Have you ever wondered where the name 'teddy bear' came from? Our name, Tambo Teddies, is fairly self explanatory but why 'teddies'- where on earth did the 'teddy' come from to describe a soft, cuddly toy bear? Â Well, believe it or not, teddy bears are named after the U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt! Â [...]
Chances are when you purchase a Tambo Teddy it might just have the initials 'VK' on the bum tag and will have been created in the teddy bear workshop by Tambo Teddies Master Crafter, Verna Kruckow. The Kruckow family moved to Tambo in April 2003 and Verna started working part-time at Teddies in May of [...]
Up for adoption - this gorgeous little Tambo Teddy was looking for a new place to live. He was given back to Tambo Teddies to find him a loving home. Named Allawah Angus, bear number 9763 spent most of his life living in Geelong, Victoria but his owner found she could no longer fit him into her [...]
Tambo Teddies are handmade from Australian sheepskins and the process of creating our gorgeous little friends begins when our skins arrive at the workshop in large boxes or wool bales. The skins are all unpacked, counted and sorted onto the shelves ready to be turned into teddy bears. Since we have taken over the [...]
Alison recently attended the Advance Queensland Community Champions round table in Brisbane where she was announced as a round two champion. Recognised for her work with Tambo Teddies and Council promoting digital marketing and technologies and their benefits for small business, Alison was honoured, excited and a bit embarrassed to be amongst such an exalted and capable [...]
