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Bears&Buds congratulates all who entered and all who won in the 8th Annual URSA Awards Competition. All the entries were marvelous.
Thanks to you, our voting judge, your votes helped determine the winners; you certainly know bears!
See their awards, read their comments.
Be sure to visit the What's New section and see the latest designs and creations from our Professional Artist-Members including the Fall and Halloween costumed bears.
Click on the magazine to begin reading!
www.bearsandbuds.com is the original online teddy bear magazine,now in our 8th year of publication with over 600 articles available online.
Bearhugs, Valerie Rogers
Publisher/Executive Editor
What fun it is meeting the collectors in person!
By participating in our popular Bright Star Promotions' Teddy Bear Shows, you'll meet other artists, share ideas and most of all gain new collectors; giving you more opportunities to build your teddy bear business!
Finish this year with our Holiday show in Ann Arbor, Michigan; (Nov.3); it's out 26th year!
Begin the New Year in Tampa, Florida - Feb. 24, 2014 - our 7th year and growing stronger!
Phoenix beckons us on March 16th and so does Schaumburg (Chicago) on April 6th.
We will plan for St. Louis if we have enough artists to make it a 'go'.
We'll celebrate 27 years in Columbus, Ohio - date in July to be announced soon.
We will be looking forward to seeing you!
Bearhugs, Valerie Rogers
www.bright-star-promotions.com
Going strong for 32 years and over 640 shows produced since 1981
Celia is a wonderful restorationist. I have known her for 20+ years.
If you'd like an appraisal for insurance records, by Ken Yenke,(author, teddy bear historian and teddy bear museum curiator), please check www.bearsandbuds.com then click on the bear appraisal icon and check it out.
Enjoy your dear old friend.
Bearhugs,
Valerie
Two days into our first online show and I am blown away by the statistics.
Over 6900 collectors have visited our home page and 110 bears have sold...still leaving 205 to choose from.
My compliments to the 45 talented B&B and Bright Star show exhibitors for their wonderful job in promoting the show too...not to mention their fabulous bears and buds doing their part; flirting with the collectors!
Valerie there are still 2 days to shop! Our show closed Monday night at 7 p.m. New York time. Hurry Hurry...the show is open 24/7.
What bear will you take home to join your hug?
Enjoy the show!
Shop now and until Monday September 9th at 7 p.m. New York time. We are calling Sept 9, "Cybear Monday!"
http://www.bright-star-promotions.com/O … otions.htm
Thank you for looking and adopting bears.
Bearhugs
Valerie
Hi Everyone,
Come meet the stars of our Fall Teddy Bear Show Online!
http://www.bright-star-promotions.com/O … otions.htm
Bears are finding wonderful new homes.
Don't miss out.
Shop today and until Monday Sept 9th at 6 p.m. Eastern Time.
Bearhugs
Valerie
Hi Everyone!
The September issue of www.bearsandbuds.com/index.html has been published!
Meet Sue Van Natten from Bearlooms as she is our featured artist this month.
Bears&Buds has over 600 articles online - and it is delivered right to your computer monitor - available 27/7
Check out all the new bears from our artists studios in the What's New Section.
Enjoy reading!
Bearhugs
Valerie
Hi Everyone!
You are invited to meet 45 of the talented Bright Star Show and Bears&Buds Members in Bright Star Promotions' new online teddy bear show. See and buy bears directly from the artists right in the comfort of your own home!
Mark your calendar for Friday Sept 6 - the show opens at 11 a.m. Eastern time! Closes Monday Sept 9 at 7 p.m.
Opt-in our mailing list for a show reminder. http://www.formstack.com/forms/?1465107-rqgBfBmGSR
Take a peek at our show page. The links will not be activate until Sept 6th
http://www.bright-star-promotions.com/O … otions.htm
What bears will be calling to you?
See you then!
Bearhugs
Valerie
Congratulations to the Finalists in the URSA Awards Competition.
Please vote.
Take a look at the new YouTube video.
Simply amazing art!
Bearhugs
Valerie
Hi everyone!
The results are in, the top 3 winners in each category are featured in the FINALS
This year we have 3 groups of bears to vote for.
Pick your ONE favorite in each group.
Help the artists win the URSA Major-Best Overall Award and super prizes and surprises.
The winners are listed by their entry number and not by their placement. All they know is that they have won, presentation of awards will be Oct 1 when Bears&Buds announces the winners in the online magazine.
http://cyberdendesigns.com/URSA-2013/Fi … gazine.htm
Find the voting links on www.bearsandbuds.com also.
