Mary Bears (Australia) - Handmade miniature Teddy Bears
I'd discovered these little bears back in the 1990s. A colleague had shown me her small collection of these tiny bears.
Fascinated I started acquiring my own. Some came from my visits to doll and bear shows in Melbourne, others from
shops, and to my delight some recently from a kind collector "rehoming" hers.
The Mary bears in my collection range in size from approx 2 to 10 cm and have jointed (moveable) arms and legs.
Most have a small cardboard tag that says "Designed by Mary and Handcrafted by Wendy Joy, Australia"
Mary bears on ferris wheel and merry-go-round
miniature bears Billy (blonde), Samuel (gold) and Billy (brown) by Mary