Archive for September, 2009
21
Sep
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Nestled in his mama’s care, or skipping across the Moor, Soot Woolyfoot is a happy little lamb. He loves to nibble the delicate purple clover dotting the green grasses, and play “king of the hill” with his lambie cousins. Soot loves to wander too! His little tinkling bell is often heard just on the other side of the old wood fence.

Soot Woolyfoot is 9 inches tall from head to hoof, 6 inches sitting. He’s made of creamy soft cotton repurposed sweater material with a wonderful, thick texture. Soot’s hooves, muzzle and ear linings are a beautiful,charcoal colored velvetty wool that contrasts Soot’s coat very nicely.

Soot’s sweet face is handstitched with black cotton floss, and his eyes are pretty, shining black glass beads.
Soot is string tied and button jointed with folksy little handmade square wood buttons. They give a charming and whimsical touch to his sweet and classic features.

Soot is stuffed with hypoallergenic, premium quality, high loft polyfil, a touch of dry lavender, and just enough steel bb’s deep within his tummy and feet to make him pleasingly heavy, and “real” feeling. He has a cute little copper bell around his neck, secured with a leather cord.
Soot Woolyfoot would make a charming gift for someone you love. He is individually made with much love from gently cared for repurposed and brand new materials. He will come with a card dated and signed by the artist too!
Soot is securely made, however, as with all toys, can dissasemble with rough play. Due to his small parts, we must tell you to use your discretion when purchasing for the very young (under age 3).

Handmade is the very best way to say I love you!
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Tags: art doll, artist bears, collectible, folk art, gift, handmade, jointed, lamb, natural, plush, repurposed, sheep, the craggy moor, toy
21
Sep
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Everyone knows this time of year all kinds of little mousies appear. The Craggy Moor is no exception!A special kind of scratching in my sewing box this morning brought the discovery of a sweet little patchwork mouse who calls himself Squeaklin Woolworth. He has a love of all things shiny, and was found quite hapilly nestled among the tempting, burnished vintage buttons!

Squeaklin is 9 inches tall, 6 inches sitting. He’s made of super soft repurposed sky blue wool, interwoven with delicate strands of cream. His cute little pointed muzzle and paw pads are accented with buttery caramel colored cotton velvet.

Squeaklin’s adorable oversized ears, and little knotted tail are coordinating slate and sky blue paisley cotton with a beautiful pattern.
Squeaklin is all natrual on the outside-every surface that would touch tender skin is made of all natural wool and cottons.
On the inside he’s stuffed with hypoallergenic, premium quality clusterfluff, and a touch of dry lavender.
Squeaklin also has steel bbs deep within his tummy and feet to make him pleasingly heavy and “real” feeling.
Squeaklin’s limbs are securely string tied and button jointed with 6 strand cotton floss and beautiful pearly white shell buttons.

His face sweetly smiles, and seems to ask “what fun can we have today?” He has lovely, shining navy jet eyes, and a cute little handstitched black cotton nose and smile.
Squeaklin Woolworth is just waiting to be special to a new little friend (ages 4 and up due to small parts). Squeaklin is securely made, but as with any toy, rough play could cause damage. Please use your own discretion when buying for the very young.

Squeaklin’s individually made, like all the friends here on the Moor, and would also make a charming handmade gift for any occasion, and for the young at heart too!
Handmade is the very best way to say I love you!
Thanks so much for visiting!
Tags: art toy, artist bears, cotton, folk, handmade, handstitched, jointed, mouse, natural, patchwork, toy, wool
17
Sep
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We heard a rustling in the pantry early this morning, and the soft tink, tink of glass jars shifting. I peaked around the corner to find a velvet bear helping herself to the honey! A sheepish (or should I say bearish) grin, and two bright eyes shone back at me-Mabel Bearington had come to pay us a visit!

Mabel is an adorable, huggably soft, chocolate brown velvet bear. Her muzzle, ear linings and paw pads are a soft and beautiful caramel suede.

