tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66617004990733842862012-01-17T22:05:36.770-06:00Steiff Teddy Bears Share Photos And Write Diary Entries In Their Blog.Carol Jean / Lovethemsteiffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989206804512237539noreply@blogger.comBlogger1831100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661700499073384286.post-45668804231735056932011-02-18T07:29:00.005-06:002011-02-18T07:35:55.497-06:00

This is my 3 1/2" Miniature Steiff Teddy Bear, Circa 1950. The Flamingo is a Garden Stake. "Tiny Ted" says, "Come Fly With Me!".

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[Post By Flocks] Merry Christmas! My name is Flocks, and I'm 100 years old! I'm an Early Steiff Miniature Teddy Bear from Germany. I'm only 3 1/2 inches tall. I'm made of mohair, and stuffed with straw. I just love pretty white snow. Here's a photo of me sitting in my sleigh, after decorating the Christmas tree. My Granny Square Afghan keeps me warm. We here at The Teddy Bear Diaries want to wish

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I just love Mr. Bean and his Teddy. With Teddy beside him, Mr. Bean is never lonely. Here are some photos from this popular British Television show. In one, Mr. Bean reads to Teddy at bedtime. In another, Teddy goes through the wash at the laundromat. Mr. Bean is shocked to find Teddy has shrunk! He asks Teddy if he's feeling alright, and is assured that Teddy's just fine. A few years ago, I

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Wooo Whooo!! I just have to brag a bit... I'm one of the 3 Photographers Featured this week in the Member's Spotlight at Webshots! I'm at the bottom of the Home Page with a link to my Most Popular Album, Carol's Teddy Bears. I'm so surprised, and shocked and pleased! I've had over 2 1/2 million views on my photos there, and as of this week, I'm number 45 on the Top 100 Most Interesting Members

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~Post By Constant O'Malley and Saggy Bear~Fall and harvest time is our favorite time of year. It's so much fun to roll around in the fallen leaves, and look for nuts on the ground. Constant O'Malley loves to carve pumpkins for Halloween, but Saggy Bear likes to decorate the Thanksgiving table with colorful goards. They both are looking forward to a wonderful Thanksgiving feast with all their

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With Thanksgiving almost here, this little bear is baking pies. What kind of pie do you think he likes best? Peanut Butter and Honey Pie? That sounds kind of sticky, doesn't it? How about Ants and Acorn Pie? No, that doesn't sound very good either. I know, how about Pumpkin Pie? Now that's something little bears and little girls would both like, don't you think? I hope he makes some extra for me!

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~Post By Little Sugar Lump~Dear Diary, Here I sit beneath the trees with my Trick-Or-Treat Pumpkin on my lap. I'm remembering the good time I had last year going door to door with my friends and collecting so much candy that when I ate it, it made my tummy hurt. My favorite candy is Bit-O-Honey, because, as you know, Bears LOVE Hunny!

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Bo, A 16 Inch Steiff Margarete Stong Replica Teddy Bear And His Vintage Steiff Kitty Friends Want To Wish All Of You A Very Merry Christmas Season, From All Of Us At The Teddy Bear Diaries. We Hope All Your Wishes Come True!

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One-Eyed Connely and the rest of the Teddy Bears wish you all a Happy and Safe Halloween! Trick-Or-Treat!!!

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This has been the Featured Photo in Toys at Webshots all this month of August, 2009. Here are twelve of my favorite bears. Seven of the bears are Steiff Teddy Bears. I look at this photo and think of all the times these bears have made my life a little better, with hugs and encouraging smiles. We had a nice day taking photos in a quaint river town and I believe the bears are looking forward to

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"A friend is someone who visits and stays, whom you do not have to clean for, will eat leftovers and helps in the hassle factors of life and then some."

