COLE

Arrival Date: 6/10/19

Size: 14"

Year: 2018 Secret Collection

Edition Size: 500

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $81.95

Thoughts: Cole is brother to Gary, a quite unusual and not very popular little bear. Cole was part of last year's Secret Collection and I've been meaning to order him from CB Direct US ever since I received Gary and loved him. When I heard our US stockists were getting a bunch of Secret Collection, I jumped on pre-ordering him from BAMS. He's just as soft as his brother and I adore him, too.

BUTTERSCOTCH (Rehomed)

Arrival Date: 6/3/19 (Rehomed 1/23)

Size: 8"

Year: 2019

Edition Size: 1725

Designer: Alison Mills

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: Free-ish (Retail $43.95)

Thoughts: Teeny tiny Butterscotch was a last-minute add-on. I added her on to my existing pre-order of the other two after seeing owner pics of her. She's tiny and delicate and very sweet. I initially thought she was a bit too orange for her name, but in person, she's just about the right shade for butterscotch.

SMARTIE (Rehomed)

Arrival Date: 6/3/19 (Rehomed 1/23)

Size: 9"

Year: 2019

Edition Size: 1755

Designer: Alison Mills

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: Free-ish (Retail $49.95)

Thoughts: I spent part of my rewards on Smartie! Boynton, Ash and Bunya got me to my rewards, which I applied to this newest-arriving pre-order of Jelly Tot, Butterscotch and Smartie. The latter two were almost free. Smartie is a gorgeous bright blue. I'm glad I picked a heftier-looking one. He's super cute! Smarties in the US are those kinda chalky discs you get in tiny cellophane rolls, but in the UK, they look to be like M&Ms.

JELLY TOT (Rehomed)

Arrival Date: 6/3/19

Size: 11"

Year: 2019

Edition Size: 1500

Designer: Alison Mills

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $52.95

Thoughts: Jelly Tot is the same height as Boynton? Huh. He seems so much smaller. Jelly is part of a trio inspired by sweets. Jelly Tots appear to be gummies of some kind. Jelly the bear has some black tipping, so he fits in perfectly with a lot of my other red bears. I love the teeny tiny sculptured feet!

BUNYA

Arrival Date: 6/3/19

Size: 9"

Year: 2019

Edition Size: 1030

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $66.95

Thoughts: Bunya is an unusual olive green patterned fabric, almost camo-ish, but her bright yellow and white other fur makes her really pop. She's actually the one that attracted me to the pair and I ended up adopting Ash along with her. Their ears are poseable, too, so they can do lots of different expressions.

ASH

Arrival Date: 6/3/19

Size: 9"

Year: 2019

Edition Size: 980

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $66.95

Thoughts: These little bunnies weren't on my radar, but when I saw the real pictures of the ones my stockist had available, I wanted some. Ash here is a lovely dark peppered gray and very soft.

BOYNTON

Arrival Date: 6/3/19

Size: 11"

Year: 2019

Edition Size: 2230

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $68.95

Thoughts: Got a lovely box of six new bears today! And at only 11", Boynton was still the tallest. She's delightfully soft and I just love her face. So sweet! Boynton is part of the trio of bears named after the locations of the different bear warehouses: the Bearhouse in the UK and the two Cubhouses in Australia and the US. Boynton represents our own US Cubhouse! (She's by far got the best colors, too!)

MICHELLE (Rehomed)

Arrival Date: 5/28/19 (Rehomed 3/8/21)

Size: 19"

Year: 2019

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $111.95

Thoughts: Michelle was not on my pre-order list, but I skimmed her photos while choosing other bears that had arrived at the same time. Two of her jumped out at me and I ended up asking about her a bit later. Both my options were still there, so it took a while to choose, but this is the one who won. I've had her and Year Bear on layaway, but I got them home today. Michelle is a lovely honey color. She's really not my usual type of bear, but something about her just screamed "Adopt me!" She's got an amusingly big round tummy, so she looks pregnant from the side. And she's very soft! If I'm not mistaken, the honey and white fur is the same that was used on Befuddle's patches of the same color. 

YEAR BEAR 2019

Arrival Date: 5/28/19

Size: 18"

Year: 2019

Edition Size: 4770

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Features: Plumo

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $104.95

Thoughts: I had mixed feelings on this bear after I saw owner photos, so I went into her adoption with only a maybe-level commitment. When I got to choose mine, this one jumped right out at me. I know she'll never be one of my favorites, but she's so different and I love the colors. I've got her seated on top of a bookcase with Botticelli and Peashoot, and my other mohairs will go there, too, as I add more to my collection. She looks perfect with Botti!

IVAN

Arrival Date: 5/9/19

Size: 18"

Year: 2019 Secret Collection

Edition Size: 900

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: CB Direct UK

Cost: $130

Thoughts: I was very disappointed we didn't get Ivan on our spring QVC show and when I went to buy him from CB Direct UK, he was sold out. He popped back in too briefly a bit later and I missed him again. So when he was there a couple days ago, I jumped on him! Ivan is made of a very unique curly plush that they've only just started using this year. He's not the softest bear, but he's still very cuddly and I'm so happy with mine's face! He's the cutest!