Welcome to Mostly Bears... The Blog

From our storeroom...

2016-03-24T13:07:00.004-07:00

Almost Famous...

2014-12-03T09:24:00.005-08:00

It goes something like this:
"Trish, it's a bear shop, meaning it's ok to sell those bears."
"Noooooooooo!"
"Oh, wait. Bills to pay? Ugh! Ok, then..."
Check out our small but growing selection of Almost Famous Bears:http://www.mostlybears.com/sunshine-friday.php

2014-12-02T13:39:00.002-08:00

Hello Teddy Bear Lovers! It's Giving Tuesday!

To celebrate, we've launched our holiday raffle to benefit an *even better* game in town than the AZ Wildcats...(and that's saying a lot)... The Community Food Bank:http://www.mostlybears.us/raffle.php

Our Thanksgiving Gift-Away!

2014-11-23T15:03:00.001-08:00

It's time for our Thanksgiving Gift-away!

Drawing will be held on Small-Business Saturday (November 29th).

Best of luck!

R John Wright Christmas Kitten "Jingles"

2014-11-19T08:15:00.000-08:00

We are pleased to be offering the 2014 Christmas kitten from R John Wright! We're taking preorders on our website (click here). We have two of these adorable kitties coming to the shop & can't wait to see them!

We're told these little cuties will be shipping in late November/ early December. So, we (and you) should have them by Christmas!

Tucson Doll Show ~ we brought bears!

2014-11-16T11:46:00.001-08:00

The Tucson Doll Show got an infusion of teddy bears yesterday... plus we got to meet Nancy Dane of Bentley & Buddies... as well as Susan from Good Bears of the World. (and the coolest GBW helper evaaah!) And... Mary Ann & I had fun w/ the dolls, right Mary Ann? All in all, a fun day! Next year we need more teddy bear collectors... ;)

Back to Blogging!

2014-11-11T09:39:00.000-08:00

After a year-long hiatus from this format (and most of our energies aimed at Facebook!), we are finally and happily back to blogging.
Here's your "thought for the day".... enjoy!

Jump!

2013-10-14T11:57:00.001-07:00

What's not to love about Fall!

On the road again...

2013-10-13T06:50:00.001-07:00

Safety first!

Are we there yet?

2013-10-12T18:26:00.001-07:00

Made it to MO... Thanks to the navigator...

Let's get this day started!

2013-10-11T07:19:00.001-07:00

Happy Friday from Roswell, NM...

Greetings from New Mexico...

2013-10-10T13:30:00.001-07:00

The most challenging part of driving across the desert is its sheer size... and today its windy-ness.

Road Trip!

2013-10-09T11:17:00.003-07:00

What's the best way to get from here (Tucson) to Long Island, NY? We haven't decided yet!

Blogging...

2013-09-07T15:30:00.004-07:00

Back to the blog after almost a half year without posting... it's way past time to chime in.

It was an interesting summer, challenging at times and super fun at others. One highlight was having the opportunity to accompany our daughter to Hawaii, where she presented a poster session at a national conference. It was our very first trip to the islands and we had a great time sightseeing and being proud parents.

We even did some snorkeling, which, as an ocean-fearing land lubber I would describe as a sometimes ecstatic, sometimes terrifying experience!

But I am happy to be back playing bears & working on the new website. The new format was inspired by my customers, really, watching you browse through the store & happening upon just the right bear that must go home with you. So, it's really to meant to honor that.... just presenting a few bears at a time, as if you were stopping by to see what jumps off the shelf and into your hands. The important part of the new format to remember is that you really should pop in and browse every week or so. Things will change often!

     I also have a new feature on the site called "Teddy Bear Stories" which was actually inspired by an email from a collector. It's a place where you and I can share those incredible stories we all have of the love, heroics, healing, saving, did I say love, that teddy bears so readily provide. A teddy bear is a universal gift of comfort. Don't we know it! I hope you'll consider visiting and sharing your stories. Everyone is welcome. (The only rule is the stories have to be rated E for everyone... I'm sure that goes without saying...)

     The new Charlie Bears fall 2013 line has launched! I have set up a page on the website for viewing and adding your wish list. Instead of taking preorders (the turnaround time is just too long), I created a wish list so that I can better accomodate everyone's favorite bears.

