"Popsy" The Guinea Pig - A Miniature Treasure

"Popsy" 1" Guinea Pig

    

Meet "Popsy" my newest "Miniature Treasure". Popsy has been needle felted from beautiful, soft merino wool, beige and tan. She is one inch long and about 1/2 ins high. Her eyes have been needle felted and her mouth/nose embroidered. She is such a cute little guinea pig who sits happily in her gorgeous soft little nest which has also been needle felted from a very pretty pink merino wool. Nest is approx. 1.5"x1.5"

Popsy is looking for a new home and is now on my website and in my Etsy Store.

 She was created from a memory of two little guinea pigs that I had the honour to love and care for as a child, Topsy (black and tan) and Popsy (beige and tan). I plan to felt "Topsy" next, who will have a blue nest as he was a boy.

For more photographs please visit my BEAR STUDIO

I do hope you like her!

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The House Of Genista "Pocket Pals"

"Pocket Pals" are tiny,sweet miniature needlefelted Bears and animals. They are all approximately 2ins tall and are suitable for any miniature collection, as a friend for a bigger bear or doll or simple as a treat for yourself....

"Bobby Bunny" - 2ins

"Bobby Bunny" is the first in this collection, has been needlefelted from a lovely soft beige merino wool, has needlefelted features, fully thread jointed, wears his little turquoise ribbon and carries his little polymer clay carrot just in case he gets hungry....

He is available on my Website and my Etsy Store

Hope you like him!!

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The House Of Genista "Miniature Treasures"

The House Of Genista "Miniature Treasures" are tiny, sweet little miniature needlefelted animals suitable for a dolls house collection or any miniature collection. How about as a friend for a doll or bigger Teddy Bear or why not just treat yourself...

Meet "Cerise" and "Billy" the first two in my collection. Available on my website and my Etsy Store.

  

"Cerise" 1.7ins

"Billy" 1.5ins

Hope you like them!

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Genista Felties

  My newest "Genista Felties" needlefelted from good quality merino wool, about to go on my website.

"Blythe", "Tomos" and "Winston"





  Hope you like them!

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The Roosevelt Bears - Their Travels And Adventures

The "Teddy" part is a name they found

On hat and tree and leggings round,

On belt and boot, and plates of tin,

And scraps of paper and biscuits thin,

And other things that hunters drop

When they chase a bear to a mountain top.

We all know about Teddy B and Teddy G - The Roosevelt Bears who became immensely popular in 1905 when Seymour Campbell Eaton (using the pen-name Paul Piper in the newspaper) began writing (in verse) about two bears from Colorado, The Roosevelt Bears. They got their names, Teddy--B and Teddy--G for their colour fur. In January 1906, the New York Times began publishing their first adventure, the voyage from Colorado to New York, in the sunday supplement, with nice illustrations by V. Floyd Campbell. The lovely Roosevelt Bear books were too follow by Seymour Eaton.

I was fortunate enough to recently acquire these lovely little bears, Teddy B and Teddy G, complete with their own travel trunk made by Schmidt. Here they are:

Aren't they just so cute!



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Meet "WILSON"



"WILSON"

Please click on photo to be taken to "Wilson" in my Bear Studio

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Chocolate Fudge Recipe

Made some of this on the week-end, found on internet.
Do try some, it's delicious!!

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Winner of Give-A-Way

The winner of my Christmas Eve Give-A-Way is:

"KATIE BLACK"

who is now the proud owner of

"SNOWY"

A L/E "Genista Bear" of just two, this one is

Number One.

"CONGRATULATIONS" Katie,

I have emailed you as you know and Snowy is on her way to you. Thank you for being a member of my website.

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Toffee Apples And Cookies

Are you ready for Halloween'? Just a week to go. I've been busy making cookies, toffee apples and getting the pumpkins in ready.

For a link to gorgeous "Pumpkin Cookies" and "Toffee Apples" recipes just click the post title above.

Enjoy!!

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A Reprieve For Casper

Check out Caspers' doggy blog to find out about his reprieve! Click on photo or post title for link...

Sooooo pleased, but I'll let Casper tell you all about it lol!

