Bits & pieces of information for collectors of Boyd's Bears and Friends
Feb. 2000 Archived Information
(2/23/00) POG & Syndicated Catalog Exclusives !! - Michelle's Gifts is taking pre orders now to ship in April for Sara Beth, Abby Grace, Ava Marie and Chuckles the Clown resin Bearstone.Click Here to see them (2/23/00) Boyds Newsletter !! - If you don't yet subscribe to "Bear Tales & Trails" ... you are missing out on the most comprehensive quarterly newsletter around devoted to the Boyds collection.
Click here to learn more! (2/22/00) GOOD NEWS - ROSEMONT!! - Harry and Millie Croft posted on our bulletin board: "Just heard that Gary WILL BE at ROSEMONT Saturday, June 24th! We don't have any other details at this time, Boyds is still working on their plans. Plans for the signing/chat haven't been been finalized yet. As soon as we find out, we'll pass the information on to all of you. Thanks again for all the super birthday wishes. Looking forward to seeing you bears at Atlanta, Clarion & Rosemont!" (2/22/00) The Old Blue Barn Joins BnB ! - Please help me welcome our new sponsor:
Fran, The Old Blue Barn
We are so fortunate to have such wonderful sponsors and I am delighted to have Fran join us as our newest sponsor at BnB!
To celebrate we have a contest for you to enter! Click here to go to Fran's Contest
(2/22/00)
Boyds "Mom and Me" Collection !!
- Mother's Day Specials will be available from Boyds this year:#4935 Madison with Colby - 16" porcelain Doll, Limited Edition Madison has blue/grey eyes and dark brown hair with bangs, is wearing a gingham/mauve dress with cream colored sweater, hat with a burgundy rose. Colby is a 6" bear.
#227737 Mother Macabeary with Krista and Cody - "Mother's Always Bring Extra Love" with a banner that says the same. 4.5" resin Bearstone figurine. The little girl Krista and Cody are holding a daisy for Mom. #392101 Potter B. Bloombeary with Nibbles -LeBearmoge 2" resin hinged box with a surprise inside that is not removable; beautiful sunflowers all over the top #27356 Trisha with Glen "Best Mom" Frame - clear lucite and a bearstone stands on either side of the frame. #27357 Dawn Mom and Me Frame - 6 inch frame surrounded by daisy flowers. The bearstone is wearing a sweater
#651402 Boydsenbeary Plant Sticks - Becky & Delmar (set of two) Happy Mother's Day & Worlds Best Mom are the two new plant sticks.
#51030101 Felicity N. Hugs - 10" soft white bean plush bear who wants to show her mommy she lovers her. On her foot is an embroidered # 1 Mom on it. She also wears a large chintz pink bow
#910070 Rachel and B. Bearilove - a 10" creamy chenille bear with a blue plaid romper & bow holding onto a blueberry wuzzie named B. Bearilove
#912626 Marie B. Bearlove - 14" bean filled rust bear wearing a soft sage dress with a khaki hat with a large rose.
#918433 Lynette Bearlove - 6" mocha bear wearing a felt hat with pink rose like moms. Click here to see pictures of them at our sponsor, Sparx (2/22/00) Boyds Magnets !! - Boyds magnets should be available sometime in late March or early April. Also some new items will be available soon: a new spoon rest and pencil holder.
Click Here to see the magnets (2/22/00) Information regarding Boyds Bears in Cross Stitch !! - Many thanks to Carol B.for sending this news to us: Just wanted to let you know that Boyds Bears are being converted to cross stitch by a company called Stoney Creek. This is the information from their quarterly newsletter. The charts are expected to be released in Spring 2000. Stoney Creek is proud to have been selected as the licensee for the adorable Boyd's Bears and Friends from the Boyds Collection Ltd. The first two cross-stitch designs to be offered from this collection will be:
"Bailey - Heart's Desire" and
"Eddie - Proud to be a Bearmerican." (2/18/00) Ilona Describes Her QVC Rememberance Angelflyte !! - Ilona posted this on our bulletin board today: "A beautiful angel has just arrived on my doorstep. Rememberance Angelflyte is here!!!! Oh-my-gosh...what a perfect and precious face!! Unlike any Gary has done so far!! So angelic looking. Very blond curly hair, wreath of pink and white flowers on her head. Light dusty pink dress with eyelet trim all over, off-white v-shaped bib collar with more trim. Her resin shoes have a little clock with wings on them. Her wings are large and made of feathers. The little bear, Vintage, is off-white plush with pink bow, gold halo, and off-white angel wings. She is definitely a shelf-sitter because of the way her legs and bottom are made. I'm not really sure just yet how to make her sit securely, so if anyone else has her already, please let me know how you did it. Also...her wings come detatched. There is a stem at the bottom that just slides into a gap in the back of her dress. Not very secure, but the weight of her hair helps hold in place. I might have to figure out a better way to secure them. Absolutely beautiful though!! Can't get over her lovely face. I have her seated with the little bear on her lap. One of her hands on the top of his ear and the other hand holding one of his wings. I think it's a 'must have' for all you doll collectors!! (Mine is PE 734/2500.) Hope this helps some of you in making your decision. Angelic Hugs, Ilona" (2/18/00) New FREE Doll & Dollstones Ads !! - Thanks to a suggestion from Tara ... we now have a FREE Ads Board specific to Dolls and Dollstones.