     You can access the site with two addresses at the moment. From our regular website at www.mostlybears.com and from the new address of www.mostlybears.us At some point in the future, these will both be merged into the .com site, but for now we have the two points of access.

     I hope you all had a fabulous summer & are looking forward, as I am, to getting back to cooler temperatures and a little more playing-bears-time.

Sincerely, Trish

Yes, that's me!! Eeeek!

Win this Bear!

2013-04-05T13:35:00.001-07:00

Two days left to sign up to win Charlie Bears' Blackberry Crumble!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis

2013-04-04T16:13:00.003-07:00

Hello teddy bear friends!

Next weekend my granddaughter is celebrating her 13th birthday with her friends by walking in Great Strides & raising some $$ for Cystic Fibrosis. I'm so very proud that she decided to forgo gifts this year for such a fantastic cause, so I started a Mostly Bears fundraising page to help her reach her goal. If you're feeling so inclined, won't you visit here & leave a few dollars behind? Thank you so very much~

Stark beauty of Southern New Mexico

2013-03-16T16:15:00.001-07:00

Thanks for following along. Be sure to comment to be entered into our "on the road" drawings.

We see bears...

2013-03-16T14:26:00.001-07:00

... almost everywhere we go, even if it's at Bed Bath & Beyond in New Mexico.

Our first March Madness giveaway!

2013-03-15T11:31:00.002-07:00

Good day campers!

I'm here in the camper... chillin'... waiting for the real trip to begin after the "hubby-has-a-conference-gig" in Albuquerque is finished tomorrow. I'm working on our first March Madness giveaway.

And here he is:

Gund bunny "Clover"!

He's about 12 inches in size (not including ears), softer than soft & he can be yours!

Just leave a comment below OR share our blog link from the Mostly Bears page on Facebook. (here)

We'll be drawing the winner after we get at least 10 entries OR on March 25, whichever comes first!

Good luck!

ALBQ

2013-03-14T18:12:00.001-07:00

First look at downtown Albuquerque...

On the road...

2013-03-14T08:54:00.000-07:00

Hello campers!
We're "On The Road" today, heading to New Mexico and Texas... We invite you to follow along... and, of course, watch this space for some fun giveaways along the way!

Important Notice:

2013-02-21T14:23:00.001-08:00

Enter our Valentine's Giveaway!

2013-01-28T09:35:00.001-08:00

Greetings teddy bear lovers,
It's been awhile since I've blogged. I'm hoping to get back to it a little more regularly in 2013.
Here's a pretty good way to start out, with a giveaway!
I've added a nifty new piece of technology called "Rafflecopter." (A program in which to administer giveaways.) It looks pretty easy to use and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it, in fact, is.

Here's the lovely Steiff collectible bear we're gifting to one lucky recipient, just in time for Valentine's day:

Steiff Club Bear

Beautiful off-white wavy mohair

2010 Edition, #157

To enter, click below and do whatever Rafflecopter tells you to do. I don't quite know what that is going to be yet. I guess we're in this learning curve together.
I know there should be options to share across social networking, Pinterest, FB, Twitter, etc., so you should get multiple entry possibilities each day though. At least I THINK that's how it works.
(One detail which needs to be shared, I do have a disclaimer in there that international entries are subject to shipping charges & customs taxes.)
Giveaway ends 2/13/12.
Good luck to us all!

Click here to enter our Rafflecopter giveaway

Ebay auction for the Community Food Bank

2012-12-06T13:12:00.004-08:00

ANYONE who bids, whether you ultimately win the auction or not, will be entered into a drawing for a $100 gift certificate from Mostly Bears. Low opening bid, no reserve, gorgeous Steiff polar valued at $210. 100% benefit for the Community Food Bank! What are you waiting for? :)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330839750355&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT#ht_4056wt_1134

Happy Cyber Monday!

2012-11-26T14:35:00.000-08:00

Welcome to Monday, teddy bear lovers. CyberMonday, that is. We've launched a new website for the festivities... (i.e. we're testing out a new web format, just to keep it interesting, lol.) If you're intrepid enough, you'll find tucked in amongst some crazily-priced items, five fabulous freebies for you to win. Good luck!

http://www.mostlybears.us