Paula Strethill-Smith

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Vintage Teddy Bear Collection

Hello welcome to our latest collection of vintage style teddy bears.......

OLD BINGO

OLD BINGO

Old Bingo is 4.5" high and created from genuine antique mohair in faded gold.

Old Bingo fur is quite worn and aged and he has loved away worn places.

German glass eyes and a loose neck joint and sparcely stitched black nose.

His foot pads have also worn in places.

Limited Edition of 2 Number 1 ADOPTED

STAR SAILOR

STAR SAILOR

Star Sailor is 3.5" high created from soft cream alpaca & black mohair.

One of our very tiny sized bears in shoes.

German glass eyes with black stitched nose.

This baby panda wears a vintage cream sailor top trimmed

with antique crown button and navy blue trousers.

Star Sailor wears our trademark black leather shoes which are handmade by ourselves.

Limited Edition Number 1 is ADOPTED of number 2 RESERVED, no:3 available for order.

AGNETHA

AGNETHA

Agnetha is 3" high and created from hand dyed magenta colour mohair.

She is a boho gypsy queen and wears a hand dyed vintage

embroidered waistcoat over a scalloped edge cotton dress also hand dyed.

German glass eyes with a black stitched nose.

Agnetha has vintage flower headdress and a antique bead necklace with vintage gold charm.

Her vintage purple velvet shoes are hand made by ourselves.

ONE OFF 1/1 ADOPTED

ISABEAU

ISABEAU

Isabeau is 3"high and created from aged cream mohair.

She wears a silk satin gown with antique lace and silver french ribbon.

German glass eyes with pale apricot thread stitched nose.

Isabeau has a silk bonnet with antique velvet for get-me-not flowers,fine net silver ribbon & feathers.

She also wears a tiny silver antique bead necklace.

One of our very tiny bears wearing our trademark vintage leather shoes

which are hand stitched and made by ourselves.

Limited Edition Number 1 is ADOPTED Number 2 is Available for order.

MARMADUKE

MARMADUKE

Marmaduke is 3"high and created from German mohair in old gold.

I have further aged and hand tinted his fur.German Glass eyes with faded black stitched nose.

He wears a antique silk velvet waistcoat with linen back and tan vintage cotton trousers.

Marmaduke wears our vintage leather shoes in old tan.

Limited Edition 1/1 ADOPTED

One Off.

PHINEAS

PHINEAS

Phineas is 3" high and created from geniune antique mohair in faded cinnamon colour.

German glass eyes and black stitched nose.

He wears hand dyed embroidered vintage waistcoat and velvet trousers.

Phineas has our trade mark vintage leather shoes in a soft beige.

Limited Edition 1/1 ADOPTED

ONE OFF

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Thank you for visiting should you wish to adopt any of the designs please contact me by

Email: info@paulastrethill-smith.com

or message me on facebook.

All good wishes

Paula & Simon

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Welcome to our Summertime Collection.......

Master Bird Song

Master Bird Song

Mister Bird Song stands 7" high and created from hand dyed mohair in a faded warm gold.

Wearing a antique embroidered coat in a pale blue and navy silk.

This is beautiful antique fabric is from a Chinese coat and is hand embroidered with flowers leaves and tiny birds.Trimmed with navy silk satin and is removable.

Mister Bird Song wears our handmade navy blue velvet shoes which are embellished with the antique buttons from the same Chinese silk jacket.

One of a kind Limited Edition 1/1 ADOPTED

NEPTUNE

NEPTUNE

Neptune is 4.5" high and created from hand dyed sea green mohair

I have over aged and tinted his fur in places to give him a vintage appearance.

He wears a matching hand dyed ribbon.

One of a kind

Limited Edition 1/1 ADOPTED

ALBION

ALBION

Albion stands at 4.5"high and created in hand dyed mohair in taupe brown mohair.

He wears a vintage cotton sailor top made from a old sailor shirt.

Navy blue trousers again using a vintage fabric.

Albion wears our hand made shoes in black leather hand stitched with leather soles.

He wears a antique hallmarked silver engraved anchor charm.

One of a kind Limited Edition 1/1 ADOPTED

BATHSHEBA

BATHSHEBA

Bathsheba stands 3.5" tall and is created from hand dyed lilac mohair.

