Friday, May 28, 2010

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Little Wonders

                                         
Let it go, let it roll right off your shoulder,
Don't you know the hardest part is over.
Let it in, let your clarity define you.
In the end, we will only just remember how it feels.

Our lives are made in these small hours.
These little wonders, these twists & turns of fate.
Time falls away, but these small hours,
These small hours still remain.

Let it slide, let your troubles fall behind you,
Let it shine, until you feel it all around you.
And I don't mind if it's me you need to turn to,
We'll get by, it's the heart that really matters in the end

Our lives are made in these small hours,
These little wonders, these twists & turns of fate.
Time falls away, but these small hours,
These small hours still remain.

All of my regret will wash away somehow,
But I can not forget the way I feel right now.
In these small hours, these little wonders,
these twists & turns of fate, these twists & turns of fate,
Time falls away, but these small hours, these small hours, still remain.

Little Wonders by Rob Thomas

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Our New Blog Giveaway

Hello fellow teddy bear lovers,

I just wanted to share a preview of what's on tap for our "On the Road" giveaway, which is scheduled to begin next Thursday, June 3rd!

Here's how we're gonna do this one...

Facebook fans, email newsletter fans and blog followers are all included in the drawings. If you are all three of those, you'll get three chances.

(1. To become a Facebook fan, look for Mostly Bears the Store on FB & click "like". 2. To add yourself to our email newsletter, visit the website at http://www.mostlybears.com/ and click on Join Our Newsletter. 3. To become a blog follower, click below right to follow us via Networked Blogs.)
Anyway, getting back...

Each day "on the road", we'll choose a winner of one of the fun prizes shown. I'll post more pics on the day of each drawing.

On the last day of the promotion, we'll choose a Grand Prize Winner, who will win this fabulous artist piece by Sandy Czaja.

"Linus" the Lion
8" in size, scruffy sparse mohair, mink poufy tail.
Awwwww......
Sandy is an awesome artist...

Now, it just so happens that Sandy (http://www.notchlokbears.com/) is displaying her bears at Teddy Bear Reunion in the Heartland 2010, Clarion, Iowa, from June 10th to June 13th, which just so happens to be where we're headed in the Bear Store On Wheels...
so... the winner's little lion will get signed at the show... and I'll get a nifty little snapshot capturing the moment for you...

And if that's not enough fun and adventure for y'all... here's what else we're gonna be doing...

In our travels, we make lots of stops (think, naps, fuel, groceries...) and along the way I like to pick up little souvenirs and stuff for the grandkids. Such as keyrings, shot glasses, (ok, well, I don't get those for the grandkids:), etc. I will include a fun souvenir into the packages of each winner along with their prize. You'll never know what's coming! And you'll be sitting on the edge of your seat until you get your package, I'm sure...

Furthermore, my intention is to mail all the packages from Clarion, seeing as how the post office there does this cool, nifty special event postmark during the Reunion and all, which would be fun to have on your package. But I'm not gonna strictly promise I'll do the postmark thing, since it will depend on how long I'd have to stand in line to do it. (I hate standing in line!) I'll try my best. Honest. But, if that grand plan doesn't work out, I'll just have to send your package from some mystery USPS along the way.

Along with all the giveaway craziness, we'll also be holding an "On The Road" sale & fundraiser for Teddy Bear Reunion In the Heartland. Watch this space for the festivities, scheduled to begin next Thursday, June 3rd.

And wish us "Road-Luck"! :)

Saturday, May 15, 2010

This has been on my mind...

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, with conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand a mighty woman with a torch, whose flame is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles.
From her beacon-hand glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command the air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she with silent lips.
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Faces...


Here's a peek at some of the faces that "jumped" out at me in the store today.
Click to start the slide show :)

Very Cool Gift!

I got this in the mail today... made from fabric from our store...

It's a steering wheel cover... this will come in VERY handy in Tucson in the summer!
THANK YOU Elizabeth! I just LOVE it when people pay it forward... :)

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Too cute! Find of the day...












Adorable Robeez baby shoes.
Click below to visit Robeez, (search for Teddy Bear).
$21.95; free shipping on 2 or more pairs.
Cute!

Robeez Footwear Shop for Shoes and Booties

Monday, May 3, 2010

Non Profit Organization?

Times are tough all over... and never tougher for charitable organizations of all types.
We've been trying to make a little dent... raffles, silent auction donations, ebay giving works, etc. (running joke in the store goes like this... "if you didn't give so much stuff away, you might just make a profit someday" or "maybe Mostly Bears should apply for non-profit status" :)
But the truth is, we've received WAY more in return than we have given... met great people, shared some wonderful and uplifting stories, been sent priceless cards and photos and been blessed in so many other ways.
This week, as my family and I celebrate a personal blessing... 8 years since my husband's miraculous recovery from sudden cardiac death... we look forward to many, many more years of giving back, in any and every way we can.
To all our fans and customers, new and old, thank you so very much for following along. And stay tuned for the next "FUN"draiser!

Bear Find...

Saw this on one of our affiliate's websites... thought it was kinda cool!
All wood, non toxic finish, $295, visit their website and put Polar Bear in the search field: Dimples Baby

Enjoy!