Congratulations to all who entered and all who have won!
Bearhugs
Valerie Rogers
Publisher/Executive Editor
Hi everyone!
Help the artists win!
Vote for your favorite bear, bud or artist in Bears&Buds 8th Annual URSA Awards Competition.
Comments are pouring in that the entries this year are awesome!
Nearly 4,000 have voted already.....and voting in the first round ends July 31st at midnight.
Links can be found on the table of contents page www.bearsandbuds.com
Thank you!
Good luck to all who entered.
Bearhugs
Valerie
Hi Everyone!
We bestow on you, Teddy Talk Members, the privilege to vote for your favorite bear, bud, or artist entered in this year's URSA Awards Competition, by choosing what you believe marks the quality of fine art and reflects the values of the name URSA.
You will cast one vote in each of the 16 categories where 85 teddy bear artists, from 18 countries vie for the top 3 positions in each category.
Of course it will be hard to pick your favorites from 163 entries, but we know that you can do it! You know bears!
You do not have to cast your votes all at one time, you can return to vote anytime in the missed categories. Your computer will signal you if you have already voted in a category.
http://www.bearsandbuds.com/URSA-2013/U … gazine.asp
Vote now and until July 31st in the first round which will determine the top 3 winners in each category.
The Second Round of voting begins August 12 when you will select your favorite from the top winners.
The URSA Award Competition winners will be announced in the October issue of Bears&Buds
The 8th Annual URSA Awards Competition is sponsored by Bears&Buds, your monthly, online teddy bear magazine.
The entries are marvelous and the artists have presented their best!
Happy Voting!
Bearhugs,
Valerie
Hi Everyone!
Bears&Buds presents Verena Greene-Christ's new Teddy Bear Story book for children or children at heart.
Copy comes in two languages; English and German with teddy bear patterns to make and bring the book alive your young readers. 
Register to win one of two PDF books.
http://www.bearsandbuds.com/application … anager.asp
Book is available in Kindle on Amazon.com too.
Drawing is July 31.
Bearhugs
Valerie
www.bearsandbuds.com/index.html
Hi Everyone!
Bears&Buds presents Verena Greene-Christ's new Teddy Bear Story book for children or children at heart.
Copy comes in two languages; English and German with teddy bear patterns to make and bring the book alive your young readers.
Register to win one of two PDF books.
http://www.bearsandbuds.com/application … anager.asp
Book is available in Kindle on Amazon.com too.
Drawing is July 31.
Bearhugs
Valerie
www.bearsandbuds.com/index.html
Calling all teddy bear and soft sculpture artists...
11 more days to enter the 8th Annual URSA Awards Competition!
Fun to show your bears to our world wide readers who are also the voters.
Every piece entered is shown. No jury.
You do not have to be a member of Bears&Buds to enter.
Go to www.bearsandbuds.com and click on the URSA icon for more information.
Hurry hurry! What will you enter to dazzle the voters?
Bearhugs
Valerie
www.bearsandbuds.com
Hi Everyone!
The June issue has arrived!
http://www.bearsandbuds.com/index.html
Full of interesting stories and this month our featue artist is Natalia Petelina from the Ukraine. 
Meet her thought the 'magic' of the NET and see her beautiful bears!
Artist join; collectors subscribe and you won't miss a single issue.
Bears&Buds, the original teddy bear magazine online! Now in our 8th year of monthly publication!
Enjoy!
Bearhugs
Valerie
Hi Artists!
Just a few days left to enter the 8th Annual URSA Awards Competition sponsored by www.bearsandbuds.com
Which of these challenging categories will your creations fit into?
Category 1 - Wee Little Bare Bears or Buds, 5 inches and under, all materials
Category 2 - Wee Little Outfitted Bears or Buds, 5 inches and under, all materials.
Category 3 - Medium Bare Bears or Buds, 6 to 11 inches, all materials.
Category 4 - Medium Outfitted Bears or Bud, 6 to 11 inches, all materials.
Category 5 - Large Bears or Buds, 12 to 28 inches, undressed, all materials.
Category 6 - Large Bears or Buds, 12 to 28 inches dressed, all materials.
Category 7 - Diva - Glittery and bejeweled Bears or Buds, all sizes, all materials.
Category 8 - Needle Felted Bears or Buds, dress or undressed, all sizes.