Mabel has lovely crested metal buttons at her joints that coordinate so nicely and give her a pleasing old fashioned look.
Mabel’s eyes are sweetly shining amber glass safety eyes, and her cute nose and smile are hand stitched with black cotton floss.
Mabel is stuffed with 100% brand new hypoallergenic,premium high loft polyfil, a touch of dry lavender, and just enough steel bb’s to give her a nice heft and a “real” feel.

Mabel’s 10 inches tall from head to foot, 7 inches sitting. She has a really nice firm, slightly heavy feel that will make you want to hug and hold her!
Mabel is a collectible, securely sewn, but has small parts so use your own discretion when buying for the very young.
She would make a wonderful, unique gift for someone you know, or add her to your own den of collectible bears. All our bears are individually made and one of a kind. Each one has their own sweet look.
Mabel will come with a card dated and signed by the Artist.

Handmade is the very best way to say “I love you”!
Thank you for visiting!
Tags: art toy, artist bear, bear, button, collectible, folk art, friend, gift, handmade, handsewn, jointed, soft sculpture, suede, teddy bear, velvet
16
Sep
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Baxter Herringbone skipped onto the Moor looking for turnip greens, an adventure or two, enticed by the sweet smell of buttery cabbage (that’s the very best way to catch a herringbone hare you know!)
Baxter is 9 inches tall, and about 6 inches sitting. He’s made of a wonderfully textured, old fashioned herringbone wool suit coat material. His ears and paws are lined with a coordinating soft cotton plaid. The beautiful muted blues, mustards and tans of the plaid brings out the subtle, interwoven shades of grey and brown in Baxter’s tweedy fur so well. He’s full of vintage charm from his sweetly oversized ears to is adorable oversized feet.

Baxter’s stuffed with 100% brand new, hypoallergenic, premium quality, high loft polyfil, a touch of dry lavender, and just enough steel bb’s deep within his tummy and feet to make him pleasingly heavy and “real” feeling.

Baxter has a cute little face with creamy cotton knit accents and handstitched cotton nose and smile. His eyes are beautifully shining navy jet beads with subtle blue highlights.

Baxter’s limbs are string tied and button jointed with pretty white shell buttons. He even has a little cream colored, hand sewn wool yarn tail!
Baxter would love to come home and be a friend to someone you love. He’d make a wonderful gift, or add him to your own warren of unique handmade hares!
Baxter is securely sewn, but does contain small parts, so please use your own discretion when buying for the very young.
Baxter is individually made, and has his own sweet look, like all the hares here on the Moor. He will come with a card dated and signed by the Artist.

Handmade is the very best way to say I love you!
Thanks so much for visiting!
Tags: art toy, artist bear, bunny, collectible, folk art, handmade, hare, herringbone, jointed, natural, plaid, rabbit, repurposed, shell button, whimsical, wool
15
Sep
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Randall hops lazily among the ferny fiddleheads as the dew settles gently on the grasses in the family garden, dampening his paws. He notices the sun rising slowly in the east-he must hurry back into the house and up the stairs and under the quilt before his best friend awakens and misses him!
Randall is a sweet little grey wool/cashmere blend hare with real old fashioned appeal. He’s 9 inches tall, 6 inches sitting. He is so soft, and has that sturdy, uncomplicated, best friend quality about him that we love in the best of stuffed friends. He has a cute little smile and comical oversized ears to add to his whimsical, folksy look.

His ears are lined with plaid cotton that he also has on his paws. Its a homey, country inspired plaid with muted lines of cerulean,and mustard on a carolina blue background.
Randall’s firmly stuffed with brand new, premium quality high loft, hypoallergenic polyfil. He has a touch of dry lavender in his stuffing that gives him the scent of the late summer fields he loves so much. He also has a few steel bb’s deep within his tummy and feet to make him pleasingly heavy and “real” feeling.

