Lynne Gilchrist of Buttercup Bears in Scotland has been designing and creating bears for almost 15 years now. Originally, Buttercup Bears was quite a traditional style, mostly larger bears, but after a few years ventured into the miniature world and Lynne has been hooked ever since. Lynne's most recent addition, Curtzy Grace Anime, is named after her little girl Ayla Grace. Lynne states, "Ayla is my biggest influence when creating little anime bears and the colour that surrounds her hopefully spills onto my interpretation of Anime with a Buttercup kiss!!!"
Lynne uses mohair mostly, although the delicious colours available in miniature bear fabrics is mostly used for the anime designs. Black glass or boot button eyes are used and all bears are cotter pin jointed, with the occasional wobble neck joint for extra character. The bears are filled with heavy polyester fibre and steel shot for a little weight. Noses can be embroidered or needle felted or sculpted using clay - finished with a light buff and shiny gloss. Each creation is hand sewn with a double stitch. All bears come to you with sewn in artist’s label and name tag. Collector’s bears are intended for the grown up child and are not suitable for young children although a supervised snuggle is allowed.
Doug's Bears is thrilled to have become the exclusive, authorized retailer for Buttercup Bears in North America. We believe Lynne's work adds another dimension to our bear offerings which we did not have previously. These darling little Buttercup Bears are rich in expression and full of vitality, and we hope you enjoy them as much as we do.
