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Sara aka Bear&Bean

Artist
@bybearbean
🪡 I draw + embroider your pets & wild animals 🧵 Make Your Own Menagerie with my DIY ✂️ Co-host of @camp.craftaway 📍Seattle
  • Art & DIY
  • Dogs
  • Dog
  • Animals
  • Pets
  • Following 1.2K
  • Followers 28.3K
  • Engagement 2.01%
  • Avg comments 2

About Sara aka Bear&Bean

Sara aka Bear&Bean (@bybearbean) is an Artist creator on Instagram, also filed under Art & DIY and Dogs. The account has 28,311 followers and 767 published posts. Recent posts average 42 likes and 2 comments, an engagement rate of 2.01%.

With 28.3K followers, Sara aka Bear&Bean is a micro creator by the common 10,000 to 100,000 definition. Set against 1,206 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 23 followers per account Sara aka Bear&Bean follows. Sara aka Bear&Bean carries Instagram's verified badge and is set up as an Instagram business account. Flinque files Sara aka Bear&Bean under 6 categories, led by Artist and followed by Art & DIY, Dogs, Dog, Animals and Pets.

The Instagram bio for Sara aka Bear&Bean runs to 19 words across 4 lines. The bio mentions @camp.craftaway. The latest activity Flinque has on record for Sara aka Bear&Bean dates from May 2026.

767 Posts

All 10 recent posts Flinque holds for Sara aka Bear&Bean are carousels. Sara aka Bear&Bean has built a substantial archive of 767 posts. Against the audience, that is roughly 37 followers for each post published. All 10 carry captions, averaging 88 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include custom, i’ve, swipe, portrait and embroidery. The captions tag #makinglocalmarkets, #makinglocalmarketbothell, #shoplocalsupportlocal, #thingstodoinbothell and #eastsideseattleevents.

Stitching on shirt collars was how I got started embroidering animals. They are a lot of fun to stitch on—no hoop necessary!—and add some handmade pizzazz to a garment.

I’m working on a kit that will have everything you need to apply this spotted gecko to a shirt collar. This is my first sample where I’m working out the kinks, and I’ve already got a few things I’m going to change, lol.
I love stitching pet portraits on all the things. Swipe for Roddy on a belt bag—something I’ve never stitched on before this project. Embroidering on nylon wasn’t hard, but navigating around the webbed pocket on the inside of the bag was a new one for me!
I’m developing a new embroidery kit that will debut this summer, and right now, I’m working on the prototype. When it launches, you’ll be able to adapt the kit to adorn a collared shirt with this spotted gecko.
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I’ve been stitching on shirt collars since 2019, and I love how they can transform an otherwise ordinary garment into a work of art.
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I’m going to share more in my newsletter. Link in my bio to subscribe!
It’s going to be a busy spring and summer! I’m excited to be a vendor at a bunch of awesome events around the Seattle area, starting with on May 23. Swipe to see where I’ll be and swing by to pick up embroidery kits and commission a custom pet portrait 🪡
Sara is the creator behind, bringing handmade gifts and goodies for pet parents and animal lovers 🐱⠀

Specializing in embroidery, products are geared towards the modern maker who has sustainable living in mind. Bear&Bean’s has two lines: custom embroidered pet portraits and a DIY sub-brand called Make Your Own Menagerie. If you're a crafter at heart, the Make Your Own Menagerie’s DIY embroidered patch kits and stick-and-stitch embroidery packs are the perfect gift-to-self to add some handmade whimsy to the things you already own. If you're more of a craft-appreciator than a DIY person, you'll love Sara's custom portraits!⠀

☀️ Mark your calendar to check out Bear&Bean and other makers at the Making Local Market on Saturday, May 23rd in Bothell from 10am–4pm, rain or shine!⠀

ℹ️ For all the market details, FAQs, and a full vendor list visit our link in bio (or

#MakingLocalMarkets #MakingLocalMarketBothell #ShopLocalSupportLocal #ThingsToDoInBothell #EastsideSeattleEvents⠀
It’s not often I work on custom pet portraits that stay in a hoop. But, I’m always delighted. They are a nice change of pace!