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I love Robins. They migrate north to my garden every year on my Birthday, March 18. When I was a child, I believed they came on that day because they knew it was my Birthday! So they're very special to me. I love these antique china plates with the little robin, a rose wreath and forget-me-nots. My mother had a sugar bowl that matched this creamer and I ate a LOT of sugar out of it when I was a

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Maximilian invites you to see a slide show of some of my Steiff Teddy Bears from Germany. Just click on his photo in the sidebar at the left side of this page. There are quite a few new photos of Max there, including this one of him posing in a tree. We hope you enjoy the photos. ~Carol Jean and Max~

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May the road rise to meet you,May the wind be ever at your back,May the sun shine warmly upon your face,May the rain fall gently upon your fields,And until we meet again,May the Good Lord hold you in the Palm of His Hand!!!!

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[Post By Flocks.] Dearest Diary, Today was such an enjoyable day. I rested in the garden with my dog Binky on my lap and was overcome by the beauty of the flowers around me. As we sat there, my neighbor Theodora came by for a visit, and I invited her to join us for tea. Theodora is always a delightful guest. We both love gardens and have a lot in common to talk about. As we talked, Binky chased

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[Post by Steve and Dean, two 3 inch Vintage Steiff Miniature Bendy Teddy Bears, Circa 1960's.] Today we bendy bears helped Carol Jean by posing for our Valentine portraits in the garden. We each held tiny Valentine hearts and put on our biggest smiles. CJ thought we were just adorable. Valentine's Day is only a few days away, and she has made an album of us bears with Valentines and hearts and

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[Post By Tiny Ted and Mike.] Dear Diary, Today we have another Photo Featured at Webshots in Toys. We've had a couple of featured photos lately. We must be getting some regular fans there. It's always so nice and surprising when that happens. It sure brightens up an otherwise ordinary day! I like this photo especially, because it was taken on a lovely spring day, and Mike and I had just picked

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[Post By Tiny Ted, In Disguise As Phyllis Vonda.] Dear Diary, Today was another meeting of the Tiny Teddies Red Hat Society. I am the Queen Mother, and lead the meetings. Because Valentine's Day is coming up, I chose that as the theme for this month's meeting. We had a nice Valentine's lunch. Everything was red or pink! We had pink lemonade to drink, (although some of the girls wished it was pink

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[Post By Maximilian.] Dear Diary, Today I was helping CJ clean out the closets. She has lots of interesting things stored in there. One thing that I was very excited to see was this cool neck scarf. CJ told me that it was her Dr. Who scarf! I love Dr. Who! She said that in the late 1970's, Tom Baker played Dr. Who, and he had a long trailing knitted neck scarf. The color of his scarf was brown

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[Post by the Tiny Teddies.] Today was the meeting of the Tiny Teddies Red Hat Society. We're called the Moline Mad Hatters. Once a month we get together for a great time, which always includes lots of food, fun and laughter. One thing that's required is that we all dress up in Red and Purple hats and accessories. That's because of a line in a poem that says, "When I am an old woman, I shall wear

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This photo of my 32 inch Steiff Teddy Bear Maximilian and his Vintage Steiff Tiger friend is Featured today at Webshots in Toys. Max is a lovely bear, very wise and full of love. His arms open wide in friendship to everyone, and we all rely on him for his strength and good advice. Max and the Tiger are remembering the fun they had in the garden last summer and are looking forward to the summer to

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[Post By Goldie] Dear Diary, Happy New Year, 2009! Wow, I thought it'd never get here. The old year has gone away and a New Year has come. I wonder what this year has in store for us. I hope there will be many more fun times ahead, and Carol Jean will be there to photograph them all. She has a lot of ideas for photo shoots, and we're always glad to help out. Tonight we had a lovely New Year's Eve

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HAPPY NEW YEAR WISHES TO ALL OUR FRIENDS FROM THE TEDDY BEARS AT THE TEDDY BEAR DIARIES, AND FROM CAROL JEAN TOO! MAY THIS BE YOUR BEST YEAR EVER.

