Rowing Club Bear

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At Blazer Bear we have recently made one of our first Rowing Club bears. Our first was created as a unique gift from a very old club sweatshirt and rowing vest. When the material is so threadbare it is still possible to create a very handsome looking handmade bear and some of the wear and tear add huge character to the bear. We have also been asked to make a bear as a teacher present for a much loved rowing teacher and build a bear from a variety of sporting memorabilia including rowing colours.

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We have spent some time in Marlow recently and have loved watching the rowers take to the river this … Read more of this post

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Tartan Blazer Bears

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There is something very attractive about tartan fabric. Being made from alternating coloured threads woven at right angles to each other this forms distinctive diagonal lines where different colours cross, resulting in an eye-catching appearance of new colours blended from the original ones.

One of the very first tartan Blazer Bears we made was for a lovely couple who had a family tartan ‘Graham Mentieth’ kilt and wanted a bear made for their sons 40th birthday; being a special birthday they wanted a unique present. He was great fun to make and we were so delighted that they liked him enough to order a second ‘Graham’ for their grandson. Each kilt was slightly different but never- the- less resulted in 2 handsome Bears. We have just delivered ‘Graham The Second’ and hope their Grandson likes him!

Although Tartan Blazer Bears are possibly the most difficult to make, here at Blazer … Read more of this post

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Kent College Pembury Beauty Evening

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We are very much looking forward to the Kent College Pembury, Beauty Evening this Friday 26th April. We are very grateful to the Parents Association for inviting Blazer Bear to have a stall at this exciting event to showcase our handmade Teddy Bears.

Looking for a unique 21st present, we were approached by a former Kent College parent to make a Blazer Bear out of her old school uniform. Although the Blazer was very worn we are delighted with the way she turned out.

We incorporated their distinctive blue and white striped shirt into the paws and ears – not forgetting the name tape behind the ear . The recipient clearly enjoyed her sport as the bears’ back is full of sporting colours where we hand sewed them on. The front of the Bear is adorned with pin on badges, including her treasured House badge.

This Lovely Bear will take … Read more of this post

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Tunbridge Wells Football Club Blazer Bear

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Another busy week at Blazer Bear where we have been busy making our handmade teddy bears out of a variety of different school uniforms, sporting clubs and even a cub uniform from the 1970s.

We had a lovely time at the well attended craft fair ‘Handmade With Love’ at the Trinity Arts Centre in Tunbridge Wells on Saturday. The fair was brilliantly organised with a range of lovely stalls. Big thanks to Jo and Stephanie from Appleducks, a Tunbridge Wells based events’ company, who did a superb job! The Christmas fair in November is worth putting in your diaries!

Pride of place on our stall was the handsome ‘Tunbridge Wells Football Club Blazer Bear’. To mark the fantastic achievement of our local football club reaching the FA Vase final at Wembley (May 4th), we made a Blazer Bear for them out of one of their shirts. Being a polyster nylon … Read more of this post

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