PORTICULLIS

Arrival Date: 6/14/25

Size: 8"

Year: 2025 

Designer: Alison Mills

Purchased From: CB Direct

Cost: $55

Thoughts: Porticullis, who has my favorite of the five architectural names, is a little purple fairy goyle. She's very sleepy-eyed, too. 

MOAT

Arrival Date: 6/14/25

Size: 8"

Year: 2025 

Designer: Alison Mills

Purchased From: CB Direct

Cost: $55

Thoughts: Moat and Porticullis are the smaller pair. Unlike the dragons, who were each a different size, the gargoyles only come in large and small. Moat is your basic gray gargoyle, but he's super cute. 

SPIRES

Arrival Date: 6/14/25

Size: 10"

Year: 2025 

Designer: Alison Mills

Purchased From: CB Direct

Cost: $55

Thoughts: Spires is a more standard gargoyle, only in green. He does have a nice little neck ruff though. 

DRAWBRIDGE

Arrival Date: 6/14/25

Size: 10"

Year: 2025 

Designer: Alison Mills

Purchased From: CB Direct

Cost: $55

Thoughts: Drawbridge's main difference to the other four gargoyles is that pair of longer, curving horns. He also has somewhat dragonfly-ish wings. He and Bartizan are my two favorites.

BARTIZAN

Arrival Date: 6/14/25

Size: 10"

Year: 2025 

Designer: Alison Mills

Purchased From: CB Direct

Cost: $55

Thoughts: I was so thrilled to see that the second Bearhouse collection for the year was gargoyles! They're in a similar color array to the earlier dragons. Bartizan is a warm tan with hair on his head and the bases of his squared-off wings. 

STEPPING STONES

Arrival Date: 6/13/25

Size: 22.5"

Year: 2024 

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: CB Direct

Cost: $69 (Retail $231)

Thoughts: This guy has a story. I was waiting on the CB  website for the gargoyles to drop and I browsed the sale section. I saw Stepping Stones marked down to 70% off. Yes, SEVENTY. I had always thought he was cute and checked him out when my stockists got him in, but I'm super picky about bears that size because I don't have a lot of room for big ones and they're pricey. Well, for $69 how could I not get this guy? I figured if I didn't bond with him, I could sell him and more than make my money back. Out of the box though, he's incredibly soft and cuddly. I think the brown parts are tyber. Pretty sure he's a keeper. He reminds me of a much bigger, fancier-colored version of Karl. I went back a couple days later and he was marked off either 29 or 30%. Not 70%. Soooooo someone made a little mistake and I reaped the benefits. Thank you, CB employee! I don't think I would ever have gotten him otherwise.  

NESSIE (Bear & Me)

Arrival Date: 6/13/25

Size: 10"

Year: 2025

Designer: Charlie

Purchased From: CB Direct

Cost: $31

Thoughts: My first Bear & Me! I'm not big into this line, since they seem like Jellycats more than CBs, though it is nice to have options for younger collectors. 

But I just had to have Nessie with her six legs in this amusing arrangement. 

She's soft and cute. 

This color is called Seaweed Green. Maybe they'll do more Nessies in the future.

HEARTWOOD

Arrival Date: 6/5/25

Size: 17"

Year: 2024

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Features: Standing

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $175

Thoughts: This guy. I've had my eye on him for probably a year now. I just love his grump face! I'm glad he waited patiently for me and then decided it was the perfect time to hop on the ride home with Sofia. He was worth waiting for. I don't normally go for the standing bears, as their hard feet make them less cuddly, but for just the right one, I do make exceptions. 

SOFIA

Arrival Date: 6/5/25

Size: 16"

Year: 2025 Exclusive Collection

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $123.50

Thoughts: Oh, that FACE. When I saw Sofia, I liked her design and knew if I saw just the right one, I'd want her. So when my stockist put up hers, I fell instantly for this lady. In person, she's petite and quite lightweight, but a very good cuddler. And she's simply gorgeous. I think she's one of the prettiest CBs I own. 

WATER ELF

Arrival Date: 5/31/25

Size: 14"

Year: 2025

Designer: Alison Mills

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $115

Thoughts: When this guy first came out, people were all like "Stitch!" but I do not see that one bit. They're not even the same color. Come on. He is incredibly soft and cuddly with those pointy feet's and giant ears. I love this series.