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Summer Time fun at Bears&Buds!
Hot off the press is the August issue of Bears&Buds, the online monthly teddy bear magazine!
It's filled with fabulous bears and buds, news articles and videos just for you!
Meet Cheryl Getzinger from Hope, Michigan who is this month's featured artist. She travels the roads and still finds time to create new teddy bears. Discover how her love of teddy bears keeps her "trucking" on!
Beginning on August 9 you'll cast one vote for favorite bear from all the top winners in each category.
The bears and buds shown on the voting pages, in the 5th Annual URSA Awards Competition have all placed in the competition but the artists do not know if it is First, Second or Third place while they vie for the prestigious URSA Major - Best Overall Award. You are the judge and it is going to be a tough assignment what with all the marvelous winning entries.
Happy Birthday Smokey Bear! Terry Michaud follows the life of Smokey Bear in his latest article.
It's a bear, no it's a frog or is it a bear trying to be a frog? Register to win Sandy Czaja of Notchlok Bear's Froggy Bear. Look for the bear jumping out of the box on the Table of Contents page. Nothing to buy, just wish for good luck when the computer choses a winner on August 31st.
Bears&Buds is wildly entertaining. There are exciting videos and news clips throughout the many pages! Most of the Bears&Buds' pages do not require passwords but Collector-subscribers will need their password to enjoy other articles and Professional Artists a password to access the B2B page which is filled with articles on techniques for making and marketing teddy bears.
You don't have to be a kid to enjoy the articles found in the Kids' Corner. Watch a porcupine play as a puppy would, watch a baby seal learn to swim and on these hot days, even baby moose love to play in the sprinkler and more - all in the News Section!
Check our complete Show Schedule then come to the shows where you'll meet the talented artists in person, see all the beautiful bears and find bears that "speak to you!" Check out the Show Review pages and see how much fun collecting is!
Please feel free to send our August issue to all your family and friends, ask them to vote too. Let them experience the joy of teddy bears! www.bearsandbuds.com
Thank you so much for being part of our wonderful world of teddy bear collecting!
Bearhugs,
Valerie Rogers
Publisher/Executive Editor
www.bearsandbuds.com
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