His cute little face is accented with creamy cotton knit and handstitched with a lighter sea green that coordinates nicely with the plaid in his ears and on his paws. Randall has sweetly shining black glass bead eyes hand strung and three way tied.
Randall’s limbs are button jointed with lovely shell buttons,and string tied using 6 strand cotton floss.

Randall even has an adorable little handsewn cottontail made of cotton yarn!
Randall would make a unique and endearing gift for someone you love, or add him to your own warren of collectible hares! Randall Rarebit is individually made, like all the hares you’ll find here on the Moor, and he’ll come with a card dated and signed by the Artist.
Randall is securely made, but due to his small parts, please use your own discretion when buying for the very young.

Handmade is the best way to say I love you!
Thanks so much for visiting!
Tags: art toy, artist bear, bunny, button jointed, collectible, folk art, handmade, hare, jointed, natural, rabbit, the craggy moor, wool
14
Sep
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Kerry Pendleton is a sweet grey wool teddy bear with big jug handle ears perfect for listening and keeping secrets!
Kerry is a very special bear, because the Pendleton Woolen Mills have closed here over the last few years, and he’s made from a soft wool/cashmere blend blazer from a Pendleton Woolen Mill. We love this wool for bear making and

sewed the old fashioned embroidered Pendleton tag to Kerry as a loving tribute to their beautiful wool.

Kerry Pendleton is 10 inches tall from head to toe, 7 inches sitting. He has button joints decorated with a lovely shell button on each limb.
Kerry’s firmly stuffed with high loft, premium quality polyfil, a touch of dry lavender, and just enough steel bb’s deep within his stuffing to make him quite pleasingly heavy, and “real” feeling.

Kerry has suede paw pads, and a sweet handstitched black cotton nose and mouth. His eyes are beautiful, shining hematite beads. Kerry has purposefully exposed stitching to add to his old fashioned appearance and “out of grandma’s cedar chest” appeal.
Kerry is individually and lovingly made, like all the bears here on the Moor. He would make a wonderful gift for someone you love, or add him to your own collection of treasured bear friends!
Kerry will come with a card dated and signed by the Artist too!

Handmade is the very best way to say I love you!
*Kerry Pendleton is securely sewn, but due to small parts, please use your discretion when buying for the very young.*
Tags: art toy, artist bear, button, collectible, grey, handmade, handstitched, jointed, natural, old fashioned, ooak, plush, suede, teddy bear, vintage, wool
11
Sep
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Barclay Bainbridge wandered onto the Moor early this morning, drawn by the soft scent of scones floating on the air. How could we resist such a sweet face? He ate his fill, folded his napkin in quite the gentlemanly way, and thanked us quite amiably. He has wonderful personality and so many stories to tell! He had one favor to ask- you see, Barclay is just passing through, looking for a home and could we find him one?

Barclay is 50% teddy bear, 50% polar bear, and 100% loveable! His name means “birch trees by the white bridge” in old english/gaelic. He’s 10 inches tall, 7 inches sitting, with adorable oversized feet!
He’s made of wonderfully soft, thick and creamy cotton sweater material. His muzzle, ear and paw linings are a coordinating, buttery, coffee-with-cream suede.
He’s stuffed with high quality polyester fiberfil, a touch of lavender, and just enough steel bb’s deep within his stuffing to make him pleasingly heavy, and oh so huggable!

Barclay’s limbs are jointed. He has a pretty vintage metal button at each joint with a lovely basket weave design. They compliment the creaminess of his “fur” so nicely.

Barclay has a sweet handstitched black cotton nose and smiling mouth, and cream cotton floss handstitched “claws”.
He has beautiful, shining eyes made of caramel colored tiger eye stone beads.
Barclay Bainbridge would make a unique, handmade collectible gift for someone you love over the age of 12 (due to his small parts, please use your own discretion when buying for someone younger than 12), or add Barclay to your own collection of adorable bears!

