Mindy Kinsey, editor of Teddy Bear & Friends Magazine announces the TOBY Industry Choice Awards.

Final winners will be determined by your vote. Look for the ballots in the May/June of Teddy Bear & Friends, available on the newstand or by subscription beginning April 2, 2008

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2008 TOBY Industry’s Choice Award Winners

Bears&Buds Professional Members highlighted in Yellow

 

Miniature Artist Bear, Dressed

Aki Amano, “Autumn”

Mariane Haarink-Getkate, “Ready for the Skating Party”

Maggie Spackman, “Malibu

Berta Hesen-Minten, “Marina”

Samantha Potter, “John”

 

Miniature Artist Bear, Undressed

Erika Knirsch, “Knut and His Child Comforter”

Donna Griffin, “Wee Much, Acorn Gatherer”

Kumiko & Masaru Nakano, “Pomo”

Bobbie Ripperger, “North Meets South: High Five”

Samantha Potter, “Laura-Kate”

 

Small Artist Bear, Dressed

Maria Collin, “Any Requests?”

Karen Brady Hammontree, “Lily & Tattered Bunny”

Bonnie Foster, “Dixie

Denise Purrington, “Dale”

Kelly Dean, “Edwin”

 

Small Artist Bear, Undressed

Lisa Rosenbaum, “Old Mellow”

Alison McKee, “Byron”

Judi Paul, “Happy”

Kumiko & Masaru Nakano, “Choco-Ball”

Teri Crews, “Bliss”

 

Large Artist Bear, Dressed

Martha Burch, “Ice King”

Eun Sook Ma, “Adela”

Ed Spencer, “Frankie & Lion”

Susan Bergan, “Colonel Mayfield”

Donna Butts, “Walking with Opa"

 

Large Artist Bear, Undressed

Yuk Oae Park, “Hi”

Paula Carter, “Billy Buttons”

Ellen Borggreve, “Marbles”

Ed Spencer, “Gavin”

Jane Monroe, “Punkin Panda”

 

Artist Vignette

Kelly Dean, “Don Quixote, Sancho & Rosinate”

Deb Canham, “Midnight Journey”

Mikki Klug, “Wanna Play?”

Samantha Potter, “Sleigh Ride”

Judi Paul, “Snow Bear Princess”

 

Artist “Friends”

Aiko Kawamoto, “Misty”

Marsha Friesen, “Romper”

Jennifer Laing, “Scrat”

Krista Griffiths, “Ava”

Yuk Oae Park, “Sloth with Baby”

Artist Creation, Nontraditional Materials

Mikki Klug, “Toot”

Marge Wiese, “Princess Cali”

Patricia Cabrera, “Bedtime Stories Rabbit Set”

Kim Russell, “Irwin & Croc”

Donna Griffin, “Hamish & Fergus Celebrate the Year of the Pig”

 

Manufactured Miniature Bear

The Bearington Collection Ltd., “Neil & Seal”

Deb Canham Artist Designs, “Spring Fling”

Happy Tymes Collectibles, “Tinkerbell”

Steiff, “Dolly Circus Teddy”

 

Small Manufactured Bear, Dressed

The Bearington Collection, Ltd., “Molly Muckluck”

Steiff, “Muffy Clara and the Mouse King”

Goodreau Doll, LLC, “Mumu the Polar Bear”

Hermann-Spielwaren GmbH, “Cornflower”

Settler Bears, “Linda”

 

Small Manufactured Bear, Undressed

Gund, “Sidney”

Hermann-Spielwaren GmbH, “Lily of the Valley”

Steiff, “Antiques Roadshow: The Heirloom Bear”

The Bearington Collection, Ltd., “Baby Buster”

Russ Berrie Gift, Inc., “Duncan (Bears from the Past)”

 

Large Manufactured Bear, Dressed

Hermann-Spielwaren GmbH, “General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben”

Steiff, “Clarence, The Storybook Bear”

The Bearington Collection, Ltd., “Beary Holiday

Settler Bears, “Grace”

 

Large Manufactured Bear, Undressed

PPM Hildegard Guenzel, “Frederike & Rike”

Gund, “Babette”

Steiff, “Duncan, The Trademark Bear”

Hermann-Spielwaren GmbH, “Museumbar 2007”

The Bearington Collection, Ltd., “Buster”

 

Manufactured “Friends”

Gund, “Hawkeye”

Steiff, “Mr. Hopkins”

Deb Canham Artist Designs, “Snot”

PPM Hildegard Guenzel, “Amadeus”

 

Manufactured Play Bear

Gund, “Nursery Time Bear”

Steiff, “Father and Son’s Expedition, Moon Bear”

The Bearington Collection, Ltd., “Huggles”

 

 

 

Congratulations and Good Luck to all for the final round of voting

in Teddy Bear & Friends Magazine!

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