TWIG

Arrival Date: 7/26/17

Size: 14.5"

Year: 2017

Edition Size: 1600

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: Bears Against MS

Cost: $69.95 (after $5 coupon)

Thoughts: Twig was another I was super excited for and he does not disappoint at all. The secret to him though is to pick out your own (either in person or from photos) and get one with good eyelids. I've seen some poor dears with completely mismatched lids. I knew he was 14", but I still somehow expected him to be bigger. He's quite petite. I love his chest and belly and his hands and feet. Absolutely adorable. I'm happy he and Trudy got to be my first from the 2017 collection.

TRUDY

Arrival Date: 7/26/17

Size: 19"

Year: 2017

Edition Size: 2100

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: Bears Against MS

Cost: $98.95 (after $10 coupon)

Thoughts: Trudy was my most wanted from my pre-orders and she really is lovely. I love the "makeup" spots around her left eye, although her right isn't as good. She's a bit unusual with her longer hair on her head and belly and her supersoft arms and legs. I think they might be the special Tyber plush, but I'm not sure. She's quite different from anything else in my collection and I love her.

BRIT (Rehomed)

Arrival Date: 7/8/17 (Rehomed 11/24/17)

Size: 13.5"

Year: 2012 Secret Collection

Edition Size: 2500

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: Facebook

Cost: $50

Thoughts: Brit was 100% an impulse buy. I thought he was really cute when the seller posted him in one of my FB bear groups, but I saw him again when I was quite sick and living on red, white and blue popsicles. I immediately equated Brit's colors with the popsicles and decided to add him to my hug. He's a very unique bear, as his colors are so vibrant and his fur is also a bit rougher than my others. He's very cute and I love the white and red bursts around mine's eyes.

Despite how much I loved him when I got him, I found myself never fully bonding with Brit, and he actually went back to the nice collector I purchased him from to be a gift for someone else who hopefully does bond with him!

RAFFLES

Arrival Date: 7/7/17

Size: 12"

Year: 2013 Secret Collection

Edition Size: 1200

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: ebay

Cost: $42.89

Thoughts: I never dreamed I'd be able to buy Raffles from a US seller, but that's how it worked out! He doesn't turn up very often and he was a UK exclusive, so finding him this way was a nice surprise and winning the auction for such a low price was even better. Raffles is a little guy, but he's one of the most firmly stuffed bears I own. He's not super cuddly because of that, but he's an awesome little guy anyway. His necklace is really cool. I managed to squeeze him on the shelf by Oodles and Tick Tock, since they're my other two with that dark blue.

COCONUT ICE

Arrival Date: 7/3/17

Size: 14"

Year: 2015

Edition Size: 2200

Designer: Heather Lyell

Purchased From: Bears Against MS

Cost: $59.95 (Retail $84.95)

Thoughts: Coconut Ice had been on my wishlist for over a year when she suddenly became a daily special at BAMS. I couldn't resist grabbing her for the sale price. She's a gorgeous melony color and the black tipping on her fur really works well with it. I got sick shortly after she arrived, so we haven't had much bonding time yet, but she's definitely the one I'm most bonded to out of my most recent trio.