My New Job

Hello Everyone!

Here is just a little background information on me :)
I recently graduated from college (in May) with a Computer Science degree from Ball State University. Two months after graduating, I moved to Chicago, a big difference from the small town of Angola, IN that I grew up in and I have enjoyed my summer in the city.

Tomorrow I begin my new job. This is my first full-time job and I'm both excited and nervous. I will be working for a company called Big Machines which is located in Deerfield, IL (a suburb just north of the city of Chicago). I will be doing web development, something I have always been interested in. Because of this, I will not be able to devote as much time to my teddy bears, but I will continue to work on them in my free time and I have plans to attend several shows throughout the year.

Speaking of shows...
My next show is on Sunday, October 26th in Schaumburg, IL
Check out Bright Star Promotions for more information!
It will be a great show and I hope you can make it!

Watch out for more posts as I continue to work in my free time!

Two New Bears and an Elephant!

Hi Everyone! I have 2 new bears and an elephant to share with you! Please meet Clark, Griffin and Eliana.

Clark is an 11" bear made of a beautiful Navy Blue and Violet tie dyed mohair. He has black German glass eyes and a hand stitched nose. He is fully jointed with cotterpin joints and he is stuffed with the finest polyester fibers and steel shot.

Click Here for more information about Clark.



Griffin is a 10.5" bear made out of a lovely brown mohair with a black tip. He has black German glass eyes and a hand stitched nose. He is fully jointed with cotterpin joints and he is stuffed with the finest polyester fibers and steel shot.

Click Here for more information about Griffin.





Eliana is a 7" elephant made out of a cream mohair with a rosy pink tip. She has black German glass eyes, she is fully jointed with cotterpin joints and she is stuffed with the finest polyester fibers and steel shot.

Click Here for more information about Eliana.

Introducing... Melyngoch!

Hello! I would like to introduce to you my newest creation, Melyngoch. His name is a welsh word that simply means 'Orange'. Melyngoch is a 9.5" tall dragon made of a hand-dyed fiery orange tie-dyed mohair. It has shades ranging from reddish orange to peach. He has black glass german eyes, he is fully jointed with cotter pin joints and he is stuffed with the finest polyester fiber and steel shot. His chest, spikes, inner wings, tail and foot pads are made of an off-white wool felt. His chest was soft sculpted and shaded in lime green. His feet have needle felted toes in lime green. He also has lime green needle felted eye lids.

For more information, click here.

Welcome!

Hello! My name is Tyler Crain and I am the artist behind Teds 'n Such. This is my blog for you to keep up to date on what is happening here in my workshop!

I am 22 years old and have been making bears for 10 years now. I really enjoy the teddy bear world and all of the wonderful people that are in it.

I became interested in making my own teddies one holiday season, so my mother and I went to the store and found a teddy bear pattern. The initial intent was to make teddies for family members to give out at our holiday get together, but soon I was hooked on teddies.

I purchased a book at a local craft store and with the help of some friends in the bear world I designed my first bear. Now all of my designs come directly from my imagination onto a piece of paper, then they are transferred to the fur, and a new bundle of life is born.