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[Post by Tiny Ted] Dear Diary, Oh, we had such a jolly time for Christmas this year! First, I visited Little Ed and he read out loud the story of How The Grinch Stole Christmas. That was so funny! But that Grinch is very Grinchy. You would never see a Teddy Bear behave so badly, I can tell you! While Little Ed read,(hey, that rhymes!) I looked at his Christmas cards on the fire place mantle. I

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[Post By Quirky The Bear.] We are all very busy here at The Teddy Bear Diaries. The office is looking very festive since we put up the Christmas tree. The Christmas cards have NOT all been sent yet, so I'll be finishing them up tomorrow. We've been making (and eating) Christmas cookies, and there's cookie crumbs everywhere. The snow is getting deep outside, and luckily us bears like to hibernate

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[Post by Tiny Ted.] Dear Diary, It's only a few days before Christmas and I've been very busy this year. I sent a lot of Christmas cards out, and I'm glad, because I received many pretty ones back. I placed them on the table and along the fireplace mantle. I also spent the weekend making a Ginger Bread House. It was fun baking all the different pieces, and sticking them together with white icing

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Here I'd like to share a vintage postcard from my collection. Merry Christmas, Everyone! Carol Jean and The Teddies.

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(This photo of the Tiny Teddies is Featured in Toys [Photo Of The Day, or POTD] at Webshots today, Dec. 16, 2008. It was also featured in Dec. 2006.)Dear Diary, Today we Tiny Teddies spent the day decorating three Christmas trees for the Holidays. Little Ted and Little Ed built a Snowman, and Little Joe put a star on the top of a tree. The bendy bears, rode through the snow on a sled. We all had

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Bo, A 16 Inch Steiff Margarete Stong Replica Teddy Bear And His Vintage Steiff Kitty Friends Want To Wish All Of You A Very Merry Christmas Season, From All Of Us At The Teddy Bear Diaries. We Hope All Your Wishes Come True!(This photo has been Featured, Photo Of The Day, POTD, Most Downloaded and Most Viewed in Toys at Webshots.)

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Hello! I'm Quirky the Bear and I'm nine inches tall. I'm a replica of an old bear from around 1915 that belongs to the collection of Teddy Bears of Witney in England. Carol Jean thinks I'm very funny and wise, and she loves to take me everywhere with her in her purse. I was created from orange and green distressed Mohair plush to make me look as much like my Grand-Dad as possible. You can see

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Dear Diary, I (Tiny Ted on the left), and my friends (clockwise from Ted, are Percy, Goldie and Little Ed), spent a beautiful day in the garden. The leaves have almost all fallen now and there is a chill in the air. The sun came out for a bit, and we had our photos taken together in the last rays of the sun. The colors of the fallen leaves are so pretty. It's too bad we can't keep them forever.

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Here are two photos of Christopher Robin Milne.[From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.]"In his childhood, Christopher Robin Milne was quite fond of being associated with his father's books, helping him to write a few of the stories. Once, he went so far as to organize a short play for his parents, reenacting a story about himself and his friends in the woods. After starting school, he was mocked

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"Here is Edward Bear (later named Winnie-The-Pooh), coming downstairs now, bump, bump, on the back of his head, behind Christopher Robin. It is, as far as he knows, the only way of coming downstairs, but sometimes he feels that there really is another way, if only he could stop bumping a moment and think of it. And then, he feels that perhaps there isn't. Anyhow, here he is at the bottom, and

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Albert was made in Germany in the year 2000 by the Johanna Haida Company. He is made of Mohair plush and is stuffed Very Hard! He has a tilt growler, black thread stitched nose and beautiful shiny amber eyes. He likes to wear his cover-alls and neckerchief. On this gorgeous autumn day, Albert decided to have a lay-down in the newly fallen leaves, and watch the clouds roll by overhead.

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Dear Diary, Today I, Little Bear, went to the woods for a picnic. I had brought bread, wine, cheese and candied pumpkins for desert. I carefully laid everything out on a rug and waited for my friend Thumblina to arrive as she was going to have lunch with me there under the trees. When Thumblina arrived, suddenly out jumped Dracula from behind a bush! He chased Thumblina and she climbed up onto

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This is for my sister Gayle, whose Birthday is this week. Happy Birthday Gayle! Love, Carol Jean(Vintage Postcard Photo Of Shirley Temple And Her Teddy Bear.)

