Tambo Teddy bears are created from gorgeous woollen sheepskin. They have a lovely soft 'furry' coat but sometimes they need a little bit of clothing to dress themselves up in. Ted's most popular outfit is the Mr Stockman ensemble which includes a shirt, pants, large bear-as-a-bone and a belt. Ted's shirt is available in [...]
Tambo Teddies are made from wool, from Australian sheepskin. We love wool at Teddies, in fact, Alison was a Wool Classer for many years and still holds a deep love of wool. What is Wool Classing? you may ask. Wool classing is the process involved in the production of uniform, predictable, low-risk lines of [...]
We're celebrating the first ever Made in Australia Week! Running from Monday May 24 through to Sunday May 30, this initiative is being championed by the Australian Made campaign. Made in Australia Week is actively encouraging shoppers to focus their buying activities on genuine Aussie products, like Tambo Teddies ! This is the first-ever [...]
One lucky Tambo Teddy travelled with Alison to New Zealand as soon as the travel bubble opened up! Missing her annual jaunt across the ditch to the Marlborough Sounds, Alison booked a trip as soon as she could once the elusive travel bubble opened. Once booked, there was a three-week nervous wait until Alison [...]
We put together an Easter giveaway pack of a small basil, picnic rug, totally tambo mug, a cap, and a packet of tea. Simply perfect combination for an Easter picnic. Entrants were asked to tell us what they would be doing over Easter along with their Tambo Ted. We received many entries and would [...]
Teddy bear collecting is a 'thing' that really took off as a hobby in the 1980's. Before then Teddy bears were for kids and were a plaything rather than anything of value. The concept of bear collecting was really begun by English actor Peter Bull, who wrote a book called "Bear with Me" way [...]
Are you considering a road trip this year? Well, we recommend you head to Tambo! Hook-up the caravan, camper trailer, pack your swag or just pack a bag and head out our way. Come and discover this little gem of the Outback........you might think we are all about Teddy Bears BUT there is so [...]
You can't work in a Teddy Bear shop and not love Teddy Bears! Recently we surveyed the Staff to find out their favourite Tambo Teddies. Bonnie declared a small pink patchwork Toby with a pink spot ribbon was the standout bear for her. 'I think Tobies have the cutest face, pink is my favourite [...]
It really is about time we introduced our wonderful team in our Toowoomba Hub! Our Toowoomba Team have been pumping out Tambo Teddies since February 2019. Team Leader is Bonnie Hood, Bonnie was originally our off-site sewer in Toowoomba in 2018. There were times when our shelves we so empty we were absolutely desperate [...]
We're dotty about our limited edition Spotty Bears. Spotty dots are made from the softest dorper sheep skins. We were offered a batch of spotty dorper skins by our Australian sheepskin supplier, Peter, from Australian Sheepskin Distributors. What's a Dorper skin you ask? Dorper sheep were originally bred in the arid regions of South [...]