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Update On Casper

Casper playing ball on Sunday

The appointment has come through for Caspers' assessment with the orthopaedic surgeon in Bristol. Friday 8th October at 8.30am. He has to be examined and assessed to see which surgery is best for his hip dysplasia. The vet will decide whether he should wait to have a complete hip replacement (which cannot be done until he is fully matured), or a Triple Pelvic Osteotomy a procedure effective for younger canines, like Casper. The pelvic bones are surgically broken down so that certain parts can be realigned accordingly. Sounds horrendous!!

We have been told not to feed him after 8pm the night before as the surgeon may decide to operate the same day – dependant on the assessment. OMG, my nerves are in tatters. I am dreading Friday! It just seems so unfair on him, he is such a lovely, sweet and gentle little soul. He wouldn't harm a fly! The procedures are sooooo expensive too, I'll be making bears till my fingers drop off lol!! Awhh well, could be worse, look on the bright side!

 

 

 

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Genista Pawtraits

Just for fun I have started a "SKETCH A DAY" on my art blog GENISTA PAWTRAITS. Just five minute sketches from my daily sketch pad. Nothing fancy lol, just fun graphite pencil sketches.

Why not pop along for a visit and add me to your favourites. Click on this post title for link to my homepage or click on my Genista Pawtraits button in the side bar of this blog at the top under "My Website/Blogs".

A few examples of my sketches below just for fun

A Cat

A Hedgehog

I hope you find them interesting and fun!! Please leave a comment on my homepage if you have a moment to spare....

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It Never Rains But It Pours

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CASPER'S DOGGY BLOG

CASPER BEAR - LIFE OF A CHOCOLATE LABRADOR

"It never rains but it pours!" How true that saying is. We are just getting over our little Yorkshire Terrier Megan having had surgery - a hysterectomy - when this morning our gorgeous little Labrador Retriever, 6 month old Casper has been diagnosed with "Hip Dysplasia"! Apparently his hips are in a very bad way. He is at the vets having surgery on the tendon to assist with the problem.

He was playing in the top field yesterday with a few of is friends who are also chocolate labradors and came back full of beans and as happy as could be. A little later however he started to act strangely, as if he was in pain, spent the rest of the day in his bed, which is not like him at all. Last night when we went to bed he spent most of the night whining as if he was in discomfort, so we sat with him and comforted him untill he fell asleep, I watched him all night, and then off we went to the vets this morning and were astounded at the outcome. We thought he had a bad belly or something, but no! It is hip dysplasia.

We will be picking him up from the vets later today. He will talk to us about Caspers diet, exercise, long term problems etc to try and prevent this condition getting any worse. Long-term, he may have to have a hip replacement when he is fully matured and grown.

Like everything in life, we will have to take things day by day and simply just do whatever is necessary for Casper. Hopefully this condition will not worsten with a proper diet, excercise and I suppose it's best to know about this as early as possible as it gives us a chance to make sure he doesn't put on weight etc. We are planning to sell our house and buy a bungalow in the very near future so that will ensure Casper doesn't have any stairs to climb as he gets older. We at least have time to plan I suppose. I'm rambling a bit I know, it just seems to be one thing after another lately. The only consellation is that "it could be worse" I suppose!

I will let you know how he gets on.

Thanks for listening to my ramblings!

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Water Baby

Casper My "Water Baby" enjoying his swim time at the pond. He is now 5 months old and you cannot keep him out of the water. He loves it....

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Meet "Jimny" OOAK

Please meet "Jimny" from The Miniature World Of The House Of Genista

"Jimny" is just 3.75ins and a cute little bear cub created from a lovely hand dyed mohair in hues of pretty blues with co-ordinating mohair paw pads. Black glass eyes, needle felted little face, poly filled, cotter pin joint to his neck, thread jointed limbs. Jimny can stand unaided. Light blue satin ribbon with "Wish Upon A Star" charm adorn his neck, H of G Logo on right paw pad, H of G Hangtag and H of G COA. "Jimny" is a OOAK Teddy Bear created from Ambers pattern.

He will be available on my website and Etsy this week!


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Update 7th July

"Jimny" has been ADOPTED by one of my members at my website (Glynis - Manchester) before I had chance to even get him on my website for sale. Soooo pleased! Thank you Glynis! Jimny is on his way to you!