HARPER (Rehomed)

Arrival Date: 9/27/19 (Rehomed 11/23)

Size: 13"

Year: 2019 Secret Collection

Edition Size: 1060

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: QVC

Cost: $66.12

Thoughts: Harper is sister to Sienna. She's done in grays rather than browns and creams, so of course I favor her. Sorry, Sienna. She's a sweet, soft little thing. Adorable!

KOKO

Arrival Date: 9/27/19

Size: 11"

Year: 2019 Secret Collection

Edition Size: 1020

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: QVC

Cost: $63.60

Thoughts: Koko is I think officially sister to Kay, but mine's a boy. I put him on the shelf with Dakota, Elizabeth, Tatum and other blue and tan bears and he looks great. Like Kay, he has a tiny tail, which I love. And I'm a total sucker for this new paw style. I think I have almost all, if not all, of the bears that have them!

JASON

Arrival Date: 9/26/19

Size: 19"ish

Year: 2019 Secret Collection

Edition Size: 950

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: QVC

Cost: $97.54

Thoughts: I wasn't totally sold on this guy from the sneaky peeks catalog, but everyone kept going on about him. When he appeared on QVC's website, I ordered one, so I wouldn't miss out if I liked him during the show. They zoomed in on a pair of them sitting on the shelf before his presentation and I was very glad I'd ordered. I think he sold out faster than any other bear I've seen on the shows! The host described him as "beefy," which amused me, but it's pretty true. He's a chonky, furry guy. I love all the colors in his long fur. He reminds me a little of Kuma. Not face-wise, of course, but something about his fur. He's not exactly my type of bear, but he's seriously gorgeous and I love him.

DOOLIE

Arrival Date: 9/26/19

Size: 9.5"

Year: 2019 Secret Collection

Edition Size: 940

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: QVC

Cost: $52.56

Thoughts: Doolie was a no brainer. I loved Diddums, so getting his kinda honey-colored brother seemed necessary. Only mine's a little girl. If you want a smaller bear, I highly recommend this pair. They're tiny, soft and super cute.

PARMA VIOLET

Arrival Date: 9/26/19

Size: 18.5"

Year: 2019 Secret Collection

Edition Size: 930

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Features: Plumo

Purchased From: QVC

Cost: $103.82

Thoughts: I fell in love with Parma Violet in the newest sneaky peeks catalog. There were some others I thought were cute, but it was all about Parma. I was thrilled to see her on the QVC show on Tuesday early morning and ordered two to choose a face. This one won! She's stunningly gorgeous. I love the shades of purple. And her lighter purple fur is super powder soft. Love the heart necklace, too. She's a stunner all around.

LOVELL

Arrival Date: 9/25/19

Size: 12" (Or so? The official heights on Bearhouse always seem too small.)

Year: 2019

Edition Size: 1110

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $62.95

Thoughts: Lovell was an unplanned purchase. I am just a huge sucker for the Bearhouse line. I looked at his photos while I was waiting to pick other bears and this particular one just chose me. Thankfully, he didn't choose anyone else and I could get him after the people who had pre-ordered picked theirs! He's a sweet, darling wolf and he's going to enjoy sitting with Adelaide the fennec and Lowry the painted dog.

ELEANOR

Arrival Date: 9/25/19

Size: 19"

Year: 2019

Edition Size: 1250

Designer: Heather Lyell

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $97.95

Thoughts: Ah, Miss Eleanor! When I first flipped through this year's CB catalogue, I fell for Windypops the warthog and Roman, who's a blue version of Eleanor. Eleanor was right behind though and she's the one who released first. (Roman isn't til 4th quarter.) So of course I had to rush her home along with Congo (and one unplanned addition). My other pre-orders are in this huge layaway, because there are sooooo many that came in at once! Eleanor is a tall, skinny bear, like Heather Lyell's Magical Snugglies line. I'm not sure if she's officially part of that, but she's just like them. They're not stuffed as firmly or as thickly, so they're quite thin, but still nice and huggable. Well, some of them are. Some are less so. But Eleanor reminds me of Scrummy, who's skinny, but still stuffed enough to be a good hug. And I love her wild dusty pink hair!

