Author Topic: 4'4" Cinnamon Bear Rug with Blond highlights (Read 10406 times)

Michelle_Nelson · « **on:** March 23, 2012, 11:03:00 AM »

Here is a 4'4" Cinnamon Color Phase Black Bear with Blond highlights. I've had this Bear Rug done for a several months. Decided to finally get some pictures posted up. Not a huge Bear but it sure has character. It's got blond highlights on the back of both ears, down the center of the back, and on the tip if it's tail.

This Bear was done with no felt by special request.

Michelle_Nelson · « **Reply #1 on:** March 23, 2012, 11:05:26 AM »

boneaddict · « **Reply #2 on:** March 23, 2012, 11:09:36 AM »

Pretty bear. Nice job on it

B.G.hunter · « **Reply #3 on:** March 23, 2012, 11:27:35 AM »

That is a cool looking bear. Nice job!

sirmissalot · « **Reply #4 on:** March 23, 2012, 11:28:45 AM »

Cool looks great Michelle, I like it without felt

D-Rock425 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 23, 2012, 11:37:05 AM »

One of these days ill shoot a nice looking bear and have a rug done. Nice work.

Harborhunter · « **Reply #6 on:** March 23, 2012, 11:52:25 AM »

That is a neat bear, looks great!

WCTaxidermy · « **Reply #7 on:** March 23, 2012, 11:52:49 AM »

Very nice Michelle. I like the color on him......John

Skyvalhunter · « **Reply #8 on:** March 23, 2012, 12:04:21 PM »

Very Nice Michelle will the owner being picking up his mount soon?

Michelle_Nelson · « **Reply #9 on:** March 23, 2012, 12:12:03 PM »

Yep, as soon as he is able to finnish paying it off.

Thanks for the compliments guys!

bearpaw · « **Reply #10 on:** March 23, 2012, 12:18:11 PM »

Quote from: Michelle_Nelson on March 23, 2012, 12:12:03 PM

Yep, as soon as he is able to finnish paying it off.

Thanks for the compliments guys!

Very nice with great detail on the face...

huntingbg · « **Reply #11 on:** March 23, 2012, 06:25:58 PM »

Awesome bear....I can definitely see myself using you for a future bear when I finally get one.....

180-GRAIN · « **Reply #12 on:** March 23, 2012, 06:44:51 PM »

great looking little bear!

cannon-master · « **Reply #13 on:** March 23, 2012, 08:17:45 PM »

pretty bear and nice job on the rug!!!

saylean · « **Reply #14 on:** March 23, 2012, 08:22:30 PM »

Looks like the shorty I have on my wall...

boneaddict · « **Reply #15 on:** March 23, 2012, 08:43:08 PM »

I also like the idea of no felt. Different.

Michelle_Nelson · « **Reply #16 on:** March 24, 2012, 10:37:17 AM »

The thing to remember with Felt and No Felt is that the hangers placed on the back of the rug are designed to hold the weight of the Rug on the wall. BUT, there are still going to be some spots that are going to want to sag away from the wall.

Thats where thumb tacs are used. You will only need about a dozen or so. What you do is place them behind the top layer of felt through the bottom layer and into the wall. The top layer will hide the thumb tacks.

With no felt you have nothing to hide them.

boneaddict · « **Reply #17 on:** March 24, 2012, 11:06:14 AM »

I was thinking of over a couch or something like that(I like leather). Its just a different idea. I'd probably hybridize it and do something with felt over the wood on the head mount.

Michelle_Nelson · « **Reply #18 on:** March 25, 2012, 01:41:34 PM »

Yeah the no felt woould work great if your just going to drape it over the back of the couch or lay it on the floor but if you ever wanted to hang it up on the wall later. . . .

Are you talking about putting felt on the back of a shoulder mount bear to cover up the wood on the back?

steen · « **Reply #19 on:** March 25, 2012, 03:30:33 PM »

I like it better without the felt, it looks more natural. When I get a bear to do a rug out of I wanted to do it without the felt but didn't know it could be done. I think the felt is unatural looking. Thanks for the pictures and idea!

FSTaxidermy · « **Reply #20 on:** March 27, 2012, 07:55:57 AM »

that little guy came out looking great! nice detail Michelle!

TeacherMan · « **Reply #21 on:** March 27, 2012, 08:10:28 AM »

still has its milk teeth

Great looking taxi work!

