19th January 2012

I think it has been about 2 months since I last blogged- can't believe how time goes by so quickly!! In fact, does anyone have time to get bored nowadays, everyone seems to be rushing round so much.
Christmas and the New Year went by in a flash. Amy came home from Sicily for 2 weeks and it was so nice having her around. Anna (and Steve) came  too so it was very special.
The  bears sitting on the books above are Rita and Peter, 2 of the bears  going with me to the Hugglets Fair on the 26th February in Kensington in London.  I will be adding more preview photos during the next few weeks. I have  changed places and am now in Hall 1 table 55. I have a couple of spare free tickets if anyone would like them.
 I have been really enjoying creating new designs during the last few months and intend to keep creating more.

Take care all and speak to you soon

Hugs from Jean and the Little Scruffs
http://www.miniaturemohairbears.co.uk

18th March 2011 Red Nose Day

Jo King above wanted to get his picture in cyberspace for Red Nose day!!!

It's been a busy few weeks here with the Little Scruffs  and we will be going away on 26th March until 17th April.
Now this doesn't mean no bears will be made, there is no way I could leave it that long!!!! I will be adding new bears to the website, designing others and catching up on orders while in France.  We have bought a small cottage that we are doing up there. Which means I will be making things for the house as well so I will be busier than normal!! Might just stay at home!!
Anyway, if you were thinking of buying a Little Scruffs for Mothers Day or Easter the last day for next day posting in UK is a week today on Friday 25th.
Hugs
Jean

20th February 2011

Sorry my communication has been so limited recently. What with, firstly, no phone and broadband, then Mike being away and trying to prepare for the bear fair next Sunday, coupled with being without my camera I have been a waste of space!!!!

A peep through the key hole shows this little white dog/bear who will be keeping me company next week at the Kensington Bear Fair, together with LOTS more bears. Please let me know if you are also going and if you have never heard of Hugglets and you like bears....where have you been!!!!  Get yourself down to the Town Hall next Sunday 27th February :0)
As soon as the fair is over I will be paying lots of attention to my website .
Until then
Hugs
Jean and the Little Scruffs

4th February 2011

10 days to go until Valentines Day and I have discovered there really are some lovely romantic men out there!! No sadly my husband isn't one of them - imagination is not one of his better qualities!
What I meant was the men that contact me asking for special bears for their other halves and so much thought goes into what they want. Not quickly rushing out to get chocolates the day before!! I can't go into details as I might just spoil it for someone  but well done to all the romantics out there.

Hopefully now my communication problems are over and broadband and the phoneline is now working as normal. Sorry if you have had any problems getting in touch.
off to a pantomine tomorrow- don't even know what I am seeing but I know it will be fun as it is my old drama group- yes and they are getting old too!!!
3 weeks until Hugglets Bear Fair in Kensington, London.Please let me know if you would like tickets, it really is the 'best' fair ever
Have a good weekend everyone
Hugs


Jean and  the Little Scruffs
http://www.miniaturemohairbears.co.uk/

24th January 2011

Well after weeks and weeks and even more weeks of having problems with our phone and internet and getting nowhere, it seems that engineers are coming out tomorrow and the problem should be fixed by midnight!!!! if so I am thrilled even though I have spent so much time trying to find the fault, convinced it was our wiring , phones etc. I will keep you posted.
Life is very busy at present  and I am struggling to find enough hours in the day but I have got lots of bears due to go on website and who will be going to Hugglets in London on 27th February. Please let me know if you would like a ticket to this brilliant bear show.

Also, as my job involves a lot of sitting down I am desperatly trying to exercise as much as possible so I have added swimming to the 2 walks a day and I also take Lola, a frisky golden labrador walkies for her owner who is partially sighted. No chocolates,cakes,biscuits or any treats come to think of it have passed through my lips since Christmas although I have only lost 6 lbs!!
I have just finished a fuzzy little FatHead today.He is made from some new material I have just received and is pretty cute! I have just taken a quick picture as shown but it's not very clear
If you have any trouble geting in touch with me please try my mobile which is on my website
Speak soon
Hugs
Jean
Little Scruffs
http://www.miniaturemohairbears.co.uk/

7th January 2011

I hope the New Year has started off well for you with not too many weather traumas. It was really unusual for Evesham to have so much snow and a bit of a novelty......for a while!!!!

Well I have been having a great deal of trouble with my internet recently and it still isn't resolved. Firstly the phone started playing up, crackly and only working sometimes, now that has gone completely. Now the internet is pretty much the same, cutting out all the time. Also people have been having trouble paying and emailing me so things need to change quickly. The trouble is it is a bit of an unusual case but to tell you the truth you would be bored stiff if I carried on so I won't bother.

