tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28288094.post5719486064763127519..comments2024-02-28T21:55:28.899-08:00Comments on True Stitches: A Call to (Teddy Bear) ArmsHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17188002198879523397noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28288094.post-71299845799171213582006-12-12T17:43:00.000-08:002006-12-12T17:43:00.000-08:00Brava! You, and the essay you quote, hit the nail ...Brava! You, and the essay you quote, hit the nail on the head.<br /><br />I think you can feel good about supporting the independent bear people. After all, you are supporting their creativity, embracing it yourself, and furthering it with a child.<br /><br />My own daughter adores build-a-bear (sigh), and happily, like Jacquie's child, makes clothes for her beanies with felt, scraps, and safety pins.normanackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08707300881593408811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28288094.post-9609547420195099582006-12-12T10:33:00.000-08:002006-12-12T10:33:00.000-08:00I take my hat off to you, Heather. I've managed to...I take my hat off to you, Heather. I've managed to steer my 11-year-old away from Build-a-Bear, but not from Beanie Babies -- which, though considerably less money than Build-a-Bear, are perfectly designed for what marketers euphemistically call "collecting." Even the creativity of giving the toys names has been taken away, as they each come with a tag that gives their name and "birth date." My daughter, however, is deeply attached to her much-worn and much-loved favourite Beanie Baby, dresses him in doll clothes made by her grandmother and created a Halloween costume for him made out of felt and fabric scraps. Maybe I should be firmer about discouraging consumerism, but I encourage the creativity where I can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com