Category 9 - Friends and Pairs - Vignettes, 2 or more pieces, all materials, all sizes.*
Category 10 - Costumed Bears and Buds, Clowns, Halloween, Elves, Santa's, all sizes, all materials.
Category 11 - Polar Bear - all sizes, all materials. *
Category 12 - Panda Bears - all sizes, all materials. *
Category 14 - Mystical - Fairies, Wizards, Dragons, all sizes, all materials.*
Category 15 - Animal Kingdom - Tigers, lions, raccoons, mice, elephants, giraffes, bunnies, monkeys, ladybugs, bees, hedgehogs, birds etc. all
sizes, all materials
Category 16 - Furry Pals - Cats, and Dogs, all sizes, all materials.
Category 17 - "It's All The Same . . .Pattern" Bear in 11-12" (28-30cm), all materials, no outfits.
Enter online: http://cyberdendesigns.com/URSA-Apps/UR … gazine.htm
This competition is fair. No jury members to decide. Every bear/bud entered is seen by our voter/readers.
Hurry, entry forms close June 19th.
Voting starts July 9th. Round 2 (finalists) on August 12th
Awards announced and presented October 1st.
If you have any questions, please email me.
What will you enter to dazzle the readers/judges for their votes?
Bearhugs,
Valerie Rogers
www.bearsandbuds.com
Hi Everyone!
Bears&Buds May Teddy Bear Magazine is giving a special 150th Anniversary Steiff bear away!
You could be the lucky winner.
Nothing to buy just register to win!
You will find the link on the Table of Contents page.
Meet Erin Roy of Bears*N*Bling, from Canada and discover how she made a change in her career to create bears!
Bears&Buds is filled with over 500 feature articles, right at your finger tips.
Subscribe and you'll be able to access the collector's section with your password; more features there for you to enjoy.
Artists join and your password will take you to the "Artists Only B2B" section that is loaded with business tips, exhibit know how, photography, fabric dying, needle punching.....and the list goes on and on.
Thank you for reading www.bearsandbuds.com each month!
Bearhugs,
Valerie Rogers
Publisher/Executive Editor
Hi Teddy Bear Artists!
Bears&Buds, the original online teddy bear magazine, invites you to enter the 8th Annual URSA Awards Competition
17 challenging categories to show our worldwide readers your creations.
Every bear or bud entered is seen by our reader/voters!
Enter now and until June 19th.
If you have any questions, please email me!
Bearhugs
Valerie
The URSA Awards Competition now accepting entries
Enter now and until June 19, 2013.
You are invited to enter the 8th Annual URSA Awards Competition URSA Awards Competition
What will you enter to dazzle our voters?
This is an opportunity for you to show the world your wonderful creations!
You do not have to be a member of Bears&Buds to enter the URSA Awards Competition.
Every bear/bud entered is seen; no juried entries.
Prestigious awards, ribbons, prizes and cash.
Take a look! http://cyberdendesigns.com/URSA-2013/Aw … gazine.htm
Click to enter the 8th Annual URSA Awards Competition.
http://www.bearsandbuds.com/URSA2009/UR … tisit.asp#
We can't wait to see what you'll be entering!
Bearhugs,
Valerie Rogers
Publisher/Executive Editor of www.bearsandbuds.com
Read the new Bears&Buds issue - January is packed full of interesting articles about teddy bear collecting.
Meet Donna Hager, Hager Bears and discover her passion for bear making.
See and buy bears in the What's New Section.
Follow Humphrey's adventures and read about Mechanical teddy bear toys.
Over 500 articles at your fingertips!
Have a wonderful day,
Bearhugs, Valerie
www.bearsandbuds.com
Meet the URSA Awards Winners!
See who won the URSA Major-Best Overall Award
Read their own words about our yearly competition, see their awards, ribbons, gifts and their expressed gratitude.
Your votes selected the winners!!
We are all so very proud of the teddy bear artists; their accomplishments, their art and their creativity.
Congratulations goes to all who entered and to all who won!
Check out the latest edition of www.bearsandbuds.com
See the Newest and Most Wanted Bears in The What's New Section and just like an online show this is where you can buy 'never seen before' bears and buds directly from our Artists-Members. Buy now and every day - the pages are open 24/7.
Bears&Buds is full of interesting article about artists, fabrics, photography, clubs, shows with over 500 online feature articles!
