TG Bears News

About a week before Christmas, I was asked if I could make a black and yellow bear with a bumblebee as part of the design. This was indeed an intriguing request and I came to find out that this was in honor of little Gabrielle, who only graced her parents with a month of her time.  I had chatted with Gabrielle's mother on the TG Bears Facebook page, but it was her father that sent the email looking for me to create this special bear for him as a Christmas gift. We chatted back and forth about the design and...

Carrie Underwood celebrates her birthday in March. This year I got to make her a custom handmade teddy bear for her special day. So what sort of teddy bear does one make Carrie? Sure, a Casanova Bear! Casanova Bear is just as charming as one would expect, with his western look, but satin vest lining. Of course he has Carrie's name on his foot also.    And how else to make him personal than to make sure everyone knows that he is a Cowboy Casanova? What fun he was to make and I sure hope she loves him. Till next...

Christmas is the time of the year where I get a number of special requests. This year I was asked to make bears wearing the whole Armor of God as per the Scripture in Ephesians 6. There was to be a bear for a boy in the cappucino fur and one for a girl in the soft pink fur. Here are the warriors. Taking a closer look, we have the loins gird with Truth and the breastplate of Righteousness. The helmet of Salvation. Also the shield of Faith and the sword of the Word of God.    Feet were shod...

So what fun it is to create a special bear for someone when they have achieved something great. That is what I had the privilege of doing when Melissa Rycoft and Tony Dovolani won the All Stars season of Dancing with the Stars. I created mini-me bears of each of them in the costumes they wore for their freestyle.      Twitter came alive and the buzz was so much fun. LOVE IT!! RT @tgbears: Celebrating @MelissaRycroft & @TonyDovolani All-Stars win w/ a teddy bear look alike for them http://t.co/KvorzFxn — Melissa Rycroft (@MelissaRycroft) December 6, 2012   I love it...