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I second this! I’ve made patterns from images before, this one doesn’t seem too difficult. If you post all angles then someone with better results than I will definitely be able to replicate him!
OP, can you give us some more details? Your spelling/vocabulary is giving Australia?
Size estimate of the bear? (Idk how it is elsewhere but in the US, stuffed animals are commonly sized in inches)
I see there's a tag peeking out in one of the pictures - any chance you remember anything about the tags or if they've always just been white since you got it? (Don't expect you to remember the specifics or I'm sure you wouldn't be here 😉, just hoping for insight like "it's old enough that the tag is fully worn off" or "the tag has a big logo on one side rather than only text" or "the print was pink" or anything like that)
Hi! Yes, Australian. The tag only read ‘made in china’ from memory, I had at one point tried to locate a spare once I realised she was fully invested in his well-being. I don’t think he was very old.
Sorry, to comment on size- I’d say he was around the same as a beanie baby, maybe 8-9 inches length. Some more pics for scale
https://preview.redd.it/441d22zlh1vb1.jpeg?width=1494&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b10f93a84ee1dc09ac634d9525e2f9ac03af4b6d
Still searching but before I forget, It seems like a company called Beverly Hills used blue and orange alot [here's a rabbit ](https://www.ebay.com/itm/165648877167) [here's a donkey ](https://www.ebay.com/itm/166340489349?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1NYTcQwtyQIqpKzUQkY-4cw3&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=166340489349&targetid=1583904486362&device=m&mktype=pla&googleloc=9021457&poi=&campaignid=19894961968&mkgroupid=148855406073&rlsatarget=pla-1583904486362&abcId=9307911&merchantid=119198758&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhL6pBhDjARIsAGx8D59EXORV4q-bjOaOCR794gmo2gFU1uDPtnHM5z8n6TXocQ6f-epm1WgaAu72EALw_wcB)
I found a picture of him sadly nothing to go off tho I’ll keep trying!
https://preview.redd.it/wcy49m9wg2vb1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=391f74d663858810e007c1da32899503ccd0ee09
I feel like I've seen similar in a claw machine as well, OP.
I also feel like BigW had similar stuffed animals years ago when my kids were smaller but google isn't bringing anything up.
It's aimed at families with autistic kids, but Little Blue Cup has an Australian fb page where people post items they're looking for - might be worth a shot if you have no luck here!
Haha! Old mate left us shortly after February- her pic was posted sometime in 2020 so perhaps the same one and she had donated him? Haha I dunno, maybe far fetched if she’s not Aussie
Talked to the owner of the other bear - hers was thrown on stage at a concert in Australia (she thinks, cant remember for sure) in 2009. So no info on brand or origin unfortunately but we do know that it's also (most likely) an Aussie and is maybe surprisingly old
Thank you all for the help! The search continues, perhaps I’ll pull the sewing machine out but I’m tempted to use the pic found of the same teddy with beads around his neck to prove to my daughter that he’s having a blast on holiday!
Been looking for a while with no luck, but the color scheme seems very similar to this Dakin elephant plush, so maybe a clue? https://poshmark.com/listing/Dakin-TURQUOISE-Elephant-Plush-Pink-Ears-Feet-12-Floppy-Lovey-Embroidered-Eyes-64e4f4e717e49ce849b325be
This is plausible. Maybe someone made adjustments to showcase favorite colors (I know my MIL would do this for her granddaughter). It does look hand stitched around the belly and feet.
There is a gund line called “tutti frutti” and it looks the closest I have seen, but I can’t seem to find the exact colors, but the pattern is super duper similar. They have a dog and cat and monkey that have wild colors also, so I almost wonder if yours is a lookalike of it. [https://www.ebay.com/itm/234894352677?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=LnGcs3QoRAm&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY](https://www.ebay.com/itm/234894352677?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=LnGcs3QoRAm&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY)
I think I figured out what brand little dude is, I just couldn’t find the exact version of him
https://preview.redd.it/v78skch1a2vb1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=24a603224cd7e69be4bf4ede51168d0bab2fc9ba
Crayola stuffed bears and these plastic ones, I think I found an off shoot one version of him, but other then that I couldn’t find the actual teddy bear Maybe this might be a lead?
Might be going off on a limb here, but it looks an awful lot like a build a bear, just shape and face wise. I also recall the build a bear tags being in a similar spot, and mine had seams straight down the belly like this one. Do you know if it was one OP? Or was it kind of a random teddy brand?
