URSA Awards 2025
20th Annual
Competition

"Reach Beyond The Stars"


Category 2
Teddies With Heart - 9" and up. Bare or Dressed. Any materials
 

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Entries are in order by the date they were received.

 
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Chinook the Polar Bear is 11.5" tall and has a treasure chest filled with every polar bear's favorite treasure: ice cubes! Made from white mohair with Ultra-suede paw pads.

 

Blue glass eyes. He has a tail, an embroidered nose, mouth, and claws. 5-way jointed and filled with poly, plastic pellets, and steel beads. OOAK


Debora Hoffmann - New Avenue Crew
Colorado Springs, Colorado - USA

 

 

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Sapphire is a 13" tall blue mohair bear. 5-way jointed, glass eyes, stitched nose and stuffed with polyester fiber. Stitched blue eyeliner and big embroidered nose on a trimmed muzzle. Light blue hat is made of fabric with beads and lace. OOAK

Etta Wong
Hong Kong SAR

 

 

 

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Onyx is an 11¾" tall bear made in vintage style using German mohair. Filled with wood wool, sawdust, and mineral granules. 5-way jointed allowing his head to tilt in all directions. Glossy black German glass eyes, a waxed embroidered nose, and is tinted for an aged look.  Onyx wears a vintage-style beige cotton jacket with striped trim on the collar and cuffs, fastened with fabric-covered buttons and finished with a red silk ribbon. OOAK

Irene Tsaritson - The Teddy Beartson Collection
Freeport, Florida - USA

 

 

 

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Queen Bee is a 13 1/2" tall alpaca mohair bear/bee. Embroidered nose glass eyes with accents. Shading and beaded antennae. Artist made clothing and wings and she holds a needle felted bee-friend.

Diana Watts - Dibears
Naples, Florida - USA

 

 

 

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Lily is a 10" (25.5cm) bear made from German wool. Glass eyes, with eye shadow and needle lace eyelid. Stitched nose, 5 joints. stuffed with polyester fiber and glass pellets. Lily wears a dress embroidered with white floral patterns and black and white ribbon trimming at the hemline. Lily wears a handmade hat with colorful silk-ribbon embroidered flowers. OOAK

Gloria Chan - Gloria Handicraft Studio
Hong Kong

 

 

 

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Elowyn is a 9" tall quirky bear made from a Schulte curly locks mohair that has been hand dyed into pastel shades. Green suede paw pads with toe detail. Purple hand painted glass eyes and a green embroidered nose. ​Fully jointed.
Face has been sculpted, scissor trimmed and shaded. 
Stuffed with poly and steel shot.


Alaine Ferreira - Bearflair
Tapping, Western Australia

 

 

 

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April is a 9.5” tall bear made from Schulte ratinee mohair with hand blown glass eyes. Open mouth and black embroidered nose. 5-way jointed. She wears a colorful printed cotton dress, a two toned wool felt jacket with embroidery and matching eye glasses. Pink bow at her waist and around her head.

 

Jan Cuming - Jinglebears NZ

Wellington, New Zealand

 

 

 

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At a Glance

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who will go on to the finals
and to vie for the
URSA Major - Best Overall Award.

 

 

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