This Cosy chap embraces all the traditional ingredients we love about Steiff but he is also so soft and has a huge hug big enough for everyone of every age. With the year 2012 embroidered on his foot pad, he provides the perfect gift for so many occasions celebrated throughout the year. Whether a gift or a companion, he’ll will always be your friend for life.

A lovely present for a new born baby in 2012.

The most important part of any Teddy bear is his mohair. Artisans at Steiff-Schulte are constantly striving to provide us with new fabric choices from which they can make interesting new bears for our collectors around the world.
Dante is a perfect example of Steiff-Schulte’s innovators at work. His unusual green mohair is a work of art within itself. It’s an extremely short pile dyed using an ancient Indonesian “batik” technique. The result is a random pattern that makes each and every bear unique.
But Dante’s mohair is just the beginning of his wonders. He has a classical look, but is yet somehow modern. He bridges the gap between traditional Steiff and today’s artist Teddies. He has a shaved muzzle, sparkling black eyes, antiqued paw pads, loosely jointed head, and hand-stitched nose and claws. Around his neck, he wears a patinated bell on a cord for good luck. And any collector would feel lucky to own this exceptional Steiff Teddy.
Just one available at Bear Essentials online shop.

Easter Craft Workshop at Bear Essentials Ireland in County Cavan

Let’s celebrate Easter, a time of spring, happiness and enjoyment.

And what better way then to create and make the things yourself. Bear Essentials one day workshop is filled with sewing, cooking & baking, decorating and of course celebrating and enjoying our achievements.

Beside the hands-on experience and to learn from each other every child will have lots of things to bring home to share with family and friends.

Bear Essentials Easter workshop 2011 takes place on Thursday 21st of April from 10am until 4pm. For bookings email Anke@bearessentials.ie

A Teddy Bear with Swarovski Crystal – where elegance and luxury come together.

In 2011, Steiff has brought  to light its own precious gem, the Sapphire Teddy bear. Sapphire brings together luxurious materials, sophisticated design, and the world of fashion for a bear that’s simply unlike any other. Even the Teddy’s coat is something extraordinary. It’s an exclusive plush woven from 100% silk strands for a sumptuous feel that you’ll have to touch to believe. It feels nothing like mohair at all. This silk material has been carefully dyed to a deep blue – just like the rich hues of the most coveted real sapphires. The bear’s paw pads are encrusted with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS for a dramatic effect, reflecting secondary tones of purple, light blue, green, and even pink. Around Sapphire’s neck, she wears a strand of SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS as a choker. In the bear’s ear, a stunning Swarovski XILION crystal takes the place of a button as a fabulous finishing touch. Not since the 125-Karat bear has there been a Teddy so dazzling. Just 2 Teddy’s available. To buy click here>

New businesses are growing around us all the time. There are so many aspiring and enterprising women. But I am always amazed when you find somebody with a great idea and she is already 10 years in business but you have not heard about it before.

This is Marianne the Socklady and those are her socks.

You might wonder why they come in uneven numbers like 5’s and 3’s. And why are they mismatched?

Marianne has the answer : It’s an age old mystery that has plagued mankind…no matter how hard you try to keep track of them, some socks have a way of mysteriously going missing. It would seem that the smaller the socks, the more likely they are to go missing. Not to worry, Solmates found a way to solve this dilemma: they design kids socks with a backup.
Kids get three socks – a pair with a spare and babies get five socks – two pair and a spare.
Life is just to short to worry about lost socks.

Some years ago we were in the “knitted sock business” ourselves so we thought this is a great product to stock. It makes a lovely baby gift. And look who cute they look on kids. To purchase this colourful,knitted socks who are knitted from recycled cotton yarn go to Bear Essentials Online Shop.

Auction finds are a major source of inspiration for designers at Steiff. They follow the Teddy bear market closely, attending auctions and collecting catalogues – always on the lookout for wonderful rarities to reintroduce or reinterpret for our devoted collectors. The inspiration for Johann was found in an country auction. He had everything  collectors – and  designers – look for in a classic Teddy. First of all, his face is truly inviting and endearing. He has a hand stitched nose and sparkling black eyes. His nose is hand-stitched with black floss in the traditional Steiff style. His body, too, is very typically “Steiff”. Discover Johann – just the way our auction watchers did – and we think you’ll fall in love with him, too.
I know we here at Bear Essentials have.

Some need a little bit more than a face lift.

Before and after – let us know what YOU think!!!

This is Snaggy!

Dear Anke,
Just recieved “Snaggy” today. I would like to sincerely thank you and everyone at Bear Essentials for your fantastic work. We are delighted with the work you did. I know must have been a difficult task with the poor condition he was in, but he is looking fantastic again and we are amazed at what you could do for him.
Many Thanks,
Pádraig

We have ordered the whole range of 2010 Charlie Bears which will come in from end of February. We also ordered the new 2011 range and we are looking forward to receive the new 2011 Isabelle Collection.

If you are looking for a specific bear here are some of the names.

Aidan, Ava, Ballantyne, Bently, Bruce, Caitlin, Caleb, Charlie 2011, Chrissie, Cody, Cotton Sox, Dolce, Ellie, George, Grant, Hamish, Kit, Kitty, Kojac, Lita, Malcom, Merlin, Michael, Molly, Naomi, Olly, Parker, Parkin, Philip, Phoenix, Polly, Puddifoot, Quentin, Riley, Ronnie, Seth, Shades, Shreddie, Taomi, Tess, Thumper, Tony, Torquil, Tracy, Trevor, Trixie, William IV, Xena, Yvette, Zak

As soon as the bears come in we will add them to our online shop.

We love to get feed back from our customers especially if it is such a nice one and we like to share it with you. We hope it assures you as well that we will look after your precious teddy bear and restore him to his own natural self as much as possible.

Here is Mary’s comment: Anke, Our trust was rewarded when we placed my late mother’s 90 year old ‘Big Ted’ with Bear Essentials for restoration recently. I gather he was the largest bear ever treated by the team? You did a fantastic job in keeping his old features (eyes and nose) while replacing all his fur and my daughter was amazed when he appeared as a gift for her on Christmas Day – this investment will make sure this new/old bear takes pride of place within the family – his days of being disguarded in the attic are over. Many, many thanks for your friendly professionalism – Mary