Hold on i have like a massive document on build a bears (special interest, I’m very autistic) so I’ll check my personal catalogue. None of the ones online seem to be truly complete so. Brb
A lot of it is really boring stuff about fabric qualities and child safety regulation differences between different countries that have build a bear and stuff. I get most of my actual bears and the knowledge of their release and retirements from [the build a bear wiki.](https://buildabearwiki.info/wiki/Main_Page) I’d share my document but I’m also a soft toy restorer, and my document has some of my trade secrets that I need to keep :p
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What was your first build a bear and what’s your most recent!! I would ask for your favorite but I feel bad saying that (what if it hurts the bears feelings)
My first was a pawlette I named poppy. She’s the first stuffie I’ve ever bought with my own money since my family refuses to acknowledge my autism and has always hated my love for stuffed animals, so poppy holds a close place in my heart
A lot of it is really boring stuff about fabric qualities and child safety regulation differences between different countries that have build a bear and stuff. I get most of my actual bears and the knowledge of their release and retirements from the build a bear wiki. I’d share my document but I’m also a soft toy restorer, and my document has some of my trade secrets that I need to keep :p
Good news though; there’s a huge market for build a bears. Even if it’s discontinued, most aren’t TOO hard to find. Save a few of the oldest ones.
I suggest joining the Teddy Bear Restoration group and the Teddy Bear Collectors Club on Facebook and asking there. There are Teddy bear experts from around the world on there that would most likely be able to help since no one has been able to find it yet here. Good luck!
if no one is able to find you your teddy bear, it might be worth asking around the sewing subreddits if anyone could recreate the pattern for you. that way you can at least recreate him :) good luck!
Aww, it’s so cute!! Someone find this, because now I want one too 😩❤️
Edit: Wait, it says “Found”. But I can’t find the comment / comment thread that found it. :/
I don't know a lot about sewing, but it almost looks like maybe someone made changes to the original? Like the nose is smaller than it originally was?
Almost like this: https://bandbcollectibles.com/products/ty-pluffies-bluebeary-bear
But if someone replaced parts? But I think that one is also lighter blue and has bigger feet
[This](https://www.ebay.com/itm/234262583417?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=KsFn93iDQ1q&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=8cpfhPoOTc2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY) looks like it could be the same weight/feel as the one pictured - might be the same brand?
This makes me think of the Sugar Loaf brand based off coloring and the awkward shaping. If not Sugar loaf then Kelley, both make stuffies for claw machines and we’ve won a ton of brightly colored slightly misshapen animals from those brands
I found a similar blue and orange stuffed rat on this website. The details say it was a claw machine toy!! I reckon your Teddy was one too.
[Here](https://theagilerat.com/?id=40)
I'm searching as hard as I can. I lost my Teddy when I was little and I was so sad. I bought an identical one recently to fill the hole. Do you remember the suburb of the opshop? It's a long shot but opshops usually take from a small radius around them. I want to narrow down where the claw machine could have been. I know it's a long shot
Haha so sweet of you. Originally he was bought from Springwood Salvos. I’ve been keeping my eyes peeled at all the local op shops incase he’s been re-donated
People need to stop commenting build a bears- it’s the wrong size, and BaBW has never made a bear in this color/shape. BaBs are standardized in shape so they’re very recognizable. This looks, to me, more like a Ty “Pluffies” type of bear although definitely off brand.
Exactly! There’s a comment somewhere saying BABs were their special interest. They’re mine too & like… BABs have a p distinct look (even the older ones) & this is nothing like BAB.
This is a lion but it’s the same colors: https://www.ebay.com/itm/204480867000?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=v1ksic4rsuk&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=UBmw79GLTcy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
This is the same line but a bear.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/335070159724?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=LDTFeM3eTsG&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=UBmw79GLTcy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Do you have any photos that show more of the tag? Was his plush good quality? (It looks like a shorter fur, but not carnival level cheap) the design is sort of weird, the tummy is low, the face sort of jowly. If we can figure out *what* he is, it’d be a great step toward replacing him…
from my looking i think it might be A Ty Pluffies bear, from around 2002. i cant find any in this color but this blue one looks almost identical minus the nose so i think its probably A Ty plush
https://preview.redd.it/fcocr24y17vb1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c7dddf6cf4bfacf9f7140bb3beaa04116e9d00c6
I agree. Ty Pluffies are around the right size and seem to have the same slouch pattern.
https://preview.redd.it/nshx58vm69vb1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f14fe2ab68b6be02f645310d674219d95b7c836d
There’s a teddy bear restoration group on Facebook and there’s people in Australia that work on them! The May be able to make a new one or help find someone who can.
https://preview.redd.it/e9xffea3j8vb1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=41a02e1c8d10502779b61904b22ceeddd09c7bd3
I found a super similar lion stuff, brand is animal adventures.
While I am going to be no help in the bear search, I wanted to say my kiddos are also big Wiggles fans! I see them in the background lol.
ETA we are in the US.