Rufus, the little dog with the black ears above, is a new design which reminds me of a mohair dog from long ago. Iam enjoying working on new styles but of course I still make the old faithfuls. I shall be at Hugglets bear show on the 27th February in Kensington, London. What a fabulous Fair it is too. You can find more details on my website or through Hugglets themselves.

Well bye for now and I look forward to hearing from you

Beary Hugs

Jean and the Little Scruffs

A Very Happy New Year

I just want to wish you all

A Very Happy New Year

I will be adding new bears to the site on New Years day so please pop along.

Thank you for looking in


Beary Hugs



Jean and the Little Scruffs

16th November 2010 A Bear Blog

Gosh, just noticed it has actually been just over a month since I last blogged! What with so many different online social outlets it is hard to know whether just to concentrate on one avenue or go with everything. If I was a more organised person I would do them all but spread them out so as not to bore and bombard people with my drivel!!

It isn't as if I have anything interesting to say actually. I have had a strange couple of months bearwise. After an incredible 2 years of flat out bear making I have gone pretty quiet on the website. People are still asking for custom orders and as always my customers are fantastic and make me so happy to be doing what I do. There are still a couple of days left for free postage.

I think it is about time I did a free bear competition so will be sorting that out for before Christmas.

Bye for now

Hugs

Jean and the Little Scruffs

www.miniaturemohairbears.co.uk

13th October 2010

Had a rare day off from bearmaking today and went to visit my daughter Amy in Bristol. I love it there, it is such a mixture of everything!!! So many interesting shops, individual and quirky and we had a fantastic lunch at one of the many, many eating houses.
I finished a 2" bear last night! It took longer to make than my usual 4" bears as I was chopping and changing the style and size as I went along. I tried to take a decent photo but the lighting was bad so will add it to the website tomorrow
It would have been my brother David's birthday today. He died earlier this year after lots of suffering so I hope he is partying today in a better place.
I am nearly up to date with orders so will hopefully be back to adding lots more bears to the website
Bye for now and thanks for reading my blog
xxx
Jean
Little Scruffs

10th September 2010

oh got to be really quick as I have very little battery but just adding 3 very basic photos of latest bears. Please contact me if you are interested for details. I will be back on on Monday.

I remembered every thing except adapter plug!!!!! What a wally. Better go before I lose everything xxxxxx

8th September 2010

What a nightmare not having internet§ My usual internet cafe attached to supermarket is on holiday for a week, I came to this place yesterday and it was closed and was told about another internet cafe. I went in with my laptop only to find it was a graphic design office specialising in internet sites§§§ Anyway I shall have to wait until next Monday to add photos of new bears when I can use my laptop again.
All is good here in France and our neighbours are superb. Whoever said the French don,t like us? Everyone is so helpful especially as we are so rubbish at french.
I have neary finished a large tradition bear in the style of Cath but in a rust vintage velvet it is one of my favourites I have to say.
I shall keep in touch over the next " weeks;
Hugs
Jean,
Little Scuffs
www.miniaturemohairbears.co.uk

29th July 2010

Hello from lots of Little Scruffs!!!

We have just come back from 3 weeks in France and the bears above are what I made when I was over there. They were just having their last wish at the old Wishing Well there!!

What a different lifestyle it is there. In all the time we were there we only saw 3 pieces of litter!!! Wish we could get through to people here that it's not cool to chuck your rubbish on the floor- or could it be that the French just don't stand for it like we do?

We picked our girls up from the airport on Tuesday. It was so lovely seeing them. Anna had just spent a month with Amy in Spain where she has just finished her University year abroad and we hadn't seen her since April. She is cooking Paella tonight! We all went for a meal yesterday and saw the film Inception- all about dreams within dreams.It was very good but I kept nodding off lol.

We have had no joy on our house sale so I think I am going to have to knock up a website and try and sell it myself

Now because everyone seems to be on holiday now and I can't stop making bears I have lots up for adoption so take advantage of free postage for the next week by adding Free postage please in the instructions when paying through paypal.

I have lots of materal that I will be adding to the website in the next few days also

Hope you are all well and enjoying the summer- it's nearly August!!!

Hugs

Jean and The Little Scruffs

1st July 2010

Hello everyone, Can you believe it's July already!!! And it's still hot!!! I am not going to have computer access or my landline from tomorrow so if you see anything on the website that you want could you either send a message to my mobile or leave an email and I will try and pick them up as often as possible. It will be back in action on 26th of this month when I should have new bears to add on.
I have managed to add 3 to my site today - Little Jim who is a real cutie and Darby and Joan, an old fashioned couple!!! Can't load the photos here today but they are on my website http://www.miniaturemohairbears.co.uk
Just abit about my girls. Anna has now finished her teacher training so is now a fully qualified R E teacher who just needs a job!! Amy has just finished her year abroad this week but she is staying till the end of July to chill and Anna is going to spend the month with her- alright for some isn't it!
Have a lovely summer everyone, speak soon
Hugs
Jean
Little Scruffs

16th May 2010

Good Morning All.

