Behind the Scenes: Making the Rose Bear

Our most intricate design takes over 3 hours to sculpt. Here's a peek into how each tiny rose is formed and assembled by hand.

The Rose Bear started as a personal project — a gift for a friend who loves teddy bears. We wondered: what if we could sculpt an entire bear out of tiny roses? The first attempt took almost 6 hours. After months of practice, we got it down to about 3.

We begin with the bear's body, cast in a custom silicone mold we designed ourselves. Once the base is set, the real work begins — sculpting over 200 individual miniature roses.

Each rose is made by rolling a thin strip of warm soy wax into a tight spiral, then gently peeling back the outer layers to create petals. The roses need to be made while the wax is at exactly the right temperature — too cool and they crack, too warm and they lose their shape.

The roses are attached one by one using a tiny dot of melted wax as adhesive. We start from the bottom and work our way up, overlapping each rose slightly to create a seamless, lush surface.

The final details — the bear's nose, eyes, and bow — are added last. Every Rose Bear is slightly different because every rose is hand-made. That's what makes each one special.

At 320 grams, the Rose Bear has a burn time of over 30 hours. But honestly, most of our customers tell us it's too beautiful to burn — and we completely understand.