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. Hand embroidery is a passion, Victorian and by-gone eras an inspiration, most of my items are hand sewn and slow stitched into unique keepsake & heirloom gifts.
I have been creating collectable Artist Bears since 2014 with over 560 being adopted and given forever homes.
All bears and dolls in stock can be personalised with a name change. (FOC) .
I have done many commissions over the years, if you would like something special please message to discuss. I am able to make the felt bears and hug boxes in various colours, you can message me using the contact button in my shop to request different colour schemes.
If you would like me to send a gift direct to a recipient on your behalf leave a message with your order.

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 have always loved to create and have tried many crafts but my passion has always been sewing in particular hand embroidery. I love Victorian and Heritage style and this influence can be seen in many of my pieces.
Primarily a bear artist, 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 registered Bearlescent and threw myself into full time bear making.
For the first few years I used every minute to work on hand embroidered bears then I hit a brick wall and basically needed a change so I began to introduce other hand embroidered items and although the majority of my creating time is still with the bears I once again enjoy designing and creating everything in my shop and feel hand embroidery ties all of my work together and has become my signature style. March 2023 and I have now created and found forever homes for 560 bears, a milestone that I never imagined possible.
My passion for hand embroidery encouraged me to design and create smaller embroidered gifts for Bearlescent, I thoroughly enjoy making them all but if I had to choose one item that I enjoy creating above all else it would be my embroidered garden pictures.
My head is always buzzing with the next project or idea and is as busy as my hands, I plan continuously scribbling notes and doodles for new ideas or ways to improve what I already do. I think by nature I am a workaholic and can usually be found stitching until midnight. I think I was born to create, someone reminded me recently it's in my blood and it chose me, it's what I'm meant to do.

I was thrilled to be chosen as one of Folksys featured makers during 2021, my Interview can be found on the Folksy Blog.if you would like to read it,

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