As You May Have Guessed It, We Like Vintage Care Bears

It's slightly difficult to get back into blogging after a substantial absence, especially with a newly acquired blog with a small audience. Actually, making time for anything after the holidays can be an ambitious task.

There have been so many things that we`ve recently picked up that I don't even know where to begin.

Our vintage Care Bears collection has snowballed over the past year.  I can't say that I don't love it though, it's probably my most favorite divide in our toy collection.  The original illustrations by Elena Kucharik are very well done, adorable and classic.  Her artwork is the most detailed and best quality of all the illustrators who have worked on the franchise.

Just after Christmas, Holly purchased a significantly large lot of various vintage Care Bear stuff from a seller on the secondary market for a very reasonable price.  Well, the package came today anddd here are the goods.

My favorite item from the lot is this Brave Heart Lion 'cut, stuff and sew' plush.  He is hand crafted very well without any noticeable flaws.  I think this is either our second or third Care Bear plush from this line.  I'll have to haul the other(s) out one day and take a snap for Instagram and the blog.

Another Care Bear plush to add to the collection.  As you may know, this is Baby Tugs - one half of the Care Bear baby twins.  They were not part of the original illustrations by American Greetings but had prominent roles in the animated series and featured films.

This is suppose to be a Christmas Tree ornament missing a hook but it looks just as great as a stand alone ceramic figure sitting on the bookshelf.

A Care Bears Christmas vinyl - we spun side one earlier today and I had the intro song stuck in my head for the rest of the afternoon.  Great artwork on the cover.

And last but not least - this vintage Care Bears tray puzzle from 'Craft Master'.  We've managed to collate quite a few tray puzzles since this past summer.  The illustration on this puzzle is just another beautiful example of Elena Kucharik's detailed take on the franchise.

It's mad snowing outside right now; we are expecting to receive 50cm to upwards of 100cm of snow over the next 24 hrs so it's going to be a very messy couple of days ahead for us.  The city basically shut down this evening because of the treturous forecast.

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