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Our featured artist is Daniella Vereeken of
BarboniBears, living and making bears in Belgium.
Discover how a tragedy turned her in to an accomplished bear artist. |
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Now online, the entry forms for the
19th Annual URSA Awards Competition.
New and old familiar categories to compete in.
What fun to be recognized and to win prestigious awards, ribbons, prizes and surprises.
<<<- Click to read about the URSA |
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Online Teddy Bear Appraisals |
Ever wondered about the life
of your beloved old bear?
Online appraisal offer you the bears history along with its current value. Ask Brenda! |
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Meet the artists at teddy bear shows. Find a show close to you
or to shop online.
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You'll never miss a thing when you go to the archive to enjoy all the past featured articles. |
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Collector password required.
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How to protect your patterns and your art. |
Meet many of the Bears&Buds and Bright Star Promotions' artists in each of the 8 yearly online shows.
Buying bears safely online, is fun. |
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Receive early announcements of coming teddy bear events
and online shows.
Our mailing list is private and secure.
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Order mohair
online from Dale
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Meet Dave Stack
the developer
of
BearPile
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Check out the list of trusted suppliers artists use. Check out the list of trusted suppliers artists use. |
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The shows change and grow, read about Bright Stars success, having produced and sponsored 700 doll house miniatures shows, teddy bear shows,
and online shows worldwide over the last 8 years. |
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Out in the Wild . . .
What to do when you meet
a live bear.
How to survive a bear attack. |
All About Grizzly Bears
by Animal Facts Guide |
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What is the difference between these two titles?
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Award winning artist from Australia teaches you. |
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Artist password required. |
Adding airbrushing details to your creations enhances personality
and character! |
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Thirty year show comes
to an end in Ann Arbor. |
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URSA Awards Archive . . . |
It is our pleasure to introduce to you, the winners of the 18th Annual URSA Awards along with the
URSA Major - Best Over All winner.
Applause for all who entered and all who won!
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A very special thank you goes
to all our
URSA Awards sponsors.
Please visit their web sites. |
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Ever wonder where mohair came from?
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The artists work hard preparing for a show. |
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The story behind how
Gollies became teddy bears best friends. |
A Star in the World
of Teddy Bears . . .Winnie the Pooh |
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Learn to take beautiful
photographs of your bears |
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The most expensive teddy ever sold at auction was manufactured by Steiff. The particular bear was made
by Louis Vuitton and fetched $2.1 million dollars in 2000.
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