Archive for September, 2020

Ty Flippables Review – Sterling the Leopard!

Tuesday, September 29th, 2020

Hi everyone!

Last weekend, I went for a lovely family day out, but came back with a couple of new additions to my collection!

This time it was the small version of the Ty Flippables, Sterling the leopard (who I am going to review today) and the Beanie Baby, Stripes the zebra (who I will be reviewing shortly).

Here we have Sterling (pictured below).

sterling ty flippables beanie booSterling, as you know, is from the Ty Flippables line, which are essentially Beanie Boos but covered in reversible sequins. Initially, I wasn’t so sure about this range, especially since the sequins on the first dinosaur Flippables (Tremor, Crunch and Stompy) seem to have a few problems flipping and getting caught at weird angles, making them look a bit messy.

But Sterling doesn’t seem to have this problem quite so badly (unless I just got lucky with this one, in which case, I apologise in advance!).

Sterling’s sequins alternate from a bright gold colour to a sparkly silver when you run your hands over them which is strangely satisfying.

Here is Sterling in his silver colour scheme from the front…

Sterling Ty Flippables Beanie Boo front view

…and from the back…

Sterling Ty Flippables Beanie Boo rear viewIsn’t he so sparkly?!

Inside Sterling’s swing tag, he has the given Birthday of 21st May and his poem reads as follows:

Leopards are glamorous! I’m no exception to the rule
In sunlight, I shimmer and shine like the finest of jewels!

My final thoughts on Sterling are that he is a really pretty Flippables addition. Like the line in his poem “In sunlight, I shimmer and shine like the finest of jewels”, he really does shimmer in sunlight quite brightly and he really is a lovely addition to my collection.

I hope you have enjoyed this review and this has given you a good idea of what Sterling looks like in reality.

Do you have this adorable little leopard? If so, add him to your collection in the “My Beanies” area!

Leave a comment below with your thoughts on this little guy!

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New Claire’s Exclusive Beanie Boos!

Monday, September 28th, 2020

Hi everyone!

As it says in the title, there has been a sneak peek of three new Claire’s exclusive Beanie Boos!

The sign appears to be from Claire’s in France, but they may be European exclusives. I’m not sure just yet.

It looks like there is going to be a new koala with a similar design to Katy with a chevron pattern similar to Piper. I’m not too sure about this one, as we have literally just had Katy, and they just look too alike.

There will also be another Kangaroo, which looks a little bit like Kipper, but pink in colour with sparkly silver ears, hands and feet. It also appears that she will have a Joey in her pouch, just like Kipper. I know people have been wanting another Kangaroo, but to me it just looks too similar to Kipper except for the colour.

Last, but not least, there is going to be another dragon, similar to Cinder. This time, it will be a kind of icy-blue colour with hues of pale pink (kind of appropriate with Winter in the not-so-distant future). This dragon is possibly going to be my favourite of the three.

Their names are going to be Holly, Kora and Rory, but it’s not completely clear who is who. I suspect it will be left to right on the picture with the Kangaroo being Holly, Kora for the Koala and Rory the Dragon…but I could be totally wrong!

I first found out about these Claire’s exclusives from a video by YouTuber, Billyboo Adventures (go and check him out!) and in an email from one of our members (thank you!).

So far, that’s all I know about these three Beanie Boos. There has been no release date thus far and nothing much more is known about them just yet, but I’ll post an update if I find out anything further.

Have a great Monday and leave a comment below what you think about Holly, Kora and Rory!

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It’s Friday!

Friday, September 25th, 2020

Hi everyone!

It’s that time of the week again! You guessed it…it’s Friday!

This week has been a mad one, but I’ve managed to get some more Beanies on to the database. I’ve mainly been focusing on email requests that I’ve received to add certain Beanies on to the site – if you have emailed me and I haven’t replied, I’m really sorry! I will try to get round to you, but I get so many emails!

The website is now nearing 3,000 Beanies on the database! That includes all Ty products, such as Beanie Babies, Beanie Boos, Flippables, etc.

The only problem with adding Beanies on to the site is that I’ve seen so many that I would like to get! There have been Beanie Babies from my childhood (I started collecting in the 90’s at the height of Beanie mania) and some newer ones that I have never even seen before!

Today, I came across this little guy and I think he’s going to be one of the next ones I want to add to me collection.

Meet Wiggy.