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Teddy and Coal admire their Halloween pumpkins, while Tabby looks on. (Did you notice the little orange kitty peeking in at the side of the picture? She's just a little shy!) Click on the photo to see a close-up.[Photo Featured in Toys at Webshots, Oct. 2008]

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"Threadbear" is a Vintage 1950's Steiff Teddy Bear. I purchased him at an Antique show where he charmed everyone who saw him. You can tell that he was very loved at one time, because his body has taken on a curve from being held in his child's arms every night, and his cheek fur has worn thin from being held against some one's chest. He's been hugged and squeezed, but never abused. His felt

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"BEARS NEED PEOPLE.""PEOPLE NEED BEARS."

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Dear Diary, Today I (Golda) and Baby Bear spent a restful day in the woods sitting on our favorite park bench. It was such a beautiful day. The trees overhead are changing colors and everywhere leaves are starting to fall. I guess that's why they call it "Fall", right? Well, you can imagine how we were startled when a very large Maple leaf fell right on our heads and covered us up completely.

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[Post by Wilson, the largest bear.} Hello Diary, Today us three bears visited a pumpkin patch in LeClaire Iowa, down near the Mississippi River. I love the color Orange, because My color is Orange! So I thought I looked particularly handsome in among the pumpkins. My two Steiff friends, Teddy and Little Bear went along for the ride. Little Bear chose a pretty pumpkin that was Very Orange and Very

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One-Eyed Connely, who is 1-1/2 inches tall, says Happy Halloween. Have you ever heard this poem?"Five little Pumpkins sitting on a gate, the first one said, Oh my, it's getting late. The second one said, I'm ready for some fun. The third one said, Let's run and run and run. The fourth one said, There're Witches in the air. The fifth one said, I don't care! Whooo went the wind and out went the

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Hi! I just wanted to share that this photo is featured at Webshots today, under Home and Garden, sub group Toys. The bears are, from left to right, back to front, Clarence, an artist bear, Bo, a Steiff, Scruffy, a Johanna Haida bear, Little Charlie, an artist bear, and Constant O'Malley, a Steiff. All of these bears have been through a lot with me...Charlie went with me on Vacation, Scruffy went

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This is my dear little three inch bear "Pocket Lint Ted". He's a Steiff Bendy Teddy Bear from the 1960's. He has such a sweet little face. When I purchased him at a Toy Show a few years ago, he already showed some signs of wear, and his arms and legs were no longer bendable. I found he fits comfortably in my jeans pocket. I often take him out and hold him in my hand when I need a little moral

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Meet "Saggy Bear". He's a 14-1/2 inch Mohair bear made by Teddy Bear Artist, Jennie Rettig - 1995. (At least I think that's what the tag says. It's written with a black marker on a strip of leather attached to his back, and the lettering's almost worn off.) Saggy is filled with a mixture of stuffing and pellets, so he has a lot of weight, but he's still sort of scrunchable and huggable. His pads

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Today the bears Constant O'Malley and Saggy Bear went to the Farmer's Market to look at the goards. They chose some pretty ones to fill a basket for the kitchen table. Fall is upon us, and all the warm colors of the harvest season.

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Dear Diary, This week I, (Tiny Ted) and Percy helped Mom start another Blog. This one is about Quilt Making, and it's named "Loving Stitches By Carol Jean". She used to design and make Quilts for Quilting Magazines years ago, and wrote many patterns, articles and stories about Quilts and Quilting. She thought she'd like to talk about Quilting again, so we helped her go through her old articles

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Hello Friends, I'd like to share that I just began a second Blog. It's called, Love Bears All Things. It's a Christian Blog, and has Encouraging Scriptures, Thoughts, Prayers, Poems and so on. It will usually contain some of what I've been studying that day or week. I tend to wander around my Bible, letting God lead me to find what I need for that day. The Blog also has lots of photos of my

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This picture was taken last summer when my little Dinky Daisy was a puppy. She's 4 pounds in this photo, and now she's about 7 pounds, full grown at a year old and she has longer hair. She likes to dress up and have her photo taken so one day she was wearing this cute Daisy Dress and I saw my Teddy Bear wearing a Daisy Dress also, so I put them on this little wicker love seat together. Don't they

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Surprise! As I was taking photos, little Dinky Daisy got up and gave the Teddy a kiss on the nose. How sweet was that? Awww. Sweet Puppy. Sweet Teddy. I'm glad they wanted to be friends. (Click on the photo to see it larger.)