ORBowHunter · « **Reply #22 on:** March 28, 2012, 08:37:42 AM »

Awesome, what a great looking bear!

Is there any negative side effect of not having the felt done on the rug? I kind of don't like the felt, as it's often distracting, visually (in my opinion). This is the first one i've seen done without felt, and i think it looks great. But I wonder if it wears faster, or something without the felt.
Thanks

Michelle_Nelson · « **Reply #23 on:** March 28, 2012, 08:57:44 PM »

Hey ORBowHunter,

The only real draw back I can see by doing a rug with no felt is hanging it on the wall.

All my rugs come with 5 hangers. One in the head and one in each foot. They are there for weight support. Between the front and back leg along the side of the belly the rug will tend to sag away from the wall. This is were the felt comes in handy. If you pull the top layer of felt away from the bottom you can use several thumb tacks through the back layer of felt into the wall. Than lay the top layer back against the botto and it covers the tacks.

With no felt you can't hide the thumb tacks. You could use some finnish or brad nails but than your putting holes in the backing of your bear which could cause runs in the fabric.

Pathfinder101 · « **Reply #24 on:** March 28, 2012, 09:41:03 PM »

Beautiful work as always Mich.

I kind of dig the no-felt look too...

Michelle_Nelson · « **Reply #25 on:** March 28, 2012, 10:05:53 PM »

Quote from: Pathfinder101 on March 28, 2012, 09:41:03 PM

Beautiful work as always Mich. I kind of dig the no-felt look too...

Since you won't let me do a Life Size on your ColorPhase. . . . . .

You could always let me do a Bear Rug with no felt.

Pathfinder101 · « **Reply #26 on:** March 28, 2012, 10:12:28 PM »

Quote from: Michelle_Nelson on March 28, 2012, 10:05:53 PM

Quote from: Pathfinder101 on March 28, 2012, 09:41:03 PM
Beautiful work as always Mich. I kind of dig the no-felt look too...

Since you won't let me do a Life Size on your ColorPhase. . . . . .

You could always let me do a Bear Rug with no felt.

Sorry Mich. We've been through this before...

You say "Rug"
I say "Too expensive"
You say "Cheapskate"
I say "Broke...."

And here we are again...tomato, tomato...potato, potato....

Michelle_Nelson · « **Reply #27 on:** March 28, 2012, 10:20:44 PM »

I say "get another job"

Pathfinder101 · « **Reply #28 on:** March 28, 2012, 10:23:32 PM »

Quote from: Michelle_Nelson on March 28, 2012, 10:20:44 PM

I say "get another job"

Can't. I am like Napoleon Dynamite. No skills...

Michelle_Nelson · « **Reply #29 on:** March 29, 2012, 10:12:09 AM »

Holg3107 · « **Reply #30 on:** April 03, 2012, 10:20:14 AM »

I like the no felt look a lot!!! How much cheaper is it to go this route Michelle? (a percentage would suffice)

Michelle_Nelson · « **Reply #31 on:** April 03, 2012, 02:21:01 PM »

Holg3107,

Rugs with or with out felt are the same price. There is actually a little more work involved when doing a Rug with no felt.

Holg3107 · « **Reply #32 on:** April 03, 2012, 02:34:46 PM »

great info to know. Thanks Michelle and great work on that little guy.

Michelle_Nelson · « **Reply #33 on:** April 03, 2012, 02:35:23 PM »

I believe there might be a little confusion when it comes to the NO FELT Bear Rugs.

I believe some are assuming that the no felt rugs are just the head and a stretched hide with no badding or backing.

That is untrue. They are assembled pretty much the same as one of my regular rugs. The only difference is NO FELT! They come with the badding and backing just like a rug would with felt.

P.S. this picture was taken before I had a chance to clean the backing off. I wasn't originally going to post this photo because of that.

Austrian Hunter · « **Reply #34 on:** April 03, 2012, 03:08:16 PM »

I love that rug!! Great details! Awesome job!!!!!!

BullMagnet76 · « **Reply #35 on:** April 03, 2012, 05:48:07 PM »

Beautiful bear, very nice color

Michelle_Nelson · « **Reply #36 on:** April 04, 2012, 10:57:59 AM »

Thanks for the compliments guys!

I've done quite a few Color Phase Bears with the gold stripes going down the back but this is the only one I have ever done that was this light of a Cinnamon with gold running from the backs of the ears to the tip of the tail.

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