Spooktacular Halloween Collection
Spooktacular Halloween Collection
Hugglets Teddies Show & New teddy bear & Character Designs
We are just back from Hugglets Teddies Show in London and want to share some of latest designs with our mailing list and blog readers.
Thank you to everyone who came to our stand and left with a new companion or two! We know that our mailing list collectors who live all over world love to see pictures of what we had on show so here is a look at some of our new teddy bears and animal characters.
Thank you to everyone who came to our stand and left with a new companion or two! We know that our mailing list collectors who live all over world love to see pictures of what we had on show so here is a look at some of our new teddy bears and animal characters.
MR OWL & PUSSYCAT
This piece was inspired by The Owl and The Pussycat by Edward Lear.
Mr Owl is 7.5" high and created from antique mohair has a sculpted face and feet.
PussyCat is 7.5" high and created from silk plush again with our sculpted face,paws and shoes.
One of a kind 1/1 ADOPTED
BOBBY
Bobby is 3" high created from antique mohair in dark taupe
Wobble neck joint matt glass eyes.Vintage cotton jacket with vintage french trim.
One of a Kind 1/1.ADOPTED
OBADIAH
Obadiah is 5"high and made from antique mohair in faded cinnamon.
He has a cone shaped nose with centre seam head, matt glass eyes and wobble neck joint.
Limited Edition 1/1 ADOPTED
NED
NED
Ned is 3"high our smallest miniature bear.Created from antique plush in old cream.
He has shiny glass eyes and faded grey stitched nose.Wobble neck joint.
Limited Edition 1/1 ADOPTED
MYRTLE
MYRTLE
Myrtle stands 3.75" high created from old gold mohair.She has a matt glass eyes and wobble neck joint.
Myrtle wears a antique lace dress trimmed with vintage flowers and silk ribbon.
Limited Edition Number 1/1 ADOPTED
NORBERT
NORBERT
Norbert stands 3.75" tall and is made from antique mohair in dusty taupe.
He has matt glass eyes and long thin snout.Norbert wears a vintage French velvet waistcoat with tiny brass buttons.Scottish tweed trousers and our leather shoes handmade in our studio.
Limited Edition 1/3 Number 1 ADOPTED
GRETA
GRETA
Greta stands 3.25" high and is made from antique mohair in old gold.
She has centre seam head ,matt glass eyes and wobble neck joint
Greta wears a beautiful delicate antique lace skirt trimmed with diamente and vintage flowers.
Limited Edition 1/1 ADOPTED
MORDECAI
MORDECAI
Mordecai stands 3.75" high and created from vintage plush in old cream.
He has matt boot button glass eyes and a wobble neck joint.
Mordecai is wearing a antique linen sailor suit with vintage french linen trim.
His shoes are made by hand with our own sculpts and handstitched with leather soles.
Limited Edition 1 of 1 ADOPTED
NOODLE
NOODLE
Noodle is 5.5" high and created from antique wool plush and mixed with black alpaca.
This vintage looking panda has shiny glass eyes with a wobble neck joint and worn nose.
Noodle sits in the palm of your hand and is very loose jointed.
Limited Edition 1/1 ADOPTED
RATTY RAT
RATTY RAT
Ratty Rat stands 7.5" tall created from vintage velveteen.
Ratty is one of our sculpted character studio designs made from antique textiles.
He is airbrushed and hand tinted with glass eyes and long fine whiskers.
Ratty is dressed in vintage worn ticking trousers with braces held up with antique buttons.
His cotton shirt is aged and has tiny mop antique buttons and Victorian collar.
Ratty has slight hump to his back and stands by himself in his worn leather shoes again sculpted and made by hand in our studio.
Limited Edition Number 1 of 1
TINKERBELLE RAT
TINKERBELLE RAT
Tinkerbelle stands 7.5" tall and is created from antique velveteen.
She is another of our sculpted character studio designs made in antique textiles.
She is hand tinted and airbrushed with glass eyes and felt ears.
Tinkerbelle wears and cotton vintage rodent print dress from an old dolls dress.
I have trimmed her dress with vintage ric rac trim and old lace.
She has hand made leather shoes in olive green with matching bag.
She is limited to just 2 pieces as this is all the fabric I have for the dress.
Limited Edition 1/1 ADOPTED
She makes a wonderful companion to Ratty Rat who is very smitten with her!
TINKERBELLE & RATTY RAT
Thank you for visiting our blog should you wish to adopt or order any of our designs please get in touch for more details either by email:
info@paulastrethill-smith.com
or message me on facebook
Hope you enjoyed our new collection warm wishes
Paula & Simon
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New Bears and Animal Characters for Hugglets Teddies Festival 2015
We are busy in our studio making new bears and animal characters for Hugglets Teddies Festival 2015 on Sunday 13th September Kensington Town Hall London 10.30-4pm
Its always so nice to meet our collectors in person at the show so you are more than welcome to pop by our stand and say hello.
