My shop is closed for a few days while I take a break, feel free to message me if you would like anything reserving, I will be able to post items on Friday 4th October.

Welcome to my online shop and thank you for popping by, I am a bear and textile artist designing and creating unique one of a kind items for the adult collector and have been creating collectable Artist bears since 2014.
If you would like me to send a gift direct to a recipient on your behalf leave a message at checkout with your order.
All of my items except for the letterbox gifts are now posted by Royal Mail Tracked 48 parcel post.
INTERNATIONAL POST - please note, I don't currently offer postage to Europe but do post everywhere else, if I overcharge on postage I always send a refund.

Beautifully detailed Heirloom Gifts & Unique Keepsakes designed for the Adult Collector.

I'm Debby, I live in a small village on the East Coast of Yorkshire and work full time as a Bear & Textile Artist.
I love the intricate details found in Victorian and Heritage styles and this influence can be seen throughout my work, hand embroidery is my passion and I love to create one off pieces that will be treasured for many years to come.
I have City & Guilds 'Design for Fashion' 1 & 11 which required high levels of accuracy whilst designing and creating haute couture standard garments, other than that I am self taught through many years of trial and error.
I began making bears to sell in 2014 whilst working for a steel fabrication company, in September of the same year my first spine operation failed and I was forced to retire from the clerical position I had enjoyed for 14 years. Not ready to accept retirement I began creating, firstly as 'Designs by Debby' then in 2015 I joined Facebook and renamed to Bearlescent (purely a made up name) and threw myself into full time designing and bear making.

Fast forward to November 2023 when I created bear number 600, a milestone that I never imagined possible. 600 artist bears, each one different and with their own personality. More recently I’ve been designing themed bears where I can add more detail by making arrangements for them as a display piece rather than just a bear. I’m really enjoying the new challenges and introducing something new for Bearlescents 10th anniversary
Over the past few years I've designed some smaller creations alongside my bears including the new Woodland collection and letterbox gifts which are becoming familiar faces of Bearlescent.

A little about me, I'm passionate about music mainly Gothic rock, Rock and Goth metal and rarely is my house free of music. I like alternative (Goth) styling (inside I'm still 18, it's never too late to be the true you) and love dabbling with palmistry, tarot and all things divination, regularly attend concerts/live music venues, enjoy the twice yearly Whitby Goth Festival and love spending time with my gorgeous little grandson. I live with chronic pain but will not let my disability define me ...I'm a glass half full not half empty.

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