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Sorry about the elastic band, it's the only way to hold the toy in position while I take a photo.
Many, many, many years ago there was a little (I'm not little, I'm 2 foot tall!) bear called Clifford who liked helping his Daddy in the workshop.
Old photo, not a great photo, sorry.
Yes, I made Cliffy, he's hand sewn, with a needle and thread, not a machine.
His clothes are from an op shop. I can sew, but I'm not up to making small (I'm not small!) bear overalls or shirts. 
If memory serves, Cliffy must be about 12, now. Where does time go?
@ecar3483 wrote:Many, many, many years ago there was a little (I'm not little, I'm 2 foot tall!) bear called Clifford who liked helping his Daddy in the workshop.
Old photo, not a great photo, sorry.
Yes, I made Cliffy, he's hand sewn, with a needle and thread, not a machine.
His clothes are from an op shop. I can sew, but I'm not up to making small (I'm not small!) bear overalls or shirts.
If memory serves, Cliffy must be about 12, now. Where does time go?
good old cliffy, 
What a great effect! That looks like it's a tapestry. Wow!
No, it;s not a phone. They're his collection of "clickers" that he got from Kinder Surprise eggs. You squeeze them and they go "click", also they have a handy clip on them for keeping on your overalls.
I think they're called Jumping Jacks...
Three cut from the same pattern - arms, legs, body shape, and a different paint job each time.
An eskimo, a lion and a babboon.
They're also known as Hampelmann.
They're hanging toys; pull the string and the arms and legs go up and down.
As a variation on the four limb pattern, I made a pair of owls that flap their wings;
And just to prove how clever I am, I made a crank mechanism driven cockatoo that flaps it's wings.
Complete with yellowing varnish. That wasn't deliberate, but at least I know for future reference to use cheap varnish for that "authentic" antique effect.