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Dear Diary, Today was a glorious morning. The sunrise colored the sky with purple, pink and gold. It was stunning. It was as though God spilled his paintbox all over the sky! The colors changed very slowly as the sun peeked over the horizon. I stood in awe. I looked around my garden, bathed in the golden light, and saw the last red hollyhock flower in bloom. Fall is coming and there are very few

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"A BEAR TEACHES US THAT IF THE HEART IS TRUE, IT DOESN'T MATTER MUCH IF AN EAR DROPS OFF." ~Helen Exley~

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Not all of my bears are fancy collectible Teddy Bears. Here are 5 old friends of mine, and they are as valuable to me as the most expensive Steiff bears in my collection. Their names are Elmer, Pookie (Garfield's friend),Teddy, Buddy (who goes to Flea Markets with me and gives me luck...notice his flea market hat, so the sun doesn't get in his eyes!), and Dana (Named after Dana Andrews, because

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Hamish is a sweet little bear. He takes turns with Saggy Bear in going to the movies with me, and he keeps his ticket stubs in his Lee Jeans Coverall pocket. He has thick Golden Mohair Plush and he's stuffed with Kapok. His nose and mouth are stitched with black thread and he has plastic eyes. He loves to give and receive hugs. On his right foot is a tag that says Merrythought (A Merrythought is

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Dearest Diary, Well, here it is again, the Anniversary of 9 - 11. With it comes such a mix of emotions and memories...it must be like this for anyone who's lived during the time of war. Teddy Bears don't like to worry about such things, but we are aware of them. It's our job to help our human friends to rally their courage and hope, and give them the support and comfort that they need. I imagine

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"IN A WORLD WHERE EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE LARGER AND LOUDER THAN YOURSELF, IT IS VERY COMFORTING TO HAVE A SMALL, QUIET COMPANION." -Peter Gray-

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Teddy Bears have come to be a symbol of peace, love, hope, and faith to all the people of the world. When the attack on the World Trade Center in New York happened on September 11, 2001, people began placing photos of their loved ones who were missing on a fence near the area. Then flowers and other gifts including many teddy bears were placed below them. They symbolized the love that could not

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The bears are filled with feelings of patriotism. God Bless America!

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Here's a lovely photo of Mr. Bean's Teddy watching Television with his glasses on. He sees so much better now! Read more about Mr. Bean's Teddy in the posts below this one. Good-Night, Teddy. ~Lovethemsteiff~

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This is Rowan Atkinson and his Teddy. They were the stars of the British Comedy Show, Mr. Bean. Teddy usually had only a short part in each show, but that was always my favorite part! I have all of the shows on tape and can watch them when I need something purely silly. On September 9, 2008, Teddy, who had been donated by Rowan Atkinson to The Teddy Bear Museum in Stratford-Upon-Avon in England,

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September 9, 2008, According to the BBC, The Teddy Bear Museum, based on Stratford-Upon-Avon, in England is being closed, and the contents were actioned. This photo is of the Museum front, and for 20 years, the World's Biggest, and Best Loved Bear sat in the entrance of the Museum. Hundreds of Thousands of children have played on him, including 2 Royal Princesses. One report states that the 11

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Six Little Steiff Miniature Teddy Bears, (3 1/2 inches tall) load into their wagons and prepare for 9 - 11 Remembrance Day, tomorrow. Everyone is hanging out their flags this week and our thoughts return to that fateful day, 7 years ago. Lest we forget...

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Look at this Sweet Little Bear...do you recognise him? It's the actual bear belonging to Mr. Thurston Howell The Third, from The Gilligan's Island Television Show! His name was Teddy! I can remember Mr. Howell sleeping with Teddy tucked up under his chin, pressed tightly to his chest, as he confided in Teddy's sympathetic ear. He was a great comfort to him, no matter what was going wrong on that

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Dear Diary, Today, I (Tiny Ted), and my friends, Mike, Baby Bear, Golda, Little Ted and Little Ed, (all 3 1/2 inch Vintage Steiff Miniature Bears From Germany), were invited on a boat trip with our friend Mr. Sanders. (Mr. Sanders is a Herman Bear from Germany.) He is a great boats man and often races his boat on the lake in competition, so we knew we were in good hands. It was a beautiful day

