Sure, there are teddy bears galore out there. Diane Geraghty, who owns the Teddy Bear Factory in Winchester, customizes stuffed animal toys.
People get to personalize what they make and walk home with it that day.
They then gather around a table and stuff the toy themselves with fluffy fiber. Each bear comes with a heart, which has a space for a personal message that can be placed inside the animal before Geraghty hand-stitches the toy together while the customer waits. While the heart can't be seen once the animal is sewed up, each toy comes with a certificate of authenticity, which includes the date it was created and the message on the heart. The store is a favorite with children, but has also become a hot spot for birthday parties and Girl Scouts looking to work on their toy-making badges. Geraghty took over the business after the Gund Teddy Bear Factory where she was working as a manager, closed.