Purplebean Bear
Hong Kong, China

Thank you very much to Valerie and Bears&Buds, for the annual URSA Awards Competition; I look forward to each year.

It is the best teddy bear awards worldwide in my view, because there are interesting and innovative categories that allow us to create different beautiful and unique art pieces.

I always love the special theme category each year which encourages us to try new ideas. The upcycling theme this year is just timely and trendy.

It's been 10 years since I started learning to make teddy bears and I only have time to make two or three a year.

Many of my own breakthroughs came
from taking part in the URSA Awards Competition; with new inspiration through seeing the great works of seasoned artists worldwide.

Thank you very much to all of you in the bear world, in particular to Valerie, Gloria Chan, my family and friends who supported me all along and voted for my creations.

Let’s keep the party going on each year.

Best Bear Wishes, Angela
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Anatasia

Measuring Tape

My awards arrived!

Thank you Valerie Rogers for organising the annual URSA Awards Competition.

I thoroughly enjoyed taking part and look forward to the special theme category each year.

Angela

The Tuscany Bear Maker

Tuscany, Italy

I’m really proud to be once again here, another year with URSA Award Competition!

Thank you so much to Valerie; thanks
so much to everyone who participated
in this contest.

Many congratulations to all the URSA Awards Competition winners for their fantastic creations.

Huge thanks, all over the world for
voting for them!

Bearyhugs,  Annalisa

Teddy Stories
Melle, Germany

I was very glad to take part in the URSA Awards Competition.

Congratulations to all the artists of URSA 2019. I know that the decision to take part in the competition is not an easy step.

Thanks to the organizers of the contest for a great opportunity. And special thanks to Valerie for her understanding and support, which was so important and necessary for all of us.

I am grateful to all collectors who gave us their sympathies and voted for our bears.

I thank my family and friends who support me in my love for Teddy.

And I want to thank my former colleagues from my homeland who also happily supported me in this competition.

Hugs,  Anzhela

 
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Ruby Columbine

Cash Equivalent

Anzhela shares her joy:

The mailman finally delivered the long-awaited award with URSA Awards competition by Bears&Buds.

❤ I thank my family and friends who support me in my love for teddy.

❤ I want to thank my former colleagues who also gladly supported me in this competition.

❤ I am grateful to all the collectors who expressed their affection to us and voted for our bears.

Hugs, Anzhela

Bearcrafty
Grimsby, United Kingdom

I can't describe how I feel at the moment; I'm proud, I'm thrilled, I'm excited and over the moon to see my creations are winners in the URSA Awards Competition.

I was doubting for a long time, shall i enter or not. Are my bears good enough and do I have enough fans who prefer my creations over the other mega talented artists who enter this awards show.

Gosh I won with three bears!

I send huge thank you's to all who voted for my bears, my fans, followers and collectors and a special thank to my husband who pushed me a bit to enter, he is a massive support for me.

And many thanks for Valerie and Bears&Buds for organizing this event and let us share our teddy bear world with all.

I"m so beary thankful,

Love, Catharina (Ineke)
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Captain Tedroy Lebas

8.3
Buzzzz

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DiBears
Naples, Florida

Polar Tea Towel

Tiny Toes & Bear Paws
Highlands Ranch, Colorado

I’m so excited and honored!
Thank you so much to all the bear and bud lovers all over the world who took the time out of their busy schedules to vote for my life-like dog creation, Cocoa.

To win an URSA Competition Award was exciting.

I also want to thank my husband who supports me and puts up with all the long hours I spend in my home studio.

And,I especially want to thank Valerie Rogers for her talent and time, and her staff for putting together this amazing platform and contest.

Warm Hugs,  DJ

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Cocoa

Teddy Treasury 2

Bainbridge Bears

Benton Harbor, Michigan

I am very happy to be a winner in the 2019 URSA Awards Competition.

I am always interested in seeing the many entries from the other artists. Sincere congratulations to the participants and winners. There are so many wonderful entries and it is a joy to be included.

