New pink & blue Valentine winter bear

I have a new Valentine winter bear for sale. I love this bear. It's so whimsical and fun. Perfect to brighten your winter days. I've named him "Love Bear"

"Love Bear" is made from mohair that I have custom dyed a nice old pink and blue. He measures 15". He has old shoe button eyes. His paws and ears are lined with cotton canvas. He is 5 way jointed, and stuffed with excelsior and gravel. "Love Bear" has been distressed for an antique look. His scarf and hat are made from an old sweater that I stained and aged. I stamped a tag for him that says "Love", added a heart, and attached it with an old safety pin. He also holds a vintage style Valentine made from printed fabric that I glued to heavy cardboard.

"Love Bear" is a one of a kind piece. He will come with my personal tags, signed by me, Karen Brady of Brady Bears Studio.

Love Panda has been adopted, Thanks!

Thanks for looking! :0)

new Winter time Red Panda

I have a new Red Panda for sale. I love making these guys. They have so much character. I've named this new guy "Snowball" because he is all decked out for winter and he LOVES the snow!

"Snowball" is made from mohair that I have hand shaded with dyes. There is a LOT of detail to this guy. He measures 15", tall not including his ears. His tail has been wired for posing. He has shoe button eyes. His paws and ears are lined with cotton canvas. He is 5 way jointed, and stuffed with excelsior and gravel. "Snowball" has been distressed for an antique look. His scarf is made from an old sweater that I stained and aged. I stamped a tag for him that says "SNOW" and attached it with an old safety pin.

"Snowball" is a one of a kind piece. He will come with my personal tags, signed by me, Karen Brady of Brady Bears Studio.

Snowball has been adopted, Thank you!

Thanks for looking! :0)

"Happy Times" mixed media piece

I have 3 very bright and cheerful mixed media pieces for sale. They are perfect to brighten up your home, and make it feel more like Spring. I will offer these pieces for sale for a few days, then they will be listed on etsy.

This mixed media piece measures 8x10. It is on canvas. The edges have been painted so it is ready to hang, no frame is necessary. I have painted and used scrapbooking elements to create this piece. The bear is cut from heavy canvas then glued on. Her dress is cut from a vintage style fabric. The entire piece has been lightly sprayed with an acrylic sealer to help protect it.

The price for "Happy Times" is $55 plus $8 priority mail shipping with insurance in the U.S. I do ship worldwide, please just email me for costs.

If you would like to purchase please just send an email.

Thanks! :0)

"Play Time" new mixed piece

This mixed media piece measures 8x10. It is on canvas. The edges have been painted so it is ready to hang, no frame is necessary. I have painted and used scrapbooking elements to create this piece. The bear is cut from heavy canvas then glued on. The little girl is a copy from my paper doll collection. It has been lightly sprayed with an acrylic sealer to help protect it.

The price for "Play Time" is $48 plus $8 priority mail shipping with insurance in the U.S. I do ship worldwide, please just email me for costs.

If you would like to purchase please just send an email.

Thanks! :0)

"Days of Fun" mixed media piece

This mixed media piece measures 11x14. It is on canvas. The edges have been painted so it is ready to hang, no frame is necessary. I have painted and used scrapbooking elements to create this piece. It has been lightly sprayed with an acrylic sealer to help protect it.

The price for "Days of Fun" is $68 plus $10 priority mail shipping with insurance in the U.S. I do ship worldwide, please just email me for costs.

If you would like to purchase please just send an email.

Thanks! :0)

My new Selling blog....

Welcome to my new selling blog. I originally set this blog up just to talk about my family and hobbies, but I seem to always post everything on my Brady Bears Studio blog. I decided to make this blog a fun place to offer my bears, and other pieces of art, for sell. I will still be posting on my other blog about when and where bears are available and fun tidbits about my life, but I will now use this one strictly for selling my creations. I will be making changes to the way the blog looks over the next few days so please stop by to see the changes. :0)

a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season filled with fun and happiness. I took a bunch of Christmas pictures around my house. I hope you enjoy them.....

This is the mantle in my living room. I decorate it for every holiday and season. It's so much fun and it keeps things festive all year. This year I decided to use 2 bears from one of my favorite artists, Sheryl Wells of Simple Blessings Bears. I put a toy store display that I created in the middle, then filled in with old dolls, vintage style Santa's and bottle brush trees. The 2 "stockings" are from an old estate and probable date from the early 1900's.

This sideboard belonged to my great grandmother. I always loved it as a kid. I love using it for displays. I decided to put my vintage Putz houses on it this year. My Putz houses always remind me of my grandmother. She would set up a big scene every Christmas on her dining room side board. She had houses, people, santa, reindeer and trees. I loved looking at all the houses and I would imagine living there. What fun!

The white primitive cabinet was a gift from a husband one year. I just love it! He bought it in this really neat little town called "Bell Buckle" that is about an hour south of Nashville. The white shelf on top my dad me when I was a kid. I used to have it hanging on my wall with all of my treasures in it. Now I use it display my bears. The old primitive ladder makes a fun display for bears and other vintage items.

The desk and chair belonged to my maternal grandmother who passed away a couple of years ago. I love the little trunk on top, it's perfect to display my dolls and bears. The little metal head doll in the trunk belonged to my paternal grandmother.

This is a display I have hanging across my curtains in the living room. I took some jute and then I hung different Christmas "art" pieces that I have. The reindeer were made by my 7 and 2 year olds this year. They traced their feet and hands to make a reindeer. The plate with Santa was made by my dad when he was a kid. There's a picture of me at Christmas when I was about 7years old. I have several other pieces that I did not show made by my kids.

The Fantasy of Trees

Christmas is offically here...well, I guess it's been here since right after Thanksgiving, but I'm a little behind. I do have most of my shopping done, but I'm behind on everything else!

Every year the East Tennesse Children's Hospital sponsers the Fantasy of Trees in Knoxville to help raise money. It's lots of fun and the kids love it. There are lots of Christmas trees, gingerbread houses, crafts, a few rides and photos with Santa. We go every year to start off the Christmas season. I hope you enjoy the pictures :)

Fall in the Mountains

We decided to take a fall drive the day after Halloween, Nov 1st, to look at the beautiful leaves. I love fall and it was a beautiful crisp day. We had such a wonderful time. My kids even enjoyed being out and seeing new sights. We decided to head over to Asheville, NC, one of our favorite places to visit. We took a new route this time. We started in Knoxville, Tn and headed up to Newport, Tn then to Hot Springs, North Carolina and over to Asheville from there. It was such a nice drive and Hot Springs was a quaint, inviting little town. Then, of course, we ended up at Biltmore House in Asheville, NC. We love going there and always see something new inside and outside the house. It was a fabulous day that everyone really enjoyed!