google-site-verification: googlec7193c3de77668c9.html

Birmingham bereavement bears help families remember loved ones

At the end of Leah Courtney’s garden in Birmingham sits a shed where all the magic happens to create her bears.

Armed with a sewing machine, stuffing and bags of clothing from the loved one who has died, the mum of two spends hours creating custom bears for grieving relatives, to create lasting memories of those who have passed away.

She started creating the bears for bereaved families when her sister’s mother-in-law passed away in 2023 and has now made more than 500 keepsakes, turning the hobby into a full-time job.

“By creating a bear that they can touch, cuddle, appreciate and see everyday, it’s like their relative is still there,” she said.

Her business, Made From Memories, creates the bears with names and messages sewn on to the body, along with voice boxes and vials of ashes available inside the bear.

“I make sure the arms and legs aren’t fixed so you can cuddle the bear; it’s very therapeutic for me and I have a very structured rhythm on how it all comes together,” she said.


BBC News

Views: 1

See also  Rochdale gang guilty of raping and assaulting girls for five years

Check Also

Peckham department store on Rye Lane damaged by fire

A fire that broke out at a department store causing huge plumes of smoke in …

Can Jersey and Guernsey change their driving culture?

It is eight o’clock on a Monday and traffic is bumper to bumper as cars …

Caution urged over public space use as London pavements hit 57C

Anna Mavrogianni, professor of sustainable, healthy and equitable built environment at the University College London …

Leave a Reply

Available for Amazon Prime
Speed boat transport. farm equipment transport massachusetts. heavy equipment transport brevard fl.