Since 1995, I have been 'Handcrafting Hugs.'
I created memory bears from my grandpa's fur coat he had worn in the 1930's.
I was so proud of my keepsake I took it into work to show other's...and then my hobby grew.

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'Handcrafted Hugs'
by Rhonda Ridgeway
"Welcome to My Bear Den"

I love creating keepsake teddy bears for others to enjoy.
I have been sewing & crafting since I was in elementary school when I purchased my first sewing machine at 13 years. 
I reside in Southwestern Ontario with my hubby, recently retiring from a fulltime nursing career.  Mother of three, life was very busy along with working shifts.  I was often 'caught' sewing in the car waiting for hockey practices, soccer, guitar or piano lessons to end. 

I design my own pattens & create each teddy from start to finish. Each bear is created from your fur...the one stored at the back of the closet that everyone has forgotten about or you may wish to adopt from my collection.   



'Nostalgia in a Bear Suit'
by Bonnie Malleck
GRAND MAGAZINE
March/April 2007

'About Me'
 'Making New Friends'
Canadian Teddy Bear News Magazine
Spring 2004
Published by Atchison Literature Inc
'Origins of an Heirloom'
by Wendy Tomlinson
Destinations & Discovery Magazine 
May 2008
'The Green Scene'
by Stephanie Finnegan
Teddy Bear Review
August 2008

Thank You Cards 
Canadian Teddy Bear Collection
by Julie-Anne Bolton
Strike-A-Paw





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