Barclay Bainbridge is individually made, like all our bear friends here on the Moor, and comes with a card dated and signed by the Artist.

Handmade is the very best way to say I love you!
Tags: art toy, artist bear, collectible, collectibles, cotton, handmade, handstitched, jointed, natural, repurposed, suede, teddy bear, the craggy moor, vintage
11
Sep
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Its been busy here! We’ve been doing many things:

We’ve been working on designs like this cute bear! (coming soon!)

We’ve also enjoyed filling some custom orders!

We are also working on our site! So many good things to come so check back often!
Tags: artist bears, button, collectibles, folk art, jointed, natural, plush, repurposed, teddy bears, the craggy moor, vintage
3
Sep
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Kailey Rosebriar is reserved for Kathi Feltner, please purchase only if you are Kathi! :0)
If you love Kailey, and would like your own patchwork hare, please contact us-we’d love to make you one!
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Hopping and skipping over the Moor, Kailey Rosebriar enjoys the lazy last days of summer. The barest of cool breezes mingles with the warm sun,the autum is approaching and Kailey’s adventures are just beginning!
Kailey is 10 inches tall from her head to her adorable oversized feet, 6 1/2 inches sitting.
She’s made of beautiful heather/cafe au lait colored lambswool. Her accents are lavender and evergreen cotton patterned fabric, giving her a very sweet homespun look.
Kailey is stuffed with soft, brand new hypoallergenic polyfil, a touch of dry lavender, and just enough double washed pebbles deep within her tummy and feet to make her pleasingly heavy, and “real” feeling.

Kailey’s nose is handstitched with pretty lavender cotton floss. Her eyes are deep blue jet beads with pretty highlights that make her eyes shine. Her sweet smile is also handstitched with black cotton floss.
Kailey has lovely shell buttons at her joints that add a sweet, subtle folk art appeal to her that we really love. She even has a sweetly soft handsewn cotton yarn tail.

We hope Kailey Rosebriar will be a very special friend to a very sweet little lady!
Kailey is individually made like all our hares here on the Moor, and has her own sweet look. She’ll come with a card dated and signed by the Artist.

Handmade is the very best way to say I love you!
Thanks so much for visiting!
Tags: art doll, art toy, artist bears, bunny, button, collectible, folk art, jointed, lambswool, natural, ooak, plush, rabbit, stuffed, The Craggy Moor Store
2
Sep
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Benny Bear ate all his peanut butter waffles (with syrup also please) and dashed out to the swing set this morning to have some fun. He loves adventure, sweet treats, and most of all- hugs! But hold him tight when he rides the swings with you-he’s a little afraid of heights!

Benny is a super soft, incredibly huggable waldorf style black bear cub. He’s 9 inches tall sitting, 12 ½ inches tall from head to toe. He’s made from repurposed (gently cared for here on the Moor) charcoal colored wool sweater material. It has just a touch of angora, just enough to make him irresistible to cuddle! Benny’s paw and ear linings and muzzle are made of equally soft and loveable chocolate brown cotton knit.
Benny is stuffed with soft, lofty, premium quality hypoallergenic polyester fiberfill so he can be washed in the washer ( tie him in a pillow case, wash in cool water, short wash, fluff to dry). He also has a few double washed pebbles deep within his tummy stuffing to make him pleasingly heavy and “real” feeling.

Benny’s sweet face is hand stitched with black cotton floss and much love. He’s completely child friendly, and ready to be the best friend to even the littlest one.

Benny also has a cute little cranberry colored flannel heart hand stitched on his tummy to add even more to his folk art charm.
Benny would make a lovely, unique, handmade gift for someone you love, or make him the newest friend for your little one!
Benny is individually made like all the sweet bear friends here on the Moor, and will come with a card dated and signed by the Artist.

Handmade is the very best way to say I love you!
Tags: bear, black bear, child friendly, cub, folk art, non jointed, plush, soft, stuffed, teddy bear, The Craggy Moor Store, toy, waldorf