TG Bears News

Ramona Bear was sitting on Jada's bed lost in her own thoughts. She spent much of her time sitting there when Jada was out but she did not mind that at all as when Jada came home there was usually plenty of excitement. She thought about all the fun things they did together. Sometimes Jada put on a pretty dress and they went for a walk down to the mall to look at the shop windows. On other days Ramona Bear quietly sat close to Jada on the sofa when she was reading interesting books. There were pictures of airplanes...

It was a beautiful sunny day and Nathan Bear and his friend Brock had been having fun in the yard. They played hide-and-seek and watched a snail slowly slip across the lawn and a grasshopper that was busy eating up a leaf. They had run races, turned a few somersaults and climbed a tree or two. "Phew, but I am hot now," said Brock, "let us sit down on that bench in the shade for a while." "Good idea," Nathan Bear replied. "I'll race you over there and see who is sitting down first."They sat on the bench and puffed...

After I posted the pictures of the tatty teddy I had made, Lilianah's mom asked if I could make a bear with the port wine stain and surgery scar to resemble that of her daughter's as closely as possible.Lilianah has Sturge-Weber Syndrome which is a condition that has a characteristic birthmark and neurological abnormalities. I received a few different photos and so transferred the shape of the stain onto the teddy bear's face.   The joy that Lilianah experienced when seeing a teddy bear look alike can be seen very clearly in this picture her mom posted on my Facebook...

Recently I received a request to make a girly teddy bear for a 4th birthday party. The theme - camping! So what does a girly bear look like that goes camping. Working with Alyssa we came up with Zoey Bear Incorporating Zoey's favorite colors of pink and purple, the bear has the softest pink fur with purple accents. She wears a white t-shirt with a glittery letting on it. All girls need a little bling. Zoey Bear also has a hot pink zebra print cap and back pack. The outfit is capped off with a felted scarf. And so Zoey...

As you know, I love to create custom bears. Those special one-of-a-kind friends that have meaning to the person they were created for are heart-warming. This time I was asked to create a TG Bear rendition of a Tatty Bear - a friend who had been through much in life, but still remained "cuddly". This was the result. The bear was to have one eye missing and a scar in its place, he was to have one arm a different color and also not movable and he was to have a tear in his ear.   It was also requested...