I thank my collectors, family and friends by voting for me. They keep me on the road to making new bears and exploring new ideas. It is fun to sit in my basement work space and hopefully see a new bear come up
with a smile on his face. I enjoy that quiet time with my bear friends.

Special thanks to Carl, my husband of sixty-four years and my daughter Beth Anne, who is also a bear artist, for their help and understanding the pleasure bear making gives me.

Thanks to Valerie for giving the artists the opportunity to use their talents in creative ways. She is always nearby to answer questions if help is needed. One can see she loves what she does and I love her online shows. She is a dear friend in the teddy bear world.

Sincere thanks to all, Donna
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Arkhipova Irina Bears
Moscow, Russia

Guide Book

Jinglebears
Wellington, New Zealand

What a wonderful surprise to find that
I’m a winner in the 2019 URSA Awards Competition.

There were so many fantastic entries

from extremely talented artists, I feel
very privileged to be amongst them.

I’d like to thank everyone who voted for me and also the team at Bears&Buds who did all the hard work organizing this amazing world wide event.

Thank you, each and everyone of you.

Bearest greetings from New Zealand.
Jan

 
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Cindy

Ashenberry

Norfolk, Connecticut

I am honored to have won an URSA award!

Many thanks to everyone who voted
for Algernon.

I would like to extend a very special "thank you" to the collectors, if not for you, this warm and fuzzy world would not exist.

Much appreciation and thanks goes to Valerie and her crew for all of the time and hard work that goes into making the URSA awards a reality.

tiny bear hugs! Judy

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Algernon

$25.00 Gift Card

Brierley Bears

Barnsley, South Yorkshire

I am thrilled that my bear, Athena, has won this year's URSA Awards Competition.

The standard of work in this years awards was as brilliant, as always, making it much harder to choose who to vote for.

Thank you so much to everyone who voted for Athena, we wouldn't have won without you!

Thanks also to Valerie and her team at Bears&Buds for all their hard work with the magazine and for making the URSA Awards Competition possible.

Kind regards, Kat

Kat shares her joy:

I received my bear mail from Bears& Buds yesterday, it included:

A nice letter of congratulations.
Rosette
Bears&Buds winnere's pin badge
Bear Tracks subscription coupon

Thank you very much Valerie and team!

Kind regards,

Kat

Cooper Bears
Kelmscott, West Australia

Firstly I would sincerely like to thank Valerie Rogers for all her hard work. You are a tireless dynamo that fuels the bear industry with passion and love.

I would also like to thank everyone who voted for me, without your support I would never be able to do what I love most, and that is create bears and creatures.

I am grateful to be among so many talented artists . It’s an honour.

And last, but by no means least, my amazing husband and family who encourage and allow me to be a
crazy bear lady.

Thank you all,  Kay

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Kay shares her joy:

I am so grateful for the amazing support of my family friends and people who voted.

I am blessed to have you all in my life.

I would also like to thank Valerie for not only these awards but her tieless work

for bear world.

Kay

LuLu Tatum Original Art
Santa Fe, New Mexico

I am so delighted to have won in the Bears&Buds URSA Awards Competition,

in the Animal Kingdom category!

8.5
Apollo

Tan Mohair

Star Moon Creations
Calden Hesse, Germany

I'm very proud that my rabbit "Camillo" won in the URSA Awards Competition.

It's the second time for me, that I won in this competition.

I want to thank everyone who has voted for me, especially my family and friends and the people of "Belletristica". I'm so happy for your support and the wonderful words about Camillo.

Last but not least I want to thank Valerie and her team of Bears&Buds for making this great event happen. Thank you all.

I have ideas for many new critters in my head. Hopefully I will find the time to bring some of them to life.

Best Wishes. Nadine

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Camillo the Checkered Giant

Nataliya Akimova Bears
Moscow, Russia

I would like to congratulate to all artists and their amazing URSA Award Competition entries.

It is honor to be an URSA Awards Competition winner!

I'm so happy to say "thank you" to Valerie and her team for the organization of URSA. 

And a big ' thank you' to everyone who voted for my Peter Bear.

Peter is very special bear for me and I am glad that you love him too.

