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I want to keep my memories of the yesteryears from fading away by creating a personal digital scrapbook.  Visitors are welcome to follow along with me as I add the old and new photos that I have taken of my teddy bears and recent photos of my new dolls to my pages and to enjoy the stories that go along with them. 

Willow, a ball-jointed doll is showing her little mini.ature scrapbook that I made for her.

Welcome to my Digital Scrapbook

Bellawynd, a fully jointed teddy bear carries a basket of flowers.
Pansy, a fully jointed teddy bear sits patiently waiting to have her photo taken.

You are never too old to play with teddy bears and dolls!

I started designing my teddy bears back in the early 1990's and have collected all types of dolls since the early 1980's.  The years have passed, I'm now elderly, but still like playing with my charming bears and more recently discovered the joy of acquiring ball-jointed dolls and having my granddaughter paint their faces.  She taught me to make wigs for them using a variety of hair mediums which adds to the fun of having one.  Join me as I continue to play with my things and craft a variety of clothing, miniature scrapbooks and other accessories for the dolls and bears by following my... BLOG

My teddy bears enjoying a day in Grampa Bear's garden.
My teddy bear wearing a pretty dress and bonnet with my new doll, Sugarplum.

Days Gone By

The yesteryears were the best of times for me.  Those years that along with family members we started living "The Bear Hollow Story" here on our property that I grew up on.  It all started out as a story we told the grandkids about a group of old bears and one large hare deciding to run an inn.  As we continued to tell this story to the kids we decided to create a make-believe inn that we called... The Bear Hollow Inn.

A wagonload of my handmade teddy bears

Visit Days Gone By to learn more about me, the
Bear Hollow Bearmaker!

Bramble, my deer doll.
Raven

My Gallery

Here visitors can relax for a spell and enjoy some photos of my teddy bears out and about our property, enjoying some time playing with my vintage items and best of all serving the little furry guests that visit the make-believe Bear Hollow Inn!

"Bear" with me as this page is still under construction!

My bear cubs frolicking in their favorite spot on the property.
 My mohair teddy bear sits on a stump waving.
A teacup and saucer with hand dyed lace hanging over the edge of the teacup,

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