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Another Time Bear Specializing in Memory Teddy Bears from fur coats
e-mail thebearlady@verizon.net
Teddy Bears from old fur coats.....Teddy Bears from real fur.....Teddy Bears from a loved ones clothing.
Have you ever wondered what to do with that fur your grandmother gave you? It has sat in your closet for years!
Do you wonder what to do with Mom's favorite blouse, or Dad's tie collection?
Teddy Bears are a great way to enjoy these items and share it with other family members.
Teddy Bears can be made from your fur or clothing items and given to family members. This is a wonderful keepsake.
All Teddy Bears are lined with muslin, slightly weighted with copper shot and stuffed with polyester fiberfill. They are all fully jointed. I try to incorporate as much of the coat into the bear as I can. The pads on the feet are made from the coat pockets, as long as they are still usable! The lining is used for either a bow tie or a tie around the neck of the bear. And if there is an old button on the coat, I'll add that to the tie. Monogram? That can go on the tie! Each fur bear will have a plastic nose and black button eyes.
This is a wonderful way for other family members to remember a loved one. And what about your teenagers old baby clothes? Have you ever thought of making these into a Teddy Bear?
Located in Worcester, MA, I've been making Teddy Bears since I was a child and I've been creating Teddy Bears from old fur coats and clothing since 2002. This is my true love.
Arrangements can be made for me to pick up your coat, if you live in Central Massachusetts, or you can send it to me. Please be sure to contact me prior to shipping so I know to expect it.
I can give you an estimate of the cost (which I try to keep reasonable) on the phone or via e-mail. All prices, delivery times and the number of bears I can get from your coat are estimates and subject to what life might throw my way! General turn around time is 6-8 weeks, however that can vary depending on how busy I am. Please be sure to tell me if you've seen me at a craft show.
When not making Teddy Bears I'm busy enjoying my second love, photography!
My work can be found on Etsy site for sale at
www.etsy.com/your/shops/ASnippetInTime
We have a full house of pets with two cats, Misha, 14 (who is a pure bred Abyssinian that joined us via Logan Airport from Ohio) and Stuart who was born in May 2018 (adopted from FOWA in New Jersey - he was found with his siblings on the shore of a river in Pennsylvania. And he is a black & white polydactyl.) one lovebird, a conure, and 25 goldfish (these reside in our outside pond which we built in 2003-same fish!). And I can't forget Sam. Sam came to us at 3 months old ion October 2012 from New England All Breed Rescue and is a Hound Beagle mix and weighs in at 65 lbs.now! He even has his own Facebook page at Sam Eli. (Why not?)
Please read the next page "About us" to learn more of what I do with the Teddy Bears. This is an article which ran in the Worcester Telegram in October 2008.
I've also joined the Face Book rage, for anyone who may wish to see Teddy Bears which I have completed. See my page at Another Time Bear on Face Book. I post recently completed bears on there from all different kinds of materials so you can get an idea of what some of the finished bears look like.
I have a book which I wrote about the rescue of a baby doll from the shores of a local pond. Check it out on Amazon.com - Saving Mabel: The Rescue of an Abandoned Baby Doll. Or contact me directly for a copy.
CONTACT ME AT thebearlady@verizon.net
***Please be aware I usually have a wait list - which could be several months.
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About Us
E-mail - Thebearlady@verizon.net
About Us
About Another Time Bear
October 23. 2008
Fur coats find a second life as huggable collectibles
By Bonnie Russell TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
WORCESTER — Cindy Wilder offers those who can’t bear to part with grandma’s fur stole, but don’t know what to do with it, the option of having it made into a teddy bear.
Ms. Wilder of Worcester has created a line of bears that she calls Another Time Bear. She makes the bears from old worn, torn fur coats that she finds at flea markets. The bears are made 100 percent from the coats except for the eyes and nose.
“I started making teddy bears when I was about 8 years old and have been doing them ever since, off and on through the years. I’ve been doing them from the fur coats for about six years. I actually started off with flannel shirts,” Ms. Wilder said.
The first bears that Ms. Wilder crafted as an adult were made for a family in New York in memory of their son, using his flannel shirts for material.
The memory bear idea caught on, and Ms. Wilder crafted 15 bears out of flannel shirts for a woman to give to her children and grandchildren as a memory of their father and grandfather that they could hold in their hands.
“She had pictures of him with different shirts on with each child and grandchild she was giving them to. They received the bear and a picture of themselves with their grandfather wearing the shirt the bear was made from,” Ms. Wilder said.
Someone asked Ms. Wilder to fashion a bear from a stole, and that gave birth to the name of her business, Another Time Bear.
“I created bears from coats from another time. The memories took you back in time, to another time. I guess that is when I named it,” she said.
Speaking of names, Ms. Wilder gives a moniker to each bear she makes to sell at shows, but that is the last step. First, the fur is cut and placed in plastic bags until it is ready to be sewn. While there is some machine stitching involved, most of the sewing is done by hand, she explained.
Once the bear is complete, a tag is attached with its name and a brief history of the fur coat that was used to make it.
Ms. Wilder keeps a running list of names that she gathers from various sources and then applies them to the new bears. This is no small feat, as she makes about 75 bears a year to sell at shows.
“Most of my bears are boys, but every now and then I have a girl. I try to do unusual names,” she said.
“I only name the bears that I sell at shows. When I do orders for people out of their coats, I don’t name them,” she added.
Ms. Wilder takes orders for custom bears from people who provide their own coats. Prices vary depending on the bear, although she describes them as very reasonable.
“I make bears because I enjoy it, not only to make money. The bears have always been a true love of mine. They are timeless. Everyone has a memory of a teddy bear at some point in their life. And you’re never too old for one. I just enjoy the bears and enjoy the smile they bring to the faces of those who purchase them,” she said.
Ms. Wilder said she also likes creating such an individual memory from something that might otherwise just hang in the back of a closet.
“The stole, for example, will sit for years in the back of a closet. It was Grandma’s and you just can’t part with it. But once a person is ready to make it into a teddy bear, it is such a wonderful keepsake. It’s great when there is a monogram or initials on the lining. I incorporate that into the tie on the bear. And the pockets … well those are the pads on the feet. Sometimes they are made from velvet, some are actually leather, but the majority are either felt or the same satin as the lining. And if you’re lucky enough to get a button still on the coat, it goes on the tie.”
For more information, call Ms. Wilder at (508) 853-8336. bout your business here.