#snuffles bears

After a careful investigation, great care I'd taken to open the package!

Gasp! There they are!

He's very pleased to be out 😊

And now we needs name for his Snuffles Bear!

He's precious. I got him basically for free, only paying shipping. I think he's going to be very happy here.

I've got the bedroom all to myself this weekend, with my neat wife on her first LARP trip of the season, so I've got a few friends to keep me company!

Yep! Just a few 😅

I'm so grateful for each and every bear and plush I have. I like to keep a good variety around when I can 😊

Who are you hanging out with this weekend?

Happy International Teddy Bear Day! Hope everyone's celebrating, if only for a moment, with their wonderful bears. I thought people might enjoy seeing just about my entire collection.

You can see we've got shelves for Jellycats, a basket of Steiff bears, and even sections for Gund, Dakin, and Duffy Bear!

Our closet also holds a lot of bears 😅

I know, I'm a bit obsessed. But bears are one of my very favorite things in life. I got the love of collecting from my late mom. Her birthday is coming up, and many of these guys belonged to her. I miss her. I miss showing her new additions. Or bugging her to buy me someone 😆

I love each and every one of these bears 😊

I love Disney and other plushes for sure, but nothing will ever replace teddy bears for me. They're the perfect ESSA. A group like this instantly makes my heart happy.

Meet Wolf! That's a curious name for a Snuffles Bear, but it's hard to think of any other name with fur like this!

He's one of the nose unique Snuffles' I've ever seen! His fur is so soft, and such a unique color. A friend found him while thrifting and thought I'd like him. I absolutely do. And only $10!

I thought people might enjoy a look at one of my most prized possessions, a complete 1981 Gund catalog!

This was the year Snuffles was introduced, the longest running plush in the history of America's oldest toy manufacturer. I love everything about this. The other plushes in the catalog are lovely, too. I have a couple of them.

Like this handsome guy!

And here we are once again with SIX new listings! Gael's Stuffie Home on Etsy finds new homes for old, lost, and abandoned plushies, and these six really make it clear that we want to find every single stuffed animal a home and family if they want one!

Who do we have this week? From left to right!

Randal! A beautiful Petting Zoo ram with plush horns and a happy smile! Choncules! A very chonky, tough-but-super-soft vintage teddy bear! Funtime Foxy! A maniacal but very gentle fox from Five Nights at Freddy's! Doreen! A small handmade crochet mouse who amazes us every day with her sweet face and bravery! Louie! An absolutely perfect Douglas corgi dog plush! Truffles, Fuzzbutt, and Clayton! 3 vintage Gund Snuffles bears with a lot of attitude, but anyone who knows Snuffles bears knows how bratty these guys can get!