Arrival Date: 8/25/25
Size: 11"
Year: 2025 Paw Store Exclusive
Designer: Charlie
Purchased From: BAMS
Cost: $65
Thoughts: Cherry Pip was a surprise release and I fell for this one's face, so she had to ride along with Jabberwocky. She's tiny and fluffy and adorable. More of a reddish-pink than a cherry red, but I like it.
Arrival Date: 8/25/25
Size: 18"
Year: 2024 Signature Collection
Edition Size: 750 (Mine is #618.)
Designer: Alison Mills
Purchased From: BAMS
Cost: $245
Thoughts: FINALLY. I was worried about this guy, because he took a little trip to Iowa along the way. Bear in mind, I live in North Carolina and my stockist is in Florida. Yeah. He got to the hub post office about an hour away and then randomly went off to Iowa for a few days. Thankfully, he made it, because he's from 2024 and it's taken this long for the US to get him here, so he's sold out all over. He's soft and cuddly, despite being weirdly-shaped, and I adore him. I've always had a soft spot for Jabberwocky.
Arrival Date: 8/18/25
Size: 17"
Year: 2025 Signature Collection
Edition Size: 2000 (Mine is #969.)
Designer: Ali Montgomery & Charlie
Purchased From: BAMS
Cost: $235
Thoughts: MY BOY. Zen Zhu is my favorite from the 2025 collection. He's actually my favorite dragon overall, nudging Embers out of the spot. I think my top three are Zen Zhu, Embers, Mirren now. While a simpler design than Mirren, Zen Zhu got my attention with his fabulous color combo. He's definitely one of my favorite CB pieces overall, up there with Bod, the gargoyles and the other dragons.
Arrival Date: 8/18/25
Size: 17"
Year: 2025 Signature Collection
Edition Size: 2000 (Mine is #953.)
Designer: Ali Montgomery & Charlie
Purchased From: BAMS
Cost: $248
Thoughts: I'm so happy to finally have some of the new dragons home! We kind of got screwed here in the US, as we've not only been waiting months for these, but the arriving assortment was so big that many collectors have multiple expensive preorders coming in all at once. I had three ($248, $245, $235) plus one that's getting covered by my rewards points. It's not always easy being a US CB collector! But they're worth it. Mirren is absolutely stunning. She's gorgeous colors with these wonderful details that make her stand out from the previous dragons. These new pieces share some similarities with the originals, like their faces, claws and main body style, but have fresh features that make them more interesting than yet another color of the same basic dragon.
Mirren has an extra long tail with a little fluke on the end and fin detailing down her tail and back.
I adore her. I do wish she'd come a bit earlier though, because arriving at the same time as my most wanted for the year means she's going to have to fight for the spotlight a bit.
