Sunny’s Plushie Friends

Hi there! My name is Sunny (she/her) and this is a Safe-for-Work Stuffed Animal / Plushie themed sideblog! (I like and follow back from CozyCorgi) 🦊

I made this blog to catalog and showcase my collection. I’ve been collecting stuffed animals since I was a very small child in the late 1980’s. Plushies are for every age and gender! 🧸

Favorite Brands: Douglas Cuddle Toys, Ty, Disney Favorite Animals: Dogs, Foxes, Wolves, Dragons Current Count: 184 (not counting Bean-Bag style Plushies)

I see you, friendly fellow plushie lover, hanging out in the tags of my last post. I think you're great! Thank you for the mutual smiles!

And here's a picture of AJ when he was brandy-brand-spankin' new. My husband got him for me as a Valentine's Day gift the first year we were together.

Since then, AJ (which is short for Aiden James) has been loved, and he lost his eye to my rambunctious corgi puppy back in 2013. He's matted and worn, but I love him all the same.

I wish that everyone who has this lovely little fox from Target's Circo line has just as much love for their fox as I do for mine.

People who have ESSAs and take them out places and dress them up and take pictures:

Please keep doing it. Your images and adorable plushies really make me feel better to see them. They are doing their job. They are helping you.

Ty doesn’t make ‘em like they used to. Their heyday is long gone.

God, I’m old.

Anyway, here’s Applejack. She is so dearly loved. She is indeed a Douglas.

Because of my finances and circumstances, me, my spouse, and my dog have to move out of our place by Oct 8, and live in our camper for an indeterminate amount of time. It is very expensive to buy a house or rent where I am from, especially with a 65-lb dog (my furry child) in tow. It is not ideal, but this is how it has to be, and my little 3-member family is trying to make the best of it. It’s a nice camper, and we bought it as an insurance for our lives going to shit and having to live in it. Everyone thought I was crazy when we bought it. In the meantime, I’m also navigating the grief of being disowned by a greedy, narcissistic, and emotionally bankrupt family that includes both parents, aunts, and six terribly entitled cousins all with their hands out for a pay out instead of making sure we’re all safe.

My plushies, except a dozen that fit in a medium size zipper bag, are all organized, inventoried, and hopefully safe in plastic bins with locking lids and going into a climate controlled storage unit.

My special plushies that are coming are indeed very special. Most were gifts from my spouse. All of my plushies provide emotional support, but these are some of my most bonded friends.

But, my heart goes out to the others that I’m being separated from. My autistic brain wants to reassure them all that we will see each other again someday. They are all important to me and they are all loved. I had to make difficult choices. It pains me. It makes me cry that I thought I was so close to having a place of our very own where they could all come out of storage and be seen and hugged and played with. I’m glad I took the time to spend a little time with everyone while I was taking inventory of them. Even some new plushies, like all my new Bluey plushies, had to find themselves being tucked safely away. Jack, Wolfie, Dottie, Isabelle, all of them had to be stored. It’s hard. I already miss them terribly.

It pains me that a few plushies are unfortunately lost in my now-dead-to-me parents’ house. Never to be seen again. Remaining only in my memory, just like all the other wonderful toys I’ve had to leave behind.

Farewell, Freckles, Heart-to-Heart Bear, Patty Platypus, and Puffalump Panda. Adieu.

Moving is hard each and every time. I know all my plushies will always love and forgive me, but it still doesn’t make this situation any less sad for them or myself.

Here’s a picture of the crew accompanying me on our journey.

From Left to Right: Warmie the Warmie Fox, Squishie the Stressball Fox, Why the Owl, Hajime the Eastern Wolf Dragon, Baby Bluey, AJ the Fox, Brandy the Fox, Peter the Platypus, Bolt the White Swiss Shepherd, Bingo, Applejack the Corgi, and SoCo the Husky-Shepherd Mix.

The only one left in-production that meets the specs is one by The Petting Zoo, and it’s not nearly as cute as the others.

Buffy Bunny got to spend a lot of time with me this month! 🐰

🐾 Jack (He/Him) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The Rough Collie 💙 Befriended June 14th, 2025 🧸 Douglas Cuddle Toys ☀️ #004 ❤️‍🔥

I enjoy celebrating her birthday, especially because the real Applejack is no longer with us.

🇦🇺 Peter (He/Him) 💜 The Platypus 💙 Befriended March 2025 🧸 Ty Beanie Buddies ☀️ #003 ❤️‍🔥