WILKINSON

 

Arrival Date: 11/12/25

Size: 17.5"

Year: 2025

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $142.50

Thoughts: Wilkinson was the only bear I preordered this year. Everyone else was an elf or a dragon or Belfry. He's my fourth bear of the year, as I chose pretty Miss Gabor and Sofia, and then fell for Cherry Pip. But Sofia and Cherry were secret releases, and I didn't want to fully commit to Miss Johnson (Gabor) until I saw her real colors. But Wilkinson? He was a must have right off the bat. I adore his colors. He's smaller than I expected, as he's on the skinny side, which is fine by me. He's still a very good size, but for some reason, I was envisioning him bigger. Lovely colors and cuddly with a great face. Love him!

BELFRY

 

Arrival Date: 11/12/25

Size: 9"

Year: 2025

Designer: Alison Mills

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: Free with rewards (Retail $65)

Thoughts: Itty bitty Belfry arrived today and he is perfectly cute. I love that teeny tiny face! 

TINDERFLAME

Arrival Date: September 2025

Size: 28" long

Year: 2024 (I think?)

Edition Size: 30 (Mine is #7.)

Designer: Kaycee Bears

Purchased From: Kaycee Bears

Cost: About $261

Thoughts: Oh, so much information I failed to log. I can't remember when Tinderflame was initially released, and I didn't take pics right away when he arrived, so I don't even remember the date. Neo came in September, so my guess is later that month, because October just ended and that feels too soon. Anyway, Tinderflame is my first ever Kaycee bought directly from her website. The experience was fine and I'd do it again. I honestly don't think I need any more dragons though. I do love Neo and Tinderflame a lot, but their lanky, floppy bodies don't make them the best cuddlers. The colors are absolutely stunning though!

NEO

Arrival Date: 9/8/25

Size: 22" long

Year: 2023

Edition Size: 30 (Mine is #11.)

Designer: Kaycee Bears

Purchased From: ebay

Cost: $199

Thoughts: I haven't had a new Kaycee Bears in ages! I've had my eye on Tinderflame for probably a year now and I actually wrote the designer about shipping to the US after seeing Neo on eBay. Then I went ahead and bought Neo. And then ordered Tinderflame after she said she was still shipping. So Neo is my first Kaycee in this style of dragon, which I think is actually her more common style. They're very floppy. The tail is weighted. He has four little jointed legs that you can't see very well. 

And this adorable face!

I love his colors. The gray goes so nicely with the chartreuse. And he's super soft!

He's also very petite. I was worried about the 22" but he's so tiny that it doesn't even feel that long. 

PENNY (Bear & Me)

 

Arrival Date: 9/6/25

Size: 13"

Year: 2025 

Designer: Charlie

Purchased From: QVC

Cost: $38

Thoughts: I treated myself to Penny and the Cuddle Cubs donkey off QVC. I love Penny. She's kind of a grayish-purple and I love how her arms stick out and the little hooves. 

She also has excellent hair and a pair of teeny tiny wings. 

The Bear & Me line reminds me of Jellycat, but in a good way. They're more basic than a lot of Jellycats, though nice quality and definitely soft. I have a couple more I have my eye on. 

WOOZY

Arrival Date: 9/6/25

Size: 13"

Year: 2023

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: Free with rewards (Retail $119)

Thoughts: Poor Woozy! He was supposed to be part of the 2023 Bearhouse collection, but he's only just made it out now. They did a really good job with him.

Like he definitely looks like a dodo. 

He's huge and chunky, so he's pretty cuddly, though his very rounded body makes him a little bit harder to snuggle. 

CHERRY PIP

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.  

JABBERWOCKY

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.  

ZEN ZHU

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.   

MIRREN

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.