CONGO

Arrival Date: 9/25/19

Size: 21"

Year: 2017

Edition Size: 800

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $73.95

Thoughts: Congo is finally here! He's from the 2017 collection. Yep, two years ago! I know someone who had him on pre-order for well over two full years. I don't know what happened with his manufacturing process, but we finally have him in the US and he was worth the wait. He's huge and gorgeous and so many different lovely colors and textures! I'm a bit of a sucker for gorilla plushies, although I don't have that many. But I bought the most adorable one when I was a kid and that's always been a favorite of mine, so any gorilla plush makes me think of him. But Congo is the best I've ever seen!

ANNIVERSARY SETH (Rehomed)

Arrival Date: 9/24/19 

Rehomed: 8/26/20

Size: 15"

Year: 2016 Secret Collection

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: ebay

Cost: About $40.50

Thoughts: I always liked Seth and Anniversary Seth, but never went after either. This little guy was put in an auction by a charity shop along with Evermore, who I've had on my want list for a couple years. So here he is! He's missing his tags, which is maybe why the auction ended so low. I think he's actually more popular than Evermore, so I would imagine he would have drawn bidders had he had his tags. So I'm glad he doesn't! Seth is a moon bear and he's darling. I'm also a sucker for that name. Heh.

EVERMORE

Arrival Date: 9/24/19

Size: 17"

Year: 2016 Secret Collection

Edition Size: 650

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: ebay

Cost: About $40.50

Thoughts: I got an AMAZING deal on this bear! Evermore goes along with Together, who I bought in January 2018. I wanted Together more, but intended to get Evermore, too. Then he disappeared from the CB Direct UK site. I've seen him on ebay a couple times, but not many. Then recently, he appeared on one of the Facebook pages with a charity shop asking the names of two bears. Then I saw that auction on ebay! It initially was a Buy It Now, but didn't sell twice, so they made it a regular auction and started it really low. I still can't believe I got the pair for about $59 with $22 shipping. Evermore is black with a very dark blue on his face, the insides of his ears and the tips of his paws. Like his brother, his black fur is tipped, although his dark blue is harder to see than Together's neon red. He's much chunkier than Together, who's tall and skinny, and I think he's going to be an excellent cuddler.

PARSLEY (Rehomed)

Arrival Date: 9/19/19 (Rehomed 5/2023)

Size: 12" (official height, must be without the ears!)

Year: 2018

Edition Size: 900

Designer: Heather Lyell

Purchased From: ebay

Cost: $22

Thoughts: Okay, Parsley was never on my want list. I always thought she was a bit psychotic-looking. And she certainly is. She looks like she's going off on a drunken ramble in this photo. But she was only $22 on ebay and I decided "Why not?" She's typical CB excellent quality with poseable ears and even magnets in her front paws. The open mouth and black around the eyes are a bit off-putting, but there's something about her that just made me want her wackiness in my hug.

ALICIA (Rehomed)

Arrival Date: 9/11/19

Rehomed: 1/2/22

Size: 18.5"

Year: 2014

Edition Size: 1,000

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: ILCBNA Facebook group member Erica

Cost: $110

Thoughts: Alicia was actually a bear I was interested in really early in my collecting. I think the same lady I bought Dolce from had her, but I couldn't afford her at the time and I was overwhelmed with others I wanted. She's one I appreciate every time I see her, but I only recently asked to see people's pics of her after seeing a really lovely one in one of the Facebook groups. Well, one of the ladies in my fave FB bear group offered me this one for sale, making it the third bear of hers I've adopted! My mom bought her for me as an early birthday present. She's a gorgeous color in person and she's one of those that looks a bit grumpy, which I love.