No car boot today as it is raining a bit here this morning. I love picking up old bits and pieces and vintage material from there that I can use for making the bears with. Last week I bought the little wooden Triang cart that I have put my new bear Bingo in. The worn out looking bears are still my favourite even though lots of the more cuddly bears are going faster at the moment. It's a good job every one has different tastes though which is why I try and make lots of styles .

Well on Friday we are signing for our new house in France. When I say new,I mean new to us cus it's pretty old. My husband is really excited about it and can't wait to get there. I am staying behind to catch up on my orders and because I want it half habitable before I go over!!!! He keeps inviting people to visit but from what I can remember of it they probably wouldn't want to go just yet!!! The house was furnished when we saw it and apparently they are taking most of the stuff. What makes me think we will be left with an old mattress and broken fridge!!

Sadley our old cat Badger died this week. He was 14 years old. We now have no pets at all and although I am itching for another dog I know it wouldn't be the right time just yet.

It is supposed to be nice here in the UK later so I hope everyone has a nice lazy day.

Speak soon

Hugs

Jean and the Little Scruffs

9th April 2010

My baby is 21 today!!! We visited her in Spain where she is at uni a few days ago. She is on her way to Paris for a few days as I speak but is not very well at all poor thing. I hope the antibiotics work so that she doesn't have a ruined holiday, at least she can't drink!

I haven't been able to put as many bears on the website as usual as I have quite a backlog of orders. We also have just put our apartment on the market and are in the process of buying a house in France. My husband is trying to persuade me to live there permanantly but that is not going to happen!!! So if anyone wants a huge flat in the middle of a town (Evesham) but very private with a roof garden going cheap let me know!!!

The weather here in England is looking really good, must do a carboot to have a clear out. Have a great weekend everyone

Hugs

Jean & the Little Scruffs

31st March 2010

A fun little picture for you of the bears in a race!!

Well it is the 31st and I will be glad to see the back of this month. A blog should be ablout good and bad so I will have my little wallow. My brother died last week. He had had diabetes for around 12 years and his was the very worst form. He lost both his legs, went blind , had strokes and heart attacks and suffered a lot of pain. He is free from that now for which we are grateful but this is just to say that if you know anyone with this please get them exercising and eating healthy. Sorry about that.

It was also a month for lots of other grumbles but I won't go into those now and just count my blessings .

On the bear front things have been going very well. I have lots of orders and not enough time in each day but I am loving my job (job!!!) all the same.

I have added a panda today- a new design by me with a large centre seam head.

We are off to visit our daughter for a few days soon in Valencia where she is at university so I am really looking forward to that.

Take care everyone and have a lovely Easter

Hugs from me and the Little Scruffs

28th February 2010

Wow what a lovely day I had doing the Hugglets bear fair today!!! Sold loads, had lots of shop orders and had a lovely time meeting people and seeing Marijke who I met in September and we had tables next to each other. We did a bear swop and I am now the proud owner of a beautiful bear which I will photograph tomorrow. Thank you Helen for coming on your long journey, it was great to see you and sock monkey is a favourite in the Grogan household. Julieann from Silly Bears in Aberdeen is just as nice in the the flesh as I expected and I enjoyed the day enormously.
I will get some more bears on the site tomorrow hopefully and speak soon
Hugs
Jean

23rd February 2010

Only a few days till the Hugglets bear fair in Kensington, London (this Sunday 28th at the Town Hall) and then things will get back to normal.

I hae been working flat out so that I have plenty of bears for it and there is no way that they will all go on the day so next week I shall be listing them all on the website http://www.miniaturemohairbears.co.uk/

Will blog next week when it's all over

Lots of love

Jean

Little Scruffs

15th July 2009

I can't believe it has been nearly a month since I last blogged! The time is going by so fast. I have just this minute finished a bear who I think will be called Robert Hamilton. I can't take a photo now because it is too dark but hopefully he will be on the website tomorrow.
I did a really silly thing yesterday and put a bear on my site and added him to Misi.co.uk as well and 2 people bought him within minutes of each other!!!! Luckily it all ended happily but I won't do that again, it will be one site only!
It is my daughter Anna's graduation tomorrow from Warwick University which luckily isn't too far away so best away to bed now
Hugs
jean

28th May09

Just put Smithy on my site- having a block with knowing who to make next????? I have just spent a couple of hours tuning a television for my daughters' bedroom!!