About the Bears

About the Pages of this Website

Welcome----has information about the artist/owner of Bears'n Buds by Armella, Armella M. Dana.

About the Bears---has contact information for Bears 'n Buds and information on the content of the pages in this website.

Gallery I or Gallery II ---has photos of past bears and critters created and birthed by Armella.

Adoptables---has photos and information on bears that are currently available for adoption. Each bear is shown in a thumbnail photo. Click on the bear you want to see to be taken to a larger image of that bear

How to Order---tells you how to find out if a bear or critter is still available and how to adopt your choice.

Show Calendar---has information on conferences, shows, sales, special workshops, and events around the country where you can see Armella.

Adoptee Photos---has pictures of prior shows and friends of Bears'n Buds.

Leave a Note---a place where you can leave a message in Armella's Journal.

Workshops---has information about special Workshops being held around the country, that Armella is teaching; the regular Workshop that meets every Monday morning in Marion; and how to arrange a Workshop for your group.

ITBMG (Iowa Teddy Bear Maker's Guild)---take a look at the guild members and Guild information.

Links to Friends---has information on B&Bs and Inns around the country that share their homes with Bears 'n Buds by Armella while the critters await adoption. There are also Links to some of Armella's favorite teddy bear artists and charity groups.

Watching you from this page are a few paintings of the teddy bears and the character bears created by Teddy Bear Artist Armella Dana. To see more past teddies by Armella, go to Gallery I or Gallery II. To see bears that are available for adoption, go Adoptables to Adopt.

Here is a happy group of bears from the past.

You can be certain that every bit of a bear or critter that you adopt from Bears 'n Buds by Armella is a 100% creation of Armella's imagination. You should also know that every Armella teddy and critter you take into your home has been brought to life by Armella alone.

Please, have a look at the family of Bears 'n Buds I have created and birthed since 1992. Just go to the top of the page and click on "Adoptables", Gallery I or Gallery II to see a few photos of my bears.

Then if you have any comments you would like to pass along to me, please go to my A Note to the Artist page and let me know your thoughts. I am always interested in the viewpoint of another arctophile!!

Good luck in your bear and bud hunting . . . it is a great part of life!!! If you want to do some hunting in Vermont, Illinois, or Iowa, I highly recommend looking at my Links page to see some wonderful places where my Bears 'n Buds are living happily, while awaiting adoption.

Armella M. Dana

A variety of mohair bear styles made by Armella

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