Fluffy is a 2016 URSA Award Winner!

2016 has been a fantastic year for Brenda, the owner of Beacon's Glow Collectibles.  She found out just the other day that Fluffy (pictured above) a Minky Hare that she created has won either 1st, 2nd, or third place in the 2016 URSA Awards.  She will find out in October which place she won when the Bears&Buds online magazine is published.

According to the Bears & Buds website, "The URSA Awards are a worldwide competition that feature exquisite and unique bears/buds created by teddy bear and soft sculptured artists."

Each category is limited to 20 entries, and there are many categories.

A grateful thank you to all who voted for Fluffy!

Quote of the Day - "Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it." - Dennis P. Kimbro

The Great Mystery. . . Kaycee Bears to Introduce a Special Edition for Beacon's Glow Collectibles

We are very excited to announce that Kaycee Bears is working on the prototype for the Special Edition teddy for Beacon's Glow Collectibles.  We hope to see the actual prototype in the next couple of weeks and from that point, the bears will be handmade in the UK as always.

Kelsey from Kaycee Bears is an amazing and very special individual by the way.  It is wonderful that the popularity of her bears and animals is steadily increasing day by day.  We are so pleased to hear this and to also get the special opportunity to be one of her very few US stockists (aka retailers).

After being in business for almost 12 years and never being offered a special limited edition item, we are all very excited about this special opportunity.

Please stay tuned as we will most probably be providing a sneak peek of  this very special teddy.

Quote of the Day - "Happiness if not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling." - Margaret Lee Runbeck

Introducing Katie Country Bears

We are pleased to get the opportunity to offer handmade teddy bears and animals from the very talented UK bear artist, Kay Holroyd. Incidentally she has been creating these tiny teddies since 2007.

These adorable Katie Country Bears are usually tiny 5 inch bears but once in a while Kay will produce a larger 7 inch bear.  Each teddy is made from either mohair, alpaca or Tissavel fur.

Many of Kay's bears wear a cute bobble hat that has been hand-knit from Kay's friend who lives in Spain.

We have received in one shipment of these bears (consisting of 8 different bears and one elephant) and all have been sold with the exception of 1!  So pleased to hear that Kay is shipping us a small number of bears now and then a larger order will be soon to follow.

Trust us in that they are even cuter in person! Please stay tuned for our next shipment!

Quote of the Day - "We know what we are, but know not what we may be." - William Shakespeare

Kaycee Bears - An Uncertain Future

Happy New Year!

We were extremely pleased to get the opportunity to carry Kaycee Bears in 2014.  These amazing creations are handmade in the UK by founder, Kelsey Cunningham. (And the company is just wonderful to work with).

But we were saddened to hear that Kelsey will most probably be losing sight in one of her eyes.

This might have a profound effect on upcoming 2015 Kaycee Bear introductions.

We will keep you updated as soon as we hear of any updates from Kelsey.  We so hope that Kelsey can recuperate from her condition.

New! Bunting Babies for Minky Bears

Brenda, Owner of Beacon's Glow Collectibles, was waiting for the final item to complete her latest creation - Bunting Babies.  These miniature baby dolls were made to go with her Minky Bears.  If a doll can have a teddy bear, why can't a teddy bear have a doll?  But seriously, these handmade baby dolls can be placed with other dolls as well. They would fit in nicely with either a Madame Alexander doll or possibly a smaller Helen Kish doll.

Pictured above is our Minky Bear model, Bubbles, holding two of the baby bunting dolls in his arms.

Each baby doll measures approximately 3 inches in length and has a detailed, hand-painted polymer clay face.  Their hair is made from a fine application of mohair and comes in either light blonde, medium brown, or dark brown.

A hand-crocheted baby bunting holds each baby and is made from very soft angora yarn or mohair yarn.  Several colors will be offered and if you are looking for a specific color, please do not hesitate to ask and we will try our best to track it down for you.

Also included is an antiqued silver baby pacifier which has been attached to the baby bunting.

Quote of the Day - "Believe you can and you're halfway there." - Theodore Roosevelt