The Cherished Teddies brand started life back in 1992. All the Cherished Teddies figurines begin life a as sketch by designer and founder, Priscilla Hillman. Each Cherished Teddies figurine also uniquely comes with a Certificate of Adoption. This can be completed and returned for registration to the Cherished Teddies Adoption Centre. There is also a Cherished Teddies Collector's Club which celebrated it's 15th anniversary in 2009 and remains one of the most popular figurine collector's clubs in the whole world. Cherished Teddies keepsakes and figurines are perfect gifts for new babies, christenings, first birthday, mothers and daughters and Christmas.