Bear It In Mind

Red Noses!

2011-03-02T19:29:00.002Z

Royal Bartie ...

2011-02-23T18:01:00.002Z

Our special commemorative wedding Bartie is limited to 12 only. We now only have 5 left to order.

He is available for £195.00+pp

We will be at Hugglets this Sunday. Hope to see you there.

Real Fur Bears ....

2011-02-07T21:48:00.004Z

We are so pleased to be able to offer a service quite unique. We can turn vintage fur coats in to delightful little bears. This is a lovely way to accept those 'hand me downs' that you simply don't want to throw away but don't want to wear.

Solent Bartie 2011 edition

2011-01-19T19:28:00.005Z

With much excitement we are pleased to now introduce you to our new Bartie Bristle.

Our New Forest Bartie 2010 edition closed at 30!

CANCELLED.....

2010-12-18T09:44:00.002Z

Due to the weather, we have had to cancel the Christmas Workshop due to be held this morning from 10.00am. So sorry for any inconvenience. (now Amanda and I will have to eat all the Quality Street on our own). Keep safe and warm!

Updates...

2010-12-03T16:38:00.004Z

What a truly festive feel to life at the moment!
The New Forest Christmas Teddy Bear Fair was a wonderful event with freezing temperatures, spiced apple juice and goulash soup. I'm very pleased it was not organised for this weekend as many of our exhibitors had a long way to travel. The thick snow and ice have left the village looking beautiful but with school closed I have been sewing and typing mainly from home.
Our next event will be the Christmas workshop on Saturday 18th Dec and we do still have a couple of places left for that.

2010-11-16T19:04:00.002Z

We are very pleased to announce the safe arrival of our plush, child-friendly Bartie Bristle.
He is available to purchase at £14.99 exc p+p

Join us on 28th November in Beaulieu village hall for the New Forest Christmas Teddy Bear Fair where Bartie will be on sale alongside the new book, 'Bartie's Christmas'.
Julie will be signing copies on request.
We look forward to seeing you all there.

2010-11-16T18:55:00.001Z

Children In Need 2010

2010-10-19T18:30:00.002+01:00

We are pleased to announce the date for our teddy bear and human chain around Beaulieu Village in aid of Children In Need.
It will be held on Saturday 13th November. Please register in Bear It In Mind. Only teddies can be entered - no other furry toys please.

Workshops...

2010-09-28T14:47:00.002+01:00

Please do checkout the website for a list of our workshop dates. Our next is a one day beginners on 6th November. We are also offering a half day Christmas Special on 18th December.
Weekend 8-10th October we will be 'on-location'. Off to Co Kerry to run a bear making weekend in a beautiful hotel!

Miniature Bear Workshop

2010-09-17T13:48:00.001+01:00

Saturday 18th Sept
We look forward to welcoming Andy West from Westie Bears to our studio for another wacky day of miniature bear making!

General Update.

2010-09-03T17:46:00.003+01:00

What a busy summer! We have met so many lovely people coming in to the shop over the school holidays - it has been a joy to be so busy!
We now look forward to Hugglets Bear Festival at Kensington on 12th September. This will be a great opportunity for us to introduce our customers to the new 'design your own' or 'bespoke' Bartie service that we now offer. We will be in the basement of Stand 98 and look forward to meeting you there.

New Stock....

2010-07-24T09:30:00.003+01:00

We have just received another supply of Charlie Bears and now have in stock Angela,Candy, Kojak, Laura, Rodley, Wiliam 3rd, Willis and Zak.

Other Charlie Bears still in stock include Ella, Manfred, Harvey, Graham, Malcolm, Felix, Lou Lou, Ruby, Jooles, Seren and Tetley.

We are also pleased to announce that we are now stockists of the delightful Great British Bear Company bears!

Today ...

2010-06-23T19:23:00.002+01:00

It is not long now before the 3rd New Forest Teddy Bear Festival takes place here in Beaulieu village. Bears have started arriving already and today Speedy the Gardener arrived for the weekend! The shop is tidy, the AA signs are going up and the honey fudge has arrived (yay!) Dare I say it but the weather looks good too!
Please don't miss this wonderful event.

Charlie Bear Update ...

2010-06-18T19:39:00.002+01:00

Following a delivery of Charlie Bears this week, I can now offer an update.
We now have, Ella, Gareth, Goldust, Graeme, Kenny, Malcolm, Samantha and Seren.

Still available, Tetley(dog), Manfred, Harvey, Jooles, Felix, Maisie, Lou Lou and Christopher.

With the New Forest Teddy Bear Festival only a week away, we are not expecting these bears to last long!

