Home of the Original  'Hug Tested' Teddy Bear

Created by: Lynette

From the Heart of 
The New Forest
Hampshire,  England.

 

BEARS BY SPECIAL REQUEST©

Would you like a Special Bear commissioned for a Birthday, Anniversary,
Birth of a Baby, Christening, Bride & Groom or Bridesmaid
or just for that very Special Person in your life? 
Then please look below for some truly inspirational creations and ideas -
then CLICK HERE with your request.

All the Teddy Bears are made entirely by me, Lynette of L J BEARS
and come to you direct from my non-smoking home - 
complete with an adoption certificate and a laminated hand-signed swing tag,
stating that he/she is an original, one of a kind, 'HUG TESTED'  Teddy Bear, who will be
'A Treasure for Today and an Heirloom for Tomorrow' ©

 Adoption fees for these Teddy Bears does vary in price as each is so unique but as a rough guide a ........
9/10" Bear would be about £60/70.00 pounds sterling, depending on the Mohair and accessories used -
12" Bear would be around £75/85.00 pounds sterling,  depending on Mohair and accessories used
15" Bear would be about £95/130.00 pounds sterling. depending on Mohair and accessories
19" Bear would be £170/230.00 pounds sterling, depending on Mohair used and accessories
plus Postage/shipping at cost

For a selection of Special Bears from Years Past - Click here! 
 

For the 2008 Special Bears - Click here!

 

2010 SPECIAL BEARS BELOW

 

TERESA
created for a special 21st Birthday on
the 7th January.
 

10"  

Adopted to the UK

Just to let you know the bear you made a few months
ago for Teresa's 21st birthday was given to her yesterday,
she was really pleased with it, she sent me text saying
I cant believe my bear its so amazing thank you so much.
So once again thank you for creating this special keepsake.........................

2009 SPECIAL BEARS BELOW

JAKE -
created for a special friend Brooke
for her Birthday on the 30th December.
 

15"   38cm

Adopted to the UK

 

ELSA - created for a Special Mum in
memory of her loved pet ELSA.
Musical playing 'Somewhere over
the Rainbow'.

 

15"   38cm

Adopted now living in Tenerife

 

AMELIA ROSE ANGEL BEAR -
created for a very special little girl
'Amelia Rose' for Christmas 2009.
She is musical playing
'Sleeping Beauty' and adorned
with a jingle bell, flowers and a
beautiful pair of marabou feather
wings.

 

15"   38cm

Adopted to the UK

She is here - she is beautiful! My Amelia Rose will love her to bits!
 
When she saw Father Christmas last weekend, she said she would love a
teddy bear & for him to leave it under the Christmas tree - so that's what I'll do!
 
Thank you so much Lynette - we will take great care of her.

 

This Cheeky MONKEY! - was created for
Gina's baby Nephew,  James for his
1st Birthday on the 22nd November.
Hope you all had a great day xx

 

12"   30cm

Adopted to the UK

Frank loved his Monkey and his mummy and daddy loved him too!

Thank you again for all your help.
 

TEDDY!  - created for Peter & Kat

Made from  white wavy Mohair,  with
a music box playing 'Brahms Lullaby'

 

 

15"   38cm

Adopted to Dublin, Eire

 

GORDON  - created for Gordon's
Retirement from the Police Force.

Made from blue Mohair with embroidered
paw pads.

What are you going to do with all that
free time Gordon!

 

10"   25cm

Adopted to the UK

 

LETTY - created for a dear Sister's 30th Birthday
on the 29th September 2009.
Made from a beautiful pink Alpaca with
embroidered foot pads, trimmed with large pink
ribbons and two 'piggy' buttons.

 

13"   33cm

Adopted to the UK

 

I hope that this email finds you well.
I just wanted to say thank you for all your hard work making "Letty" bear for my sister on her 30th birthday.

