Saturday, February 25, 2023

GRIN

Arrival Date: 2/25/23

Size: 14"

Year: 2022 

Designer: Charlie

Purchased From: QVC

Cost: $77

Thoughts: Grin was another I liked in the catalogue. That one had this big blue nose. Mine's is pretty big and I like the patterning on his face, so I'm keeping him. He's a skinnier bunny with enormous feet and long, floppy ears. Very cute. And he sits really nicely with my jester mohair Harley, who's a similar pink to Grin's collar and hat. 

MR. TWIST

Arrival Date: 2/25/23

Size: 14"

Year: 2022 

Designer: Charlie

Purchased From: QVC

Cost: $67

Thoughts: I liked Mr. Twist (and Artful Dodger, the rabbit in this same fabric) in the catalogue, but I simply had too many preorders in quarter 4. I opted to wait and see if I liked them when they came out. CB Direct had them in, but both of them are extremely varied. Any color of that fabric can end up on the face, so it's red, purple, gold, or the light sandy color. There were definitely some that I saw that I didn't like, so I opted to wait, because CB Direct returns are pretty horrible. Then they popped up on QVC. Mr. Twist was the only tempting one there at first, so I ordered two of him. I'm likely going to do the same with Dodger when I get more money. With QVC's easy returns, it's simple to drop the second one at the post office. He was cute, too, but I prefer the red face to the gold and sand one the second bear had. Mr. Twist is, like many of Charlie's bears, a bit bigger than you assume him to be. You'd think I'd learn by now, but I'm surprised every time that they're so large. He's a really great value for the price, I love the fabric, and he seems quite cuddly.