Time to sit back and browse through all the newest pages of our online, monthly teddy bear magazine.
Visit our site often and keep discovering all the vast pages!
Please pass our web site link on to your friends too.
Have a wonderful day and thank you for reading our online magazine.
Bearhugs,
Valerie Rogers
Executive Editor and Publisher of www.bearsandbuds.com
Enjoy the latest Bears&Buds issue!
Dear Teddy Bear Collector!
Bears&Bud's presents our feature artist this month: Kathleen Eltis from
Auckland England and learn how her rebellious side turn passion into a creative career allowing her to discover teddy bears!
See the Newest and Most Wanted Bears in The What's New Section and are just like an online show this is where you can buy 'never seen before' bears and buds directly from our Artists-Members. Buy now and every day - the pages are open 24/7.
Bears&Buds is full of interesting article about artists, fabrics, photography, clubs, shows with over 500 online feature articles!
Last chance to VOTE in the URSA Awards Finals. Now and until September 7th.
Mohair, the choice of teddy bears! In this feature article by the Michauds you'll learn more about mohair and how it is made; why it is so expensive and desirable.
Follow Humphrey each month and enjoy hismischievous adventures as he experiences life in the big world through his eyes.
Bears&Buds complete teddy bear show calendar lets you located shows in your area. Attend shows and meet the talented teddy bear artist in person! Can't travel to a show, then see the Show Review Pages and see the happenings!
Check out the many News Sections for more informative and exciting articles about teddy bears and live bears too!
Unlike printed magazine that often get tossed away or recycled, Bears&Buds has an archive of past feature articles....so you never have missed a thing! You'll find them in The Past section.
Time to sit back and browse through all the newest pages of our online, monthly teddy bear magazine.... read
We have over 500 articles online!
Have a wonderful day and thank you for reading our online magazine.
Bearhugs,
Valerie Rogers
Executive Editor and Publisher of www.bearsandbuds.com
Hi Everyone!
We hope you voted in the Finals of the URSA Awards Competition.
The artists are counting on your vote.
Just ONE this time. It is going to be hard to do; but you know bears!
Go to www.bearsandbuds.com and click on the URSA icons found on the table of contents page.
Vote now and until September 7th.
Winners will be announced in the October issue of Bears&Buds
Congratulations to all who entered and to all who have won!
Bearhugs,
Valerie Rogers
Publisher and Executive Editor
www.bearsandbuds.com
The Original Online Teddy Bear Magazine; pubished each month since 2005
FINAL Voting begins NOW
Cast your ONE VOTE for your favorite Artists, Bear or Bud in the 7th Annual URSA Awards Competition
Your First Round votes helped pick the top winners in each URSA Award Competition categories, and now we ask you to cast just one vote for your favorite.
It will be hard to pick just one from the 48 winning entries; we know you can do it!
The winning artists featured on the Final Voting Page only know that they have won but do not know if it is First, Second or Third Place. Entries are listed by their entry number and not by their competition placement.
Who will win the URSA Major - Best Overall Award?
Winners will be announced in the October issue of Bears&Buds.
Your vote counts!
http://www.cyberdendesigns.com/URSA-201 … gazine.htm
Congratulations to all who entered and to all who have won!
Bearhugs,
Valerie Rogers
www.bearsandbuds.com
The monthly, online teddy bear magazine Sponsors of the Annual Worldwide URSA Awards Competition
Hi Everyone!
Bears&Buds August Teddy Bear Magazine is here . . . for you!
Bears&Bud's presents our feature artist this month: Denise Graham, Expressions by Neicie, from Florida, USA. With the heart of an artist, she recently discovered her passion for needle felting.
See the Newest and Most Wanted Bears in The What's New Section
Buy from the artists directly - the pages are open 24/7.
"Sew Many Bears . . . Sew Little Time" PART TWO
Huphrey Tales - follow his adventures!
Complete Teddy Bear Show Calendar
Show Reviews
News Section
Kid's Corner News
Live Bear and Panda Videos
Bear makers supplier list
Photography Tips
Dying mohair
Needle felting lessons
Vintage Teddy Bear Appraisals
Achive of feature articles
Bear making lessons
Final URSA Awards Voting begins August 11
Over 500 online articles plus more How-to articles.
Please pass our web site link on to your friends too.
Have a wonderful day and thank you for reading our online magazine.
www.bearsandbuds.com/index.html
Bearhugs,
Valerie Rogers
Publisher/Executive Editor