Here’s a peek at one just about to enter its zhuzh phase, where I add all of the extra bits of fur and whiskers that bring the portrait to life. Swipe to see it up to that point—it has paint-by-number vibes 🎨🐈
It’s International Pet Day! Over the past many years, I’ve been so fortunate to stitch over 120 custom pet portrait patches and learn about your furry and scaley friends. Swipe for a fraction of the patches I’ve embroidered over that time ❤️
I’m in Ventura this week for! Here’s a peek into Wednesday, which is the first day, shot with a Canon G9 for funsies.

I spent the morning going to, a must if you love fabric and a wide selection of thread, and. In the afternoon, and I took a flower pounding workshop with. It was fun, if unpredictable! I tried to tame my design by pounding the flower stems to make a grid.

I also bought a tiny ceramic bathtub in the Craftcation popup shop. If you know me IRL you might know that I love pieces like this, so as soon as I saw it I knew it was mine 🛁❤️
Hi to all the new faces around here! 👋 I figured it was time for a little introduction (or reintroduction) if you’ve followed me for a while.
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I’m Sara, and I run Bear&Bean, an embroidery studio stitching pet portraits and other beloved creatures. I live in Seattle with my husband and our three cats (Bear&Bean is the nickname for two of them). I’ve had a life-long love of animals, and it’s a great joy to bring them to life in thread!
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My background is in illustration, so I love taking on custom client embroideries. If you found me from my reptile collar, that was a custom pet portrait! I also love problem solving, so that’s another reason I enjoy taking on requests and why I enjoy stitching on garments, bags, and hats. It’s always fun figure out how to translate my design outside of an embroidery hoop.
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I also teach embroidery workshops—to see where I’ll be next, check out my upcoming events page!
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Beyond embroidery, I’m a writer with some fun projects in the works and a co-host of, a day camp for crafty adults. I’m an avid reality tv watcher, and I listen to a lot of audiobooks while I work.
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Swipe for a peek into my tiny studio space, photographed by the lovely!
Last call for Sara's lovely custom pet portrait class! Registration closes tomorrow so Sara has time to put together a cute illustration of your pet and coordinating thread packs.

Class will be held this Saturday 4:30-6:30pm at Make Apothecary!

Sara aka Bear&Bean's engagement

Sara aka Bear&Bean's engagement rate on Instagram is 2.01%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 50 followers. An average post collects 42 likes and 2 comments, close to 21 likes for each comment.

Engagement rate

2.01%

Avg likes
42
Avg comments
2
Interactions : followers
1 : 50

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Who is Sara aka Bear&Bean?

Sara aka Bear&Bean (@bybearbean) is an Artist creator on Instagram, also filed under Art & DIY and Dogs. Sara aka Bear&Bean carries Instagram's verified badge and is set up as an Instagram business account. The Instagram bio for Sara aka Bear&Bean runs to 19 words across 4 lines.

How many followers does Sara aka Bear&Bean have?

Sara aka Bear&Bean has 28,311 followers on Instagram (28.3K). Set against 1,206 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 23 followers per account Sara aka Bear&Bean follows. Sara aka Bear&Bean has built a substantial archive of 767 posts.

What is Sara aka Bear&Bean's engagement rate?

Sara aka Bear&Bean's engagement rate on Instagram is 2.01%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 50 followers. An average post collects 42 likes and 2 comments, close to 21 likes for each comment.

What does Sara aka Bear&Bean post about on Instagram?

Flinque files Sara aka Bear&Bean under 6 categories, led by Artist and followed by Art & DIY, Dogs, Dog, Animals and Pets. All 10 recent posts Flinque holds for Sara aka Bear&Bean are carousels. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for Sara aka Bear&Bean repeatedly use the words custom, i’ve, swipe, portrait and embroidery. Sara aka Bear&Bean's captions carry hashtags such as #makinglocalmarkets, #makinglocalmarketbothell and #shoplocalsupportlocal. Sara aka Bear&Bean writes those captions mainly in English.

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