Really Tiny Bear!

Meet Owen! He's been in the making for a few weeks now. Click here and you can see the very beginnings of him. ;)

I've started a mini-CAL on CAL Pals for these tiny bears and I figured I should use it to get my bum in gear and finish this little guy.






I just got the finishing touches on him a little bit ago. He's so cute! I couldn't find eyes (or beads) small enough for his little head, so I embroidered eyes on him with the brown Pearl Cotton thread I used for his feet. I embroidered his nose and "mouth" with one strand of DMC embroidery floss.

















He's quite a bit smaller than his older sisters, Opal and Olivia. He measures in at just a tidge over 3" tall. Like his sisters, he's also 5-way jointed and has florist's wire in both of his arms.







I don't think I'll do another bear with this same thread. I just don't like the look of the body and arms. I like how I can brush the yarn on the other two bears to make them fuzzy and very very soft. Owen's texture is rough. It's just not *my* idea of how a teddy bear should feel. I still love him dearly and I think he's adorable, don't get me wrong, I'll just have to see what I can find in soft or brushed thread before doing another one this small.