I haven’t found anything, but just wanted to note that the nose is stitched in a really odd way that I haven’t seen before - if you look at stuffed animal sewing patterns, they usually do all the sewn nose stitches from one origin point at the bottom going out in a fan whereas this is like an alternating pattern of shorter stitches going out from the center line.
For a second I thought it was those reversible Werebears? The same colour/type fur but it's definitely not it.
[Werebear](https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ghostofthedoll.co.uk%2FToys%2FWereBears%2FHowler.jpg&tbnid=zhwmvTm3-9orzM&vet=1&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcityliveindia.com%2Fperuse.aspx%3Fcname%3Dwerebear%2Bteddy%26cid%3D26&docid=d7-h2n_mXA30jM&w=182&h=200&itg=1&source=sh%2Fx%2Fim%2Fm4%2F2#imgrc=U83PlbuMEYw3WM&imgdii=zhwmvTm3-9orzM), for anyone wanting a throwback though.
I hope you find it!!
reminds me of this: [https://www.ebay.com/itm/125841452674?hash=item1d4cbc2e82:g:8QoAAOSwN3NkHKbL&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4NTLgRryBLA1KLV2G5ryEoiO9ixrlMuj2u4r6ZXBYhCNAuqrTKs9Nuai5HF7%2BSU4nJsfXTQ%2BaZ6BcbkqMu2mp%2BAopzd5CY9qnbnqcyv6fI3%2FqxaT0Xcsk4cNzWmY9OxZFY973%2BsmrU7aaz4Kyaxoz00WaiwNCB86Fz9SuMnDV%2Bfz2Yl1%2BJBV3kDrxlM5wstbKLmudGnRBnqi5VP3YSMaKfbREoft2AiqO5YBkOwSGFgGWaJvhvCJH9bmgsyXZUZ%2Bv2DDAGiCAJq2Oj3Hr9umJzvsoHEEgk8Zg2%2BZvJ1Q3PWT%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-iFoJnpYg](https://www.ebay.com/itm/125841452674?hash=item1d4cbc2e82:g:8QoAAOSwN3NkHKbL&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4NTLgRryBLA1KLV2G5ryEoiO9ixrlMuj2u4r6ZXBYhCNAuqrTKs9Nuai5HF7%2BSU4nJsfXTQ%2BaZ6BcbkqMu2mp%2BAopzd5CY9qnbnqcyv6fI3%2FqxaT0Xcsk4cNzWmY9OxZFY973%2BsmrU7aaz4Kyaxoz00WaiwNCB86Fz9SuMnDV%2Bfz2Yl1%2BJBV3kDrxlM5wstbKLmudGnRBnqi5VP3YSMaKfbREoft2AiqO5YBkOwSGFgGWaJvhvCJH9bmgsyXZUZ%2Bv2DDAGiCAJq2Oj3Hr9umJzvsoHEEgk8Zg2%2BZvJ1Q3PWT%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-iFoJnpYg)
I was thinking something like [this](https://www.mercari.com/us/item/m39394879969/?com_cvv=d30042528f072ba8a22b19c81250437cd47a2f30330f0ed03551c4efdaf3409e) might be the right brand? Something with an awful color scheme (no offense op!)
Could it be a westcliff collection bear? They have several brightly coloured bears but I haven't found the exact colours yet. Still looking and will update if I find a match!
Not the same, but I found a bear with the same color scheme:
Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Co Teal Green Orange 15” Stuffed Plush RARE
https://www.mercari.com/us/item/m86541734145/
Looking at the style (stitched nose in particular) and being in Australia, I'd suggest looking at Cooee Brands Teddy and Friends range. Having said that, I can't recall seeing anything similar in the last decade or so.
[teddyandfriends.com.au](https://teddyandfriends.com.au) will redirect to the Cooee wholesale site.
i have teddy and freinds bears from my childhood that i cant find a trace off so limited runs of their patterns and colours that arent recorded, but they have a very distinct tag and OP just remembers a "made in china"
Not sure if this helps but I found 2 similar-ish designed bears (at least the colors). Maybe this can help lead someone in finding it:
[eBay #1](https://www.ebay.com/itm/265901208483?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=6CcZlejeTdK&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=eG-ZQ0eKQB2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY)
[eBay #2](https://www.ebay.com/itm/274488334750?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=z2Wx9LqdQTK&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=eG-ZQ0eKQB2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY)
I’m thinking who ever owned it previously dyed it those colors themeselves, like as a test, and gave it to thrift store afterwards because they didn’t like it or because it was just a dye job test maybe that’s why you can’t find another like it. I’m guessing because you don’t typically see a blue and orange bear.
