GRIFFIN

Arrival Date: 6/28/19

Size: 19"

Year: 2010

Edition Size: 1680

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: ebay

Cost: $63

Thoughts: Griffin is a bear that was on my very early CB wishlist. His brother Brooklyn, who looks just like this only with a silver nose and no rusty orange bits, was my fifth Charlie Bear ever. I always meant to get him Griffin, but he kind of fell by the wayside. I've seen him turn up a few times, but this was finally the right time and I picked him up for only $63 plus shipping. Griffin's a chunky but not too chunky big guy and seems awfully cuddly just like his brother.

SIMONE

Arrival Date: 6/19/19

Size: 20"

Year: 2018 Secret Collection

Edition Size: 600

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: CB Direct US

Cost: $120

Thoughts: Simone isn't my typical type of bear, but I kept seeing people's photos of her and ended up wanting her. Naturally, when I had the money, she was sold out. CB Direct US recently added Afterpay, which is fantastic. It splits your payment into 4 installments, one charged automatically every 2 weeks. I mentioned when that was unveiled that it was the perfect time to restock Simone. Lo and behold, not long after, there she was! So for $31.87, I got to bring her home and I'll just pay her off every two weeks. Or if I want, I can do it earlier than each due date. Simone is a tall girl at 20", but she's sleeker and not as robust as some of the taller bears. Her limb fur is a beautiful dark honey color and she's kind of patchwork in places. The one side of her muzzle is darker than the other. She has an unusually-shaped neck, which has a hump in the back so her head hangs lower. Oodles has this, too. She's also got a wobbly head, which I secured with her peach ribbon to make it more stable. Simone is like Christine, same size even, but different colors and I find Simone's much more pleasing. 

BOSSY BOOTS (Rehomed)

Arrival Date: 6/13/19 (Rehomed 7/1/22)

Size: 19"

Year: 2018 Secret Collection

Edition Size: 600

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: ebay

Cost: $125

Thoughts: Bossy was a bit of an unexpected purchase. I had him, Lani and Zadie on pre-order, but the stockist I was buying from only got one Bossy in and he had uneven eye whites and crooked eyes, so he was definitely not for me. I had seen this Bossy on ebay earlier in the day and thought he was stunning, so I made an offer and it was accepted. He comes from the same lovely seller as my Bindi! Bossy is a big guy, but he's so soft. He's from the same family as Molly Coddle, Jan, Hakatan and Chillblaine. (And Pamper, who I don't have.) I daresay he's the prettiest one. His gray fur is tipped in black and his softer fur is a grayish lavender.

COLE

Arrival Date: 6/10/19

Size: 14"

Year: 2018 Secret Collection

Edition Size: 500

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $81.95

Thoughts: Cole is brother to Gary, a quite unusual and not very popular little bear. Cole was part of last year's Secret Collection and I've been meaning to order him from CB Direct US ever since I received Gary and loved him. When I heard our US stockists were getting a bunch of Secret Collection, I jumped on pre-ordering him from BAMS. He's just as soft as his brother and I adore him, too.

BUTTERSCOTCH (Rehomed)

Arrival Date: 6/3/19 (Rehomed 1/23)

Size: 8"

Year: 2019

Edition Size: 1725

Designer: Alison Mills

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: Free-ish (Retail $43.95)

Thoughts: Teeny tiny Butterscotch was a last-minute add-on. I added her on to my existing pre-order of the other two after seeing owner pics of her. She's tiny and delicate and very sweet. I initially thought she was a bit too orange for her name, but in person, she's just about the right shade for butterscotch.

SMARTIE (Rehomed)

Arrival Date: 6/3/19 (Rehomed 1/23)

Size: 9"

Year: 2019

Edition Size: 1755

Designer: Alison Mills

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: Free-ish (Retail $49.95)

Thoughts: I spent part of my rewards on Smartie! Boynton, Ash and Bunya got me to my rewards, which I applied to this newest-arriving pre-order of Jelly Tot, Butterscotch and Smartie. The latter two were almost free. Smartie is a gorgeous bright blue. I'm glad I picked a heftier-looking one. He's super cute! Smarties in the US are those kinda chalky discs you get in tiny cellophane rolls, but in the UK, they look to be like M&Ms.

JELLY TOT (Rehomed)

Arrival Date: 6/3/19

Size: 11"

Year: 2019

Edition Size: 1500

Designer: Alison Mills

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $52.95

Thoughts: Jelly Tot is the same height as Boynton? Huh. He seems so much smaller. Jelly is part of a trio inspired by sweets. Jelly Tots appear to be gummies of some kind. Jelly the bear has some black tipping, so he fits in perfectly with a lot of my other red bears. I love the teeny tiny sculptured feet!

BUNYA

Arrival Date: 6/3/19

Size: 9"

Year: 2019

Edition Size: 1030

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $66.95

Thoughts: Bunya is an unusual olive green patterned fabric, almost camo-ish, but her bright yellow and white other fur makes her really pop. She's actually the one that attracted me to the pair and I ended up adopting Ash along with her. Their ears are poseable, too, so they can do lots of different expressions.

ASH

Arrival Date: 6/3/19

Size: 9"

Year: 2019

Edition Size: 980

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $66.95

Thoughts: These little bunnies weren't on my radar, but when I saw the real pictures of the ones my stockist had available, I wanted some. Ash here is a lovely dark peppered gray and very soft.

BOYNTON

Arrival Date: 6/3/19

Size: 11"

Year: 2019

Edition Size: 2230

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $68.95

Thoughts: Got a lovely box of six new bears today! And at only 11", Boynton was still the tallest. She's delightfully soft and I just love her face. So sweet! Boynton is part of the trio of bears named after the locations of the different bear warehouses: the Bearhouse in the UK and the two Cubhouses in Australia and the US. Boynton represents our own US Cubhouse! (She's by far got the best colors, too!)