In
the year 1993 we met the four sisters, all talented bear artists, who
create the wonderful Forget me not bears.
Only one year earlier
Joy, the oldest but one, started to make teddy bears. Success was
soon to follow and Joy introduced her sisters Mary, Alice and Liz to
bear making.
Liz, the youngest, was the first to follow, even
though she never used a needle before.
She recently stopped making bears after her marriage.
Antique
bears are a great source of inspiration, sometimes with illustrious
examples from Steiff, but also inspired by cuddly old English
teddies.
Their
bears are carefully aged in order to give them the well loved and
antique look as if they are 100 years old that is so typical of
Forget me not bears. They have also created their own way of stuffing
a bear with a mix of materials that give the bears weight making
them very easy to pose and giving them a wonderful posture.
It is often hard not to mistake a Forget me not bear for an
antique (Steiff) bear but you can always identify them by their
weight, the sewn in label on the back and the forget me not flower
that is embroidered on the left foot.
Since 1993 we work together
and have one of a kind bears as well as special editions made for us.
Please note these bears have been especially created for collectors and are not suitable as a toy for children. All accessories are props.
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Chickadee Pump Dressed in a warm hand knitted woollen
pullover Chickadee Pump is prepared for the first chilly days of
autumn. Chickadee Pump is an
early Forget me not bear with a sweet expression.
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Tutnell There is no such thing as sitting on a tree
trunk for a teddy bear! This dark honey
one of a kind bear by Alice is made of
very aged mohair. I am happy to offer a
bear by this talented artist again.
Tutnell has found a new home.
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Tutnell portrait |
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Cooter Joining Tutnell on his day out in the
forest we spotted Cooter climbing an old pine tree. Tutnell is a one of a
kind bear made by Mary of 33 cm, 13”.
Please send an e-mail if you need more information.
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Onda Keller Pictured with his nephew's little red pond yacht Onda Keller dreams of far away islands with white sandy coasts and palm trees. One of a kind Forget me not bear made by Mary. Onda keller is 32 cm, 13" tall. He is made of yellow mohair and he has black glass eyes, a black nose as well as black claws. His paws are made of aged beige ultrasuede. He wears a sailor outfit in navy-blue and off-white. Onda Keller is a very adorable bear in the always popular sailor style. Please send an e-mail if you need more information. |
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| Summer Bear Dressed for summer Polly Foggle is waiting for some sunny spells to make her day. Polly Foggle (2000, for the first time on the market) is an adorable, traditional, 33 cm, 13"chocolate-brown aged mohair bear. She is made by Liz and has black shoebutton style eyes and a black nose and claws. She has dark beige aged cotton paws. Her sleeveless summer dress is made of a multi coloured flower print cotton. Polly Foggle has a beautiful hump. Polly Foggle has found a new home. |
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Palmer Wenzel Made in a wonderful dark-cinnamon-brown coloured hand dyed short pile mohair Palmer Wenzel has a real antique expression. This one of a kind 20 cm, 8”, Forget me not clown bear has black shoebutton style eyes and a black nose and claws. His clown's cap and ruffle are made of felt. Palmer's paws are made of ultrasuede. With his felt clown cap and ruffle this beautiful bear made by Liz is a timeless beauty. Liz really has done an excellent job with this little fellow. Please send an e-mail if you need more information. |
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