CARAMEL

Arrival Date: 11/27/19

Size: 8.5"

Year: 2019 Secret Collection

Edition Size: 450

Designer: Charlie

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $44.95

Thoughts: Itty bitty Caramel was only carried by certain stockists and CB Direct. I think he's sold out in most if not all places. I was second to choose and got my first choice. This guy is super tiny, but just so precious!

And he's the first bear in my collection to be a birthday match. I don't usually post multiple pictures in these entries, but this is too cute not to.

BRYCE

Arrival Date: 11/27/19

Size: 21.5"

Year: 2019

Edition Size: 1400

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $131.95

Thoughts: Bryce is my second biggest bear! Only Bertha at 25" is bigger than he is. He's not cumbersome though, because his height is mostly those long legs. Bryce was an unplanned buy. I didn't fall for him until I saw owner pics, so I wasn't first on the list to choose mine. I ended up fourth, I think, and I was shocked to see my first choice still available! There's something about this one. He sits on a shelf with Jason and they both give me the eyes.

GRUMBLEWEED

Arrival Date: 11/27/19

Size: 11" (Officially, but he feels taller with how his legs dangle.)

Year: 2019

Edition Size: 1953 (Mine is #147.)

Designer: Alison Mills

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $111.95

Thoughts: This dragon is gorgeous! If you missed out on Snapdragon, get Grumbleweed. He's a similar style, but plush, so the price is lower, and he's so much softer than I expected! For a spiky guy, he's super cuddly. His wings and ears are poseable, too.

ERROL

Arrival Date: 11/27/19

Size: 16"

Year: 2019

Edition Size: 1610

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $89.95

Thoughts: I. Love. This. Bear. Errol was one of my big wants from this year's catalog and even moreso once I saw owner pictures. His purples are so rich and lovely, and his darker fur is lush and soft. I wish they'd make one like Rum Baba in this color with that fur all over. I adore purple and gray together, too. He also has little spikes airbrushed on his muzzle, which are really unique. I can't wait to pick out Flynn and get Geronimo home, too, so the trio can be together again, but Errol looks cute on his shelf below Hakatan, Jan and Mollycoddle, who are all a similar style of bear.

LEONIE (Rehomed)

Arrival Date: 11/9/19 (Rehomed 4/19/21)

Size: 16"

Year: 2012 Secret Collection

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: Kitty

Cost: $51

Thoughts: I got a great deal on Leonie from my friend Kitty, who I've gotten a lot of my bears from. Leonie jumped to my attention when an Australian seller had her and it was pure coincidence that she turned up in a batch of bears Kitty posted on Facebook. I asked about her price and it was really fair, so Mom bought her for me for an early Christmas gift. She arrived today and she's lovely. She is extremely wobble-jointed which is not my favorite thing in a bear, but I wound a length of white ribbon around her neck to support her head. I don't mind as much if the limbs are wobbly, but I hate overly wobbly heads, so a lot of my wobbly bears have extra ribbons securing their necks.

SNAPDRAGON (Rehomed)

Arrival Date: 11/9/19 (Rehomed 7/1/22)

Size: 12"

Year: 2019 Best Friends Club Exclusive

Edition Size: 300 (Mine is #118.)

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Features: Mohair

Purchased From: CB Direct US

Cost: $413

Thoughts: Oh, my beary gods! Snapdragon is easily the most impressive piece I've ever seen from Charlie Bears. I wasn't happy when I first saw her, because I knew I needed her and she was just so much money. At $413, she's the most expensive single piece in my bear collection, and will likely remain that way. I'm planning on cutting back next year and the chances they'll do another two mohairs I'll really want, like I did with Sparks and Snapdragon, is slim. But look at all her colors and details! She's so stunning. And she's actually really cuddly, too, which none of my other mohairs are. I absolutely love her.

ANKE (Rehomed)

Arrival Date: 11/2/19

Size: 17"

Year: 2019 Secret Collection

Edition Size: 3000

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Features: Plumo

Purchased From: CB Direct US

Cost: $112.50

Thoughts: Dan and Jill are part of this year's regular collection. Anke is Secret Collection. All three are different versions of the same bear. All Plumo, all 17", all limited to 3000 pieces. All of them have white in the same places with their only difference being the secondary color. Dan is blue, Jill is pink. I have chosen my two and they're currently on layaway. Anke here just appeared on CB Direct US, so I scooped her up. Her rich honey color didn't appeal to me immediately in the Sneaky Peeks catalog, but I liked it in owner pics, so I've been waiting for her to come to the US. She's absolutely lovely in person. So soft and cuddly! She's lighter than she looks, especially for a 17" bear. I'm not sure if the trio will be seated together or separately, but for now, she's got a spot with Simone and Michelle.