Three O'Clock Bears are collectable teddies and friends made with the adult collector in mind

This sweetbear is called Flora. She’s 12 inches tall and is made from very pretty grey tipped ivory mohair. She has a cream inset muzzle and a black stitched nose. I gave her black glass eyes framed with sculpted eyelids. She has sculpted woolfelt paw pads. I made her a pretty dress in pink floral cotton and she’s wearing a beautiful hand knitted cardigan in ivory. She’s such a special bear. Her adoption fee is £350 including UK postage. Overseas postage is an extra £20 FLORA HAS BERN ADOPTED. HUGE THANKS

I am thrilled to introduce my latest bear OGGIE. He's on eBay from 9pm (UK time) tonight and is up for 7 days . He's a 17 inch realistic/w...

I finished making this sweet bear while Despicable Me was on TV...so I decided that I would name her Edith, after one of the little girls in the film. She is just about 15 inches tall and is made from individually hand dyed wavy mohair which is extra dense. She has black glass eyes to which I have added needle-felted detailing and shading to create a sweet expression. I stitched her chestnut brown nose which I then shaded and sealed with satin varnish. She has wool felt paw pads which I have shaded and sculpted. I finished her look with a sweet floral hair band in pale pink roses. EDITH HAS BEEN ADOPTED...huge thanks!

  I am proud to introduce my newest bear Mr Humphrey. He is 15 inches tall and is quite a chunky bear . He is made from very dense warm vanilla Schulte mohair. He has needlefelted eye detailing, shaped limbs and shaded felt paw pads. I added a black embroidered nose and lots of hand shading to create a soft expression. Mr Humphrey is available for immediate adoption . His adoption fee is £495 including postage. MR Humphrey has been adopted..huge thanks!!

Three O'Clock Bears are collectable teddies and friends made with the adult collector in mind

I have been so busy lately that my dedication to duty has be somewhat lacking and the blog has become a bit static...the reason for this is that last weekend I did my very first artist signing at Silly Bears Aberdeen!! What a fabulous time we had. I was joined by Gregory Gyllenship of Gregory Bears and Shelly Allison, The Rabbit Maker along with the refreshingly ( and annoyingly ;o/) young and trendy Andrew John all togged out in kilt and Vivienne Westwood making me in my Country Casuals outfit look and feel like an aged aunt!! I had never been to Julieann Bruce's wonderful shop before and was anticipating it with both excitement and nervousness. I was totally overwhelmed by it...it was like stepping into a wonderful nursery from bygone times. Bears peeped from every shelf and drawer, the window display is so tastefully done with a little iron bed upon which a carefully arranged pile of bears are perched, their pleading faces begging you to take them home. Julieann has set a new standard with her shop, and has taken our industry into the realms of high end antique shops, art galleries and fashion houses with it's style and impeccable taste. This is just how bears should be viewed, in a showcase which highlights the artistry of the maker. I think it's a bold move in a world where teddy bears can be viewed as twee, but here artist bears sit comfortably side by side with vintage Steiffs. The shop shows the bears to be more than toys...it is clear to the potential buyer that these artistic pieces have been selected by someone who knows about bears and collectors can feel that they are buying a piece of art, nostalgia, history or style with each bear they purchase. So it's a thumbs up from me for Silly Bears! OOh and addd to that some wonderful canapes and Hibiscus Cocktails and you can say that a very good time was had by all! Here is a selection of the bears that I sent to Silly Bears for the signing:

Three O'Clock Bears are collectable teddies and friends made with the adult collector in mind

This little bear is called CLOUD. She's available for immediate adoption. She is 10 inches tall and is made from dense white/ivory mohair. She has wool felt sculpted paw pads. I gave her hand painted glass eyes to which I have added needle felted detailing. She wears a sweet knitted angora sweater trimmed with a frayed gingham bow and heart button. Cloud has been adopted Huge thanks

This is Smokey the Kitten. I will be listing this pretty feline on eBay at 8pm UK time Click here to visit the auction! NB: If the link does not work it is probably that the auction has not started yet

Three O'Clock Bears are collectable teddies and friends made with the adult collector in mind

Three O'Clock Bears are collectable teddies and friends made with the adult collector in mind

Three O'Clock Bears are collectable teddies and friends made with the adult collector in mind

This is HUCKLEBY BEAR my newest bear who has now been adopted! 