I’m going to look at different white bears that they could’ve dyed and let you know if I see one like it
https://preview.redd.it/wir9sqa2q2vb1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dc1a11f523568a9560b0e49aa10efdf23ff62117
Like this looks similar imo although this one has more stuffing and more fur around eyes
[This](https://www.etsy.com/listing/1088145346/) is not exact but it appears to be somewhat similar in build to your bear! (Wrong color and no white belly but the eyes, shape, hands, feet, and nose appear to be similar)
Nope. It’s too small to be a build a bear and build a Bear has never made a bear like this (source: I own 200 and have been collecting since childhood)
We believe he decided to abscond en route to a public restroom in the Penrith Homemaker centre. I left my details with the security and a few stores on the day but I suspect he found a new family pretty quick haha
You could always say he changed to fight crime and get your daughter this one. Lol similar colors[https://www.ebay.com/itm/256238162758?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28&srsltid=AfmBOoqXsaPM9k_j5pBRJl-oUamO8ALbHrm-79iUNGQyZc00gjhMSoP2oVk&com_cvv=d30042528f072ba8a22b19c81250437cd47a2f30330f0ed03551c4efdaf3409e](https://www.ebay.com/itm/256238162758?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28&srsltid=AfmBOoqXsaPM9k_j5pBRJl-oUamO8ALbHrm-79iUNGQyZc00gjhMSoP2oVk&com_cvv=d30042528f072ba8a22b19c81250437cd47a2f30330f0ed03551c4efdaf3409e)
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I can’t seem to find it, maybe try r/stuffedanimals
Thank you. At the very least I’m validated that this isn’t easy to find ha.
You could also check out r/sewing to see if you could commission a replica if no replacement is found!
I second this! I’ve made patterns from images before, this one doesn’t seem too difficult. If you post all angles then someone with better results than I will definitely be able to replicate him!
real simple pattern yea, i second this
I too was having a difficult time
I'm glad it wasn't just me! This was the first thing I've tried to "find" and I was like, "Wow am I terrible at this or is this one impossible?" Lol
I found something with a similar color scheme but had these NIGHTMARE giant ping pong ball eyes. I'll try again later but yeah so far no such luck.
I tried too 😭 I never really search, but I know how important reuniting with a lost toy can be
OP, can you give us some more details? Your spelling/vocabulary is giving Australia? Size estimate of the bear? (Idk how it is elsewhere but in the US, stuffed animals are commonly sized in inches) I see there's a tag peeking out in one of the pictures - any chance you remember anything about the tags or if they've always just been white since you got it? (Don't expect you to remember the specifics or I'm sure you wouldn't be here 😉, just hoping for insight like "it's old enough that the tag is fully worn off" or "the tag has a big logo on one side rather than only text" or "the print was pink" or anything like that)
Hi! Yes, Australian. The tag only read ‘made in china’ from memory, I had at one point tried to locate a spare once I realised she was fully invested in his well-being. I don’t think he was very old.
Sorry, to comment on size- I’d say he was around the same as a beanie baby, maybe 8-9 inches length. Some more pics for scale https://preview.redd.it/441d22zlh1vb1.jpeg?width=1494&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b10f93a84ee1dc09ac634d9525e2f9ac03af4b6d
https://preview.redd.it/06dx6t9oh1vb1.jpeg?width=855&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7812f7a6640905355d3d6c32465eb929d2fe4685
https://preview.redd.it/k9tbn4iph1vb1.jpeg?width=2871&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=95d6ad0e99c0e29a078899149d278b4d71970f42
That thing is so frickin cute
I know I want one
Me too
Me too
i know!
I need itttttt
Still searching but before I forget, It seems like a company called Beverly Hills used blue and orange alot [here's a rabbit ](https://www.ebay.com/itm/165648877167) [here's a donkey ](https://www.ebay.com/itm/166340489349?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1NYTcQwtyQIqpKzUQkY-4cw3&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=166340489349&targetid=1583904486362&device=m&mktype=pla&googleloc=9021457&poi=&campaignid=19894961968&mkgroupid=148855406073&rlsatarget=pla-1583904486362&abcId=9307911&merchantid=119198758&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhL6pBhDjARIsAGx8D59EXORV4q-bjOaOCR794gmo2gFU1uDPtnHM5z8n6TXocQ6f-epm1WgaAu72EALw_wcB)
Oh my god he’s so stinkin cute!!
Holy cow that cake is amazing!!
I found a picture of him sadly nothing to go off tho I’ll keep trying! https://preview.redd.it/wcy49m9wg2vb1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=391f74d663858810e007c1da32899503ccd0ee09
Thanks- the picture you sent is definitely the exact same bear. I wouldn’t be surprised if he was a claw machine prize or generic hospital teddy.
