TERENCE

Arrival Date: 2/23/24

Size: 17.5"

Year: 2023 

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: Artisanal Bears

Cost: $151 (Retail $161)

Thoughts: It took me a bit to find the perfect Terence for me, but I finally did! He was on my "will likely buy" list for this year. I like his blend of curly fur plus the super soft fur. I think Stef uses this same color. Sort of reminiscent of Stuart but a little more brown in the tipping. Terence is a pretty cuddly guy. With those big eyes and round ears, he's adorable. 

TREACLE TOFFEE

Arrival Date: 2/20/24

Size: 18.5"

Year: 2023 

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: ebay

Cost: About $207 shipped from Australia 

Thoughts: Treacle became my recent bear obsession after seeing some from Lovely Bears. I was planning on waiting until she hit the US, but then I decided why not now? I shopped around but missed out on another I liked. Then I checked ebay and found an Australian seller that had three to choose from. I've never seen one with this type of face so I ended up choosing her over the face I was actually expecting to pick. I'm absolutely in love with this bear. I can be picky about the long-haired ones, but she's perfect. I think her fur is the silkiest I've ever felt on a long pile CB. She's a little harder packed with stuffing, but she's quite cuddly anyway.  Definitely highly recommend. 

HUGH MONGOUS

Arrival Date: 2/13/24

Size: 15" (feels bigger)

Year: 2023 

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: Artisanal Bears

Cost: $99.75 (Retail $133)

Thoughts: I fell for this particular Hugh and then when the stockist had a sale, I could not resist bringing him home. Like most Bearhouse, he seems far larger than his listed height. His legs are quite long and he has a nice, thick dino tail. Definitely not a T-Rex though. I hate when they get animals mixed up. It happens oddly frequently. Kiri the cheetah was called a leopard. The ferrets were meerkats. Atlas the atlas bear looks more like a megatherium (giant ground sloth) than Tardy does. I'm not assigning any particular species to Hugh, but with three fingers, he's not a Tyrannosaur. He's super, super soft. Likely tyber. If this isn't the same fabric they used on Grumbleweed, it's something extremely close. He's quite cuddly, even though his teeth are a bit rough.