S/O What crazy things have happened on this board?

They were teddy bears - elaborate teddy bears, made out of torn shapes of paper. So, the edges were “furry” rather than straight. 

and back in the day, tear bears, or at least SB pages decorated with tear bears, used to sell for HUNDREDS of dollars-  it was crazy!!  

eta:  they were probably 3-5 inches high, and some of the creators made very elaborate scenes with them on the scrapbook pages.  

ebay listing for scrapbook layout...  This one isn't a 'tear bear' but tear bears are used on elaborately decorated scrapbook pages such as this layout.  (in the mid-2000s this type of layout could have sold for well over $100, or much more-- nowadays paper piecings are made using die-cutting machines, but back in the day they all were made totally by hand.)  

They were flat posed in different poses, could be dressed in different outfits. They were to be used in layouts. So, you could have had a torn/bear in a cheerleader uniform for a cheerleading layout. They are way too cute for me and I wouldn’t use one if you paid me, but there are people out there who like them and things like precious moments figures. 

Here is an example.  You can Google Google Images for “torn bears scrapbook” and a ton will come up:



Here’s a Pinterest link: 

A little more sophisticated than I was picturing elaine   Thanks 

Yes, torn mulberry paper. I even had to make a few of my own just to prove it wasn't a difficult skill that should be worth hundreds of dollars. I never sold scrapbook stuff on eBay, just enjoyed the ridiculous prices some layouts commanded and then recreated a few at my leisure for my own books. Because I could.

I often wondered who and why about the prices paid and this board have me a few answers!

I've never heard of a tear bear before but I can see them going for big bucks back in the day.

I worked in a scrapbook store from 2005-2013 and we had one customer that would create very elaborate, hand drawn and cut, paper pieced layouts. She sold them for big bucks on eBay. Usually the paper piercings were animals or flowers or something similar. She would make them out of layers of paper and chalk the edges and hand draw in details with fine tip pens. They were gorgeous but when she would show us one that say, sold for $75 or $100 I just couldn't comprehend it. Still can't tbh.

I agree. It needs to stop.

Just to be clear, if a Pea’s loved one comes online during their time of grief to let us know a Pea has died, your first reaction is going to be to go out of your way to post links to where the deceased Pea has allegedly been mean to you. Is that correct?

That pea was a riot. I’m positive many of the peas with colorful stories are still among us

I just remembered the pea whose husband was mad at his mom for circumcising him called themselves intactavist. 🤣😂Cracked me up. I once dated a guy who got circumcised as an adult but wasn’t given enough “slack” to get an erection without it being painfully uncomfortable. My Facebook sleuthing skills suggests he is married with at least one child now.

Wow! I missed that post!

It was the basement and it was georgiapea and she's still here. I never forgot that one.

Wasn't this bostontwinmom or something like that? She was adopting twins, and was on medication so she would start lactation so she could nurse them. Then she posted questions about toys and books, and she had a huge budget for books, I don't remember the amount, but I do remember it was more than my mortgage payment.

Wow. Thanks for the trip down memory lane! I was around for most of the posts mentioned in this thread. The good, the bad, and the ugly.

This is an example of the EBay tear bears that fetched a super premium price “back in the day” 2005-2007.

There was a woman who made these dimensional, super detailed, one-of-a-kind 2 page 12x12 layouts with the bears, bunnies, chicks, dogs, and other cute critters.

I feel like her name was meg.


I watched people bid $200 to $980 on her 2 page layouts. No shit!!! People actually spent that on her pages.

The highest I bid on one was $80, and it was the highest bid for all of 1 minute!

I’m pretty sure I have a saved photo of one of her listings somewhere where the layout sold for hundreds of dollars.

This was at a time when Quickutz was the popular die system, Wishblades the desired electronic cutting machine but had a huge learning curve, Cricut’s were just coming out and costly (cartridges were $30-$50 each) and no one had heat of a Cameo or Silhouette!