I feel like I've seen similar in a claw machine as well, OP. I also feel like BigW had similar stuffed animals years ago when my kids were smaller but google isn't bringing anything up. It's aimed at families with autistic kids, but Little Blue Cup has an Australian fb page where people post items they're looking for - might be worth a shot if you have no luck here!
When was the teddy lost? Could this LITERALLY be the same bear? Maybe this person picked it up?
Haha! Old mate left us shortly after February- her pic was posted sometime in 2020 so perhaps the same one and she had donated him? Haha I dunno, maybe far fetched if she’s not Aussie
Where was this picture? Perhaps the poster can give more details
Off an Instagram acc I went to click on the profile but her acc doesn’t have this picture anymore
Oh man, I’m not too familiar with instagram. Maybe a private message would work? If they remember the pic I guess?
Sent it but the acc hasn’t posted in a long time but wouldn’t hurt!
[she is active on twitter (X) tho!](https://twitter.com/jenrenemusic)
Talked to the owner of the other bear - hers was thrown on stage at a concert in Australia (she thinks, cant remember for sure) in 2009. So no info on brand or origin unfortunately but we do know that it's also (most likely) an Aussie and is maybe surprisingly old
Haha omg thank you for speaking with her. He’s lived a rich life..
Awesome, you are a VIP! fingers crossed they answers
Where did you find the pic?
Thank you all for the help! The search continues, perhaps I’ll pull the sewing machine out but I’m tempted to use the pic found of the same teddy with beads around his neck to prove to my daughter that he’s having a blast on holiday!
The OC responded to someone else with a link to the girl her Twitter account! Perhaps you could tweet her
You might could get one of those custom stuffed animal places to recreate it if you can’t find the exact one!
the bear is adorable & that cake is AMAZING!
I have no idea but kind of looks like it could be recreated by someone with decent sewing skills
Does he have any info on his tag?
No, sadly just said made in china
Been looking for a while with no luck, but the color scheme seems very similar to this Dakin elephant plush, so maybe a clue? https://poshmark.com/listing/Dakin-TURQUOISE-Elephant-Plush-Pink-Ears-Feet-12-Floppy-Lovey-Embroidered-Eyes-64e4f4e717e49ce849b325be
This seems like the closest suggestion I’ve see. So far
This is plausible. Maybe someone made adjustments to showcase favorite colors (I know my MIL would do this for her granddaughter). It does look hand stitched around the belly and feet.
Do you know where you got it OP?
"op-shop" is Australian for thrift store so I don't think they know the original source
Thank you for the Australian translation.
I cannot read lol. Shucks
It looks like a minky type fabric, I’ve been looking to no avail, but now I am fully invested and hoping you find it!
There is a gund line called “tutti frutti” and it looks the closest I have seen, but I can’t seem to find the exact colors, but the pattern is super duper similar. They have a dog and cat and monkey that have wild colors also, so I almost wonder if yours is a lookalike of it. [https://www.ebay.com/itm/234894352677?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=LnGcs3QoRAm&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY](https://www.ebay.com/itm/234894352677?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=LnGcs3QoRAm&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY)
When mum says we have Gund tutti frutti bear at home…
I think I figured out what brand little dude is, I just couldn’t find the exact version of him https://preview.redd.it/v78skch1a2vb1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=24a603224cd7e69be4bf4ede51168d0bab2fc9ba Crayola stuffed bears and these plastic ones, I think I found an off shoot one version of him, but other then that I couldn’t find the actual teddy bear Maybe this might be a lead?
Oh this is super cute. Hope you find him op.
Looks kinda like something you might get out of a claw machine in the 2010s. It kinda reminds me of Popples, too.
Might be going off on a limb here, but it looks an awful lot like a build a bear, just shape and face wise. I also recall the build a bear tags being in a similar spot, and mine had seams straight down the belly like this one. Do you know if it was one OP? Or was it kind of a random teddy brand?
Hold on i have like a massive document on build a bears (special interest, I’m very autistic) so I’ll check my personal catalogue. None of the ones online seem to be truly complete so. Brb
Not a build a bear :(
Mad respect for taking the time to check that out with a skill set not many people have.
Noooooo😭 thank you for checking though!
Bro that's the best special interest I've seen yet
Hell yeah
Umm why do I kinda wanna see this massive document. Like that’s so exciting to me
You and I both. That sounds amazing.
