SERAPHINA

Arrival Date: 1/22/18

Size: 14"

Year: 2017

Edition Size: 1730 (Mine is #646.)

Designer: Alison Mills

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $103.95

Thoughts: She's finally here! Seraphina was one of the early releases overseas, but of course took forever to come out in the US. I got first pick of the ones at BAMS and this one's adorable face won me over the first time I saw her photo. She's gorgeous and highly-detailed in person. I adore dragons, so she's an easy favorite.

TOGETHER

Arrival Date: 1/19/18

Size: 19"

Year: 2017

Edition Size: 750

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: Charlie Bears Direct

Cost: $74.24

Thoughts: I have loved Together for months. He initially was only on QVC UK, but finally got to Charlie Bears Direct around the same time as all my pre-orders started coming in. I was determined to order him soon, because his brother Evermore disappeared off the site, and he's such an unpopular bear that I would never have found him on the secondary market. He's got to be one of the most unique in my collection. His black fur is tipped in NEON RED. It's brighter than it looks in the photo. I love the red tips on his paws and his red face and red-lined ears. Black and red is one of my favorite color combos and I adore neon, so that was an interesting surprise. Unfortunately, both the Bearhouse and FedEx combined delayed his delivery THREE times, so I'm not pleased with either at the moment. That's not good service on either end and it makes me wary of future orders. Which sucks, because next month's club exclusive that I was going to join specifically to get is only available through their site. But I do love Together, no matter what the poor guy had to go through to get here!

BAMPA (Rehomed)

Arrival Date: 12/29/17

Size: 19.5"

Year: 2017

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $103.95

Thoughts: Bampa was not part of my original pre-orders, but I added him on after falling for all the curly-furred bears. He arrived quite awhile ago, as you can see, but came in when I was sick, so the poor thing didn't get much attention. I try not to handle my more expensive toys when I don't feel well. Bampa's a lovely color. I don't have a favorite from this curly trio, as each one has their positives and they all end up equal.