The teacher in my German class announced that we would have a party with international food, and that we should each bring something to give away. The way it was explained to me, I thought it was like a white elephant. Just something around the house. I decided to take one of the small teddy bears I had.
After we ate wonderful food cooked by people from all over the world, everyone picked a number, then went to find the gift corresponding to the number. I watched a young boy go to claim his prize. He got the small teddy bear. He was very unhappy about it, and told his mother, and I don't know who else. I saw him later with another present. This one had a teddy bear also, but in addition there was a small lamp, maybe something else, and everything wrapped gloriously in cellophane wrap. He was thrilled. I felt about as small as the small teddy bear.
I don't know what happened to that particular bear, but I had 23 more at home. I hadn't yet figured out what I was going to do with them. Then one day I was knitting a sweater for my granddaughter's new Barbie. I wondered how it would fit the teddy bears. With some adjustments to the pattern, it worked.
My husband looked at them and said, "They need shoes." Shoes? This is why women have husbands. In another story, we know why husbands have wives. I happened to find a store that sold leather scraps, and made shoes. It took a few shoes to get the right pattern, but they got shoes.
I made the buttons on the sweaters from Fimo because I wasn't satisfied with any I could buy.
They aren't just teddy bears anymore.
2 comments:
oooo! I love your blog! It looks fantastic! ;) Kristin
By the way... five days without a post... I am waiting for something new! ;)
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