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A belated Happy New Year.

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A belated Happy New Year.
I know! It's awful late and I honestly won't make excuses. Just dance like nobody's watching!

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Blog week 1 - What Trading Ethically means to us.

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Blog week 1 - What Trading Ethically means to us.

In our first short Vlog we answer a question from Sarah about our ethics and why they're important to the way we trade. 

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Our first vlog and the resulting blooper video!

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Our first vlog and the resulting blooper video!

For a very, very long time I've wanted to make a vlog. Something that would introduce our team and show the world what our fantastic little teddy hospital and shop does. Foolishly I let the super made-up and glam vloggers out there put me off. I'm no spring chick and come with all of the accompanying wrinkles and grey hairs. Every time I saw myself on the screen I shrivelled up a little inside (that's not another reference to my age by the way!) And then I thought, Hey! When someone downloads our patterns and makes a gorgeous rag doll,...

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We're dreaming of a GREEN CHRISTMAS with great Green Gift Ideas.

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We're dreaming of a GREEN CHRISTMAS with great Green Gift Ideas.

As I sit to write this, it's 105 days, 12 hours and 26 minutes till Christmas. We've decided that this Christmas will be as green as we can possibly make it. Handmade and recycled gifts, recycled wrap made from magazine pages and lots of home baking. It's never too early to start some of those making gifts. Here are a few ideas that we can help you with. Before you test the homemade sloe gin, climb the attic ladder and dig out that box of clothes you just can't bare to throw away. A favourite old jumper that's past it's best...

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Saving the world's lost teddies.

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Saving the world's lost teddies.

NO MORE LOST TEDDIES! Well, that's the dream, and we're doing everything we can to make it happen. Please, please help us by sharing this video promoting our FREE, global, lost teddy (and other softies) map because if there's anything more heartbreaking than the sight of a lost teddy, sitting on a wall, waiting to be found, it's being the parent of the child who's lost that first best friend. Please click on the image below and share, share, share. Check out the lost and found map here - http://www.teddybearlostandfound.com/ and let's end the heartbreak of lost teddies forever!  

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