URSA Awards 2014

9th Annual
Competition

"Reach Beyond The Stars"

website security

 

 

Australia Canada China Denmark France Germany Hong Kong Ireland Italy
Lithuania Maucau Netherlands New Zealand Russia Scotland So Africa Ukraine England USA

 

Category 1
Wee Little Bare Bear or Bud - 5" and Under - Undressed.

Any materials.


Large photographs are shown so you can see and judge each bear's details.
Page may take time to load - it's worth the wait!

Entries are in order by the date they were received.

 
Vote for your favorite -
link is at the bottom of this page.

 

1.1

1.1

Gloria is an OOAK miniature artist bear just 5cm tall. Jointed. Flock fabric for miniatures, Ultra-suede paw pads, German glass eyes, polymer clay for nose, shaded, hand crocheted flowers adorn her head.

 

Tatiana Scalozub

TS Bears - Ukraine

 

1.2

1.2

Stan is an OOAK teddy. 5-way jointed, made from white alpaca with beige Ultra-suede paw pads and inner ears. Black German glass eyes with hand shading. Stan is 5" tall and is filled with merino wool.

Ann Hutchinson

Anneca bears - Australia

 

1.3

1.3

Lil Lion King is 3” tall. He is Made from white long mini bear fur that is trimmed and have left the mane at the correct length of the fur. String jointed body and a tiny cotter pin and disc in his head. Hand sewn with invisible thread. Lil Lion King is stuffed with wool filling and steel shot in his stomach and feet. Glass beads for his eyes.  His mouth and nose are hand embroidered with Perle thread and his tail is made from twisted wool.

 

Bec Allnat

Bears By Becca - Australia

 

1.4

1.4

Peanut is 3 1/2" tall and is made from vintage upholstery fabric. Hand painted glass eyes and a stitched nose and mouth. His face has been needle sculpted, scissor sculpted and shaded. 

 

Terrie Kalaputas

Terries Bears - Canada

 

1.5

1.5

Sean is a 5” tall bear made of fake fur. 5-way jointed and filled with wool and steel shot. Glass eyes and his nose has gloss. Sean’s paw pads are made of cotton fabric as are his inner ears.

 

Stine Birkeland

Stine-Teddies - Denmark

 

1.6

1.6

Fung-Lo is 5cm/2“ tail. Made from long-pile with black German glass eyes and an open mouth with modelled teeth. Stitched paw pads and claws, thread jointed with wired legs and a wire running from head to tail so that he can play like a real panda. Stuffed with fiberfill and a little steel shot in his tummy for additional weight. 

 

Natashca Sabo

Lefty Bears - Germany

 

1.7

1.7

Tabata is 4.75” (15cm) tall and she is a puppy French Bulldog and made with natural Schulte mohair than painted with pink and black colors. Black German glass eyes. 5-way jointed and stuffed him with wool.

Annalisa Taddei

The Tuscany Bear Maker - Italy


 

1.8

1.8

Matt is made from sparse mohair with Ultra-suede paw pads. Gently aged as if to show loving repairs and patches. Nose is sewn with silk thread and waxed. Onyx bead eyes. Around his neck he wears a silk ribbon with a mother of pearl button. Matt is 4 1/4” tall. 5-way jointed with a wobble head. Filled with cotton stuffing and stainless steel shot. OOAK

Sue Woodhouse

Dreamtime - United Kingdom

 


1.9

1.9

Pola is 4 1/2" tall and is an OOAK. Made from faux fur in winter white with a little guard hairs. Shaded features and is both scissor and needle sculpted. 5-way traditionally cotter pin jointed with English black glass eyes, a Perle cotton nose and pale pink cashmere paw pads. She is polyester and steel ball filled.

Lynn Bowie

Madabout Bears - Scotland

 


1.10

1.10
Frappe is 5-way jointed and just under 3” tall. Created from coffee color reclaimed vintage mink with coffee color Ultra-suede paws. English glass eyes and a handmade dark bark clay nose which is sewn in for strength. Frappe is filled with Majestic Merino Wool Noil and Poly-fill blend along with steel shot . Extensively scissor sculpted which takes many hours to create.

Helen Gleeson

Bare Cub Designs - Australia

 

 


1.11

1.11
Little Wuzzie stands 3.25" tall and is hand sewn in beige long pile Mini fabric with Ultra-suede paw pads. Wuzzie is 5-way jointed with a wobble-jointed neck. Stuffed and weighted with poly-fil and stainless steel micro-shot. He has tiny sculpted paw pads which have been hand-painted for depth. Embroidered with Super-Lon bonded nylon thread, then sealed with beeswax. All shading was rendered using quality paints. OOAK. Wuzzie was made using a modified version of Christie's larger bear pattern so he has the proportions of her full-sized bears.

Christie Kotz

The Peach Peddler Bears - United States

At a Glance - All Entries in Category 1


1.1
Gloria

1.2
Stan


1.3

Lil Lion King

1.4
Peanut


1.5
Sean


1.6

Fung-Lo

 

1.7

Tabata

1.8
Matt

1.9

Pola

 

1.10

Frappe

1.11

Wuzzie

 

Ask

Your Friends

to Vote too! 


Your Votes determine the top winners,
who will go on to the finals and to vie for the URSA Major Award.

 

 

Vote now for your favorite in

Category 1


If get an message saying you have voted in a category,
When you know that you have not.
Please clean out your computer's cookies/cache and try again.

Cast your Votes in these active categories (number of entries in each category)  
 1 - Wee Little Bare Bears-Bud - 5" & Under (11)     Contact the Contestants
2 - Wee Little Outfitted Bears-Bud - 5" & under (8)      
 3 - Medium Bare Bears-Bud - 6-11" (13)     See the Awards & Prizes
 4 - Medium Outfitted Bear-Bud - 6-12 "  (12)      
  5 - Large Bare Bear-Bud - 12-28"  (11)     Join Bears&Buds
  6 - Large Outfitted Bear-Bud - 12 to 28" (13)      
  7 - Huge Hugs - All sizes (5)     Home
  9 - Friends & Pairs Vignettes - All sizes (15)      
  10 - Santas - Father Christmas, Elves (9)     Contact
  11 - Polar Bears - All sizes  (4)    

 

  12 - Panda Bears All sizes (6)     Statistics: 
  14 - What Does The Fox Say? - All sizes (8)   72 Artist competing from 19 Countries
  15 - Animal Kingdom - All sizes (13)      Total of 145  Entries
  16 - Furry Pals - Cats & Dogs - All sizes (7)        8 - Needle Felted Bear - Buds (Canceled)
  17 - It's All The Same Pattern - Clown (3)        Note: We never use category 13
  18 - Royalty - Kings, Queens, Bejeweled Bears (7)      

Copyright © 2005-2014 BearsandBuds.com
DBA: Bright Star Promotions, Inc, 3428 Hillvale Road Louisville, KY 40241 USA
All rights reserved worldwide
Phone/Fax: (502) 423-7827

hit counter