RThis is BLISS. This gorgeous bear is 17 inches and is made from superb ivory Tissavel fabric. It's so soft and fluffy ...Bliss is such a cuddly bear. Bliss has detailed trapunto foot pads and sculpted fore paws, hand painted glass eyes with leather eyelid. I stitched a neat nose in golden tones which I shaded with metallic copper. This is a beautiful chunky bear and will look wonderful in any hug. I gave Bliss a pretty neck ruffle in mushroom and shell pink tulle. The adoption fee for BLISS is £495 plus postage. In the UK it will be £11 and international postage is £30. This is a very heavy bear hence I have to charge for the postage. Please choose the amount including the correct shipping from the drop down menu. As I am already substantially subsidising the postage please note I can't offer any free shipping on this occasion. Bliss has been adopted ..huge thanks !

This is YASMIN. A sweet little ivory alpaca girl bear who is just under 10 inches tall. She has black glass eyes with hand detailing and a pale pink stitched nose with pearl shading. She has peach wool felt paw pads which have been shaded and needle sculpted. I gave her a pretty butterfly hair ornament trimmed with a turquoise Swarovski crystal jewel. I made her a sweet tulle tutu in palest blue with hand shading Her adoption fee is £295 including UK postage .International shipping is £20 extra. Click on the drop down menu and choose the first option if you live in the UK and the second option if you live elsewhere. YASMIN HAS BEEN ADOPTED ...HUGE THANKS!

Three O'Clock Bears are collectable teddies and friends made with the adult collector in mind

I have just listed a sweet little poseable puppy on eBay. Her name is Bessie and her auction starts at 9.30pm this evening ( UK time) and runs for 3 days till Sunday. She is a very sweet girl and I made her a sweet little red cushion in a heart shape to sit on.The reserve on this sweet little puppy has now been removed to give everyone a fair chance to adopt her Here is the link if you would like to visit her auction Do get in touch if you would like to know more

This sweet bear is called CODY . He's an 18 inch alpaca bear who I designed in a realistic style with a whimsical twist. He has a double ne...

Three O'Clock Bears are collectable teddies and friends made with the adult collector in mind

Anyone who knows me knows that I just can't let the grass grow under my feet and so ...while I still make bears that are recognisably mine I am always looking for new directions...and this is what keeps me enthused with bear making. So when I saw this little soul emerging from a pattern I had drawn up on a Bonio box and piece of dense , short pile ivory alpaca I could hardly contain myself!! I am thoroughly smitten and am planning further such bears very soon....but this one is available for adoption right now. Ickle Bambino is 9 inches tall but a chunky little baby with a fat tummy and sweet needle felted cheeks. She has tiny detailed toes, dinky limbs and a bright eyed expression to melt the heart. Do get in touch if you would like to adopt her. ICKLE BAMBINO has now been adopted ...Thankyou

Three O'Clock Bears are collectable teddies and friends made with the adult collector in mind

Three O'Clock Bears are collectable teddies and friends made with the adult collector in mind

This sweet alpaca girl is called LUCIA. She's just shy of 10 inches tall and is made from nutmeg German alpaca. She has black glass eyes with sculpted detailing and a black stitched nose. I gave her beige wool felt paw pads which I sculpted and shaded. She's wearing a pretty dress in floral print cotton with matching hair band. She's such a sweet bear with a lovely face Her adoption fee including UK postage is £325 LUCIA HAS BEEN ADOPTED. HUGE THANKS

RThis is BLISS. This gorgeous bear is 17 inches and is made from superb ivory Tissavel fabric. It's so soft and fluffy ...Bliss is such a cuddly bear. Bliss has detailed trapunto foot pads and sculpted fore paws, hand painted glass eyes with leather eyelid. I stitched a neat nose in golden tones which I shaded with metallic copper. This is a beautiful chunky bear and will look wonderful in any hug. I gave Bliss a pretty neck ruffle in mushroom and shell pink tulle. The adoption fee for BLISS is £495 plus postage. In the UK it will be £11 and international postage is £30. This is a very heavy bear hence I have to charge for the postage. Please choose the amount including the correct shipping from the drop down menu. As I am already substantially subsidising the postage please note I can't offer any free shipping on this occasion. Bliss has been adopted ..huge thanks !

