The Bearmaker and Primrose teddy bear When I was a small girl, there was a low gate at the end of our garden and sometimes Dad would take us...

  Those who have followed my teddy bears since the mid 90's, will best know me for creating large, traditional teddy bears with soulful ...

  Hibearnation So far, January has been mostly a cold, muddy, grey month here in my little corner of Kent. We missed the excitement of the h...

Christmas Wrapping As our thoughts turn towards Christmas wrapping and all things festive, I would like to take a moment to say my heartfelt...

  Dilys and the Ellie-bears I have had a soft spot for elephants ever since I was a very little girl. My uncle made my first elephant many y...

  Spellbound When I was a child, way, way, way back in the 60's, Halloween wasn't especially celebrated where we lived but buried de...

  After a lovely holiday away in Devon with my family and our five dogs, I am now catching up with website updates, orders and life in gener...

  We're having a heatwave As I sit here, relishing the breeze wafting across my shoulders from the fan conveniently placed behind me, wi...

  1930's Chiltern Hugmee restoration project Nothing ventured! Those who know me well, know I was a collector, long before I was a bearm...

  A teddy bear expert I have been re-reading my teddy bear reference books lately and adding a few more titles to my bookshelf. There are so...

  Featured Artist! A little plug for the Teddy Bear Times magazine, which has kindly featured a lovely multi-page article about my work as a...

  Retired teddy bears of distinction After thirty years of creating teddy bears for adult collectors, I thought it was time to remind myself...

  Where it began... Where it all began. This photo is an important element of my bearmaking journey over the past thirty years. My connectio...

  Full Circle One for vintage teddy bear admirers... a proud moment in my bear making history. My first childhood teddy bear, a fine 1950...

  The art of... The art of creating artist teddy bears follows a long road of trial, error, determination to improve and the gift of a creat...

  The centre-seam design I think I designed my very first centre-seam teddy bear under my 'Auntie Bears by Paula Carter' label, way ...

  Thirty years, in print! I have some exciting news to share this week... I was sworn to secrecy until the 'Teddy Bear Times and Friends...

  A traditional trio Meet Floyd, Flo and Fitz, my three latest shop exclusive teddy bears. They have just arrived at The Bear Shop in Norwic...

  Spring is such a lovely time in the UK. The blossom trees are an absolute picture in their beautiful pastel shades. It is the perfect seas...

  Magic Moment While I was hunting through the old photographs I mentioned in my last post, I started to sort through the many teddy bear ma...

Bear Beginnings I have been hunting out old 'Auntie Bears' photographs from the 1990's... this photo was snapped at 'The Big...

  A stitch in time I think I was about five years old when I was given my first pair of knitting needles and a ball of pink yarn. Even now, ...

  A NEW HOME FOR COOPER A year ago, my husband and I drove to meet a lovely young man and his five and a half month old puppy, miles away, i...