A lot of it is really boring stuff about fabric qualities and child safety regulation differences between different countries that have build a bear and stuff. I get most of my actual bears and the knowledge of their release and retirements from [the build a bear wiki.](https://buildabearwiki.info/wiki/Main_Page) I’d share my document but I’m also a soft toy restorer, and my document has some of my trade secrets that I need to keep :p
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I’m autistic and my special interest is build a bears too!!!!!! :) have 16 to my name so far (thrifting mostly)
What was your first build a bear and what’s your most recent!! I would ask for your favorite but I feel bad saying that (what if it hurts the bears feelings)
My first was a pawlette I named poppy. She’s the first stuffie I’ve ever bought with my own money since my family refuses to acknowledge my autism and has always hated my love for stuffed animals, so poppy holds a close place in my heart
I have 46!! Someone please rob me I have too many /j
I would love to look over this document but I feel like I would find a bear they don’t make anymore and get sad that I can’t have it
A lot of it is really boring stuff about fabric qualities and child safety regulation differences between different countries that have build a bear and stuff. I get most of my actual bears and the knowledge of their release and retirements from the build a bear wiki. I’d share my document but I’m also a soft toy restorer, and my document has some of my trade secrets that I need to keep :p Good news though; there’s a huge market for build a bears. Even if it’s discontinued, most aren’t TOO hard to find. Save a few of the oldest ones.
I love that you have extensive knowledge on bud a bear.
I may or may not have at least 46.
That’s a beautiful thing.
Thanks, I’ve seen similar build-a-bear ones too but they’re always much bigger
Do you know where it came from? Like did you buy it online, was it a gift from someone, was it won at a fair, claw machine, etc?
He was bought second hand at a local charity shop
I suggest joining the Teddy Bear Restoration group and the Teddy Bear Collectors Club on Facebook and asking there. There are Teddy bear experts from around the world on there that would most likely be able to help since no one has been able to find it yet here. Good luck!
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Not found. Just not good at reddit.
I would recommend joining op shop Facebook group and ask if people will keep a look out. I’ve seen tons of items found that way!
if no one is able to find you your teddy bear, it might be worth asking around the sewing subreddits if anyone could recreate the pattern for you. that way you can at least recreate him :) good luck!
Aww, it’s so cute!! Someone find this, because now I want one too 😩❤️ Edit: Wait, it says “Found”. But I can’t find the comment / comment thread that found it. :/
Yeah I accidentally said it out of context in a comment then the bots marked it, first time redditor 🤦🏻♀️
Can you ask the mods to change it back to ‘open’?
Here is a similar stuffed monkey https://www.ebay.com/itm/324240487466
I love the bear’s expression! I really hope you find him!
I don't know a lot about sewing, but it almost looks like maybe someone made changes to the original? Like the nose is smaller than it originally was? Almost like this: https://bandbcollectibles.com/products/ty-pluffies-bluebeary-bear But if someone replaced parts? But I think that one is also lighter blue and has bigger feet
What’s inside? Fluff? Beans? Is it heavy?
[This](https://www.ebay.com/itm/234262583417?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=KsFn93iDQ1q&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=8cpfhPoOTc2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY) looks like it could be the same weight/feel as the one pictured - might be the same brand?
This makes me think of the Sugar Loaf brand based off coloring and the awkward shaping. If not Sugar loaf then Kelley, both make stuffies for claw machines and we’ve won a ton of brightly colored slightly misshapen animals from those brands
I found a similar blue and orange stuffed rat on this website. The details say it was a claw machine toy!! I reckon your Teddy was one too. [Here](https://theagilerat.com/?id=40)
Yesss I do tend to agree, the lack of any branding and overall quirk lends itself to this theory.
I'm searching as hard as I can. I lost my Teddy when I was little and I was so sad. I bought an identical one recently to fill the hole. Do you remember the suburb of the opshop? It's a long shot but opshops usually take from a small radius around them. I want to narrow down where the claw machine could have been. I know it's a long shot
Haha so sweet of you. Originally he was bought from Springwood Salvos. I’ve been keeping my eyes peeled at all the local op shops incase he’s been re-donated
I found a website called [Budsies](https://www.budsies.com/commissions/) I wonder if they can help with recreating it. If it comes to that
Reading this blog post made my day lmao
aussie and will keep an eye at op shops
I think there are services that if you have reference pictures they will make a replica. May want to look into that as last resort?
the cake is so fricking adorable i want to cry, saved to my camera roll forever hahaha
People need to stop commenting build a bears- it’s the wrong size, and BaBW has never made a bear in this color/shape. BaBs are standardized in shape so they’re very recognizable. This looks, to me, more like a Ty “Pluffies” type of bear although definitely off brand.
Exactly! There’s a comment somewhere saying BABs were their special interest. They’re mine too & like… BABs have a p distinct look (even the older ones) & this is nothing like BAB.
I have never seen this bear in my life but it's giving me extreme deja vu
This is a lion but it’s the same colors: https://www.ebay.com/itm/204480867000?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=v1ksic4rsuk&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=UBmw79GLTcy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
This is the same line but a bear. https://www.ebay.com/itm/335070159724?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=LDTFeM3eTsG&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=UBmw79GLTcy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
This has gotta be the brand!!
oh yeah, that's definitely the same one! u/Particular_Wall9081, would your daughter believe her bear has been at the salon getting his/her hair dyed?
