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HeartS Design Heirloom Teddy Bears
Email me at: Mary@heartsdesign.com
Before you trash that fur coat hanging in your attic or storage send it to me and I will make an heirloom teddy bear for you. You'll probably never wear it anyway, and what a nice remembrance of the person who owned it. And you get a great collectible heirloom to pass down to future generations.
I have been making Heirloom bears since 1993. I started because I had trouble finding the “just right” fur for my creations. A fur coat of my mothers hung in my sewing room. Looking at it triggered an idea to use it for my bear. Everyone
who saw it loved it, and an idea was born - Use old coats for the fabric. Since then, I scour the yard sales and flea markets looking for just the right coat.
What kind of fabrics can I
use? Just about
anything. Quilts, blankets, any kind of coats, neck ties, (I will need more then
one), dresses, w
edding gowns.. What ever you have that you would like to keep around. This is a bear made from a wedding gown. Notice the footpad has the wedding date embroidered on it.
They are 20 inches tall and have jointed arms, legs and neck. Each bear has my signature letter “S” embroidered in the center of a heart on the right footpad. (or I can embroider your loved ones initials.)
Or if they had a special hobby I can embroider something custom to the
pad. 
Check out my Happy Bears Page for
examples of custom pads I have made for others.
Their body is lined with a second skin method that I use to help in the construction and wear of the bear. I use the linings and buttons or
anything else special from the coat in the construction of your heirloom. Many times monograms of previous coat owners found inside the coats are reused in the clothing or insides of vests.
If you would like to have a bear made from your coat the price would be $150.00 I am working on about a six months waiting list, however if you need your bear for a special occasion, email me and we'll work with you.
By turning your old fur coat into an Heirloom bear you will have something that can be displayed, and the ancestor who owned it remembered each time you look at it.
Bears can be made from
Wedding Gowns, Quilts, suits. Just about anything.
Take a look at my Happy Bear Page and you can find ideas from other bears.Contact me either by email or phone. If you want to mail a fur to me, I would suggest you send it priority thru the
USPost office, insured and return receipt.
Mary Sherman
PO Box 222
Shermansdale, Pa. 17090
717-582-3457
email:
Click here to see the HOMELESS BEARS on my Adoption Page
Check out the page of Happy Bears and their owners for some photos of satisfied customers, and examples of my work.
Also: Don't miss my Children's Furniture page. From time to time I also paint and do other crafts. You'll find some extra special things on that page. There is hand painted furniture for children as well as some custom one of a kind Children's clothing. Recently, I bought a new Bernina 180 Embroidery Sewing Machine, and a Commercial Brother PR 600 Embroidery machine. I can do your custom embroidery, logos, etc. Check it out on my machine embroidery page.
Click
on the scissors to take you to the page of bears that are up for adoption.
(Just in case you don't own your own fur.)
There are more pages to explore. Keep on going and click on any underlined word or heart to go to the next page or the buttons on the left of the page
My email address is: mary@heartsdesign.com
