The Bear's Blog

Last chance!

Last chance to order this Bear Bundle from The Wooden Bear....it will expire at midnight on Wednesday, February 1!

Bear Bundles - 10 patterns for $10!  That's only $1 per pattern (regular price is $8 each)!  Buy a bundle for yourself and one for a friend.  Bear Bundles make a wonderful gift, valued at $80....but you only pay $10.  While supplies last!  Wholesale customers may purchase at this price also.

 

Click here to see pictures of the 10 patterns and order. 

 

Preset bundle includes:

Straddling Santa

Put Your Heart Into It

Country Snowman

 Straddling Bunny

Penguin Chorus Line

Hanging Snowman

Straddling Bear

Patriotic Dog

Woodland Moose

Everything Santa

 

 

Freebie Friday 1/20/12

Friday's freebie winner was Kathy W! Congratulations, Kathy!

The Freebie Friday pattern for this week is the Straddling Girl.

Click here to see the pattern and to get your name entered into our drawing.

 

 

Bear Bundles- A Super Deal!

NEW!  LIMITED TIME!!  Bear Bundles - 10 patterns for $10!  That's only $1 per pattern (regular price is $8 each)!  Buy a set for yourself and a friend.  Bear Bundles make a wonderful gift, valued at $80....but you only pay $10.  Click here to see the 10 patterns available in the current Bear Bundle.

(This special is also available to wholesale customers.  Contact us if you need more information.)

 

 

Who's Who?

After convincing them it must be done, and waiting for that day when no sweats were worn and there was no fly-away hair, I finally got pictures of my co-workers to put on the website.  The info is neatly tucked away on our "About Us" page, so I thought I would blog it and put it on Facebook so everyone would know "who's who."  Here it is...

 Other Members of The Bear!

 

This is Karol (aka my mother-in-law) and one of our office guards, Ren.  If you have received an order from The Bear, chances are the pattern was packaged by Karol, the order was boxed, weighed, and shipped by Karol!  And chances are, it was probably sniffed by Ren :o)






This is Megan.  If you have called here or received an email from "service@thewoodenbear.com," that was Megan!  She joined us in 2010, and provided great relief for me, as she took over the accounting duties, phone calls, customer service emails, and also lends her expertise in marketing and so many other areas. 


So now you know, that when you receive your order from The Wooden Bear, it wasn't packaged in some huge warehouse by several people down an assembly line, but simply put together with much love and care by some simple folks from our simple home.

Hope you enjoy your WB products as much as we love making them :o)

Treats in progress...

Here's one of the projects I have going on... this is the Kelly's Sweet Treats line of fabric through Red Rooster.  It is being ordered by shops now to ship in May.  Here are just a couple of the projects I'm working on for the book...

These fabrics are really fun!  I liked how the little girl's apron came out, cupcake pocket and all :o)

Here's a little book cover for a "composition" book.  I found the composition books at Wal-Mart for less than $1, and I love them because the front and back cover are heavy, durable cardboard, so it gave the notebook super stability.  I use mine all of the time.  It's where I keep notes on conversations, emails I have concerning projects, things I have done daily, or ideas for fabric lines and patterns.  It's where I organize all of my scattered thoughts!  The little one is my grocery pad/coupon organizer.  I made both with these SUPER STRONG square magnetic bag closures.  If the magnets get anywhere close to each other, the attraction is so strong they just grab each other and fasten so easily.  Another neat feature is that you just sew around the edge of the magnet.  There is a little "ditch" provided, so your needle just seems to fall right where it should.  No special needle is required.  I'll post more info and pics on those later.  You definitely need to see them in action :o)

Here are the swatches from the line so you can see them up close...