My sister loved her and the piggy buttons was such
 a lovely touch! She is now taking pride of place in
her new home and is the third addition to the bear family you have created for us;

MT bear - my husband's.
Fi-Ona bear - my sister in law's
and now Letty bear - my sister's.
I do intend to keep creating bears
with you and imagine that we will be in
touch again in the near future for another family member.

I am now a true fan of L J Bears! Take care for now...........
 

DAISY#2  - created for Ed in the USA
One Daisy was not enough for Ed! so a
second Daisy had to be made!

 

8"   20cm

Adopted to the USA

 

BAUDOUIN - Created especially for Peter
in Belgium to remind him of the troubled
times his Bank had way back last September
2008.  Fortunately the troubles were sorted
with the help of BNP Paribas and brighter
times are now on the horizon.

Enjoy your Bear Peter and thank you for
letting me create this 'VIP Bear' for you!

19"   48cm
Adopted to Belgium

............He looks absolutely adorable. I can’t begin to describe what I like about him,
because I like everything about him : from his sweet face
to his embroidered footpads, he is just perfect.  Though I do want to
congratulate especially on the excellent job you did with his waistcoat
: the logo is exactly like the original and the combination of
blue, green and white works very well. 
And to top it all off he has a lovely teddy bear on his waistcoat. 
He looks so cute, yet at the same time his waistcoat gives him a certain elegant dignity.

When I look back on the troubled and very worrying time
I don’t know if it’s coincidence or fate or something like that,
but today of all days, we have just received confirmation
of our new employer (and it’s CEO “Baudouin”) that there
will be no redundancies in our company ! 
It feels like Baudouin (your teddy) is already
bringing good luck into my life !! How wonderful is that ?

So for now I can only thank you from the bottom of
my heart for making this wonderful teddy for me..........................

 

AMELIA Elizabeth  - Created for a a little
girls Christening Day in August.
Made from a beautiful wavy peach coloured 
Mohair, with embroidered foot pads and
wearing two large chiffon fuchsia pink
ribbons around her neck.

 

12"  39cm
Adopted to the UK

 

JOAN  - Created for a Special Mum to remember
her very Special Friend Joan.
Beautiful white Mohair with embroidery
on the foot pads, a silver locket and double wired
pink organza ribbons around her neck.

 

15"  38cm

Adopted to the UK

 

 

RAFFLES - Created for Garry & Amelia's
1st Wedding Anniversary on the 3rd July 2009
I hope you both had a wonderful day and that
Raffles has been good hiding in his box for the
past month!

 

Beary hugs and love to you both

12"  30cm

Adopted to the UK

 

I really cannot put into words how delighted I am with this little fellow.
He is the 'perfect' present for our anniversary and something
we shall treasure for many years to come.
I love the beautiful hand made card as well,
it was so unexpected and such a lovely extra.

Thank you again so much, you have been a
pleasure to deal with ever since my first enquiry
and the finished product is more wonderful than I ever
 imagined. You are so talented to make such
wonderful teddy bears and bring such happiness to so many people.

Best wishes and a thousand thank yous'

 

TONI - To celebrate Toni's Birthday
on the 6th May and to wish her good
luck with her Army training that she
starts soon.  No cap badge yet as she
has no specific Battalion.

Good luck Toni.

10"   25cm

Adopted to the UK 2009

 

HUGO - To celebrate the Birth of a
dear little Nephew.
A traditional golden coloured Teddy,
with music box playing
'Let me Be Your Teddy Bear'!.

15"  38cm
Adopted to Australia

 

JACOB - To celebrate the Birth of a
first Grandson born on the
6th April 2009.
Made from a soft kid Mohair hand
dyed a pale blue.

Many congratulations to you all xx
 

12"  30cm
Adopted to the UK

Well, what can I say!! Jacob arrived at 10.30am
this morning (25th April 09), and he is just so adorable.
I love his "Squeaky Tummy". I know that Jacob will treasure
his bear as he grows up, and I can't wait to
present "Jacob Bear" to his Mummy & Daddy.

Thank you Lynette for, once again, creating a beautiful keepsake for me.
 