She is dressed as a boho gypsy queen inspired by my love of vintage clothing.

She wears a antique velvet fringed jacket with vintage ecru lace skirt.

Trimmed with antique silk ribbon vintage flowers and antique glass gilded button.

One of a kind Limited Edition 1/1 ADOPTED

HORACE

HORACE

Horace stands at 3.25" created from dark taupe mohair. One of our very tiniest bears.

He wears vintage wool striped blazer with cream vintage flannel trousers.

Horace wears a handmade boater which he can remove.

His vintage cream leather shoes are a new size for this tiny bear.

Hand stitched with leather soles.

One of a kind Limited Edition 1/1 ADOPTED

DELORA

DELORA

Delora stands at 3" created from ash blonde mohair.

She wears a antique embroidery anglaise cotton summer

dress.Trimmed with vintage ribbon and flowers with antique floral charm.

Delora wears our hand made shoes in vintage cream leather a new size for this tiny bear.

One of a kind Limited Edition 1/1 ADOPTED

NERINA

NERINA

NERINA

Nerina measures 3.25" high without her mermaid tail created from hand dyed mohair.

She is a miniature bear and can be taken out of her mermaid tail.

She measures 4.5" in length when wearing her mermaid tail.

Nerina wears a leather and antique sequinned mermaid tail and shell bikini top.

Her mermaid headdress from antique sequins very tiny shells.

Nerina comes with her pretty antique shell box which she reclines against or can sit inside.

Limited Edition 1/1 ADOPTED

END OF SHOW

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Thank you for visiting our Summertime Collection.

Should you wish to adopt any of the designs please contact me by email or message me on facebook.

Warm sunshine wishes

Paula & Simon

xx

info@paulastrethill-smith.com

Hello welcome to our latest spring teddy bear collection.....

MISTER FOR-GET-ME-NOT

MISTER FOR-GET-ME-NOT

Mister For-get-me-not is 4.5"high and created from hand dyed mohair in faded blue.

He wears a vintage embroidered hand dyed waistcoat with tiny brass buttons.

Grey silk pantaloons with vintage velvet slippers with brass buckles.

Carries a posy of vintage for-get-me-nots.

ONE OFF Limited Edition 1/1 ADOPTED

MISS FLEURE

MISS FLEURE

Miss Fleure is 4.5" high and created from pale blonde mohair.

She wears a cream satin dress trimmed with vintage satin ribbon tape & crochet trim.

She carries a posy of vintage velvet blossoms.

ONE OFF Limited Edition 1/1 ADOPTED

CELESTE

Celeste is 4.5"high and created from hand dyed mohair.

Celeste is a beautiful hand dyed shade of turquoise or robins egg blue.

Her linen paw pads are also from the same dye bath.

ONE OFF Limited Edition 1/1 ADOPTED

MISS BLOSSOM

MISS BLOSSOM

Miss Blossom is 3.75" high and created from hand dyed mohair in pale peach pink.

She is wearing a vintage peach linen embroidered dress trimmed with silk ribbon.

Miss Blossom carries a vintage posy of peach blossoms.

ONE OFF 1/1 ADOPTED

VERDI

VERDI

Verdi is 3.5" high and created from hand dyed antique mohair in shades of jade green.

One of our very tiniest bears.

ONE OFF 1/1 ADOPTED

VERDI

PANDA BABE

PANDA BABE

PANDA BABE

Panda babe is a chubby 3.5"high created from cream and hand dyed pale blue mohair.

One of our tiny sized pandas.

Comes with a vintage posy of pink blossoms.

ONE OFF Limited 1/1 ADOPTED

MISS CHERRY PLUM

MISS CHERRY PLUM

MISS CHERRY PLUM

Miss Cherry Plumb is 3.5" high and created from hand dyed cherry pink mohair

One of our very tiny bears at 3.5"she has aged suede paw pads.

Carries a sprig of hand tinted cherry blossom.

ONE OFF Limited Edition 1/1 ADOPTED

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Thank you for visiting our blog show.

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Should you wish to adopt any of the latest bears or would like more information

please contact me by.

email: info@paulastrethill-smith.com

or 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.