About Alison Shaw

After four years running this business I still love wool! Teddies is always taking us on another adventure as we strive to improve and grow this little business. I love meeting the challenges that pop up and enjoy marketing our Tambo Teddies to the world.

Creating a Tambo Teddy Community

By |2021-07-18T13:53:14+10:00September 20th, 2020|Categories: Tambo Updates|Tags: , , , , , , |

At Tambo Teddies we don't just create teddy bears, we create a community. A Tambo Teddy Community where owners of Tambo Teddies have a unique shared interest. A community is  group of people having a particular characteristic in common, people who have certain attitudes and interests in common. For our Community, the factor that [...]

Tambo Teddies NEW Toowoomba Hub

By |2021-07-18T13:54:25+10:00August 31st, 2020|Categories: Behind The Scenes|Tags: , , , , |

After just eighteen months at our little Mort St Hub it was time to move on. Tambo Teddies Toowoomba was literally bursting at the seams, there was no room to swing a teddy bear! We leased the Mort St premise as a stepping stone, to make sure our Regional Sewing Hub expansion would work. [...]

Meet the Tambo Teddies Team

By |2021-07-18T13:58:03+10:00August 4th, 2020|Categories: Behind The Scenes|Tags: , , , , , |

It really is about time we introduced our wonderful team! You would have heard the saying -'it takes a village to raise a child'. Well, it takes a great team to create our wonderful Tambo Teddies ready to join your family. In our Team Tambo we have three customer service people and one sewer. Meet [...]

Thank you for choosing Western Queensland

By |2021-07-18T13:59:56+10:00July 14th, 2020|Categories: Tambo Updates|Tags: , , , , , |

Thank you for choosing Western Queensland. A thank-you campaign started by Ingrid Miller from the Barcoo Shire is gaining momentum. On a trip to town, Ingrid was astounded by the number of visitors who were holidaying in western Queensland. Ingrid started a campaign to say 'Thank-you', providing graphics and digital assets for all to [...]

Basil versus Toby Tambo Teddy Bears

By |2021-07-18T14:05:17+10:00July 12th, 2020|Categories: About Teddy Bears|Tags: , , , , , , , |

We often have to explain the difference between our Basil and Toby Tambo Teddy bears to our customers. Our two Tambo Teddy families have been around for twenty-seven years but the Toby style bear was the first created. Tobies have a flat face, wide set eyes and big ears at side of their head. [...]