Newish thrift bear goes vintage & well-loved!

To start, I get my little scissors and begin slightly clipping away at the fur where she would be rubbed and loved. The edges of the ears, the pads of the paws, top of the head, etc. Her belly and back will be under her dress.

I had to clean this little mess up before moving on to the next step!

I had a tattered old doll's dress that needed a mend so I purposely stitched the hole closed with a darker thread and a little messy.

I put her little dress on and it fit really well!




I found a piece of lace to wrap around her head. If it's soft lace or fabric you could tie in a knot but I chose to sew it together and added a sweet old button.

I added a vintage button to the front of her dress.

Now I didn't picture this but at this point I took her to the kitchen and put her in my sink and sprayed my solution of instant coffee on her and her dress, flipping and turning until everything was covered. I took her to the dryer and let her tumble for a few minutes and it did dry her really well, but I did notice that it also curled her hair just a bit! You could lay it outside in the sun to dry and the fur wouldn't be affected that way.

I used a piece of an old necklace for a braclet for her ~

Tied lace on the other arm and used an old watch face, a small black seed bead and sewed it all together to resemble a little bear watch!

Lastly I added a little handmade tag of a vintage little girl to her button. This little bear loves her owner!

And that's about it! You can create you own version using what you have on hand, no need to go out and buy a ton of supplies. Just gathered items makes her sweet!

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This is one of our crazy cats, Thelma! She thinks that she can go most anywhere and she does! I was sitting in the chair below her and happened to have my camera ~ she was on the move though and soon jumped down! She's a Devon Rex breed, kinda strange but really cool!

xxoo, Dawn