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...

  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...

A trio of teddy bears I have just finished this lovely trio of teddy bears and photographed them in greyscale to add a touch of pre-Christma...

  Elsie, the rescue cat Those eyes! They stared out from a photograph online, immediately drawing my attention, so I read the accompanying i...

  September, mists and mellow fruitfulness For me, September is a season not only of mists and mellow fruitfulness, it is also the season in...

  Autumnal inspiration A little teddy bear and his sunflower to say goodbye to the long summer days, as autumn rains and grey skies head our...

  Lilas Rose Now and again it is fun to create a unique teddy bear in a more unusual colour. I was recently asked to make a special pink ted...

  Memory Lane This morning it occurred to me, that I have forgotten to share my Facebook page here with you... If you are a teddy bear colle...

  Sea, sunshine and curious seals Even teddy bear makers appreciate a break from their daily routine once in a while, so my apologies for no...

  Peonies, an inspiration Over the years, I have often been asked by collectors and writers, what inspires me to create my own style of tedd...

  The original 'Ellie' wasn't made by me, it was in fact given to me by an uncle in 1963, the year of my birth. Back in those di...

I began bear-making before the age of the internet and before it became the norm to own a computer in households throughout the UK. British ...

  Happy 9th Birthday Betty! It was Betty's 9th birthday yesterday and it only seems five minutes since I collected my sweet armful of pu...

In 2009, I attempted to make my very first rag doll. Unbeknown to me at the time, the pattern I used had been inspired by a very special dol...