We are in Hall 1 stand 56.
Bobby
Bobby is one of our tiny miniature bears that will coming to London with us.
We will not be previewing any bears before the show but some that may be available will feature on our blog shortly after the show.
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Mitzi our latest centre seam teddy bear from our studio
MITZI
Mitzi
Mitzi is 9" high created from vintage plush which i have airbrushed and tinted.
She has a centre seam head and silk thread nose which is worn in places.
Loose jointed with wobble neck and stuffed like old bears with wood wool shavings.
Mitzi is dressed in a vintage linen and red cotton print dress.
This beautiful cotton print came from a vintage french child's dress.
Her dress is trimmed with vintage ric rac braid,
scalloped vintage cotton lace with antique mother of pearl buttons.
Mitzi carries a antique leather purse which contains a silver sixpence for luck.
Mitzi has a long pronounced nose with center seam and antique boot button eyes.
Mitzi is a Limited Edition 1/1 One of a Kind ADOPTED
Should you wish to adopt Mitzi or for more information please contact me
by email. info@paulastrethill-smith.com
or message me on facebook.
Welcome to our Vintage Summer Collection 2015
Vintage Summer Collection 2015
Introducing our latest designs from our studio.....
BISOUX
Bisoux is 9" tall created from vintage hand embroidered linen.
Sculpted face molds and foot pads with pose able wired ears and mouth.
Bisoux is made from genuine vintage linen textile with beautiful hand stitched tray cloth.
I have further shaded and tinted her mouth,nose and foot pads.
She is loosely jointed with wobble neck joint and has hand painted antique boot button eyes.
Limited Edition 1/1 one off. RESERVED
BISOUX
Antique style French Bulldog soft sculpture.
CORALINE
Coraline is 4.5" tall and created from antique mohair in a pretty dark coral shade.
I have further aged and tinted her fur to give a the look of a very old bear look.
She has a wobble neck joint and matt glass eyes.
Saggy tummy stuffed with wood wool and weighted with steel shot.
Limited Edition Number 1 of 1 ADOPTED
CORALINE
PAPILLION
Papillion is 4"tall and created from antique mohair in caramel brown.
He has a wobble neck joint and matt glass eyes.
Papillion dressed in tropical jacket is busy catching butterflies with his net, which he collects but releases after he has studied them.
Papillion wears are tan leather shoes with leather soles.
Limited Edition Number 1 and 2 are Adopted 1 left of edition of 3.
PRINCESS CHARLOTTE
Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana is 3.5" tall and created from vintage cream silk plush.
She has a wobble neck joint and matt glass eyes.Princess Charlotte is dress in a antique cotton fabric made from a antique baby dress.She also wears our hand stitched leather shoes in vintage cream leather.
Limited Edition Numbers 1,2 ,3Adopted 2 left edition of 5.
STARGAZY KITTY
Stargazy kitty is 6" tall and created from silk plush to which i have airbrushed his markings.
This cute kitty has a sculpted face and paws with green glass eyes.
Stargazy has wired poseable arms,tail and ears.
His shoes are hand stitched from vintage leather and made by ourselves from our own sculpts and molds.
He wears a vintage linen sailor jacket trimmed with antique linen ribbon.
Stargazy likes to stare at the sea and the stars comes with his own brass telescope.
Limited Edition 1/1 One Off ADOPTED
STARGAZEY

STARGAZY
Is quite partial to fish pie!
OLD EZRA
Old Ezra is 3.5" tall and created from antique mohair in faded cinnamon.
Due to the age of his fur it is thinning in places but this gives him the appearance of a early antique bear.
Old Ezra has a wobble neck joint with matt glass eyes he is stuffed with wood wool.
Limited Edition 1/1 ADOPTED
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Thank you for visiting should you wish to adopt any of our designs please contact me for further details
Email: info@paulastrethill-smith.com
or you can message me on facebook.
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About Me
Hello I am a soft sculpture teddy bear artist/designer creating vintage looking teddy bears and animal characters. I love using antique fabrics and trimmings and spend many happy hours looking for these treasures! The Teddy Bears I make have the look of well loved and cherished companions.I use antique mohair and vintage plush I adore the look of early old antique bears from Germany and ours have all the same attributes of those traditional classic bears with long arms and spoon shaped paws,centre seam noses,boot button eyes and with a slight raised hump on the back.We are delighted that a large collection of our designs are on display at the wonderful spielzeug-welten-museum-Basel Switzerland and the Izu Museum Tokyo Japan I hope you enjoy my blog....thank you for visiting.