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Welcome Readers! |
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Online Teddy Bear Appraisals
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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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Where are Teddy Bear Shows?
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Find a teddy bear show close to you
or to shop online.
Meet the artists at teddy bear shows. |
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Choose how you'd like to join us!
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Be a Collector Member-subscriber.
The yearly fee is $20 and you will receive this lovely, large
Collector-Member lapel pin. |
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| Be a Professional Artist Member. Yearly fee is $75.00 and you will receive this Professional Member lapel pin plus the benefits of membership. |
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Want to showcase your bear art to a global audience?
Artists, we want to feature YOU in Bears and Buds!
You'll get an article with your bear photos, front cover, and exposure to thousands of readers worldwide.
eMail us and we'll send you article information!
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Love to read about bears?
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See and buy from our
large selection
of teddy bear and animal books.
Online book shop is open 24/7
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Learn to take beautiful
photographs of your bears
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What makes a great bear photograph?
Tips for making your bear photos
stand out. |
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Missed an article? Look here!
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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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What was in those gift boxes?
Now we can reveal what was
in the Santa's Surprise® gift boxes that were featured in Bright Star Promotion's Online Bear Blitz Teddy Bear Show!
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Bear Articles - Learn more!
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Free to read. |
Collector password required. |
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How to protect your patterns and your art.
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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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Sponsors' Links
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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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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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Learn from the professionals
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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.
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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 . . . |
We are sad to announce that the 2026 URSA Awards Competition has been cancelled.
If you are interested to compete in 2027, please be sure your name is on our 'URSA Mailing List" and you'll receive announcement with regards to the next URSA. |
It is our pleasure to introduce to you, the winners of the 20th Annual URSA Awards along with the
URSA Major - Best Over All winner.
Meet the winners . . .
in our new flip magazine |
Meet the winners . . .
in our web page format |
Click on either magazine cover to view the 2025 winners!
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Two ways to meet the 2024 winners . . . |
Meet the winners . . .
in our new flip magazine
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Meet the winners . . .
in our web page format
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2023
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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Articles of interest
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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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