BEST OF 2021

I did this last year, so here we are again. I'm going to list off my favorites of 2021 by going month by month. I'll pick one doll and one Charlie Bear from each month as a favorite. 

Though I will also totally cheat and sometimes have multiples. 

So in January, I got my first FailFix. I had to have Pretty Artee and quickly got the others after seeing how nicely-done they are. Artee is my fave though!

 

Logan is a pretty easy pick for favorite bear of January. He was one of my most wanted from 2020's releases, but his US release got really delayed. I ended up importing this one from Australia and then got another from the US when he finally got here.   

I got Little Foxes from the Gorjuss line in February after wanting her for eons. I had to feature her as favorite. 

Likewise, Atiqah was an older bear I skipped and then regretted. She's my pick for February's bear. 

The queen of Cave Club was an easy pick for March. I adore Lumina. I actually have THREE of her. One is in the regular box where you can see the doll and one is deboxed. Then the third was the deluxe from Amazon and I have her box on display, while she's deboxed and wearing the special hair extension. 

Honorable mentions to Ofelia Ostrich from Enchantimals and LOL OMG Spicy Babe. 

Nimbus is another older bear that wasn't 100% on my radar, but I tossed in a bid and ended up winning him on ebay. He's so soft and cuddly and wonderful. Definitely one of the unexpected faves of the year.

Aja was my first new Integrity Jem doll in ages. This is how she should have looked all along. And she's wearing my favorite of the Holograms' fashions! Easy choice for April. 

Moon is another 2020 bear like Logan that got really delayed. 

Only she is STILL delayed. She still has not released in the US and the only reason I have her is because someone sold her on ebay. 

She's a wonderful hairy floppy little bear. 

American Girl's 35th Anniversary dolls were wonderful! I had to have Felicity. I used to have the Mattel version but stupidly sold her a long time ago. Lissie is one of my faves and this time she's not going anywhere. 

So here's Lissie, my fave doll pick from May. 

This is my first cheat of the year. I'm picking two bears for May. Ebenezer is one of those rare instances where I fall in love with a bear but I need that EXACT bear. Other Ebenezers were not good enough. He took his time getting here from the UK, but he was well worth the wait. 

Also for May, we've got the goofy adorable Foster. He was a 2020 Secret Collection that I ended up importing. He actually only just made it to the US last week. He's such a character. I love him. 

June's doll is the special edition Cozy Vacation Kayla from the Ruby Red Fashion Friends line. Her entire gorgeous color scheme reminds me of Mosi, my favorite Hearts for Hearts Girls doll. 

And here is June's bear: Neil. The slow bear delivery for this year made for excellent opportunities to get some older ones. I wanted Elijah more than Neil but ended up preferring Neil once I got both. 

May got two bears and July is getting three dolls. I cannot choose only one!

First is Ruby Red Fashion Friends Fernanda. I stupidly did not order her when she came out, but I lucked into getting one on ebay right before her price skyrocketed. She and Elinda are my very favorite RRFFs. 

Then we've got LOL OMG Moonlight BB. The only OMG so good I had to have two. She's such perfection that I've become ultra picky on which OMGs make their way onto my shelves because none of them are as awesome as she is. 

And finally, B-Kind Nora. I love the B-Kind line and Nora is easily my favorite of the five. I need to get another one of her one of these days. 

July's bear is an easy choice: SID! 

Sid is an older bear by an artist that only did a handful of CBs. I've wanted him and Paul for ages and finally tracked a lovely Sid down. He's basically brand new, even though he's quite a few years old. I love him!

August's doll is Coralia, the last of the Giochi Preziosi Winx Club mermaids I needed. I never thought I'd find her! I would love to have all of these from mint in box condition. I only have one of the six (Amarea) that way. Coralia is my favorite of the six mermaids. 

August's bear is not a bear at all but a wombat. This is Darwin! He's part of CB's Bearhouse line, the ones without joints. That's where they do their more unique animals. 

Darwin managed to overshadow every other CB this year. He's my current favorite. He's adorable and soft and cuddly. What a face. 

September's doll has to be the incomparable Emi Vanda, my favorite RH doll. 

Someone put theirs in BEGoth boots and I may have to try that. 

I need to buy another of her to keep in her stock outfit and stand on the shelf with the other Series 3 girls. 

Snickerdoodle is the bear for September. He wasn't on my pre-order list, but I wanted one after seeing owner pics. Sometimes it's like that. He's such lovely colors. 

Very appropriate that the October doll is the lovely Elinda from Ruby Red Fashion Friends. Gah, I love her! She and Fernanda are like peak RRFF. I'm going to be really picky on these going forward because probably nothing is going to top those two. 

October's CB is the adorable Perky, who I was super lucky to win from the member draw! I still can't believe it. 

November's doll has to be Greta Gremlin, the only Skullector MH I had to have an extra to debox. 

Sweet-faced Rheya is my pick for November's bear. I was again lucky to be chosen for her, though this time it was to purchase, not completely free like Perky was. 

Gotta be Looks #8 for my December pick. You know why. 

I'm also adding Nebulous Stars Marinia because I can! (I held this post from last night in case I wanted to add her or Petulia.)

And finally, Taffy is December's bear. I'm really glad I imported this little guy because he's ridiculously popular. I love the design and I'm so happy mine has that black line around the reddish-brown eye. Very few of them have that and I love it. 

Here's to another year of collecting!