Crochet teddies (hæklede bamser)

Cute little teddies can be quickly and easily made from wool scraps. To find a pattern or inspiration use your favorite search engine and enter "crochet teddy" (hæklede bamser).  Check out images. The striped teddy (lives in Skagen Bamse Museum shop as part of the inventory) was inspired by a Danish book I own - "Hæklede dyr" by Maja Hansen. The little koala on the tree (inspired by a pattern found on the net) was tied to a tree in the courtyard at the museum. I hear though, that the birds thought his stuffing made good nesting material!!

Brug garn rester til hæklede bamser -
søg på internettet på søgemaskine "crochet teddy"
eller bliv inspirerede af en  af
Maja Hansens bøger om hæklede dyr.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! GODT NYTÅR!

Report from Sydney

The little bear from Skagens Bamse Museum is back from his big journey to Oz and has given me some photos to share with you. The birds on the window sill are rainbow lorikeets.

I Sydney boede vi højt oppe
- og der kom smukke papegøjer på besøg ...

From the window we looked over Hyde Park to St Mary's Cathedral and the Sydney skyline, which included half of the Harbour Bridge and the top of the Opera House. 15 minutes walk away and we were by the water's edge in the Botanic Gardens.

Vi kunne se broen og operahuset ved horizonten ...

 

ved vandkanten - Botaniske Have Sydney

Tim drove us to some viewpoints of this beautiful harbourside city - including over "the coathanger" and to the old military area on Georges Head.

Det var spændende at køre over den berømte bro
over Sydney havn ...

Gamle militær område ved Georges Head, Sydney Havn.

The little bear just had to try climbing a gum tree but decided to leave the gum leaves for the koalas. 

Bamsen prøver at efterligne en koala
- men Eucalyptus bladene må de gerne beholde, siger han.

This is my favorite photo - taken in the Botanical Gardens in Canberra. In the background is the tv tower on Black Mountain and the little bear is admiring the beautiful wild flowers called Starbright or Flannel flowers.

Canberra Botanisk Have - Black Mountain med TV tårnet
og smukke vildblomster - Starbright.

Travelling teddies ...

Our small resident Skagen bear asked if there was space in the corner of my suitcase - I said yes - nice with a bit of company. So, tomorrow we are off to Oz for the rest of November! Says he will post a comment when he gets back.

Lille Skagens bamse vil med i kufferten
- rejsen går til "down under". Han skriver
et indlæg når han vender hjem, siger han.

Daisy Bear is not going so far - just to Aarhus. There she will join some teddies from Skagens Teddy Bear Museum for the Christmas exhibition in the Junior section at ARoS. Daisy is made almost entirely from recyclables: newspaper (for the papier maché) and pictures cut out of old catalogues.

Bamse fremstillet fra papmaché og decoupage.
Næsten alt er genbrugsmaterialer
- avis strimler og billeder klippet fra gl. kataloger.
Og mindst 30 lag lak.

Beary beautiful bear boutique

Always something new in the way of cuddly, cute or comforting in the shop at Skagens Teddy Museum. Bear(s) of the Year are on the shelves. Danish design. Frederik & Freja. Two sizes - 199 kr (30 cm) and 279 kr (41 cm). The big "bamse" is Ulf, a limited edition of 50 from Hermann - he is 100 cm high!

Årets Bamse. Dansk design og en populær samleobjekt og super gave.
2013 - Frederik og Freja er lavet af de bedste materialer
og er CE og EN71 godkendt. De er fri for kemikalier & flammetestet.

Ulf - Hermann Teddy Original

Creative days at the Teddy Museum

Teddy enjoyed his time at the creative workshop watching all the activity, happy kids and their folks, who helped out with the tricky bits. Vivi-Ann got her enthusiastic pupils working with needle, leather and felt making the cutest teddy keys. Others sat at the long table with Liz using paper, crayons or paint to make simple teddy bear prints on paper. (See previous entry)

Vivi-Ann demonstrerer teknikken

Vivi-Ann kom med skabeloner og udstyr og alle var
begejstrede når deres små bamsenøglering var færdige

Frottage: med oliekridt og forskellige overflade under
papiret, kunne man tegne spændende pels på bamserne

Creative fun for kids

Creative fun - Teddy's workshop for kids - Tuesday 15/10 and Wednesday 16/10 during the autumn hols - 11.00-15.00 - at Skagens Bamse Museum. Using paper, colours, clay and other stuff we will be making easy, handmade teddy prints. 40 kr.

There is also an interesting design and sew a teddy-bear keyring workshop - Tuesday 15/10-Thursday 17/10 10-13.00 - with bear artist Vivi-Ann. 100 kr.

Kreativt og sjov værksted for børn - tirsdag-onsdag i efterårsferien. 11-15. Nemme håndtryk-teknikker - med farve, papir, ler mm. 40 kr.
Spændende design og sy en bamse nøglering værksted - tirsdag-torsdag. 10-13. 100 kr.