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This is a funny little 14 inch Loopy-Cheeky Bear by Merrythought in England. He is Loop Jointed so he can flop about. He's made of the most Wonderful Silky Mohair Plush, that looks Sparse so he appears to be old, but he's really only a few years old. He has Bells in his Ears, as all Cheeky Bears do. He's a pleasure to behold when the world gets a little bleak. ~Lovethemsteiff~IN A WORLD GONE

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Dear Diary, Today us two Steiff Club Miniature Bears, (Teddy and Bear) visited Lovethemsteiff's China Head Dolls. Not everyone knows that Dolls and Bears get along very well, if they can find where they have something in common. Tea Parties are always a good thing that we both enjoy, and just being in the garden. It was a fine day today, and we decided to sit for a group portrait. The dolls

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Here is a Charming Vintage Civil War Era Photo of a little girl holding her Precious China Head Doll. It looks like a Jenny Lind doll. Jenny Lind lived from 1820 -1887. She was a Swedish girl that was known for her wholesomeness and the purity of her soprano voice. It was said she sounded like a little bird singing, that's why they called her The Swedish Nightingale. In 1850, P.T. Barnum, the

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A Pretty Pair...See the post from a few days ago on August 30th, to learn more about the Vintage Bear "Smiley". Here he's shown with one of his good friends, a Civil War Era China Head Doll that was purchased at the same Toy Show as the bear, in Maquoketa, Iowa a few years ago. The hairstyle (Called a Flattop Hairstyle) of the Doll tells us that she is from around the 1860's. Her body crumbled

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This is a 1,000 piece Jigsaw puzzle of the Steiff Family Tree. As you can see, Steiff has made many different styles of bears, all of them of the highest quality. This puzzle was made in Holland for Milton Bradley The Gallery. The finished size when completed is 19 1/2 inches by 29 1/2 inches. If you enjoy making Jigsaw Puzzles, please check out the puzzles made with my photos (Lovethemsteiff) by

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Dear Diary, This afternoon my brother and I spent some time cleaning out the attic of our home. In an old dusty trunk, we found a yellowed newspaper, The New York Times, from April, 1912. We took it downstairs to read in the evening. On the front page was the terrible story of the Sinking Of The Titanic. The headline reads, "Titanic sinks four hours after hitting an Iceberg." The paper went on to

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This is a postcard photo from my Collection, of "Gatti's Bear" or "The Titanic Teddy Bear" from the Museum Of Childhood, Ribchester, Lancashire. This small, gold mohair bear, with a metal body, is believed to have been made in Germany by Gebruder Bing. In 1907, Paris, the little bear was purchased as a gift for Vittorio Gatti by his seafaring uncle. Vittorio loved the little bear, but the gift

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Christie's Auction House in London, South Kensington, sold on December 4, 2000, an exceptionally fine and rare, though rather sad faced, Steiff Black Teddy Bear for $136,000.00. (Or, 91,750 pounds.) The bear was one of only 600 which were made especially for the British market in May 1912, to show empathy for the loss of the passengers of the R.M.S. Titanic. (Photo by Christie's.) Not long after

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Polar The Titanic Bear is a True Story Book for Children. Written by Daisy Coring Stone Spedden for and about her son Douglas and his bear, "Polar". Illustrated by Laurie McGaw. Young Douglas and his Steiff Polar Bear survived the Titanic Disaster of 1912 with his family. Later his mother wrote the story of what had occurred, as if it were being seen through the eyes of the bear. This story and

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This is an illustration by Laurie McGaw for the book, "Polar The Titanic Bear." It's a picture of Douglas and his Steiff Polar Bear named "Polar". Here they are waiting together for their turn to board the lifeboats so they can escape the sinking ship.

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This Steiff Titanic "Polar" Bear Replica was made in 1999 to remember the story of the young boy, Douglas, that survived the Titanic disaster of 1912, together with his Steiff Polar bear. This replica is a limited edition of only 5,000 worldwide. It's size is 25cm, or 10 inches tall. It's made of Mohair Plush and is jointed. It wears a medallion on a blue ribbon around it's neck.

