pocket bears

modflowers: pocket bearAs a child, I remember reading a story in which one of the characters, a boy, carried about a little white mouse in his pocket.

I can’t remember which story it was, but I remember being quite impressed by that particular detail. I loved the idea of having a pet about your person, a constant little companion.

I never went so far as to try secreting one of our gerbils in my pockets though. I knew, deep down, that animals weren’t likely to take kindly to that sort of thing. They might get squashed, or escape at an inopportune moment.

And a pocketful of poo didn’t seem like such a good idea either. So, I confined my pocket pals to Pippa dolls.

I still love the idea of pocket-sized companions though. So I decided to make some pocket bears.

So far, there’s only one finished…

modflowers: pocket bearBut I have a few more up my sleeve, so to speak….

modflowers: pocket bearsThey may not be quite so lively as a mouse…

modflowers: pocket bearBut at least these pocket pals don’t mind being pocketed. ♥

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8 thoughts on “pocket bears

  1. When I was little I loved Enid Blyton’s “Adventure” series (the Sea of Adventure, the Island of Adventure, the Mountain of Adventure etc). They had a character called Philip who always had animals of some kind about his person – mice, rats, snakes, frogs. Might be him you’re thinking of… we are (sadly) a bit too old for the witches (published in 1983) – great film though – and I do remember reading both Matilda and The BFG as a student! Your pocket bears are lovely – have to start saving my pennies for Sherwood Art Week!

    • Ahh! I think that was it! I was an avid Blyton reader and read all of those as a child! I thought The Witches was older than that… Must be remembering it from reading it to lad!

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