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this one being sold for $299.95.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHHBf30VmX-AGqzFVOLsPyafSZGgNvJdLTlGO-OqFGHiuQZNBqZqbRxbswSNCWsgvJfG0K1oNuTTqNHeggJ75W1affYmfNexmX9lzIUnwsqhN3tn6jVC0iLF_9lKR8nQvizamhPmzJ3s/s400/lastscan.jpg)
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Here is a before photo of the bear that I started out with...![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63EPbW1XgTvwCvTXwg26qugjlafMzBxCDwd5-dMfXxX9vT02zIdMD4MNezQ_t8jseQZKgBgVMnsjFHobgBOx7EgnGvJWyiP6CRmo7sLvt0Q9aAl3NZKUeZIUUu7gozhudDwWky9qSsDM/s400/IMG_4461+(2).jpg)
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The bear cost me $1...and the little dress was $1 as well. I saved myself hundreds of dollars! (not that I was going to buy that bear in the catalog) :-) Anywho, I snipped the bears fur off of its snout, ears and his paws with scissors so it looked very worn. Then I hit the ears with some watered down paint & a little smidge with my brown ink pad. I then cut off the protruding nose a little bit to make it more like the one in the catalog. I then stitched on a new felt nose. I also gave it a new mouth...and I covered up the dark felt pads on the paws with a camel colored wool fabric from a vintage coat. I am very happy with my new/old bear! Isn't she a sweetie~
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