LILE (pronounced LeeLay,
it is Rylee's name in Hawaiian)
Made especially for baby Rylee's
1st Birthday on the 22nd April 2009.
She is musical playing 'Teddy Bears'
Picnic'.

Happy 1st Birthday Rylee - big beary
hugs to you and to your Teddy Bear x
 

15"   38cm
Adopted to the USA

 

 

We received the bear today and it is so perfect for Rylee.
I showed it to my husband and he ended up pulling it out of the box for Rylee to show it to her.
She kept hugging it & staring at it - and kept jingling the bell.
It was so cute. I took a bunch of photos and will email you one...............
I just held it and played the song and it brought back all the memories
of me sleeping with my bear to that song each night.
I'm so excited I found a cute bear with this song.
You were the only person I found in the entire world with this option.........
and I searched for a very long time on-line...............
I cannot thank you enough for this...............

DONALD - Will be travelling to Normandy in June
and will be auctioned to help raise funds for the
charity 'Help the Heroes' .
Donald wears the beret and cap badge of 
The Gordon Highlanders, complete with his WWII
medals.

I hope he raises lots of funds in the auction - I will
post the amount he raises after June.

10" 25cm
 

Donald has arrived safely. He is absolutely fabulous and is sure to be the
star of the show at the charity auction/raffle in Normandy.
Thank you very much for taking the time to make him at your own expense and
for giving him such a fantastic name.
I will let you know in June how much he has helped raise for charity.
Thanks again, ............

JUNE 11th 2009 ............Donald was a big hit with the organiser of our trip to Normandy and she
bought him for a £100 donation to Help for Heroes.................

 

FOREVER FRIEND!  -  Created for Diane to give
to her 'Forever Friend' Suzy.  This Bear has been
made from three colours of Mohair, she has
embroidered foot pads, and is fully jointed.
The white Mohair reminds our Ladies of the
time they were chefs together! and the navy
represents the nurse that Suzy is now.
A very Happy Birthday to you Suzy from your
Forever Friend Diane xx

15"  38cm
APRIL 2009 (UK)

Diane lost her battle with breast cancer on the
31st August 2009.  I miss my dear friend very
much. God Bless xx

From Suzy - I was so thrilled with my forever friends bear.
You are so clever. She will always be a very
special bear for me as she came from Diane.
You may know that we have not seen each other
 for a long time until last month.
It was so wonderful to see her and Keith again.
Diane was always the sister I did
not have and I love her as a sister......


From Diane - I know Sue (Suzy) has written to thank
you for making her birthday bear,
you have no idea how special Forever Friend is for both of us,
it was just what I wanted for her birthday and I
knew if anyone could convey it you and Paul could,
you are a very gifted couple and have the
unique knack in making such wonderful bears.............keep it up,
 you make many people very happy.....

 

CAPPUCCINO - created especially for Patricia.
Made from a chocolate and white Mohair. 
Trimmed with a silver jingle bell and satin
ribbons.
 

 

15"  38cm
APRIL 2009 (France)

 

RASCAL - On his way to Doug's Bears in
California and then on to Ed and finally to meet
'Skye' and 'Cotton Candi'!! 

 

I am sure this Bear will take all of that in
his stride!

Made from two super soft faux furs, fully jointed
and filled with polyester and pellets.

15" 38cm

March 2009 (USA)

 

JAKE   -  Created for Carl's very Special Mum
for Mothers Day 22nd March 2009.
Made from two straight pile Mohair's and
wearing a large jingle bell around his neck.

 

12" 30cm

March 2009 (UK)

Just to let you know the bear arrived at 12:58!
He's brilliant! The pictures
never do your bears justice!
Also thanks for the card its great I'm sure my
mum will love it!
I'm now currently picking the little
sparkle stars out his fur and he's sat
on my desk :)
Thanks again!
.............
 

DANNY  -  Tennis Coach to the Stars!!
Created for Pat to complete her family of Bears!
Made from Mohair wearing his tennis shorts
and T Shirts, complete with tennis racket.