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Dear Diary, Today. I (Tiny Ted) was browsing through some photographs I took last Christmas. It's fun to look back and see how things change from year to year. Last year, I decided to put up two Christmas trees, one on each side of the fireplace. I invited the Madame Alexander Doll to come and help me Celebrate the Season. She was very good at decorating the tops of the trees, because she's

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Dear Diary, Today I (Constant O'Malley) and my good friend Saggy bear accompanied Lovethemsteiff and her sister out for dinner. (We were their dates!) We chose a very good Mexican Restaurant, Carlos O'Kelly's and we shared the Nachos Grande. It was extremely good! I love the Ce so Cheese Sauce and beans the best. Saggy bear got a bite with a lot of Hot Jalapeno Peppers in it and boy did his face

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"LIFE MAY NOT BE THE PARTY WE HOPED FOR, BUT WHILE WE ARE HERE, WE MIGHT AS WELL DANCE."

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Dear Diary, Today, I (Little Ted) met Little Ed already waiting at the Bus Stop when I arrived there. This is the first day of school and we will be in the same class together...class number two. This is our second year so we know what to expect, except we know that every year everything gets harder. After a Summer of playing and not having to think too much, it will be different to have to use

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Here go six Tiny Teddies off to school in My Little Yellow Bus. They are, from left to right, front row, Tiny Ted, Little Ed, and Baby Bear. Back row, left to right, we have Golda, Little Ted, and Mike. They're traveling down a brick road on their first day of school. They're so excited to see what they can learn. Maybe their Twice Times Twos, and their A B Cs, and perhaps they'll do some finger

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Here is a grouping of Steiff friends awaiting a photo shoot. In the back row from left to right is a 13 inch 1950's Classic Steiff named "Gideon" after the boy who first owned him. All of the toys in this grouping are made of Mohair Plush and stuffed with straw. The middle bear in the back row is 13 inch "Constant O'Malley", so named because he's my Constant Companion and I received him on St.

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dEAR dIARY, TODAY I (BaBy BEAr) wenT for a Walk in the wOODs, when I reALiZed I was LOST! i lOOKED aROUND AND didn't know WHat to DO. Then i heaRD a noISe coMing from the woodS nearby and i was goiNG to RUN but thEN a liTTle DEer put his heAD out from THe fErns and tolD Me not to be afRaid. HE let me waLk uP and pET him, ANd he waS very NIce. I waSN't frighTened At alL. TheN he oFfereD tO taKe Me

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From An Old Postcard..."HERE'S SOMETHING TO CUDDLE,SOMETHING TO SQUEEZE,SOMETHING TO LOVEAND SOMETHING TO TEASE.SOMEONE WHO'LL STICK THROUGHSTORM AND FAIR...YOUR DEAR LITTLE CHUM,TEDDY BEAR"

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Here's a sweet little antique teddy bear that I purchased at a Toy Show in Maquoketa, Iowa a couple of years ago. It had been a tiring day and I hadn't found anything that I liked very well when my eyes landed on this little bear and I knew what I'd come to the show to find. He has a sweet kind face with a look of patience and humor. He's made of a silky and soft to the touch mohair. He's joined,

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Here is a charming Vintage Postcard I found from Germany in the 1930's. I wish I knew the story that goes with it. It appears that Teddy, with a fresh bouquet of flowers was on his way to meet his Lady Love when he realized his suit coat had grown a bit snug. It must have shrunk in the wash...it couldn't have anything to do with that third helping of Oatmeal and Honey he's just had for his

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Dear Diary, Today was the meeting of the Tiny Teddies Sewing Circle. We meet once a month on the Second Tuesday from 7 to 9 pm. Everyone works on what they like to do best. I (Tiny Ted) am sewing a scrap quilt on my grandmother's sewing machine. Percy is finishing the binding on his Bow Tie and Four Patch Wall Hanging. Golda brings her knitting, and Mike likes to do Cross Stitch. It's wonderful

