Last summer, Marie, a member of our extended family (through marriage and love) died.
I asked her daughter for one of Marie’s sweaters so I could upcycle it to make little bears for Marie’s close kin with it.
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I unraveled the sleeves of the sweater and used the Comfort Bear pattern LINK to pattern
It’s taken awhile, because, I think that I needed to design the Comfort Bears first.
I was so pleased when I had an ‘AHA!’ that I could use the Comfort Bear pattern to make the Memory Bears for Marie’s daughter and her partner, her son and grandson and her grandson’s Mum.
They’ll be able to cuddle a little of their Mum and Grandma whenever they need a small bit of comfort…..
I am finding the Comfort Bears to be very inspiring… They have many aspects, and more keep being revealed.
Tiny bears, made with love. ❤
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What a beautiful thing you did. I love this idea.
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Thank you. I hope that other people will use this idea to offer comfort to their friends and families when needed. I am editing this quick little reply to let you know that I went to your blog and my heart goes out to you. I am so sorry about the death of your husband. Big hugs!
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You have created such sweet, sweet memory holders! What a thoughtful creation.
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Thank you so much 🙂 I hope that they will be the source of solace!
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Really a lovely thought, and so nice that you made it happen.
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Thank you 🙂 It took a lot longer than I had thought that it would, so I hope that it was worth the wait.
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Noreen, while I have yet to hold one of these Marie comfort bears, I believe the very physicality of them, that they are made from yarn that was very identifyably Marie will – when combined with the love you pour into them – make them a huge comfort. Thank you!
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Your Memory Bear is winging her way to you, Aleksa…. we mailed her last week, so hopefully, she will soon be in your hands…. with love! ❤
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My mother passed last August, wish I had thought to do something like this for my 4 brothers and 2 sisters. Great idea.
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Heartfelt condolences on your mother’s passing. Even if you don’t have one of her sweaters, you can still make your family Memory bears by asking them to each write a word about your mother on a small piece of white cotton. Knit them each a Comfort Bear https://tottietalkscrafts.com/2015/12/11/knitted-comfort-bear-by-noreen-crone-findlay/ and put their word inside their bear. I think that they would probably appreciate this. Hugs to you and your family.
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