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...

  It is several years since I last used my dye pot to create a teddy bear but last week, I remembered just how much fun it was... I had a be...

  After a pretty Spring full of pastel teddy bears, Treacle teddy bear's mohair has been calling my inner traditional teddy bear maker.....

  Cooper (left) Betty and Polly In just four months since his arrival, Cooper, now aged 10 months, has made a huge amount progress. Our thre...

  THE SPRING BALL After the wettest and muddiest of winters, Spring has at last arrived in the South East of England... ... and it is such a...

  Happy 11th Birthday Polly! Time to wish my beautiful big girl Polly a very Happy 11th Birthday for the 7th March! It seems to have been el...

Henry 16" When I was first introduced to the world of artist bears way back in the 1990's, the bears that always captured my heart ...

  “ONE DAY, YOU WILL BE OLD ENOUGH TO START READING FAIRYTALES AGAIN.” “This is the land of Narnia,' said the Faun, 'where we are no...

  A FESTIVE HICCUP I had planned several more festive teddy bears before Christmas arrives, but unfortunately was zapped with the 'head ...

  THE NORWICH GANG Another collection of teddy bears soon be wending their merry way to The Bear Shop in Norwich. Donald 12", Duffy 18...

  THE LAUGHING BEARS I was recently reminded of some of my more unusual teddy bear designs by a regular collector, who was thrilled to have ...

  A BUNDLE OF CUDDLES Meet little Alfie, our newest family member! We collected this bundle of cuddles a few days ago and brought him home t...

  After a much needed change of scenery, I was able to add a lovely new traditional teddy bear to my website yesterday, aptly named 'Dev...

  A PLUM PERFECT FAREWELL I love the way children deal with loss. They are able to accept gentle honesty, don't need fairytales and usua...

  RAINY DAY PUDDLE Yesterday was a rainy day... and a sad one. We said goodbye to our dear ol' Puddlecat, aged 16 years. Always the most...

The older I become, the more I see that life is often about coincidence, each seemingly isolated incident, a piece of jigsaw linking to a gr...