We are very excited to introduce the fantastic Kaycee Bears. Designed and made by Kelsey Cunningham - a well-known name in the UK teddy bear world - this is Kelsey’s very first collection of plush bears and we are delighted to be one of the very first stockists.
Kaycee teddy bears are made from plush fur with luxurious cashmere pads on their feet. All of the materials are sourced in the UK and the bears are made by hand by a very small team, including Kelsey’s Mum and Dad! They are traditionally jointed and each bear features a pretty, trade-mark crystal at the back of their ear. Kelsey personally finishes all of the bears, including airbrushing and shading. (more…)
Bearington Bears must surely be the best-dressed of our recent new additions. Our range includes teddy bears dressed for the beach and for bed, as well as lots of teddy bears and bunny rabbits wearing beautiful dresses and outfits perfect for a spring day. We even have a choice of bunny rabbits who are chocolate or strawberry scented! Perfect gifts for Easter as an alternative to short-lived chocolate eggs. (more…)
We have now taken delivery of some fantastic new products from Charlie Bears. Charlie and Will met the owners of Mel & Steff Dolls during one of their recent visits to Australia as Charlie Bears distribution grows. They saw the great attention to detail and the high quality of the soft dolls and decided to bring a selection of the ragdolls and gollies to the UK.
Like Charlie Bears, Mel and Steff launch a couple of brand new collections each year, comprising of golly girls and boys, and dolls from around the world. Each one has a slightly different look, including varying hair-styles and exclusive new outfits. In many ways they are like Charlie Bears, whose personalities ’speak’ to people in different ways. They are collectable dolls and recommended for collectors of age fourteen and over. (more…)
Moulin Roty has joined our range this year, after we were really taken by their teddy bears, animals, dolls and other lovely toys when we saw them at the Spring Fair in February
The French toy-maker began as a community of families and friends, who decided to live and work together, renovating a ruined French farm to create workshops and homes. Their first toys, launched in 1975 were a car made from wood and sponge and a fabric ragdoll. (more…)
Ellie Bears is one of the latest additions to our collection of skilled and varied Teddy Bear Artists. Like most creators of teddy bears there is a tale behind how this artist began designing and making one of a kind bears and animals and Ellie Covell’s story is a particularly interesting one… (more…)
We have some very exciting news - the fantastic and VERY popular Charlie Bears have just launched a range of gorgeous teddy bear keyrings. We’re very pleased to be one of the first teddy bear shops to introduce them to you. We were given hints to expect new things from Charlie Bears this year and were lucky to see these miniature bear keyrings while visiting Charlie and William at the Spring Fair in Birmingham in February. Since then we’ve had to keep a privileged secret, but now the bears are out!
Each of the ten Charlie Bears keyrings are mini replicas of Charlie Bears that are ‘retired’ - no longer being made. They truly capture the look and personality of the original bigger bear and will no doubt be irresistible to collectors who have the original in their collection, as well as those who are desperately seeking these rare Charlie Bears. They will also make perfect presents - at a brilliantly affordable price and no worries about finding space for another bear! They can be clipped onto keys, handbags, rucksacks and anywhere else you can think of - or sit on display with your bigger bears.
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It is with great pleasure that we introduce our first range of teddy bears, mice, rabbits and other animals and characters from world-renowned teddy bear artist, Deb Canham. Deb has a huge following of fans who adore her miniature bears, flamboyant dragons and well-dressed animals.
Deb became one of the UK’s first teddy bear artists when she began designing and making her own miniature bears in 1987. Rapidly Deb became a respected expert in teddy bear artistry, holding lectures, workshops and writing a book on miniature bear making.
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Meerkats have become one of the nation’s most-loved animals. If you didn’t adore them before (remember Timon from Disney’s Lion King?) then you probably do now, having seen them on Aleksandr Orlov’s highly entertaining insurance advertisements and their own Meerkat Manor television program.
Such expressive little characters certainly lend themselves to being immortalised in plush so why not compare our meerkat gifts?! (more…)
Did you know that we are the only Steiff Bears Club Store in the Purbeck and Swanage area?
Steiff Bears recognise that we, exclusively, carry a vast range of Steiff teddy bears and animals from baby safe Steiff bears suitable from birth, to highly collectable, limited edition replica bears. Our Club Store status also means that you can join the Steiff Club at our shop. (more…)
We are very proud to be featuring Bearalicious Bears as the very first teddy bear artist bears on our website.
Samantha Pace starting designing and hand-making teddy bears only a year ago, yet it’s clear to see that she has a true affinity with her creations, which have unique personalities and appeal. Already a keen crafter Sam started with a bear-making kit, quickly realising she could do far better by designing a teddy bear from scratch. And Bearalicious Bears was born!
The teddy bears are all made from high quality mohair, sourced from all over the world including Germany, Canada, Australia and America. They are finished with suede or faux suede for paws, glass eyes made in England and partly filled with steel shot making them sit well and giving a lovely feel when handled. Their shared characteristic is a bold, varnished nose; hand-stitched with cotton.
We are featuring six of these individual, one-of-a-kind bears and, already, two have been adopted! Such unique character and attention to detail is very rare to find at such a reasonable price and it is likely that the remaining four bears will find new homes very soon. We hope to have more Bearalicious Bears teddies available soon. If you are interested in commissioning a teddy bear from Bearalicious Bears please get in contact with us here or by telephone. (more…)