I am so thrilled to introduce the second of my newest design. The first was TOBY and this is WILLIS. He is a very sweet bear with just a hint of 'old fashioned' stitched into his seams. He is 11 inches tall and has a lovely shiny stitched nose...a rounder head shape giving him a really sweet and characterful profile. I have made him using vintage mohair which is lined with cotton. I hand dyed it to a lovely hazel shade. He had needle-felted eyelids and needle sculpting to his face for added definition.I gave him just a hint of a smile which i think makes him all the sweeter. I sculpted his wool felt paw pads and then shaded them. He is wearing a hand knitted mohair sweater in a camel shade finished with hand dyed ribbons and a Three O'clock charm . His adoption fee is £325 and he is available for immediate adoption WILLIS HAS NOW BEEN ADOPTED...HUGE THANKS!!

Three O'Clock Bears are collectable teddies and friends made with the adult collector in mind

Three O'Clock Bears are collectable teddies and friends made with the adult collector in mind

Three O'Clock Bears are collectable teddies and friends made with the adult collector in mind

Three O'Clock Bears are collectable teddies and friends made with the adult collector in mind

I just finished listing Little PeeWee, an adorable 9 inch bunny in his own apple crate bed on eBay. He is on eBay for 7 days with no reserve and I think he's utterly heart-melting. I gave him sleepy eyelids that can close enough to give him a sleepy eyed look so he can snuggle down into his rustic apple crate bed which I cut down from a full size vintage one. I made him a set of bedding includinga a pillow and mattress along with a pretty patchwork quilt in appale green and caramel polka dot cotton. The link will at go live 9 pm and the auction runs for 7 days finishing on Easter Sunday.. Do get in touch if you have any questions at all..

I am so thrilled to introduce the second of my newest design. The first was TOBY and this is WILLIS. He is a very sweet bear with just a hint of 'old fashioned' stitched into his seams. He is 11 inches tall and has a lovely shiny stitched nose...a rounder head shape giving him a really sweet and characterful profile. I have made him using vintage mohair which is lined with cotton. I hand dyed it to a lovely hazel shade. He had needle-felted eyelids and needle sculpting to his face for added definition.I gave him just a hint of a smile which i think makes him all the sweeter. I sculpted his wool felt paw pads and then shaded them. He is wearing a hand knitted mohair sweater in a camel shade finished with hand dyed ribbons and a Three O'clock charm . His adoption fee is £325 and he is available for immediate adoption WILLIS HAS NOW BEEN ADOPTED...HUGE THANKS!!

This is Little Bo Peep, a beautiful 17 inch bear and her little lamb are on eBay for 7 days starting at 9.30 PM ( UK time) Sunday 26th April. All the details are on the auction page and will be available as soon as the auction goes live Please contact me if you have any questions Here is the Link to the auction

This is Jessamine....This gorgeous 21 inch bear is looking for a new home. Sadly the lovely lady who requested her has had a car crisis and ...

Hobo is unexpectedly available! Well poor HOBO hasn't got off to good start. The high bidder on his auction who won him has now told me she wants me to cancel the 'order' which means she doesn't understand the rules of eBay, was overzealous in her bidding and has had buyers remorse . So I'm feeling very disgruntled and upset/confused ..but hey..you live and learn. He's undoubtedly one of the best bears I've ever made. Admittedly he's a new design but he has all the hallmarks of a real show stopper. I spent a whole 35 hours creating his face, then the rest of him took me a further week to do. When I cost out my bears I work out the costs of the materials and the time I spend on them along with advertising, insurance, listing costs, overheads and tax to arrive at my price. With eBay its slightly different. I start the price at the absolute minimum that the bear can be sold at and the hopefully I can achieve a good price for the more complex bears. Its a risky strategy because as in this case, with a new style after 70 hours work I can end up with an hourly rate of less than the minimum wage. But I don't care if I get my work seen and progress the design next time. So I did think of listing Hobo again on eBay but I think he deserves to find a new home now. So I'm offering him for sale at the high bidder price at the end of the auction. Which I believe is the fairest way to progress. He is 22 inches tall has a double neck joint and has loc-line armature for posing in his limbs. He has wonderful taxidermy glass eyes to which I have added sculpted eyelids. He has a very realistic face with waxed and sealed nose which I needle felted. He has trapunto leather paw pads and leather 'claws' All in all he's a wonderfully characterful bear with lots of posing possibilities. I thoroughly enjoyed making him and I am extremely proud of him. Please get in touch if you have any questions HOBO HAS BEEN ADOPTED...HUGE THANKS

