Bella & Bear Keepsakes Avis 

The finished product was just what I wanted and beautifully crafted.

Good communication throughout the process. High quality product. I loved that the different shades, patterns and types of fabric were brought together so sympathetically in each of the bears I ordered.

I would definitely recommend this product / company.

Bella and Bear were great from start to finish and I’m so happy that I am managed to get all 3 of my bears made by her. They will always be a lasting memory of my father and I’m so very pleased and emotional with the outcome of them as they each tell a different story of his life.

Thank you so much

My husband has recently left the British army, we wanted something to be made from his uniform for our son.
Collette made us a wonderful bear, for our son to keep.
Couldn’t have ask for anything better, the bear is amazing!🤩

Memory Cushion - I contacted Collette about making a memory for my sister from clothing that was my mums who we sadly lost to dementia in Dec23. The items I wanted to use had badges & writing on that meant something to my sister & mum during mums last few months. Collette was amazing, so helpful & pointed me in the right direction regarding which item would work the best with the clothing. I went with a cushion, it is absolutely perfect & my sister loves it & of course it made her cry. Thank you Collette you're a star.

So easy to communicate with Collette and very fast delivery of the pattern. The instructions look really good and now I’m looking forward to making my first bear.

Good communication, beautiful keepsake bear which will be special to my son for years to come. Thank you

Collette's correspondence was wonderful throughout, she is compassionate and incredibly talented, I'm so happy with my memory animal. I ordered a Lion memory bear (discontinued) for my late mum and it's perfect, I highly highly recommend, worth every penny.

Having chosen Bella and Bear previously for my daughter's keepsake bear, there was no question when it came to my son's babygros and what I was going to do with them. Collette is fantastic, she creates the most wonderful bear and I felt 100% confident throughout the whole process. I have already recommended her to many and will continue to do so.
Thank you for your care and attention to detail Collette, these bears will be treasured.

Absolutely love the bear BellaandBear keepsakes made for me from my second son’s tiny clothes. Included loads of notes with my clothes and Collette has clearly followed all my requests. Quick to respond to my request for an additional jacket for my 1st son’s bear. Can’t thank you enough 😊

The memory bears I ordered from Collette have just arrived and they are just perfect. I love them! They were made from my mum’s long dresses (over 40 years old, I just held onto this last bit of her!) I was worried that the materials would not be suitable or that the bears 🐻 would not live up to my hopes; I needn’t have worried! Now, instead of knowing they were just languishing in my loft, I have three gorgeous bears. I will upload pictures, once I have given the other two to my brothers. Thank you Collette for your skill, patience and understanding. Brilliant communication throughout the process too. 100% recommend.

I came across Bella and Bear Keepsakes from a random local Facebook post giving local small businesses a chance to share their pages. I was pregnant at the time and knew I always wanted a memory bear and loved Collettes designs, overall look and the fact she was a local business - so started to follow her...I will be back for this bear when I feel like my family is complete and ready to make new memories with my precious baby clothes! 😊

Unfortunately in the meantime I lost my mum a little unexpectedly during her cancer battle and had kept some of the clothing I have memories of her wearing (not with a bear in mind initially). My partner and I had begun planning our wedding and I was considering ways to have my mum there as part of our day and thought it would be perfect to have her sat in loving memory within the church. ... It took me over a year and two attempts of taking the items out of the wardrobe to make an order to Collette.

You can really tell Collette loves what she does as well as massively understands and appreciates the trust people put into her and their special items. I really worried about my design as I felt the clothing was so random; but I feel Collette did amazing and it is far better than I ever expected. The quality and finish is fantastic, I paid for a faster service which was met and also included a super sepecial surprise decoration gift too. As a result I adore my mums memory bear ❤

Thank you Collette from the bottom of my heart 🥰

Outstanding, I could not praise the owner of this company enough.
Very personal, easy to contact and reply straight away to questions or queries.
I would highly recommend them.

The most wonderful service and beautiful finished products. Colette has been so helpful, friendly and kind. Brilliant customer service from start to finish.

From the very first communication I had lots of details of what I needed to do and what would be done in return.
Received my blanket yesterday and is absolutely beautiful I am soooooo happy with it.
You can tell all the care has been done with it with the amount of squares that have been cut and even the embroidery details too.
Would highly recommend to everyone

Totally thrilled with our keepsake bear. I had it made for my daughter as she's recently turned 2 and there are so many items of clothing that were too much a part of her and our memories of her first years that I couldn't give them away or sell them. The bear took my breath away, it was exactly as I'd hoped it would be. Collette incorporated a whole tiger face on the front as well as the dress she wore to our wedding (including a bow from the shoulder of the dress that is now on the ear of the bear). Bella & Bear is honestly worth every penny and something I'll treasure forever. It's a real skill to not only be able to physically make something like this but to have the creativity to make it a piece of art. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I couldn’t praise belle and bear enough. I wanted a bear made from my late brothers clothes for my mothers 60th birthday! She was amazing in reassuring me and ensued that it was delivered in time for her special day! She also included some gorgeous extras which were not expected! All our friends and family have shed a tear over it as it is truly incredible and has given us something to hug and hold! We have shouted your name from the roof tops and so incredibly grateful! Incredible doesn’t even come close! Thank you so much again!

I ordered a memory bear and I messed up when sending the item of clothing which delayed the start of making the order, but I got in touch with the owner and told her what happened and that I had a new item of clothing on the way. My son asked her if he could pay the urgent order fee because he messed up on the shipping and she was extremely kind and stated that she would do it urgently as soon as she received the clothing and that he didn’t have to pay the fee. We received the bear on the weekend and it’s so much more than I expected, it’s so high quality and just beautiful. A true memory brought that will love on for centuries, and that’s all thanks to Collette. I would definitely order from here again if I ever needed another memory bear. The kindness and professionalism of Collette and her company are so unmatched.

I was recommended Collette by a friend and she did not disappoint. Communication was amazing, timelines realistic and stuck to and the end product is simply … wow! I got a memory blanket with clothes from my sons first year of life and it made me burst into tears when opening it as it’s so beautifully crafted. The care is unbelievable. This is a forever present. Even down to a personal note from Collette in the package as well as it gift wrapped. I could not be happier. I could not recommend her more and I most definitely will be getting more bits made. This is a little treasure of a business.

Collette is so lovely and her attention to detail and quality of my bear is extraordinary. Will definitely be coming back for more memories!