2011 North American Exclusive (Gabriela, The Springtime Bunny EAN 681935)

With the very dramatic winter we have all been having, we are sure that most of us are ready for Spring and all its beauty.  Steiff Bears must have had this in mind when they created their adorable 2011 North American Exclusive Bunny, Gabriela.  She is 9 inches tall and comes from a limited edition of only 1500 pieces worldwide. 
Per Steiff’s description: “Like her sister before her, Gabriela has a gift for you.  A beautiful blue needle-felted egg, all tied up with a gorgeous pink bow and nestled in a bed of green-tipped mohair ‘grass’. The popular series of pastel-colored bunnies continues in 2011 with this creamy pink rabbit designed in the classic Steiff style. Using patterns from the 1950′s as their inspiration, Steiff designers created this beautiful bunny to be part of your Easter celebrations – and to display year-round. ”
Gabriela is certainly a very special bunny and we hope that Steiff Bears continues this series for many years to come.
Quote of the Day – “To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.”  – Anatole France 

2011 Steiff Bears North American Exclusive Bear (Harpo, The Smiling Bear, EAN 681905) 

 We are pleased to announce that Steiff Bears has published their 2011 North American Exclusives Collection.  Each teddybear contained within is quite incredible and as is always the case, has an interesting background to it.
Each day we would like to highlight one of these North American Exclusives to provide a sneak peek to our Steiff Collectors.  It looks like 2011 will be a great year for both Steiff and Steiff Collectors alike.
Harpo, The Smiling Bear (EAN 68905) is an 18 inch tan mohair bear that comes from a limited edition of only 1500 pieces worldwide.  As described by Steiff, “It’s no wonder Harpo is smiling. That’s because he’s based on a Steiff bear that was used as a photographer’s prop in a studio for more than 50 years. The original appeared in hundreds of photographs with delighted children. In honor of his photographic career, Harpo wears a locket around his neck that you can fill with
your favorite photo.”
Sure to be a favorite from this year’s collection.
Quote of the Day – “Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” – Og Mandino

Charlie Bears Keyrings

We wanted to make all of you aware that we got word that due to production issues, Charlie Bears will not be producing Cheeky Charlie Key Rings any longer.  That is a shame but we are pleased to say that we still have several Charlie Bear Keyrings in stock.  Well, that is all but Chi Chi, the panda keyring. . . Each bear is seated and measures 3 inches.  Additionally, each keyring bear is a replica of their earlier Charlie Bear plush teddy. Those still available to order are:
Andrew Keyring (pictured left)
Daniel Keyring

Who Could Not Possibly Resist a “Charlie Bear”?

 

 

 

One of our very sweet customers has been kind enough to share one of her photos with us of her current Charlie Bear Mohair Collection of bears. 

She is an avid fan of Charlie Bears, and as you can see, is also a very talented photographer as well. We also thought we would share some additional information we received from Lucy, Charlie’s sister (aka Charlotte).  By the way, Charlotte is Lucy’s older sister and William is her brother-in-law.  Lucy lives in Canada and takes care of all of us North American retailers, or as we are often referred to as “stockists”.
Charlote herself has the first edition of every Charlie Bears plush, mohair, minimo (miniature mohair), baby plush, and dollies produced.  Isn’t that something?
Charlie Bears first started out in both the UK and Australia and their enduring popularity is quickly spreading to North America (especially the United States).  We are so proud to be an authorized retailer of Charlie Bears.

Quote of the Day – “What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?” - Jean Jacques Rousseau

Charlie Bears Shipment Has Arrived

 

 We were very pleased to receive in a small Charlie Bears shipment today which included both mohair and plush teddy bears.  (Most of the mohair bears have already been spoken for but we do have available this adorable mohair bear named Hunter (pictured left).

The Charlie Bears plush teddies included two incredibly large bears named Chumley and Ebony.  Chumley is a 36-inch thick grey plush teddy bear tipped in shades of light grey and cream. Chumley is fully-jointed, has a wobble jointed neck, and cream suede-like bear paws. He wears a large organza bow around his neck.
Ebony is an incredible 28-1/2 inch black teddy bear. Ebony is fully-jointed, has a wobble jointed neck, and black suede-like bear paws. She wears a collar of bells around her neck.
Additionally, 3 other plush Charlie Bears were included in this shipment to include the old time favorite Corey and new bears that included Dorothy, and Tiana.
We have never been disappointed in any Charlie Bear we have ever received and this shipment is no exception.  They are made extraordinarily well and each has the most lovable facial expression.
Quote of the Day – “Stop leaving and you will arrive.  Stop searching and you will see. Stop running away and you will be found.” – Lao Tzu