DECK

Arrival Date: 3/12/25

Size: 14.5" officially, but he's way bigger.

Year: 2025

Designer: Alison Mills

Purchased From: CB Direct UK

Cost: $78

Thoughts: I thought Spades would be my third fave, but Deck is the one I fell in love with when I saw real photos, so he was the third to come along across the pond. I almost got Spades, too, but he raised the shipping cost quite a bit. I'll pick him up once he hits the US. Deck is pretty huge! Again, lightweight, soft and cuddly, but far taller than I expected. He's so cute. He looks like a cartoon character. 

HEARTS

Arrival Date: 3/12/25

Size: 8"

Year: 2025

Designer: Alison Mills

Purchased From: CB Direct UK

Cost: $42

Thoughts: Tiny Hearts, the smallest of the five dragons, doesn't seem like she'd be a favorite of mine, but there was something about her little face that I loved. She just had to come along with Clubs. I love her little arms, like she's asking for uppies. 

CLUBS

Arrival Date: 3/12/25

Size: 11"

Year: 2025

Designer: Alison Mills

Purchased From: CB Direct UK

Cost: $61

Thoughts: This is the first year of the new Bearhouse style. The initial release is five card-themed dragons. Each has a tail end in the shape of their suit (or in Deck's case, just a regular tail). So Clubs here has a club. Clubs was my first choice from the five, as I have a weakness for brown dragons. (Embers is still my favorite.) He's the middle one of the five in size at 11". He's very soft and lightweight. I like the dangly legs and the cute toes. 

LOCH NESS MONSTER

Arrival Date: 3/6/25

Size: 14" tall, 27.5" long

Year: 2024 

Edition Size: 1000 (Mine is #634.) 

Designer: Alison Mills

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $315

Thoughts: Oh, my! Nessie is certainly one of the most striking pieces CBs has ever done. She is really long, but not that tall and she's surprisingly skinny and lightweight. She is so stunning. Her fur is soft. The six legs are amazing. Her face is perfection. I love every little detail and type of fabric. I'm not sure how cuddly she'll be (I'll find out soon), but she's undoubtedly spectacular.   

HOWIE

 Arrival Date: 2/28/25

Size: 16"

Year: 2011 Secret Collection

Edition Size: 600 

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: ebay

Cost: $140 shipped from the UK

Thoughts: Oh, Howie. Howie was actually my very first Charlie Bear, way back in 2016. I rehomed him pretty early on. There was something about his size that I didn't like back then. Like when I saw him on the computer screen, I thought he'd be a lot smaller than he was in person, and I could never sort that out in my head. Eventually, I ended up picking up Eton, who's the same design in different colors, and when I adored her, I wanted Howie back. It's just taken him a few years to get here.