Click Here to Post/View Ads (2/17/00) Error Found On The Bottom Of A Boyds House !! - Many thanks to Mary S. for sending this information to us. "I just purchased The Chapel in the Woods bearstone house (I got a 1E!) and noticed that the Bible verse printed on the bottom is not correct. It is labelled as Proverbs 127:1 and is really from Psalm 127:1. Since I knew that there are only 31 chapters in Psalms, I knew as soon as I saw it that something wasn't right....on a whim, I looked up Psalm 127:1 and solved the 'mystery'." (2/17/00) Suzieqqqz send QVC #'s and descriptions !! - Take a look at the Suzieqqqz's updated QVC item #'s for the Doll Shoe here:
Click Here (2/17/00) Boyds Financial News !! - For those of you who like to follow the Boyds Financial News: We aren't buying enough Bearstones!! 4th quarter profits down - soft resin market blamed. Details at our Associate Site: Webspresso.
Click Here (2/15/00) QVC DOLL Show Item #'s !! - Many thanks to Susan J. for sending these #'s to us. Porcelain dolls:
C98290 Rememberance Doll
C98291 Lindsay with Leonard
QVC Exclusive C98293 Melissa Lynn with Katie...the Ballet
C98294 Whitney with Wilson...Tea Time
C98295 Meredith with Jacqueline...Daisy Chain
C98296 Olivia with Pearl...Coloring time C98291 Lindsey with Leonard stands 16" high and is dressed in a petticoat with lace trim and a long sleeve striped dress. She has strawberry blonde hair in pigtails and brown eyes. Her friend Leonard is an brown archive bear, dressed to match Lindsey. He has brown pants and jacket with bow. Limited edition of 1200. C98293 - QVC EXCLUSIVE Melissa Lynn with Katie has blonde hair and blue eyes and is wearing a shimmering pink tutu, holding a bouquet of flowers with resin shoes. Katie is an off white bear with matching tutu with rosettes and is holding resin dance shoes. Limited to 1300 pieces. C98296 - Olivia and Pearl. Olivia dressed in a long sleeve dress of green, yellow and blue plaid with resin saddle shoes. She is also holding a resin crayon & box of crayons. 16" with brown hair and grey eyes. Pearl is a 6" off white bear wearing a matching apron with Boyds buttons. C98290 - Rememberance Angelflyte 15" seated position wearing pink dress off-white eylet trim with band of flowers on head, cream colored bear C98294 - Whitney 16" limited to 1,200 pieces in a burg. dress & petty coat w/ lace trim and lg. hat w/ flowers. Blk mary Jane shoes holding a resin teapost. Mocha archive bear holding resin teacup NO DOLL STAND with this one. C98295 - Meredith with Jacqueline dark green velvet dress w/ lg hat w/ feathers & fabric flowers holding a basket of flowers. 16" Bear is brown fully jointed w/ ribbon bow & daisy chain of flowers around her head & neck. Limited to 1000 pieces.
(2/13/00) Clarion 2000 Paw Print !! - This information is courtesy of Harry & Millie Croft of the Quarterly Newsletter Bear Tales & Trails: "I can positively state that the Clarion figurine - "Grant & Clari - Homein the Heartland" has a paw print. It is located on Grant's overalls, near the top on his left side (heart side) in a fold of the overalls. It is really hard to find, but we've confirmed it. I talked to Steve Schutt at Clarion the other day and he had a broken figurine. He removed Clari from Grant's arms and sure enough - there was the paw print on Grant's overalls on the left top. You can find it yourself, but it's difficult. I used a flashlight and magnifying glass to locate it and even then, I couldn't get a clear view of the paw print - but it's there!" (2/11/00) Help Boyds Win !! - You can help Boyds win the TOBY! Vote for Patches B. Beariluved - a tattered and patched but well-loved new member of our J.B. Bean & Associates line) and Betsie B. Jodibear - one of the new editions to our Jodibear line designed by the talented Jody Battaglia) by filling out an official entry ballot. This ballot will appear in the July/August 2000 issue of Teddy Bear and Friends. The winners will be announced in September. (2/11/00) Deadline for "Bloomin' F.o.B. Redemption Pieces Changed !! - Boyds decided toextend the deadline to order your Member's Only Pieces sold through your local shops: Plush - Hope, Love & Joy ... Resin - Sunny & Sally
Don't forget about the official "Bloomin" Mug! All orders for your Redemption Pieces will be honored as long as Boyds receives them by April 30, 2000. (2/11/00) Edition Sizes Change !! - Starting with the Spring 2000 introductions (with a few exceptions), all Open Editions of numbered collections will be in editions of 6000. That means all new Bearstones, Folkstones, Dollstones, Potteryworks, 12" Porcelain Dolls, etc. for Spring and beyond will be labeled like "1E/1" through "1E/6000", "2E/1" through "2E/6000", and so on. Of course there are Exceptions to every rule. The following lines will be numbered in Open Editions of 5100 (because THB turns 51 in February 2000) -
Le Bearmoge
Bearly Built Villages
And any Beatrice Collection porcelain boxes that we may introduce later in the year. (2/11/00) Kitt Purrseley x 2 !! - In the latest issue of "Bear Tales & Trails" (Boyds quarterly newsletter by Harry & Millie Croft) you will find this information: It seems that there are two Kitt Purrseleys out there - one with pink nose and claws and one with tan nose and claws. If you don't already subscribe to this fantastic newsletter, you are missing 28 pages chock full of Boyds information.