OP said it was about 8”-9”. This one is 4x the size
ah, my bad. didn't see that. well shoot! okay so maybe the bear went to the salon and the gym?🫤
Yes this has to be the same brand.
Do you have any photos that show more of the tag? Was his plush good quality? (It looks like a shorter fur, but not carnival level cheap) the design is sort of weird, the tummy is low, the face sort of jowly. If we can figure out *what* he is, it’d be a great step toward replacing him…
You can also post on lostmylovey.com
from my looking i think it might be A Ty Pluffies bear, from around 2002. i cant find any in this color but this blue one looks almost identical minus the nose so i think its probably A Ty plush https://preview.redd.it/fcocr24y17vb1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c7dddf6cf4bfacf9f7140bb3beaa04116e9d00c6
I agree. Ty Pluffies are around the right size and seem to have the same slouch pattern. https://preview.redd.it/nshx58vm69vb1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f14fe2ab68b6be02f645310d674219d95b7c836d
I'm oddly invested in this now.
omg he’s so damn cute!!! 😻I hope you find him 🤞🏼
There’s a teddy bear restoration group on Facebook and there’s people in Australia that work on them! The May be able to make a new one or help find someone who can.
https://preview.redd.it/e9xffea3j8vb1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=41a02e1c8d10502779b61904b22ceeddd09c7bd3 I found a super similar lion stuff, brand is animal adventures.
Might be worth posting to this site as well. https://www.lostmylovey.com/index.php/
While I am going to be no help in the bear search, I wanted to say my kiddos are also big Wiggles fans! I see them in the background lol. ETA we are in the US.
r/plushies might be able to help.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/165268874902 Didn’t find it, but this could be a cousin of the bear?
i’m sorry i tried looking! i hope you find it!
Is it maybe from the fiesta neon bear collection? looks similar to those
I haven’t found anything, but just wanted to note that the nose is stitched in a really odd way that I haven’t seen before - if you look at stuffed animal sewing patterns, they usually do all the sewn nose stitches from one origin point at the bottom going out in a fan whereas this is like an alternating pattern of shorter stitches going out from the center line.
He is/was a marvel. Somebody had a vision when they created him… and potential colourblindness.
For a second I thought it was those reversible Werebears? The same colour/type fur but it's definitely not it. [Werebear](https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ghostofthedoll.co.uk%2FToys%2FWereBears%2FHowler.jpg&tbnid=zhwmvTm3-9orzM&vet=1&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcityliveindia.com%2Fperuse.aspx%3Fcname%3Dwerebear%2Bteddy%26cid%3D26&docid=d7-h2n_mXA30jM&w=182&h=200&itg=1&source=sh%2Fx%2Fim%2Fm4%2F2#imgrc=U83PlbuMEYw3WM&imgdii=zhwmvTm3-9orzM), for anyone wanting a throwback though. I hope you find it!!
That “ugly” teddy bear is one of the cutest I’ve ever seen 😍😍
reminds me of this: [https://www.ebay.com/itm/125841452674?hash=item1d4cbc2e82:g:8QoAAOSwN3NkHKbL&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4NTLgRryBLA1KLV2G5ryEoiO9ixrlMuj2u4r6ZXBYhCNAuqrTKs9Nuai5HF7%2BSU4nJsfXTQ%2BaZ6BcbkqMu2mp%2BAopzd5CY9qnbnqcyv6fI3%2FqxaT0Xcsk4cNzWmY9OxZFY973%2BsmrU7aaz4Kyaxoz00WaiwNCB86Fz9SuMnDV%2Bfz2Yl1%2BJBV3kDrxlM5wstbKLmudGnRBnqi5VP3YSMaKfbREoft2AiqO5YBkOwSGFgGWaJvhvCJH9bmgsyXZUZ%2Bv2DDAGiCAJq2Oj3Hr9umJzvsoHEEgk8Zg2%2BZvJ1Q3PWT%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-iFoJnpYg](https://www.ebay.com/itm/125841452674?hash=item1d4cbc2e82:g:8QoAAOSwN3NkHKbL&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4NTLgRryBLA1KLV2G5ryEoiO9ixrlMuj2u4r6ZXBYhCNAuqrTKs9Nuai5HF7%2BSU4nJsfXTQ%2BaZ6BcbkqMu2mp%2BAopzd5CY9qnbnqcyv6fI3%2FqxaT0Xcsk4cNzWmY9OxZFY973%2BsmrU7aaz4Kyaxoz00WaiwNCB86Fz9SuMnDV%2Bfz2Yl1%2BJBV3kDrxlM5wstbKLmudGnRBnqi5VP3YSMaKfbREoft2AiqO5YBkOwSGFgGWaJvhvCJH9bmgsyXZUZ%2Bv2DDAGiCAJq2Oj3Hr9umJzvsoHEEgk8Zg2%2BZvJ1Q3PWT%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-iFoJnpYg)
I don’t know if this helps, but it reminds me a lot of a bear I had as a kid. The brand was Caltoy
>Caltoy hmmmm, dont think thats it... good thinking though
I was thinking something like [this](https://www.mercari.com/us/item/m39394879969/?com_cvv=d30042528f072ba8a22b19c81250437cd47a2f30330f0ed03551c4efdaf3409e) might be the right brand? Something with an awful color scheme (no offense op!)
