Three Little Bears on eBay tonight!

"Tiny Polka" OOAK with sculpted nose

"Picadilly" OOAK with sculpted nose

"Pink Wasabi" OOAK SOLD

I'll be listing these 3 bears tonight on eBay! 5 day auctions, with buy-it-now options if you don't want to wait :) Auctions end this Sunday night. My eBay seller id: pengpengbears

Happy bidding!!

It's GIVEAWAY Time!!

Okay, I'm trying to stay on top of the Treasuries, since they are time sensitive! Just received a sweet *convo (that's Etsy speak for "conversation") this morning from 5gardenias that my Mini Candy Castle is featured in her curated Treasury aptly titled "the Gnomes Home". What a lovely surprise to start the weekend! BTW, I've been eyeing this item in her shop for a while, it just makes me giggle :)

"The Gnomes Home" Treasury expires June 14th (which means the link will disappear) so be sure to pop by quick and browse the cute Gnome-y items featured!

And now for the anticipated GIVEAWAY!! Yes, I said GIVEAWAY! I need your participation to make it FUN!

One grand prize will be awarded:
An original Peng Peng Buddha Bear! a value of $235!
The Prize is the Buddha Bear pictured RIGHT only (cushion not included).

Here's the deal: You may enter up to THREE times!
1st entry: leave a comment here on my blog of your favorite item in my Etsy shop.
2nd entry: mention this Giveaway on Twitter or Facebook with a link back to my blog, and be sure to tell me you did in the comments.
3rd entry: follow my blog (on the right column).

One lucky winner will be selected from random number generator. Winner will be announced here June 30th! *The Giveaway is open to everyone worldwide, however to keep costs down if winner is from outside of USA they agree to pay for shipping.

Have FuN and pass it along!

Enjoy the weekend :) xoxo

Greetings from Playland

I'm always tickled to see collectors pics and the fun, inventive ways they display their Peng Peng's and other bears. These pics were sent in by Tracy and she's graciously allowed me to share them with you. Above: Buddha Bear with his mushroom house. (that house!)

Here is Mr. Yams "at work" in his circa 1914 toy grocery store (made by the Cass Toy Company).
Glad to see he's earning his keep, lol! It seems fitting that Mr. Yams would be a grocer, sorting yams and such? I think he needs a bow tie now. Meanwhile Ting Ting is doing nothing but riding around on a vintage mohair ducky (and how nicely Ting Ting fits in with the old bears :)

Adorable HUG or what? :) Thanks so much for sharing Tracy!

In Etsy news: (I intended to get this posted sooner, but was so busy with my Little Wunders update) My miniature Gnome was featured in another lovely Treasury this month, curated by LaTouchables Bags and Things. Thanks again Dawn, you're too good to me! Miniature Gnome is still hoping for a forever home, and is available right here.

It's a rainy, cool day here...who would guess I'd need long sleeves in June? Hope it is warmer where you are! Toodles for now. xoxo

Small Faces for Small Spaces

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Can you believe these are 1 3/4" diameter? I'm just loving these tiny paintings! The Small Faces series is comprised of miniature imagination portraits, painted totally stream of consciousness.


These original paintings are on primed wood, using artist grade acrylics + sealed with a lovely satin varnish (not too glossy, not too matte). Since they are too small for nails or hardware, each painting will come with easy-to-apply (self stick) small magnet + velcro options for quick display (wall, metal, fabric, wherever you have space for a face!)

Look for these new lovelies this week in my Etsy shop! *Update: some are already up in the shop!

p.s. If you're familiar with the band Small Faces, I salute you! ;o)

Minnie Mouse in the house!

Firstly, thanks so much for all the lovely comments/ response to "Little Wunders" update yesterday! It's been a long while since I made new bears so your kind words have been very encouraging. You guys are "wunderful" indeed!

Now, I'm happy to introduce a very special OOAK creation "Peng Peng's Minnie" ~ inspired by an antique Minnie Mouse doll. Minnie was listed last night on eBay for 5 day auction, ending June 9th. She'd be tickled if you'd visit her! My eBay seller ID is pengpengbears. update: Minnie is adopted, thank you!

My apologies for being a bit tardy with the announced 8pm eBay listing, who would guess it would take me 45 minutes to get my listing going (revisions, missing photos, etc)! So Minnie's auction started about 8:35pm. I'm a bit rusty with the eBay apparently, but hope to do more listings on a regular basis (like I did in my early days of bear making ;).

A beautiful warm day today in Chicago, perhaps we will dine alfresco in the yard tonight! So I better get a jump on cooking that "Old Country Pie" ~ Moosewood recipe, as usual :)

Have an excellent weekend! xoxo

"Little Wunders" New Bears Update this Thursday!

It's been a long while since I had a good ol' fashioned web update!
Come see my new group of bears "Little Wunders"
this Thursday, June 4 @ 12 noon Central
(10am Pacific/ 11am Mountain/ 1pm Eastern)
The update will be happening on my web site shop page.

See you then!