GALUMPH

 

Arrival Date: 11/11/26

Size: 12"

Year: 2026

Designer: Alison Mills

Purchased From: Kelly's Sweets & Greets

Cost: $72.50

Thoughts: Galumph is the mid-sized yeti of the five. He's only an inch bigger than Tip Toe, though he feels bigger. He's got more girth than I expected. 

Here they both are. Look at those shoulders!

I feel like Galumph is the least liked of the five yetis. Maybe it's the one horn/antler. I dunno what those are supposed to be. Yetis don't have horns. But they're cute and Charlie doesn't exactly follow the cryptid rule book when it comes to designing. Nor does she have to. He turned out adorable and I like him a lot more than I expected to. 

TIP TOE

 

Arrival Date: 11/11/26

Size: 11"

Year: 2026

Designer: Alison Mills

Purchased From: Kelly's Sweets & Greets

Cost: $65

Thoughts: I am finally getting around to getting the yetis. These are the first Bearhouse series I did not blind order from Charlie Bears themselves. After the horrible way they sent my trolls, I knew I wouldn't do an order for all five from them, so I opted to pick faces this time. I fell in love with this Tip Toe from Kelly's Sweets & Greets and her brother Galumph, too, while my other three are coming from Kitty. Tip Toe is adorable. She's like a fairy yeti. There's something almost delicate about her. She's the second smallest in the set and it's not only height. Her shoulders are more narrow than Galumph's, so she looks tinier all around.  

PUDDLETOWN

 Arrival Date: 9/28/26

Size: 15"

Year: 2025

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: Charlie Bears

Cost: $65 mystery box (Retail $162.50)

Thoughts: I got the medium size mystery box and was happy to open Puddletown. He wasn't one of my top 3 choices for who I'd love to get, but I'd say he was top 5. I don't have any dogs anymore, though I do have some wild canids from the Bearhouse line. So he's a nice addition.

FIR

 

Arrival Date: 9/12/26

Size: 12"

Year: 2026

Designer: Charlie

Purchased From: Charlie Bears

Cost: $35 with club coupon (Retail $60)

Thoughts: I always liked these little face bears but I never bought one. I wanted to use my club coupon but Cuddle Cub Grumble weed was too cheap on his own, so I added Fir to my order. He's little and cute and I've always been a sucker for the green bears. I'm interested in his friend Maple but I want to see his colors in real photos. 

DEWI

 

Arrival Date: 9/3/26

Size: 19"

Year: 2026 Julien Macdonald Signature Collection

Designer: Julien Macdonald

Purchased From: Charlie Bears

Cost: $228

Thoughts: I knew this red dragon was coming, but I wasn't sure I was going to want him. I had one of the Macdonald cats and ended up selling her because I hated getting poked by the plastic whiskers. 

 

But then I saw this face and those cool hands and feet. I knew I wanted him. I was pleasantly surprised he didn't cost a lot more! He's huge and very soft with a lot of different materials. 

I may or may not also have been influenced by a fellow collector saying she would never "invite" this into her home, acting like he was a devil. He's clearly a dragon! He's an unusual design but certainly not evil-looking. People are so weird. But reactions like that amp up appeal for me. Give me the misfit characters. They are welcome here.  

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

Arrival Date: 8/10/26

Size: 13"

Year: 2026

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: Free with rewards (Retail $132.50)

Thoughts: I really debated who to get with my rewards points and Strawberry won out over Lunnet. Someday, Lunnet. I love Mint Humbug and he made it to my maybe list, but Strawberry didn't. Yet I adored her real life pics and this one made it home with me. So it's very likely I'll end up with Mint, too! She's teeny and soft and I love her colors.   

MOUNTAIN TROLL

Arrival Date: 8/7/26

Size: 19" 

Year: 2026

Designer: Alison Mills

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $214.95

Thoughts: Mountain Troll was my first new arrival in this apartment. She's quite large but also the most wobble-jointed standing character I own, so she's got her own spot on our miscellaneous rolling drawers by the patio door next to four of my bear bookcases. She seems stable here. She's very cute! 

JINZI

  

Arrival Date: 7/2/26

Size: 13"

Year: 2026

Designer: Ali Montgomery

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $299.95

Thoughts: This pic is a placeholder for Jinzi. He was my final arrival in my old apartment and I plopped him up here in the new one, and then had to focus on moving, so he was put in an inaccessible place without pics being taken. Eventually, all the boxes blocking these shelves will be emptied and I'll be able to get to him. He's really neat though. 

WIGGLEBOTTOM

 

Arrival Date: 6/8/26

Size: 15" 

Year: 2026

Designer: Charlie

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $102.50

Thoughts: This was an unplanned adoption. I fell in love with two Wigglebottoms, but this one won out. I love the stripes on his face! He's also super cuddly.

ERAGON

Arrival Date: 6/8/26

Size: 11.5" tall but much longer

Year: 2026

Edition Size: 2000 (Mine is #1480.)

Designer: Ali Montgomery

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $300

Thoughts: Eragon finally made it home! He's SO SOFT. I can't believe how soft and squishy and lightweight he is. I thought he'd be a lot bigger and heavier. Not that I'm complaining. I love this size. He's excellent colors and the design is wonderfully unique. I'm not a fan of pokey whiskers, but hopefully they won't get in the way of cuddles.