{"id":66,"date":"2014-02-10T17:24:58","date_gmt":"2014-02-10T17:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hibearnation.co.za\/wp\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2020-11-11T09:29:13","modified_gmt":"2020-11-11T09:29:13","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hibearnation.co.za\/wp\/?page_id=66","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hibearnation.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Sonja-Bjorn2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-391 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hibearnation.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Sonja-Bjorn2-300x219.jpg\" alt=\"Sonja &amp; Bj\u00c3\u00b6rn Peters\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I am Sonja Peters, the owner of HiBearNation Teddy Bears.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I have been an arctophile*&nbsp; for many years. I wanted to have a specific Teddy Bear and could not find one anywhere, so I decided to make my own Teddy.&nbsp; Now I am so glad I did, as it allows me to enjoy this immensely creative process.&nbsp; <\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the beginning it was a case of trial and error. I made many mistakes, but with perseverance and the help of other teddy bear artists, I have developed my own style and patterns.&nbsp; I am now creating my own Teddy Bears under the name of HiBearNation.&nbsp; <\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I started out in the winter of 2013.&nbsp; During the winter months I am not that busy with my other job, which is in the hospitality industry, so just like bears, I also hibernate in winter.&nbsp; <\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">My husband, Bj\u00f6rn, soon joined me in this creative process of bear making and he came up with the catchy name of HiBearNation.&nbsp; Now we are working partners and we are busy throughout the year creating the most adorable HiBearNation Teddy Bears.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>*<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Teddy Bear Collector<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\">COPYRIGHT <\/span><\/strong><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\">\u00a9<\/span><\/strong><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"> 2014 &#8211; 2020@ HIBEARNATION<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\">All rights reserved<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am Sonja Peters, the owner of HiBearNation Teddy Bears. I have been an arctophile*&nbsp; for many years. 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