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These 16 bears at the computer have been working hard and have just completed 100 posts on their Teddy Bear Diaries Blog. They hope everyone out there on the net is enjoying the teddy bear journey with them. The bears would love to hear from you so if you have the time, please leave a comment or two under the posts where it says comments. Just click there and follow the directions. The bears have

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Here are two wonderful friends I purchased from a farm auction. They'd been stored away for years and no one knew much about them. But I could tell by looking at them that some child loved them very much and all of that love was rubbed into them and they still keep it stored inside their hearts. I was glad that I could give them a good home and they would be kept together forever, because, "Old

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I've named this sweet little bear Flat Bear, and here you can see why. He's 7 inches tall, 5 inches wide, less than two inches thick and not much bigger than the palm of my hand. He's made from what I believe is a cotton plush with most of the fur loved away. His nose and mouth are stitched with black thread, and he has two wooden shoe button eyes. The centers of the eyes are worn revealing the

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Here's a close-up of the face of Flat Bear, as shown in the post above. Isn't it sweetly adorable? Such a gentle little soul. Made from cotton plush with wooden antique shoe button eyes. The black paint is rubbed off the center of the eyes to expose the brown wood beneath. The nose and mouth are stitched with black thread.Poem, Author Unknown..."TEDDY BEAR, TEDDY BEAR,TORN AND TATTERED.YOU WERE

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Three wonderful large Steiff Teddy Bears spend a summer afternoon on the banks of the Mississippi River. This is 18 inch Bear, a US Zone 1940's Steiff, 32 inch Maximillian, and 19 inch Max, a Margaret Strong Museum Replica Bear. They are all good friends and are very special to me. Bear and Max are among the bears that share my bed at night. A TEDDY BEAR'S PRAYER...THANK YOU LORD, FOR GIVING

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Dear Diary, Today I (Tiny Ted) was invited to ride on the back of Mike's new motorcycle. At first I was a bit frightened, but then I could see that Mike was a very safe driver, and after that I just relaxed and let myself enjoy the ride. We went down by the river and rode along the bank. It was very pretty there. It was a nice day and it was fun feeling the wind blowing in my hair. That must be

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Here's a lovely set of china to use while having tea. It's a cup and bowl by Paul Cardew, marked Ted Tea on the bottoms. Around the rim is painted the words..."today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic." The china is decorated with pictures of antique teddy bears, tea pots and sweet tea cakes. They would make any teddy bear lover happy.

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Bear, a 19 inch Steiff Teddy Bear displays a Miniature Sampler Quilt with 4 inch blocks made by Lovethemsteiff. He is a rare bear because he wears a white tag sewn to his side which says US Zone Germany, from right after World War 2 in the 1940's. He is made of Golden Mohair Plush and he's stuffed with straw."WOMEN DERIVE A PLEASURE INCOMPREHENSIBLE TO THE OPPOSITE GENDER, FROM THE DELICATE TOIL

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Dear Diary, Today I (Lovey) moved into a new home. Since I came to live with Lovethemsteiff and her Teddy Bear friends, I've been staying with Theo. Today Lovethemsteiff helped me furnish a room with a red velvet couch, pillows that she made, an afghan my mother gave to me, a table, my Grandmother's Bible, a diary, and a window with a view. As we were moving everything into the house, I heard the

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I love this photo of Christopher Robin and His Pooh. Christopher is feeding Pooh a cookie, which I'm sure he likes very much. Christopher was born August 21, 1920, so this has been his Birthday week. This Alpha Farnell bear was given to him on his first Birthday. At first the bear was called Edward Bear. Eventually the name evolved into Winnie, which was the name of a tame bear Christopher Robin

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MY TEDDY BEARBY MARCHETTE CHUTE"A TEDDY BEAR IS A FAITHFUL FRIEND,YOU CAN PICK HIM UPAT EITHER END.HIS FUR IS THE COLOROF BREAKFAST TOAST,AND HE'S ALWAYS THEREWHEN YOU NEED HIM MOST."(Christopher Robin and Pooh illustrations by Ernest Shephard.)Please enjoy the film of the song "House At Pooh Corner" by Kenny Loggins with the original illustrations for the story by Ernest H. Shephard. You can

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