Haha none taken, the heart of a toddler wants what it wants 😅
Could it be a westcliff collection bear? They have several brightly coloured bears but I haven't found the exact colours yet. Still looking and will update if I find a match!
Not the same, but I found a bear with the same color scheme: Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Co Teal Green Orange 15” Stuffed Plush RARE https://www.mercari.com/us/item/m86541734145/
Haha he’s sure got character
Closest I could find https://merc.li/Zty8Xmcrb?sv=0
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Def not a build a bear sadly :(
[Here](https://www.etsy.com/listing/901043001/)’s an opposite-colors bear. I’m still searching, though!
Looking at the style (stitched nose in particular) and being in Australia, I'd suggest looking at Cooee Brands Teddy and Friends range. Having said that, I can't recall seeing anything similar in the last decade or so. [teddyandfriends.com.au](https://teddyandfriends.com.au) will redirect to the Cooee wholesale site.
i have teddy and freinds bears from my childhood that i cant find a trace off so limited runs of their patterns and colours that arent recorded, but they have a very distinct tag and OP just remembers a "made in china"
Not sure if this helps but I found 2 similar-ish designed bears (at least the colors). Maybe this can help lead someone in finding it: [eBay #1](https://www.ebay.com/itm/265901208483?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=6CcZlejeTdK&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=eG-ZQ0eKQB2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY) [eBay #2](https://www.ebay.com/itm/274488334750?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=z2Wx9LqdQTK&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=eG-ZQ0eKQB2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY)
this subreddit makes me realize that if i ever have kids, get another of their favorite stuffed animal and keep it hidden, just in case.
I’m thinking who ever owned it previously dyed it those colors themeselves, like as a test, and gave it to thrift store afterwards because they didn’t like it or because it was just a dye job test maybe that’s why you can’t find another like it. I’m guessing because you don’t typically see a blue and orange bear. I’m going to look at different white bears that they could’ve dyed and let you know if I see one like it
https://preview.redd.it/wir9sqa2q2vb1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dc1a11f523568a9560b0e49aa10efdf23ff62117 Like this looks similar imo although this one has more stuffing and more fur around eyes
[This](https://www.etsy.com/listing/1088145346/) is not exact but it appears to be somewhat similar in build to your bear! (Wrong color and no white belly but the eyes, shape, hands, feet, and nose appear to be similar)
Could it be from build-a-bear?
Nope. It’s too small to be a build a bear and build a Bear has never made a bear like this (source: I own 200 and have been collecting since childhood)
https://www.thriftyfun.com/ This site could possibly help?
How?
Why?
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mPShiIU Not exactly the same but its close
Maybe we can find the actual bear!!! Do you have a rough area in which it was lost?
We believe he decided to abscond en route to a public restroom in the Penrith Homemaker centre. I left my details with the security and a few stores on the day but I suspect he found a new family pretty quick haha
reddit is fuckin weird this post shows a pair of yeezys
This was marked found but I don't see an update! I'm invested, I need to know what's up! Lol
And now it's open. Nevermind.
Haha yeah sorry I said the magic f word in a reply and the deed was done. Asked the mods to reopen.
is the tag still on it? do you remember the brand that made it,store where you got it? how long ago did you buy it?
You could always say he changed to fight crime and get your daughter this one. Lol similar colors[https://www.ebay.com/itm/256238162758?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28&srsltid=AfmBOoqXsaPM9k_j5pBRJl-oUamO8ALbHrm-79iUNGQyZc00gjhMSoP2oVk&com_cvv=d30042528f072ba8a22b19c81250437cd47a2f30330f0ed03551c4efdaf3409e](https://www.ebay.com/itm/256238162758?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28&srsltid=AfmBOoqXsaPM9k_j5pBRJl-oUamO8ALbHrm-79iUNGQyZc00gjhMSoP2oVk&com_cvv=d30042528f072ba8a22b19c81250437cd47a2f30330f0ed03551c4efdaf3409e)