I would like to introduce Georgie. He is 4.5 inches tall and is made from pale grey alpaca. he has hand shading to his face, sculpted paw pads and a lovely black stitched nose. I gave him a grey lace ruffle to tone with his shading. He is a particularly sweet bear to fit in with any hug He is available for immediate adoption. His adoption fee is £175 including postage. Please get in touch if you have any questions GEORGIE HAS NOW BEEN ADOPTED. HUGE THANKS

I’m thrilled to introduce Amber my newest bear. She’s just under 14 inches tall. She’s made from feathery vintage German mohair. I added a dense Schulte faux fur muzzle and sculpted it to create a sweet profile I gave her sculpted woolfelt paw pads. She has hand painted violet glass eyes finished with sculpted detailing. I made her a pretty dress in beige and yellow ochre linen and I added a hand knitted cardigan trimmed with vintage daisy and she’s wearing a pretty hair bow. Her adoption fee including UK postage is £425. AMBER HAS BERN ADOPTED. HUGE THANKS

This is TUMBLY my newest bear...all the details are on the 'AVAILABLE' page

Three O'Clock Bears are collectable teddies and friends made with the adult collector in mind

This is a lovely baby bear who I named Ickle Chick ...she has such a sweet baby face and is made from Schulte faux fur which I distressed to...

This is a lovely baby bear who I named Ickle Chick...she has such a sweet baby face and is made from Schulte faux fur which I distressed to give her a more 'loved' feel. Ickle Chick is 9 inches tall and is wearing a little bib which I embroidered with a tiny chick...bringing back memories of nurseries from bygone times. Ickle Chick's adoption fee is £185 including shipping... Ickle Chick has now been adopted...Thanks!!! :O) I have another baby bear on my work table and it will be ready on Sunday... fingers crossed..

This sweet 14.5inch bear is called Elise. She is made from ivory alpaca. She has beige wool felt paw pads which I have shaded. I gave her a pretty Liberty print dress in Tana Lawn and a wonderful hand knitted sweater in silk and mohair hand spun yarn. She has my signature ‘hairdo ‘’styling. She has black glass eyes to which I have added sculpted detailing. Her adoption fee is £395 including UK postage. Overseas postage is an extra £25 due to heavier weight ELIZE HAS BEEN ADOPTED. HUGE THANKS

This is OJO...he's a gorgeous new 15 inch bear in a fudge coloured Schulte faux fur which is so gorgeous and so dense it really is lovely. He has shaped legs and lovely feet which I have used a new trapunto technique on as I feel its nicer and much neater. I used the same technique on his upper paws too. He has the softest expression and I needlefelted both upper and lower eyelids using natural shades of wool...no painting here...to give a wide eyed look which is very soft and winsome. He has a hand stitched and sealed nose and I scissored his muzzle to create a lovely sweet profile. He has a wobble neck which holds its position so though he can be posed but he stays put! He can stand if balanced, as he is nicely weighted I made him a pretty ruffle in a gold foil ribbon which I crumpled and distressed and added a flower in gold satin to complete his look. He is available for immediate adoption on a first come first served basis. There is a PayPal button below but if you wish to get in touch please dont hesitate to email me! His adoption fee is £425 including UK shipping , Shipping to Europe is £5 and to everywhere else £10 OJO has now been adopted, Thanks

This sweet bear is called Pumpkin. She’s 12 inches tall and is made from gold brown alpaca. She has black glass eyes and a black shiny hand stitched nose. I gave her wool felt paw pads which I shaded. She has a little rusty orange hand knitted cardigan with a frilly skirt. I made her a little shaded felt pumpkin. Perfect for Halloween. Once Halloween is over she will look cute in her little cardigan. Her adoption fee is £325 including UK postage. Overseas postage is an extra £20. Little pumpkin has been adopted. Huge thanks

This is a lovely baby bear who I named Ickle Chick...she has such a sweet baby face and is made from Schulte faux fur which I distressed to give her a more 'loved' feel. Ickle Chick is 9 inches tall and is wearing a little bib which I embroidered with a tiny chick...bringing back memories of nurseries from bygone times. Ickle Chick's adoption fee is £185 including shipping... Ickle Chick has now been adopted...Thanks!!! :O) I have another baby bear on my work table and it will be ready on Sunday... fingers crossed..

Three O'Clock Bears are collectable teddies and friends made with the adult collector in mind