Archives by Tag 'Soft Toys'

My First Steiff Teddy Bear

It is only recently that Steiff have addressed the volume teddy bear market by introducing the “My First range” – the most popular is, as you would expect, the My First Steiff Teddy Bear in Beige – although the blue and pink ones are quite sought after.

Because Steiff have such a strong reputation for quality and longevity of their teddy bears – which hold their value so well – it was quite difficult for them to adjust – as they found that the limited edition teddy bear market was no longer expanding – and in some countries contracting quite quickly.

Peter Rabbit from Rainbow Designs

Like many people I just loved the Peter Rabbit stories as a child! I think they’re indelibly etched on all our memories – so I’m obviously delighted to offer this wonderful collectible Peter Rabbit soft toy! It’s part of our fantastic Rainbow Design collection and it’s already proving a big winner!!

Everything about this shouts quality and care – just look at the beautiful design with the recognisable blue linen jacket, brass look buttons and a keep sake booklet swing tag! I think it’s great – a real tribute to the skill and craftsmanship of the chaps from Rainbow Design.

Steiff Fynn Travelling Teddy Bear

We seem to be seeing a lot of nostalgia these days in all walks of life – traditional classics we all know and love are marking a comeback – so it should have come as no surprise when, from amongst our educational toys, our wonderful range of Steiff teddy bear soft toys started flying off the shelves.

People can’t seem to get enough of them for the simple reason that they are beautifully made and designed – they really capture the joy of owning your first teddy bear.

Paddington Bear Still Has the Touch

A number of news pieces caught our attention here this week which prove the ongoing appeal of Paddington Bear.

First of all, everyone’s favourite immigrant from Peru, is back in the advertising world. A manufacturer of marmalade is using him as the face of their brand. They hope his legendary love for the stuff will propel their company into the stratosphere.

On another note a special exhibition dedicated to Paddington and his creator, Michael Bond, opened this month at Reading Museum. Entitled The Life and Times of Paddington Bear, visitors will learn how Bond came up with the idea one Christmas in 1956 and follow his progression from the first book, A Bear Called Paddington in 1958 to his most recent incarnation in 2008.

Who Would Believe It ?

Certainly this is not what we expected – we added Elmer the Elephant to our new stock items just this month, January 2010, and it immediately became our best seller.

To go to zero stock within 3 days was a surprise.

When we decided to expand the range of soft toys we carefully selected the ones that were fun as well as pretty & cuddly. Elmer the Elephant came in because of such bright colour and colour contrasts.

We are proud of our whole range of soft toys but maybe Elmer should take pride of place.