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Lorraine Howard

Maryanne's new bear is the boss, by order of the Peaky Blinders

Teddy bear maker Maryanne Miller's latest creation is not to be messed with.

You see this Irvine bear lover couldn't resist creating her own Thomas Shelby style accessories for her beloved bear Orson, one of her oldest bears.

And no other bear would be brave enough to take on this Peaky Blinders leading gangster complete with flat cap and waistcoat and the razor blades have been swapped for every bear maker's weapons of choice, scissors and a measuring tape.

Maryanne runs Logi Bears, using bears to create memorials for people who want to have a bear made using something that is special to their family, it could be a piece of clothing that belonged to a loved one, from old clothes to fur coats that Maryanne uses to make a special Logi Bear.

"My motto when I started Logi Bears was that the memory of our teddy bears is something we all hold dear, we used to tell them all our secrets and our fears, be them big or small, we loved them all," said Maryanne.

"With Logi Bears, I hope to recreate the bears that we look back on with love and each bear is individually hand crafted, traditionally jointed and styled,every one created with love for you to treasure.

"It can be anything from your mum or gran's fur coat and we create a bear that can be passed down generation after generation.

"My whole family enjoy Peaky Blinders and I thought it would be good to create our very own Thomas Shelby, by order of the Peaky Blinders, of course."

Maryanne also teaches people how to make their own bears on a Tuesday night at the Harbour Arts Centre in Irvine from 7pm to 9pm.

You can find out more about Maryanne's teddy bears here.

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