Amanda Middleditch is fundraising for Breast Cancer Care - JustGiving

2010-06-08T20:42:00.000+01:00

Amanda Middleditch is fundraising for Breast Cancer Care - JustGiving

Special photo as promised...

2010-06-08T18:11:00.002+01:00

Here is the photo I have been promising you. Sorry it took so long. Bartie was quite star struck when he met Mr Whoppit at Pendine.

Special Visitors...

2010-05-26T18:20:00.002+01:00

Over the last few days we have had a few very special visitors. The first was Les the electrician who came to PAT test the Hotel and Spa! The second were the Tats who popped in ahead of the Teddy Bear Festival to take som promo shots.

Project Runningblade...

2010-05-24T21:27:00.002+01:00

We were thrilled to be on the beach at Pendine Sands over the weekend when Don Wales took the lawnmower land speed record from the Americans. Our very own Speedy the Gardener was present and Bartie Bristle met a VERY famous little bear and is now a bit star struck! I will post some pics as soon as I can.

CHARLIE BEAR UPDATE ...

2010-05-18T16:55:00.002+01:00

For those of you who have been checking for my Charlie Bear update, thank you for your patience and here it is!
I now have in stock... Harris, Heather, Jooles, Ludo, Manfred, Simon and Stevie.

I am happy to mail to those of you for whom a trip to the shop is difficult but I will have to add post and packaging costs.

I also still have in stock... Felix, Harvey, Ruby, Maisy, Lou Lou, Christopher, Tetley (dog) and Tabitha (cat).

I look forward to hearing from you.
Julie

Workshop 15th May ...

2010-05-07T16:34:00.002+01:00

Just a note to let any of you guys out there who fancy trying to make a traditional ted know that the above workshop is for men only!
We still have spaces. This is the one day beginners day at a cost of £80.
Please contact for more info.

Interested in your comments...

2010-05-05T20:10:00.002+01:00

We are working on a prototype Bartie Bristle which will be a child friendly plush version of the original bear designed by us. We would value any comments or suggestions regarding the future popularity of such a bear. We anticipate hime retailing around the £15 mark.
Thank you for your time.

now available to purchase...

2010-05-03T16:53:00.002+01:00

This is our latest addition to the Studio Bartie range of kits now available to purchase. He is called Fudge and stands approximately 10.5 inches when completed. As with all our kits, traditional bear making techniques are used. Full instructions are included.
We have not included the stuffing in our kits. The cost of each kit is £30.00 and are available in a range of colours.

Bank Holiday Monday May 3rd ...

2010-05-02T16:26:00.001+01:00

Just to let you all know that Bear It In Mind will be open on Bank Holiday Monday. Hope to see you there!

Duffy Moon ...

2010-04-25T17:16:00.002+01:00

We are pleased to introduce you to Duffy Moon. We have designed him for a workshop we will be running in support of Animals Asia. The date is still to be announced and we intend to offer Duffy Moon in kit form to our customers after the event.

Check out this fantastic charity at,

www.animalsasia.org

Mobile Workshops ...

2010-04-20T19:36:00.005+01:00

We are pleased to say that our mobile workshops are up and running. We are able to travel to you to run a full day of traditional bear-making.

We can bring the workshop to your office or workplace. We can also run bear-making weekends in hotels. These sessions are a wonderful way to spend a day doing something quite different!

A fantastic group bonding opportunity or hen weekend activity.

At the end of the day you will have made your very own mohair teddy. All materials and equipment are supplied and the price includes our tuition also. The little bear is pictured above and is called 'Phileas Duffy'. Please contact us directly for prices and availability.

workshop update ...

2010-04-17T17:45:00.002+01:00

With one week to go, we still have a few places available on our one day beginneres workshop on Saturday 24th April.

2010-04-14T20:23:00.002+01:00

It is great to know that there are those of you out there who a planning to visit the New Forest for the festival in June and are booking local accommodation specially. Thank you for your support!
We are also at our highest number of Bartie Bristles ordered in one year since we first started making himin 2007 and it is only April.

Bear Kits ...

2010-04-12T18:08:00.004+01:00

As promised I now have the prices of our teddy bear kits.

Toffee Bear is string jointed, comes in three colours and is approximately 4inches tall when made. £18.00 (requires stuffing and strong thread)

Treacle Bear is five way cotter pin jointed, comes in the same three colours as Toffee and is approximately 9inches tall when made. £25.00 (requires stuffing and strong thread)

Both bears are made with a felted mohair.

(they are not suitable for children under 14)

The Studio

2010-04-06T18:56:00.002+01:00

We spent a lot of time today rearranging the studio. It is now easier for visitors to see us working. We make new bears and restore and repair our inpatients in full public view and welcome your interest.
Pop in some time!

