D'Lyell Bears

by Heather Lyell est 1991

Welcome to the D’Lyell Bears Web page! Heather Lyell is an Internationally renowned Teddy Bear Artist who makes her bears with husband Roy in Auckland, New Zealand. Her bears are proudly featured in Private Collections and Museums around the world and ‘Hermann Teddy Original’, the famous German company has manufactured many of her designs. In 2006 she started designing for a fantastic new British company called 'Charlie Bears' and you can find these designs around Great Britain and selected stores in Europe, America, Taiwan and Australia! Read more about us on the History page. We think we are the only 'professional' couple in the world who earn their living exclusively from making and designing bears!

Please feel free to contact us if you would like any more information on any of our Collectors designs as we would love to hear from you! For those of you who are visiting Auckland we have a show room in Central Auckland (only 20 minutes from the Airport) to view the bears. Please contact us to make an appointment and you may even like to stay at our Bed & Breakfast!

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Latest News - 21 years and the fur is still flying!

2012 is going to be a different year for us. We have decided to have a break from many of the International shows to concentrate on our design work for Charlie Bears and our local New Zealand market. We will really miss seeing our friends and customers in Europe and Japan but we will be back for the 2013 shows!

The local shows start for us in March with a new Auckland speciality Sewing & Craft Show, www.craftandsew.com.au/Auckland2012 This will be the first we have exhibited at this show which is being held at the ASB Showgrounds. It promises to be a fantastic show for anyone who likes making crafts! Then we are back exhibiting at the Great New Zealand Craft Shows around NZ with a fantastic range of new kits and pattersn for 2012. We have been very busy over the summer designing a great new collection for our BearZerk DIY range. We are sure you will be delighted with these new friends - if the reaction we have had from our friends is anything to go by!

We have also been very busy with a completely new concept for us. We are finding many children are no longer making crafts so decided to do something about it. 'Cool Crafts' are the result, and we have had a fantastic response from everyone we have shown these simple to make - and very affordable kits. Hopefully children (of all ages!) will enjoy making these interesting designs and they will encourage them to stop playing computer games and use their hands and minds to make things!

At the bottom of this page you will find a list of Upcoming Shows we are exhibiting at.

We have 5 exciting ranges for sale on our web site.

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The ‘Bears of Yesteryear’ range. These collectors bears are all individual creations who will delight and amaze you with their charm. For our 20th Anniversary we have introduced a fantastic new concept where you can commission special pieces or Remberance Bears. Click onto Bears of Yesteryear for more information!

 
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 The 'Bear Wear' bears are beautiful additions using Heather's love of jewelery and handbags to accessorise the bears. Truely unique in the bear world and she even has a few boys to complement this range!
3 The ‘Monty’ & 'Heathers Friends' Collection. These guys follow on from Monty who Heather designed for ‘Hermann Teddy Original’. They feature our special magnets to enable them to hold unique poses. Spike along with his new companion Mr Prickles has friend called Rastus and a great new collection of poseable cats! Many of these designs are interactive and lots of fun for all ages.

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D'Lyell & BearZerk Patterns & Kitsets. For those of you who like making your own friends we have a great range of D’Lyell and BearZerk patterns and kitsets. We have lots of new designs for 2012 too including fun hand puppets.

New patterns include Polly the Possum, Mabel the chook, 2 Giraffes - Gerald and Gertrude and 2 dogs - Fido and Duke and the Meerkat 'skittles'!

Any of these designs can be made to order if you don't want to make your own. They are very reasonably priced so please ask if you would like one! Most are synthetic rather than mohair.

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Cool Craft Kitsets. Completely different for us and OUT NOW! These fun, simple and affordable (mainly) felt kits can be made with limited skills and tools. Great from ages from about 7 up with a little help. Flowers, needle cases, monsters, mobiles, snakes and butterflies are just the beginning.............! 'FELTASTIC'!

Upcoming Shows 2012

D’Lyell Bears are attending these shows - looking forward to seeing you there!


Germany - Wiesbaden, Teddybär Welt. 17-18 March. Sadly we will not be exhibiting this year.

Japan - Tokyo, Japan Teddy Bear Festival. 17-18 March. Sadly we will not be exhibiting this year.

New Zealand - Auckland, Sewing and Craft Show. 16-18 March. New for us so see you there!

New Zealand - Tauranga, Great NZ Craft Show 25-27 May. New for us so see you there!

New Zealand - New Plymouth, Great NZ Craft Show 2-4 June.

New Zealand - Whangarei, Great NZ Craft Show 29 June to 1 July. New for us so see you there!

New Zealand - Hamilton, Great NZ Craft Show 6-8 July.

New Zealand - Porirua, Great NZ Craft Show 27-29 July.

Singapore - Teddy Bear Show, November - dates to be confirmed.

All prices are in New Zealand Dollars (NZ$) and we have a currency converter on our order form for helping you find the amount in your currency. As an indication only NZ$1 = approximately US$0.82, €0.62, £0.52, ¥67, S$0.77 and A$0.78

We hope you enjoy our bears as much as we have enjoyed creating them. May the bears be with you!

Heather & Roy

P.O. Box 10178 Dominion Rd.,
Auckland 1446, New Zealand.
Phone: +64 9 6387 147
Fax: +64 9 6232 581
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