19th September

hat a lovely weekend this has been. It is glorious weather here in France although very cold in the mornings. I have plums, grapes, peaches and apples coming out of my ears from nice neighbours and our own trees, a bit different from back home with no garden!!! Just a short message to let you know that Barney, Paris and Kensington are no longer available from my website. Hopefully I will be back down here tomorrow to add a couple of new bears that I haven't yet photographed.

We are renovating our cottage and there isloads to do but I am just adding a photo of a little unit we found in a second hand shop and all the bits and bobs we have found in charity shops or I have made that goes with it. We have also found a 1950's kitchen unit in blue. I used to hate them but hopefully think it will go nicely in our kitchen

bye for now

Jean

wednesday 15th September

hello all, here are a couple of new ones to add to the list. Will be putting them all on website when back home but if you want any details you can email me or text my mobile. Contact details on my website http://www.miniaturemohairbears.co.uk/

I have a little kitty and an old time bear. Notice I am being very basic with my photos and details lol

That's all for now

xxxJean

12th September 2010

Good Morning all on this lovely Monday morning here in France. I have managed to finish another 2 bears so hopefully will add them to my blog now. Non of the bears have bells and adornments as I have left them all behind in England but will add them on my return.

I was going to make a very sophisticated little pink bear for the Fat Heads but she was having non of it!!! She wanted to be a proper Fat Head, scruffy and worn like the rest of them!

Anyway I did try to upload to my proper website http://www.miniaturemohairbears.co.uk but unfortunately I can't do it so they will all be put on the site on my return. But if you would like to know more details of any of the bears just give me an email or text littlescruffs@yahoo.co.uk or 07929310275 . I aim to check my emails every other day while I am here. 2 more weeks to go.

I hope anyone who did Hugglets had a very successful day. Speak soon xxxJean

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

20th August 2010

Well I am pleased to say I have at last finished an order for 25 bears all the same! As I was putting the finishing touches to the last one I had an email asking for 20 of one of the bears off the website and I didn't know whether to be happy or not as I love doing just what comes to me. But after a bit of investigation I am unsure if it is a genuine enquiry so I might not have to make that decision.

Got a couple of moans about services this week. I sent a Royal Mail Special next day delivery to my daughter on Saturday and 6 days later it appears to have gone missing without trace with important documents in it. Thankfully I have never had a bear go missing.

The other moan is also connected to my daughter. She lost her purse last weekend so on Saturday I cancelled all her bank cards and she ordered another card which the man said would take 2 -4 working days. As she was on her own in Bristol with no money he arranged an emergency payment which cost £5. When the card didn't arrive by yesterday I rang them and he hadn't even ordered it and the bank said well she could just go into a branch there and withdraw money at no cost! So that man if you are reading this- have a nice day!!

I am off to post Little Scruffs around the world today, one is going to America, one Australia and one Wales. I was very pleased to send a couple to Honalulu recently. I always wanted to go to Hawaii as a child and the bears going was the next best thing!!

I am excited about doing a swop with a fabulous Dutch artist. The bear is going to be a surprise but I know it will be wonderful as he makes divine bears. I will post a photo when I receive him.

I am off to France again in September but this time I am going to try and keep my website updated and even send the bears from there. I will post on the bears page nearer the time. You are welcome also to reserve bears. If you are a new customer I ask for a deposit of £10 to reserve.

It's a bit rainy here today in Evesham. Have a nice weekend everyone

Hugs

Jean

Little Scruffs

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