2023 - Paula Strethill-Smith

F 2023 - Paula Strethill-Smith

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Hello and welcome to our Faded Floral Collection....

HYDRANGEA

Hydrangea stands at 3"high created from hand dyed vintage plush in pale pink.

She has sculpted wings and tail.The tail is a new sculpt to previous bird designs.

Her wooden beak is hand carved and stained.

I have airbrushed her in tones of darker pink the same shade Hydrangeas that I collected and dried.

Hydrangea is trimmed with faded vintage millinery flowers and wears a vintage ribbon finding.

Her shoes are also hand dyed velvet hand stitched with leather soles.

These little birds look so decorative displayed with old bird cages or under a glass dome.

Hydrangea named after the flower a pale pink variety with flushes of purple.

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PRINCE FLORIAN

Prince Florian stands at 3.5" high to top of his vintage crown.

This tiny blue bird is created from vintage hand dyed plush in striking royal blue.

I have further airbrushed deeper darker shades of blue to his plumage.

He has sculpted wings and the new tail sculpt to our previous designs.

His wooden beak is hand carved and stained.

Prince Florian is trimmed with a ruffle of vintage ribbon

adorned in faded antique millinery flowers.

His shoes are hand made from vintage blue suede and hand stitched with leather soles.

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PRINCE FLORIAN & HYDRANGEA

PINKY WINKY

Pinky Winky stands 3.25" high.Created from hand dyed vintage mohair in faded pink.

She wears a fine knit cashmere & silk roll neck jumper with hand dyed corduroy dungarees.

Trimmed with vintage linen buttons.

Her shoes are hand dyed pink velvet hand stitched with leather soles.

Pinky Winky is named after a variety of Hydrangea.

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NIKKO

Nikko stands at 3.25"high and is created from hand dyed vintage mohair in oatmeal colour.

He wears a fine knit cashmere & silk roll neck jumper .

His blue corduroy dungarees are trimmed with vintage linen buttons.

Nikko has vintage tan leather shoes hand stitched with leather soles.

Nikko is named after a blue variety of Hydrangea.

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HORTENSIA

Hortensia stands at 3.25"high created from hand dyed pale pink mohair.

She is dressed in antique cotton lace dress trimmed with a corsage of vintage millinery flowers.

Her cheeks are a little flushed after all that summer sunshine.

Hortensia has hand dyed pink velvet shoes hand stitched with leather soles.

Hortensia is another name given to the Hydrangea.

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BOBO

Bobo stands at 3.25" high and created from vintage mohair in pale lime green mohair.

He wears a jersey aged t-shirt with lime green corduroy dungarees.

Bobo wears hand dyed velvet shoes which have been hand stitched with leather soles.

Bobo is named after green/white variety of Hydrangea.

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PEE GEE

Pee Gee is 3" high one of our very tiniest miniature bears.

He is created from hand dyed vintage mohair in pale honey gold.

A traditional looking teddy bear stuffed with wood wool and natural cotton.

He is trimmed with a pale lime green silk ribbon and antique millinery flower.

Pee Gee is named after another variety of Hydrangea

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END OF SHOW

Thank you for visiting.

Should you wish to adopt any of the designs

please contact me for further information on the email address below.

Email paulastrethillsmith@btinternet.com

or

DM on facebook or instagram.

Warmest Wishes

Paula & Simon

xx

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About Me

Hello I am a soft sculpture teddy bear artist/designer creating vintage looking teddy bears and animal characters. I love using antique fabrics and trimmings and spend many happy hours looking for these treasures! The Teddy Bears I make have the look of well loved and cherished companions.I use antique mohair and vintage plush I adore the look of early old antique bears from Germany and ours have all the same attributes of those traditional classic bears with long arms and spoon shaped paws,centre seam noses,boot button eyes and with a slight raised hump on the back.We are delighted that a large collection of our designs are on display at the wonderful spielzeug-welten-museum-Basel Switzerland and the Izu Museum Tokyo Japan I hope you enjoy my blog....thank you for visiting.