Hi. My name is Phyllis Valdez and I live in Northern California. Back in the mid-80s to mid-90s, I made 1/12 scale porcelain dolls and sold them at doll shows. Some teddy bear artists also sold at these shows, and I repeatedly fell in love with the sweet faces.
I decided to learn to make my own bears. Well, this was before so much information was on the internet, so I tried learning from books. I sold a few bears, but felt that I never was able to capture that “awww” expression. The popularity of porcelain dolls began to fade by the end of the 90s. So much of my time was taken up with making home improvements that I stopped making dolls and bears.
So now there is Ebay and Etsy and marketing is so different. And my interest in making teddies has returned. I want to design my own bears, probably small, and sell them online. I am starting with the 4″ mini bear class. I am looking forward to this project!
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