Hi, I'm Di
The artist behind the bears.
I live and sew in a 1940's cottage in a small town on the Murray River in South Australia.
I have always been creative and did sewing and various arts/creative subjects in high school including ceramics, metal work and woodwork.
Now my love is for fabric, mohair, cotton, silk, lace, vintage fabric, viscose, faux fur etc...
I love it all!!
Making things is my passion.
Woollybuttbears was born in 2007,
the name was
inspired by a Eucalyptus tree commonly called the 'Darwin Woollybutt'
this tree is found in Northern Australia where I spent my childhood.
The Woollybutt has a rough almost woolly bark
with white bark branches and big gorgeous bright orange flowers.
I remember these trees so well because I spent much of my time climbing them,
sitting in their branches pondering and running around in my introverted imagination.
Woollybuttbears is a little play on words because I figured teddy bears also have little 'woolly' butts...
I started out selling on ebay way back in 2007, then moved to an ETSY shop a few years later and did craft shows and artisan markets in the Barossa Valley for a little while.
ETSY has been fairly good to me, but, sadly lately I have seen the changes and for lots of reasons I am now trying to re-focus on my website shop and the Australian Madeit platform.
Thousands of Woollybuttbears and critters have been adopted and live around the world.
There are over 1400 5 star reviews in my ETSY shop.
I also have a fascination for dolls (specifically Blythe, Paola Reina and Bisque/Vintage) and miniatures.
You will see many things from my collection in the backgrounds of my photos.
I really love unique and quirky things and I hope my creations bring a little smile to your day. I make everything in my shop myself, take the photos, do the write ups, load onto the internet, package and post. I am a one woman show with some help from my Husband who wraps things better than me :0).
He likes to be precise!
Everything is made with love and care.
My creations are not child friendly and not to be played with out in the yard but are more collectable keepsakes for years to come.
They are all unique and quirky just like humans!
I have been fortunate to be published in the Australian Bear Creations Magazine and
Teddy Bear Times & Friends Magazine (UK Based)
To keep up to date on all the news Woollybuttbears is on Instagram, facebook and pinterest.
Thankyou to all the beautiful customers who have adopted my creations over the years :0)
Love and Hugs, Di and the Woollybuttbears