Category 1 - Wee Little Bears

Category 1

Little Wonders - Bare or outfitted, 9" (22cm) or under all materials, Props

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Ice Castles is 3" (8cm) sitting bear made from pale blue, short pile, German mohair. Fully jointed, black German glass eyes and hand embroidered nose. Stuffed with cotton and mineral granulate. Pale blue Ultra-suede paws. She wears a tiny silver ice skate charm, hand crafted ice blades, a hand knitted pale blue cardigan with a tiny pearl button and an off white tulle skating skirt.

Karen Olsen

Ney, Rheinland Pfalz Germany

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Daris is a 4.7' (12cm) tall bear completely crocheted from effect yarn. Her face is crocheted from fine mohair wool, sculpted and painted. Black glass eyes, 5-way jointed and has an embroidered, waxed nose. The soles are made of cashmere and are sculpted.

Maier Silvia - Maisi-Baeren

Offenhausen, Austria

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Lalima is a 3“ tall red panda entirely hand sewn from micro fibre in black, white and fox red. Paw pads are miniature fabric with embroidered toes and modelled claws. Black German glass eyes. Nose and teeth are made from polymer clay. Stuffed with fiber-fil and steel shot. Her legs are both jointed and wired and she has a wire spine running from head to tail. Lalima was inspired by a red panda born in the zoo in Karlsruhe, Germany in 2023. OOAK

Natascha Sabo - LeftyBears by Natascha Sabo

Remchingen, Baden-Württemberg - Germany

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Sailor Popeye is a 1.38" (3.5 cm) bear crocheted from fluffy yarn and stuffed with natural wool. The boat and fish are hand-sculpted and painted from polymer clay. The seagull is made of felt. All are arranged inside a glass globe.

Viktoriia Deputat - MopsHandMade

Potsdam , Germany

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Peppermint is a 5" tall mouse entirely needle felted. Wired to allow posing. Sits in a Christmas porcelain cup and carries a matching spoon.

Diana Watts - Dibears

Naples, Florida - USA

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Waldo is a 4 1/2” tall bear made from extra long-pile sassy fabric in yellow. 5-way jointed, has English black glass eyes and a perle cotton nose. He has light fawn velvet paw pads and inner ears and has been both scissor and needle sculpted with subtle hand shading. He wears over sized spectacles and a big red silk bow.

Lynn Bowie - Madabout Bears

Dalry, Ayrshire - Scotland

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Valentine is a 5” tall bear created from pink and white Tissavel faux fur. Genuine black onyx bead eyes and a hand embroidered black Pearle cotton nose and mouth. Scissor sculpted face. Fully jointed and stuffed with steel grit and poly-fil. Valentine wears pink and white polka dot ribbons adorned with dark pink rosebuds on her head and a pink heart necklace.

Donna Fifarek - Bears by Donna Jean
Massillon, Ohio - USA

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Morning Glory is a garden elf- bear just 9" tall. Made with short pile silk mohair, five-way jointed, glass eyes, embroidery nose, with lace on foot paw pad. She wears a Morning Glory flower hat and a pair of translucent wings.

Angela Yip - Purplebean Bear

Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR of China

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