Charmaine McMurdo , GiggleSprinkle Bears

Charmaine started her bear making journey in late 2009. She lives in the leafy suburbs of Melbourne, Australia with her two beautiful children and her wonderful, supportive partner.

Charmaine has always wanted to create a Teddy Bear since she was a young girl, but with little or no sewing knowledge, she put it off for many years.

One day she decided to bite the bullet and went to a local craft store which was running classes. A lovely lady named Val taught her the basics of bear making and steered her love for the craft into overdrive. She didn’t even finish her first bear before she started looking for furs to make the second bear.

She has been fortunate enough to learn tips and techniques from some of the best bear artists in the industry which has helped tremendously in her journey to create her own bears.

She started designing and making her own bears in May 2011, with her very first creations being a bear named, Cuggles and his companion octopus, Squish.

Charmaine uses the finest quality alpaca and mohair she can get her hands on and, to a lesser extent, Sassy and Cashmere fabrics for her smaller creations and her “squishified” critters. She has also dabbled with super soft acrylic fur.

Visit her websites below to view more of her wonderful creations:
Website: https://www.gigglesprinklebears.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gigglesprinklebears/