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.

The Tambo Teddy Bear Workshop

By |2019-02-18T11:08:11+10:00January 20th, 2016|Categories: Behind The Scenes|Tags: , |

Tambo is the oldest town in the central west and the Teddies building is one of the older buildings in town and boasts quite an interesting and varied life history.   Prior to moving to our present location in 2000, Tambo Teddies began in  the back rooms of Tambo's historic Post & Telegraph Museum. The business  quickly outgrew this space [...]

Why do we love Teddy Bears?

By |2019-07-18T05:38:43+10:00January 1st, 2016|Categories: About Teddy Bears|Tags: , |

Have you ever sat back and considered why we love teddy bears so much......especially Tambo Teddies? Well we have- and we came up with the following list of characteristics that make teddy bears absolutely adorable: They never tell you that you're too fat They don't give away secrets They never say 'I told you [...]

The story of another royal teddy bear

By |2015-12-14T18:10:45+10:00December 14th, 2015|Categories: Teddy Memories|Tags: , , |

Baneda Bob, the beautiful Mr Stockman Basil teddy bear given to Prince George during his visit to Queensland in 2014 and Shady Downs Charlotte the Mrs Stockman Basil made especially for Princess Charlotte weren't the first Tambo Teddies to be given to Royalty.   Prince Christian, the future king of Denmark, was the lucky [...]

Tambo Teddies are Regional Online Heroes

By |2019-02-18T11:09:45+10:00November 6th, 2015|Categories: News, Teddy Highlight|

Tambo Teddies are National Regional Online Heroes!   Tambo Teddies is the inaugural winner of Google and the Regional Australia Institute's Regional Online Heroes competition. Selected as one of ten finalists, Alison was flown to Sydney to attend a money-can't-buy growth masterclass at Google HQ.  The day began with a tour of the Google offices [...]