Click here for to find out how to subscribe today! (2/10/00) New 2000 CVG's available now !! - The 2000 Boyds Bears & Friends Collector's Value Guide will take an in-depth look at all of artist Gary Lowenthal's resin collections, including The Bearstones, Dollstones, Folkstones, Shoe Box Bears and DeskAnimals. The 237-page book will begin with an overview of the five collections. Spring 1999 releases and 1999 retirements are included in the guide, as well as larger-than-ever color photos and secondary market values for each individual figurine. In addition, the book will include informative articles on variations and the official Boyds collectors club, The Loyal Order of Friends of Boyds. Click Here to order through BnB This year, CheckerBee Publishing has dedicated a book specifically to Boyds Plush Animals. The book is bursting with information on each plush series, as well as Limited Edition, Exclusive and Collectors' Club pieces. Here you will find an overview of the plush collection and take a glimpse into the zany personality of "The Head Bean Hisself" in our Spotlight on Gary Lowenthal. Each plush piece in our Value Guide is pictured individually, along with item number, series, name, retirement status and secondary market value. In addition, each exclusive piece lists the name of the outlet for which it was produced. Information on line variations and accessories to enhance your collection are also available in our 224-page guide, as well as tips on insuring and displaying your critters. (2/9/00) HEAD BEAN TURNS 51 TODAY !! -
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(2/8/00) Boyds Bears Easter Egg Collection!! - Take a look at the NEW Eggs in the Easter Basket.
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Click Here (2/5/00) Three BnB Sponsors Win a Personal Appearance by Gary !! - We are so excited for three of our wonderful sponsors! Congratulations to: Jon, Anne and staff at JT Webb
Mikki and staff at Michelle's Gifts
Vicki & Anita & Gang at The Olde Homestead
(2/5/00)
Winners of Gary's Personal Appearances Announced !!
- Take a look at the stores that won personal appearances
because of their loyal collectors who joined the 1999 FoB
COLLECTORS CLUB through their stores.
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Click Here (2/3/00) HOT BOYDS NEWS from the Business wire this morning!! - Here's the first 2 paragraphs from the article:"The Boyds Collection today named Jean-Andre Rougeot as its Chief Executive Officer and a member of its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Most recently, Mr. Rougeot, 41, had been President of the Coty Division of Coty Inc., the global fragrance and cosmetics company, as well as Chief Executive Officer of Coty US. The Company also announced that Bob Coccoluto, its President since 1998, will leave Boyds to return to his private business venture in his home state of Minnesota. Mr. Coccoluto will remain on Boyds' Board of Directors and be active in the transition." Many thanks to Sally J. for sending this Hot Tip to us!!! (2/3/00) Order Tickets to attend the International Collectible Exposition at special online discount rates! !! - Atlanta Show - International Collectible Exposition (2/3/00) 2001 Dates Released for the International Collectible Exposition! !! - Mark Your Calendar for the International Collectible Exposition in 2001! April 26-29: Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA June 28-July 1: Rosemont Convention Center, Rosemont, IL
(2/2/99) Noah's Ark Lamp !! - (Information courtesy Harry Croft) An item that's sure to be a best seller is the Noah's Ark lamp. The lamp should be released this Spring. No price at this time. For the mothers of small children who have been clamoring for nursery decorations, this is a great beginning. It's about 10" tall, in the shape of an ark. Animals are peeking out of the portholes, and several animals are on deck, including the pandas and giraffe. The off-white shade is decorated with a border of animals. (2/1/99) Hot Tips Winner Announced !! - The winner of the January Hot Tips Drawing is Susan Jodry!!! She will receive a Boyds Pin from BnB. CONGRATULATIONS Susan!
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