FAWSLEY

Arrival Date: 11/29/18

Size: 18"

Year: 2015

Edition Size: 1200

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: QVC

Cost: $38

Thoughts: Fawsley is my first Bearhouse from the earlier years. I think it was in 2017 that the quality on them went up drastically. Fawsley is still made from great quality plush. His fur isn't just one color. It's either white or tan underneath the more dominant golden color. My favorite thing about him is his knees! I love how he sits. His face is also very expressive. Mine seems to have eyes that are closer together than other Fawsleys, based on looking at Google pics. It gives him a more human expression.

FEATHERS (Rehomed)

Arrival Date: 11/28/18

Size: 10"

Year: 2017

Edition Size: 1348

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: QVC

Cost: $20

Thoughts: Feathers is a little baby stork from the Bearhouse collection. He's only about 10" tall and a lot of that is leg! I loved him because he was unique and jumped on the chance to own him when QVC did 6 Easy Pays over Black Friday/Cyber Monday.

CALLIE

Arrival Date: 11/26/18

Size: 11.5"

Year: 2017 Secret Collection

Edition Size: 2150

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: Charlie Bears Direct US

Cost: Gift!

Thoughts: Callie was a gift from an anonymous member of the I Love Charlie Bears North America group on Facebook. She's one I always had on my "want but don't want to import" list, so I was thrilled when she came to the CB Direct US website, but I couldn't order her because I had no address at the time. I was contacted by the group owner, saying that a member wanted to buy me a bear but remain anonymous and I mentioned Callie. So she arrived today and she's just darling! She barely weighs a thing and I love her colors. 

CHEWY

Arrival Date: 11/21/18

Size: Description says 13.5", but he's much bigger! Probably 16-18".

Year: 2018

Edition Size: 1165

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $51.95

Thoughts: Chewy was not a pre-order, but once I saw the face of Valerie's last one, I had to reserve him. I'm a sucker for the more unusual animals in the Bearhouse range. (I may get the hedgehog eventually.) Chewy is another heavy, finely-crafted Bearhouse with excellent details and soft fur. I'm off to go cuddle him right now!

DEE DEE

Arrival Date: 11/21/18

Size: 18.5"

Year: 2018

Edition Size: 2050

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Features: Plumo

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $80 (Regular $116.95. 3rd layaway payment was skipped as a gift.)

Thoughts: Dee Dee is one of my two layaway bears that was stuck in limbo. I was almost ready to pay them off when the hurricane hit. The always generous Valerie from BAMS offered to give me one of them as a gift to aid in my recovery from all the hurricane trauma, but I couldn't accept until recently, when I finally moved into my new place. Dee Dee was the chosen bear and she arrived today. Dee Dee has surprising bursts of color from more purpley tones to pinky-purples. Her face and inner ears are mohair. She's just lovely overall and I plan to sit her with Botticelli and Elspeth.

RUSKIN

Arrival Date: 11/18/18

Size: 15.5"

Year: 2018 Secret Collection

Edition Size: 585

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: Gift!

Cost: Gift!

Thoughts: Ruskin is my first new bear in my new home. He was a generous gift from a fellow member of the I Love Charlie Bears North America Facebook page. Last month, I was a victim of Hurricane Michael and was forced to relocate. We lived in a cheap motel for almost a month before finally getting into our new place, and we started moving in just yesterday. The Facebook group members were concerned about me during the time period when I was unable to communicate online and tell them I was okay. That's continued into wonderful generosity like Ruskin. He was someone else's purchase, but she wanted to send him to me as a Christmas gift when I posted that I was disappointed to have missed him on the new US Charlie Bears Direct page. I still can't believe how awesome my fellow bear collectors are! I've only been collecting for almost 3 years, but I've seen more kindness, love and generosity in that time than in decades of doll collecting.

TWINKY

Arrival Date: 10/4/18

Size: 19"

Year: 2015

Edition Size: 1500

Designer: Charlie

Purchased From: ebay

Cost: $47

Thoughts: I cannot believe I got this bear for such a steal! I've bought from the seller many times before, most recently with Whisp, and she's had Twinky up several times for $112, I think. I saw a few days ago that she'd relisted her with a much lower price and I jumped on that $47 Buy It Now. Twinky is a large, weighty, lush bear that was originally $115 at retail. She came out with three friends (Twanky, Twoddle and Dink) and all of them were designed by Charlie. I always liked Twinky best, because she's got the same gorgeous deep blue fur with long light tufts as Luna. They're going to sit together on my shelf. I'm trying to cut back on big bears, but she was irresistible. 

DENALI

Arrival Date: 10/1/18

Size: 12"

Year: 2018 Secret Collection, QVC US Exclusive

Edition Size: 1500 (Mine is #14.)

Designer: Alison Mills

Purchased From: QVC

Cost: $63

Thoughts: Denali is McKinley's little cousin. McKinley was last year's QVC exclusive for the US so it made sense to bring the second exclusive out a year later. Denali is much smaller, lighter and squishier plush than McKinley and he lacks the super-soft paw pads, but he's just darling. His little face is adorable and he's very cuddly.

BEAR BERRY

Arrival Date: 10/1/18

Size: 12"

Year: 2017 Secret Collection

Edition Size: 2400

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: QVC

Cost: $49.98

Thoughts: Bear Berry wasn't high on my want list, but I knew I'd try her out if she came to QVC US. I love her rich deep red and the cream color complements it nicely. Her fur is very soft and a nice pile length. She's very floppy, light-weight and wobble-jointed, which makes her feel closer to a regular stuffed animal than a Charlie Bear, but it suits her really well. I'm really glad I got her!

BOTTICELLI

Arrival Date: 10/1/18

Size: 16"

Year: 2017 Isabelle Lee Collection

Edition Size: 500 (Mine is #299.)

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Features: Standing, 100% Mohair

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $360

Thoughts: I've been paying off Botticelli for 6 months. He's by far the most expensive bear in my collection and I highly doubt I will ever go for another mohair. I love him and he's very unique and definitely my style, but that's a lot of money for a single item! I could have bought so many other bears for the same price. He's pretty damn spectacular though.