Easter Bunny Workshop ...

2010-04-05T17:09:00.002+01:00

We had lots of fun on 3rd April making our Easter Bunnyhead Ornaments. We ate loads of chocolate (and a pork pie!)

HAPPY EASTER...

2010-04-01T19:37:00.002+01:00

Wishing you all a happy Easter from us all at Bear It In Mind.

We will be opening on Good Friday, Easter Saturday and Bank Holiday Monday.

Bartie update ...

2010-03-29T17:42:00.002+01:00

We have now sold out of Festival Bartie 2009. Well done to all those who purchased one. We hope to see them on 27th June for the Bartie Convention photo!
Don't forget, New Forest Bartie will continue to be available until the end of the year.

Update ...

2010-03-23T19:52:00.000Z

We still have a few places left on our Easter Workshop!
£30.00 per person.

Digger the Mole

2010-03-23T19:43:00.002Z

This is Digger. We made him for The Waggon and Horses pub near the Lymington ferry where he is going to live with all his other 'moley' friends. Do pop in and visit him sometime!

THE NEW FOREST CHRISTMAS BEAR FAIR

2010-03-17T16:13:00.002Z

We are very pleased to announce the date for the first New Forest Christmas Bear Fair.

This event will be held in Beaulieu Village Hall on Sunday 28th November 2010.

There will be more details to follow so mark your diaries now!

Info ...

2010-03-09T17:03:00.002Z

We have just taken delivery of the new Charlie Bears keyrings. £6.99 each. Also Deb Canham pieces from the Dolls House collection.

Our bear making kits are now available to purchase. There are two sizes. The larger one is called Treacle and is cotter pin jointed. The smaller one is called Toffee and is string jointed.
There will be prices and pictures up soon.

Thank you ....

2010-03-07T22:48:00.003Z

A huge thank you to Andy West for a fabulous workshop on Saturday. Eight ladies made their miniature creations with Andy's expert help and large quantities of chocolate and cake. Well done girls for all your hard work!

Charlie Bear Update ...

2010-03-04T19:40:00.001Z

I have now sold out of Button.
Sorry if you didn't manage to catch him!

General Update...

2010-03-01T16:54:00.002Z

A fantastic day was spent at Hugglets yesterday.
Dear Old Steiffy found a new home and we now have some new Bartie Bristle owners.
More new products have arrived in the shop including Hermann and World of Miniature Bears.
I plan to update the artist bear section of this blog as soon as I can following the 'adoption' of so many in the last few weeks.

Hugglets, Kensington, Sunday 28th

2010-02-23T19:08:00.002Z

We will be attending the Hugglets Fair this weekend and are pleased to be able to offer the centre seam Steiff that we restored for sale. (see picture below)

He will, of course, be travelling with us and we look forward to introducing him to any interested party.

New Arrivals

2010-02-23T19:05:00.002Z

I now have the Charlie 2010 collector's bear in stock as well as Button and Nicholas.

I have also received a delivery from The Puppet Company and am really looking forward to stocking these products.

2010-02-18T18:31:00.002Z

We are pleased to announce that we will be supporting Honeypot at this year's New Forest Teddy Bear Festival. Please take a look at this charity's main website. www.honeypot.co.uk

2010-01-28T17:07:00.002Z

We were thrilled to be asked to restore a very handsome 1908 centre seam Steiff recently. Here is a picture of him with Bartie Bristle waiting to go home.

He is lovely!

EASTER WORKSHOP

2010-01-27T20:35:00.003Z

I now have full details for our Easter Workshop.
We will be making a mohair bunny head ornament with a little basket to pop eggs in to! The date is Saturday 3rd April and it starts at 10.30 and finishes at 1.30.
The price of £30.00 includes all materials, tuition and refresments.
I will post a picture as soon as I can.
Please remember that places book up quite quickly.

2010-01-08T12:21:00.002Z

We are pleased to introduce you to Forest Bartie. New for 2010, he is available for £85 +pp.

The Bartie Bristle Fan Club

2010-01-08T12:19:00.001Z

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=269679275357&ref=mf

Until I get a proper link directly from my main website, please copy and paste the above to visit Bartie's new Fan Club!

Exclusive T-Shirts.

2009-11-23T17:45:00.006Z

Limited Edition Prints £20.00

2009-11-13T19:07:00.005Z

We have a number of beautiful and exclusive limited edition prints still available to purchase. The original watercolour hangs in Bear It In Mind and was painted for us by local artist Jill Fry.

The print has been reproduced in A4 size making it easy to frame and is numbered and signed by the artist.