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Memory bear keepsake - teddy from clothing / shirt


These handmade memory bear keepsakes are made from your loved ones clothing. They are a lovely way to deal with grief and treasure the memories of loved ones, and turn their clothes into something you can treasure forever. A lovely memorial teddy gift for grandchildren to remember their grandparent.

Your clothing

Teddy bears are best made from shirts, t-shirts or jumpers. They can be made from 1 items of clothing - the more items (maximum 5 items per bear), the more varied your bear will be. For example, if you want a group of 5 bears, you can send 5 items and I'll use a piece of each clothing for every bear.

To give a better idea of the amount of clothing I need - each teddy bear uses 6 x A4 sized pieces of fabric.

Visit Facebook or Instagram to see examples of recent makes

How to personalise

  • Embroidery can be added on their paws, a felt belly patch or both
    • PAWS - (1st paw / 2nd paw) add dates or names (max 3 lines, 8 characters per line)
    • BELLY - quotes, name or message (max 5 lines, total 100 characters)
    • Add "standard quote" if you want the following on the belly
These are clothes
I used to wear
hold me close
and I'll be
there
    See our blog post 10 Quotes for memory keepsakes for other quote ideas
    • Enter your personalisation details in the Personalisation box
    • Please feel free to add any notes in with the order or requests. I'm also happy to contact you after receiving the clothing, if you want to discuss anything

    Bear mock up

    Want to see what your finished bear might look like, using the clothing in different places?

    Visit the Memory bear mock up page and send us images of your clothing and we'll add them onto images of a bear for you, to help you decide how you want your precious clothing used.

    Details

    • The bears are approx. 30 cm tall
    • Stuffing is a hollowfibre filling
    • Please not this product is not suitable for children under 14 years of age and is meant as a keepsake not a toy. This is because the nature of using your recycled clothes, means the keepsakes can not be CE tested.
    • If you're wondering "who makes memory bears near me?", then why not order one online. The order process is simple, and your clothing will be taken care of at each stage of the process.

    The process

    Memory keepsake instructions

    Customer Reviews

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    Tracy
    Memory Bear

    Received my bear today and it is lovely, just what I was hoping for, did not take long to make, and I was informed when the clothing I sent had arrived safely too, which was a relief, thanks so much Sarah and the team. X

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    RJ
    THANK YOU

    SARAH HAS BEEN AMAZING IN CREATING & DELIVERING OUR REMEMBERANCE BEAR . IT MEANS SO MUCH TO US AND WILL BE WITH US FOREVER . THANKYOU SO MUCH SARAH x x x

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    Toni Gilbert
    Memory Bears & Heart Keepsake

    I'm completely over the moon with my recent order from Sarah. The bears will be a reminder for my children as this will be the 1st Christmas since my mum passed and I know they will love them. Many thanks for making such wonderful keepsakes that will be forever treasured xxx

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    Anonymous
    Beautiful.

    I love the bear, very well made & love the idea of making good use of a loved one's clothes I had this bear made for my daughter who's lost her dad & can't wait to give her it she will love get great comfort from it. Well done green monkeys & would definitely recommend, thank you.

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    G.B.
    Amazing

    Had an amazing 9 bears made and am so happy with the results, there absolutely perfect so glad we used 2 green monkeys