I thank you to my dearest friends and family as they are my inspiration!

BearHugs, Nataliya 

 
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Peter the Embroidered Bear

Vita Comoda
Moscow, Russia

I am happy to be among the winners
of the URSA Awards Competition.

I want to thank the organizers of the contest for their excellent work! It is always a pleasure to work with them!

I also want to thank my family for their patience and support. You love all my animals and approve of all my undertakings.

And of course, I want to thank all collectors, my friends and just fans of teddy bears! I am grateful to everyone who came to the pages of the contest and expressed their vote. It is you who inspire us, artists, to create new works!

And together we make this world better and kinder!

Nataliya
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Gordon

Bear Hugs Originals

North Port, Florida

Oh my gosh, I am so incredibly blessed and honored to once again have been chosen as one of the URSA winners for 2019!

My heartfelt thanks goes out to each
and everyone who voted for me this year. Without your ongoing support,
I would not be here today, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

It's so exciting to see the amazing works from all the talented artists who enter the URSA each year, and a HUGE congratulations goes out to all the 2019 winners.

A big thank you to Valerie, who each year, makes the URSA better and better. She is always there to ensure things run smoothly behind the scenes and always

puts so much love and dedication in all she does.

Last, but not least, a HUGE thank you
to all my collectors who have one of my "Bear Hugs Originals" in their collections
and I hope it brings you many years of love and smiles.

Warmest Bear Hugs,  Sandra Marie, xx
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The Mountaineers 

Neidersachsen, Germany

It is always a pleasure to be part of the URSA Awards Competition.

I am glad that so many International visitors have voted for my bears and that the MOUNTIs have been able to win.

Thank you so much!

A big thank you to Valerie and her team, too. The URSA Awards Competition is one of the best organized competition I know. Especially great is that all deadlines are kept correctly, which is very nice for us bear makers, as we are always expected wait for the results.

I am looking forward to the next year!

Thank you all so much and beary hugs
Silke

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Maisi-Baeren
Offenhousen, Austria

I am very happy to be one of the winners of URSA Award Competition.

It is nice to be a small part of a very big event and even better to win a prize.

My little Meli and I would like to thank everyone who voted for us. Without you I would not be able to follow my passion and create bears.

A little teddy means everything to me.
They are the most beautiful and best that has happened to me in my life being a teddy artist.

Many thanks to you all, to Valerie and everyone who has a lot of work to do with the URSA Awards Competition.

Silvia and the Maisi Bears.

Bears by Sue Quinn
Paisley Renfrewshire, Scotland

It is a privilege to be part of the Ursa Awards competition and I am delighted
to be one of the winners!

There were so many beautiful entries to choose from and it is inspirational to see them all.

Thank you to everyone who was kind enough to vote for me.

And to those who organized this wonderful annual event.

Warm Regards,

Sue

Teddy-Studio
Krasnogorsk, Russia

Dear friends,
This is my first time entering the URSA Awards Competition. I feel honored and proud that both of my bears are among the winners.

I would like to thank all the people who voted for my teddies, very important for me to know that you like my bears.

Huge thanks go to Valerie and Bears&Buds team for organizing the URSA Awards Competition.

And many thanks to my family who provide support for everything I create and make.

Congratulations to all of the artists who competed this year. You all are very talented!

Bear hugs,  Tatiana

Toggle Teddies
Fritchley, United Kingdom

Thanks so much to everyone who took
the time to vote for Serenity, I really appreciate your support.

And thanks to Valerie and her team for
a doing a fantastic job organizing the URSA Awards Competition, she works tirelessly every year to get us all motivated and inspire us to create the very best we can.

I have been making bears for 15 years although I haven’t entered the URSA
for a few years, but it’s great to be back amongst such amazing artists from around the world and sharing our passion.

Beary hugs
Wendi

These winning entries were two votes away from being in the Finals.

Congratulations, it was a close competition!

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Gordon

Our hat's
off to YOU!

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Minbo
The Mountaineers

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Kimey
The Mountaineers

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Behind the scenes
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