Having a good start in 2011 as I'm the lucky winner in the miniatures giveaway from the Winter issue of Teddy Bear & Friends (^O^)

Update

Wow, my last blog was posted in February, so lazy .......... should apologize to my followers.

Here comes photo update of my last post :


Received the medal for being a finalist of the People's Choice Awards at the Sydney Teddy Bear Fair 2010.


The other side of the medal, "People's Choice Awards Character Bear".

(^o^) (^o^) (^o^) (^o^) (^o^) (^o^)

Another happy moment to share :

I've won a cool set of mini stuffing tools, plus cashmere & ribbon combo from the Art of Teddy Bears Facebook fan page's giveaway !!!





(photo copy from : http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000287553483#!/photo.php?pid=229994&id=124405150920266)

I'll make good use of them for creating mini bears ..............

Elf ------ love nature (19.5cm)

I'm so delighted that my bear (Elf ----- love nature) is one of the finalists for the People's Choice Awards at the Sydney Teddy Bear Fair 2010 (Category 4 : Dressed/Character or Fantasy Bears).


Elf lives in a forest full of apple trees and likes to play with ladybugs. He enjoys sitting under the trees and day dreaming. That's why I made drowsy eyes and a wobbling head for him : )


For clothing, a layer of linen is added upon felt to create a primitive look, in addition to a leather string with beads tied around his waist.

If you like him, please give him a vote at :

http://sydneyteddybearfair.homestead.com/Competition-Voting.html

Angel bears

Finally, my first custom-made angel bear : Florrie arrived her sweet home in UK : )

Florrie was made in memory of Sandra's mum and will be a heirloom to cherish ♥

This gentle & loving angel is made from alpaca. She is 18cm tall in sitting position.

With wings and beautiful ribbon & lace neck decoration.

With her name embroidered on foot pad.

Florrie with my first angel bear.

The original design was dedicated to the memory of my mother.

Angel : in memory of my mom.

She is 18cm tall in sitting position and is made from mohair.

It brings me warmth when looking at her.

A New Beginning

SUCCESS bear : made specially for my hubby. It looks really like him with glasses : )

White collar + necktie + briefcase + TIME magazine (printed by hubby) = a smart looking bear who is very successful (appeared as the cover bear on TIME) !!!

I like this bear TIME magazine very much and asked my hubby to print two copies so that I can keep one for myself, haha ......

Waving for a taxi ...... have to chair a very important meeting !

TIME magazine's cover photo shows self-confidence, and I wish my husband's business thrives in 2010.

Before dressing up (25.5cm tall).

Looks chunky when compared with another bear I made before Christmas.

This slim bear is made of tipped mohair (38cm tall).

After dressing up, it becomes a Christmas Party Girl, a contest bear for Hong Kong Teddy Bear Awards 2009.

A breezy bear dressed in a one-piece pantskirt with lace drape on shoulder and a festive hat will be everybody's darling at Christmas parties.

1st Place winner in single miniature bear of 2009 TTBCA

It was my first time (Nov 14) participating in bear competition (2009 Taiwan Teddy Bear Show & Creative Awards). Luckily, my bear (Fairy ----- love green) won the First Place in single miniature bear category !!!

I'm so delighted that my work has won recognition. It's a great encouragement to me. I 'll learn more and show my devotion to artist bears with better work.

Winners of 2009 Taiwan Teddy Bear Creative Awards : http://www.twtba.org.tw/2009_TTBCA/2009_show_winners.htm