 

by Kelly Mueller Delivers to shops May/June 2012. Cupcakes, cookies, muffins and more! Who can resist such temptations? Kelly Mueller's delightful artwork is just perfect for a theme with such home-style warmth. The collection offers a new craft panel similar to the one introduced with Hugs and Holly. This one contains starter blocks to make several types of dish cozies, a trimmed tea towel, oven pads, teapot cozy and gift tags/labels. Kelly's easy and clear instructions are printed on the panel making it easy for anyone to complete the projects. The small, patch print is not only charming but oh-so-usable! Cut along separator lines to create multi-patch blocks of four, nine, sixteen or twenty motifs! The print can also be cut effectively as borders or sashing. The layout ensures that you'll be able to cut it both horizontally and vertically with the same results. The larger scale, patch print uses a random layout making it perfect not only for quilt backing but also for tablecloths or placemats, napkins, aprons, kitchen curtains, chair cushions and more! The collection also includes a balanced assortment of coordinate prints that will work well for these same types of projects. Plus, the three tonal patterns provide a complete range of color and value. 11 patterns/25 skus Style #4129 Pattern #22184-MULI1 Style #4129 Pattern #22186-MULI1 Style #4129 Pattern #22187-PIN1 Style #4129 Pattern #22187-MUL1 Style #4129 Pattern #22187-DKBRO1 Style #4129 Pattern #22187-BLU1 Style #4129 Pattern #22187-WIN1 Style #4129 Pattern #22188-GOL1 Style #4129 Pattern #22188-RED1 Style #4129 Pattern #22189-LTBLU1 Style #4129 Pattern #22189-GOL1 Style #4129 Pattern #22189-RED1 Style #4129 Pattern #22190-PIN1 Style #4129 Pattern #22190-LTBLU1 Style #4129 Pattern #22190-GOL1 Style #4129 Pattern #22191-BEI1 Style #4129 Pattern #22191-LTGRE1 Style #4129 Pattern #22191-DKBLU1 Style #4129 Pattern #22191-DKGRE1 Style #4129 Pattern #22191-WIN1 Style #4129 Pattern #22192-MUL1 Style #4129 Pattern #22732-GRE1 Style #4129 Pattern #22732-BRO1 Style #4129 Pattern #22733-GOL1

To see complete collection click here.

© 2012 Red Rooster Fabrics. WHOLESALE ONLY

I'll let you know when the book of projects is on its way!

 

Our Freebie Friday Winner for January 13, 2012

Our Freebie Friday winner last week was Deb B.  Deb, you should have an email from The Wooden Bear regarding your prize!  Click here to find out this week's Freebie Friday prize! http://www.thewoodenbear.com/specials.htm 

'Til next Christmas, festive friends

Finally put away our Christmas stuff today.  I know, it seems quite late, and I usually dont' take this long.  But, we were photographing for our Hugs and Holly book this past week, so I left everything up until we were done... just in case.  This time I am trying to photograph everything myself.  It's a little scary.  I always photograph for my patterns, but for my previous books, I used Lori Nordstrom here in Winterset to do my photographing.  She's has been VERY busy, so I decided it might be time to finally take the plunge and do it myself.  We'll see how everything comes out... cross your fingers for me ;o)

So, Goodbye 'til next Christmas precious handmade ornaments.  Goodbye Christmoose Carolers. 

But everyday I shall celebrate the true meaning of Christmas ;o)

 

 

New Giveaway Every Friday!

We are starting something new where you have a weekly chance to win a FREE pattern from The Wooden Bear!  It's easy to enter...just email service@thewoodenbear.com by 8:00 a.m. each Friday.  Our first giveaway will be January 13 and we'll draw from all entries for a FREE pattern!  We'll have a different pattern each week and our first drawing will be for the  Woodland Mallards pattern.

You will be notified Friday morning by email if you are the winner!  Additional BONUS to the winner - while shipping is on us for your free pattern, add anything else you'd like to the order and the shipping is still FREE!!

A new pattern give-away every week...be sure to check back each week by clicking on the Freebie Friday logo on our home page or on the right sidebar of our blog!

 

 

BOGO posted January 6, 2012

Our latest BOGO offer pairs the Put Your Heart Into It (TWB015) and the Woodland Bear (TWB046) patterns.  2 patterns for the price of 1! Click here to see the special.

J2TT Button Packs are Here!

Just a quick note to let you know, we have the button packs and kits for the Just 2 Tea Towels Love Set and also the Just 2 Tea Towels Snowman Set.  Here are the links to the sets, and all kits and buttons packs will be at the bottom of the product page under "Suggested Products"...

J2TT Snowman Set

(Snowman Long Apron Kit shown above.)

 

J2TT Love Set

 

(Love Short Apron Kit shown above.)