CUSTOM CRITTER STORE

It started in the spring of 2005 when my husband attended Woodbadge and became a bear. During the course, he asked me to make him a small bear that "represented" his personality. I took a 6-inch bear and made a small scout uniform for it and added a few other items and sent it to camp. After he returned from the course, I started planning. For our anniversary that year, I surprised him with a 20-inch Maple Teddy bear with a handmade Boy Scout Shirt and a backpack full of food fit for a bear... He took the bear with him when he served on staff the following year and everybody loved him. They loved him so much that Matt called me from camp and asked me to make a beaver for the scoutmaster of the course. Word began to spread that I was making fully dressed critters and I began to get orders from other Scouters in the council. In fact, every South Florida Council Woodbadge Course Director since then has been given a unique critter of their own... In 2009, I received the first orders from..