Hi Girls, We were in line at Vest buy for two hours yesterday whww!!! QWe left here at 6:30 and got home around 7:00. I got most of it done. Now all our snow is gone and it rainging. Yuck..what a day. I will start decorating today anyone else?? Good deal redcardinalbird thats how i got started was with chersihed teddies.. They are so cute. have agreat Saturday!! hugs kim
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Hi Bear Lovers!!!
Hope all had a great week end!!!! We got all our Xmas shopping done,(except for a few small things) now I can relax and get all my Xmas Bears out of "hibernation"and start decorating!!!
Kim Elfkin is ADORABLE and goes with "Kringlekn" whom I got over the wk end!!!!!!!!!!I just pm'd you in case you havent checked ye about the "missing" package that Im soooo upset about.
Here is a picture of Kringlekin
I have aquestion?? Do you ladies have any of those stands that help your bears stand up?? I need some and not sure where to buy them. I've also looked on the internet and dont see any. maybe they are called something then bear stands?? Thanks..hugs kim
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Having touched the hearts and minds of all kinds of people with his actions, manners and words that were outrageous, unbelievably impossible to believe and absolutely wonderful, Gary Lowenthal aka The Head Bean, established himself as THE connoisseur of fun, fun and more fun.
Gary grew up in Manhattan and then headed off to Alfred University in upstate New York to get a degree, in of all things, biology. After graduation, he joined the Peace Corps and with his personality and smarts, was shipped off to the island of Fiji to teach the islanders all sorts of lessons. When he returned, he went directly to Bloomingdales in Manhattan where he spent the next seven year honing his skills in purchasing, design and merchandising.
In 1979, Gary and his wife, Justina, found themselves, like many folks, longing for open spaces and a more peaceful way of life for their family. They moved to Boyds, Maryland and now you know the secret as to how the company came to be named Boyds Bears. Gary’s lifelong dream was to own an antique shop and so they did. Before long, his heart’s desire - creating hard-carved duck decoys and Gnome Homes overshadowed the antique business. They then moved on to Pennsylvania where he started working to create brand new plush bears that had personality and Boyds Bears were born then and there!
The demand for plush grew and grew and one day, Gary decided to experiment with an offshoot of the plush bears and eventually developed the new line called the Boyds Bearstone collection. Gary’s clever use of words and using famous and infamous poetry to describe each piece made for an instant hit.
On behalf of The Boyds Collection Ltd, Gary Lowenthal has been honored with a number of impressive awards in recent years. He was named the “Central Pennsylvania Entrepreneur of the Year and in 1997 “Artist of the Year” from the National Association of Limited Edition Dealers (NALED). The company earned The Collectors’ Choice Award for “Best Manufactured Teddy Bears” in 1998 as well as several others from NALED, Golden Teddy and TOBY awards.
Up to 2000, The Head Bean, Hisself, spent long hours at collectors’ shows parading in front of and providing loads of fun and entertainment as he got to know the folks who buy and enjoy Boyds Bears products. He even surprised some of them when he suggested maybe they should buy fewer pieces and focus more attention on family and friends. Nobody knows if anybody took his advice but it sure made collectors and visitors feel that this was a wonderful product produced by a wonderful man.
A number of years ago, the Boyds Collection, Ltd was so successful that the major interest was acquired by the Wall Street firm of Kohlberg, Kravis and Roberts (KKR). However, Gary still retains personal control over the quality of all his company’s products, stepping in to change colors or production methods if a piece “just ain’t right”.
Through it all, Gary has remained the same down-to-earth, friendly, family oriented and slightly off-the-wall man he always was. His wife, Justina and children, Bailey and Matthew and Indy, the family dog, come first for Gary. In the Fall of 2000, The Head Bean, Hisself, retired from all public appearances to spend quality time with his family.
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Kim they sell them in Walmart, in the craft dept. also in Ben Franklin, just look for or ask for "doll stands.
I got all my Xmas bears out today and they are so happy!!!! Now I have to put some of the others away just til after the holidays.
I do not know if you all have a Tuesday Morning store near you. I just got their ad saying they would be opening Dec. 7 and on the back page of the ad were Boyd Bears!
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Im on my way out to do some errands and a friend told me where to get Teddy Bear GARLAND for the tree so Im gonna go get some of that too.Kim Im so glad you got the package I was ready to "kick some Butt" LOL at the Post Office.
Robin, we dont have a store by that name around here,but there is no shortage of Boyds Bears I can always find them.I love the new little shop that just opened near us but they dont have a huge variety of the stuffed Boyds mostly ornaments and also Gantz bears,and Russ bears.Have a good day all
Hello, We dont have that store here either but thanks for sharing. Doll stands now why didnt i thin of that. How do you guys put your bears out for Christmas?? hugs kim
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Hi Bear Buddies!!!
Any luck finding bear/doll stands Kim?? I started decorating today but am taking a braek for awhile, its alot of work I have so much and each year it takes me longer to decide how I want to diplay things. So far I have all my snowman bears (mostly resin ones)
in the big window in the living room. I made a snow scene with the fake snow, and some are on tiny sleds, etc. it looks cute.
On top of our entertainment center I put more fake snow and all Boyds winter bears and more sleds, and a 2ft tall tree with mini lights and bear carrolers around it. Now I have to get out our Xmas tree which will be all bear "ornies" and I also have the Vermont Teddy Bear nativity scene, I havent decided where to put it yet maybe in the entryway for the side door. I found the Boyds Rocking reindoor, and I put a Santa Boyds bear on that with the Russ snowman bear. Thats it so far. I still have 3 more storage containers with things in them.I need ENERGY!!!!LOL.
Hi Bear Buddies!!Just checking in, no one is posting,LOL.I bought all teddy bear Xmas wrapping paper today, and I had to go to about 4 or 5 different places to find it, I had trouble finding teddy bears, its the first time in a long time,but I managed to find some, I was driving DH crazy(he was with me).Bye for now!!!!
Hi Bear Buddies!!!