 

 

10" 25cm

March 2009 (UK)

Just to let you know Danny arrived today, many thanks for
all your hard work and ideas in making this wonderful bear for me, thanks
once again, ...................
 

BULLE - created especially for Patricia.
Made from a deep purple and white Mohair.
Bulle will be on her way to France on Monday
and she will be with you soon Patricia.

 

15"  40cm
February 2009 (France)

Bulle est arrivé ce matin il est superbe
et je trouve que son nom lui va bien !!!!
il est dans la vitrine pour les ours preférés juste
en face d' Angelique les couleurs se completent tres bien

A HARLEY RIDER!!

12" bent legged Mohair Bear dressed
in his Sheepskin Jacket and Bandana

 

12" 30cm
February 2009

WINSTON  -  Created for Chris, A Soldier
Bear celebrating the end of WW11, the
embroidery on the foot stating the date
and time.  He wears the Parachute Regiment
Cap Badge and beret also
wearing the
1939-45 Star -
the France, Germany Star -
The Defence Medal -
and the 1939.45 War Medal.
Winston will be travelling to Chris within
the next day or so.

12"   30cm

 

ANGELIQUE - created especially for Patricia.
Made from a pale pink and cream Mohair.
 

 

15"  40cm
February 2009 (France)

çà y est Angelique est a la maison!!!
elle est superbe !!! plus belle encore que je ne l'imaginais
je vous dit un grand merci ainsi que pour le cadeau
 

JONATHAN riding his Harley!!

He is a 12" bent legged Teddy Bear made
from a tipped straight pile Mohair.
He wears a white T Shirt underneath his
sheepskin jacket! with a bandana tied
around his neck.

 

12"   30cm
February 2009   (UK)

 


'BARNES'  Created for Sadie - a Beautiful
all black Bear, musical playing 'Button and Bows'.

I hope he is a good Bear for you Sadie!  xx

15"   38cm
February 2009   (UK)

Barnes arrived this morning he is great
sweet face, Sadie will love him, he is
now resting on her bed before she comes
home from school best wishes Sally
Barnes sends bear hug xxx

'CHARLIE' -  Created for someone very
Special on her Birthday!

 

10" tall  25cm
February 2009  (USA)

Hey there, Charlie did arrive a few days ago and he is perfect. I can't
thank you enough again for your help......................

Created to celebrate the Birth of
Evie May born on the 3rd February 2009
 

Love and very best wishes to you all

 

8" tall  20cm
February 2009  (UK)

Evie's Lion arrived safe! He is
absolutely gorgeous and is a lovely keepsake for Mum and Baby for years to
come!

 

  DOUGAL the POODLE!
created especially for Dawn for
her Birthday on the 1st February!
 
 

11" tall   28cm
February 2009  (UK)

 

GLENDA a special Bear in memory
of a very special Sister.
 

8" tall  20cm
January 2009  (Wales)
 

hello just received my lovely bear ,
I am amazed at how delightful she is.
what a fitting tribute to my sister and now I can smile / when
I look at her. many thanks for the idea
and of her name and flower...............
 

 

PAUL riding his Harley!!

He is a 12" bent legged Teddy Bear made
from a tipped straight pile Mohair

12" tall  January 2009 (UK)

He wears a white T Shirt underneath his
sheepskin jacket! with a bandana tied around his
neck.
His wooden Harley measures
approx! 17" long x 8" high  42cm x 19cm

 

 

MADISON a special
'playmate' for a new
baby daughter, with
love from her 'Aunt'
Leslie and 'Uncle' Barry
from New York USA

10" tall
January 2009

(UK)

TUMBLE for
Kaitlyn
Travelling to
the USA

 

8" tall
January 2009
(USA)

 
TINKERBELL for
Sarah
Travelling to
the USA

8" tall
January 2009

(USA)

 For a selection of Special Bears created in 2008 - Click here!

For a selection of Special Bears from Years Past - Click here! 

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