EMBERS

Arrival Date: 9/26/22

Size: 21"

Year: 2022 Cuddle Time Exclusive

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: CB Direct 

Cost: $235

Thoughts: Ah, here we thought 2022 had no dragons, but Charlie surprised us and herself when Embers made it into the sticker book and the secret was out! Embers was offered on the most recent Cuddle Time show, which I took off work to be home for. Thankfully, I was able to buy her and she's finally home. We had to wait for the shipment with her in it to get to the Cubhouse in Florida. USPS did their usual failure at updating tracking so I hadn't thought she'd even shipped yet, but she arrived today! She's the biggest size of dragon, the same as Chimney, only she's deep brown soft fur instead of his black. She has a lighter brown belly and her wing and ear lining is a soft pink. Her longer fur spots are a sandy color that goes into a brighter dark pink and end in a much darker pink. I have always loved pink and brown as a color combo, so she makes me very happy! 

NICKY

Arrival Date: 9/1/22

Size: 14.5"

Year: 2022 Secret Collection

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: QVC

Cost: $115

Thoughts: Nicky was a total whim purchase. I paid off my last bears from QVC a couple months ago and when they put new ones on, I decided it was a great time to give Nicky a try. I've never been able to figure out exactly what colors she is from photos. In person, she's absolutely adorable and I regret nothing. Her fur is sort of a light creamy peach color and it's the depth of the pile that gives it that warmer, almost pink tone, but if you look at the fur itself and lay it flat, it's not pink at all. She's tipped in light purple all over, though the purple on her head and torso fur is a little more blue-toned than the purple on her limbs. She's lovely and seems very cuddly.