Wiggy is a cute sea lion with the ultra soft VelveTy fur! He looks a little like a Beanie Boo, but is actually part of the Beanie Babies collection.

His poem reads as follows:

On the pier I like to lay
Under the sun, I sleep all day!

Others that I have come across this week, via requests or just through searching are Opie (who I haven’t seen before but absolutely adore!), Seamore (for nostalgia purposes!) and Richie (a cute little beaver with buck teeth!)

Who is next on your wish list for your collection? Leave a comment below!

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Beanie Baby Birthday – Happy Birthday Koowee!

Thursday, September 24th, 2020

 

Hi everyone!

Today is 24th September, which means…it’s Koowee’s Birthday!

Koowee is a fuzzy grey koala bear with adorable fluffy white ears. He has the characteristic large, oval koala nose and little grey paws clasped together.

Koowee was an Australian/New Zealand exclusive Beanie Baby released back in July 2004. His poem reads as follows:

Eating Gum leaves, sleeping in trees
Relaxing in the Aussie Breeze
Watching as the branches sway
That’s how I like to spend my day!

Couldn’t you just cuddle this little cutie?!

Happy Birthday little guy!

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The My Beanies area is now fixed!

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020

Hi everyone! Hope you’re having a good day!

A couple of people contacted me to let me know that if you have more than one page of Beanies in the “My Beanies” area of the website that you couldn’t access past the first page, meaning you couldn’t see all the Beanies in your collection. I just wanted to let you know that this issue is now solved!

If you have any further problems, please let me know!

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New European exclusive Bruni…with sound!

Friday, September 18th, 2020

Hi everyone!

Well it’s Friday again (yay!) and I’ve got some more Beanie news that might be of interest to you`.

Earlier this year, Ty released a Disney Sparkle Bruni. You know the guy, he’s the adorable little salamander from the Disney movie, Frozen II!

Well now there is another Bruni…with sound! Eek!

I’m so excited as I have reserved one of these little guys! Stay tuned as I’ll be posting a review once he arrives!

What do you think of Bruni? Leave a comment below!

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Beanie News Recap

Wednesday, September 16th, 2020

Hi everyone!

I thought I’d do a bit of a recap on what’s been going on recently in the Beanie world!

Beanie Masks

I know these have been out for a while, but I wanted to cover them.

Ty have recently released a range of Beanie Boo masks! There are nine characters to collect, each representing a Beanie Boo.

The current designs are Kiki, Fantasia, Dotty, Slush, Giselle, Dangler, Owen, Bamboo and Coconut.

The masks are re-usable and have adjustable ear loops and a flexible nose bridge.

Halloween Beanie Boos

Now it’s September, it’s not long until Halloween!

Ty released these three awesome Halloween Beanie Boos for 2020. Let’s face it, we all need some new Boos to cheer us up with all that’s going on!

Their names (from left to right) are Radar, Pandora and Spike!

Winter Beanie Boos

As well as the Halloween Boos, this year’s Christmas Beanie Boos have also been announced!

From left to right, their names are Snowfall, Cheer, Chimney and Howlidays. Aren’t they all so cute?!

The Legoland Beanie Boo, Widget!

Finally, there was an unexpected Legoland exclusive, called Widget! He is supposedly some kind of Lego dog.

Interestingly he didn’t have the usual Beanie Boo eyes, which I’m not too sure about to be honest. But I suppose he’s kind of cute, in a weird way?

Hope you enjoy this news round-up!

What’s your favourite of the new arrivals/announcements? Leave a comment below and let us know!

 

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McDonald’s Teenie Beanie Boos in Germany!

Friday, September 11th, 2020

For those of you in Germany, you might want to check out your local McDonald’s as they are giving away Teenie Beanie Boos with every Happy Meal!

There are ten Teenie Beanie Boos to collect, all brand new designs!

Here they are pictured below:

1. Sage

Sage is a green deer-like “thing” with fluffy yellow hair. He has silver antlers and big, yellow eyes.

Sage reminds me of some kind of “Spirit of the Woods”. I think he might be my favourite of this new collection.

2. Levi

Levi is a purple dragon with pink eyes and sparkly purple “ears”. She has tiny purple wings and a pink-purple belly.

3. Lionel

Lionel is a white lion with ice-blue eyes and a fluffy white mane. Although they do exist naturally, they are quite rare.

4. Neptune

Neptune looks to be some sort of blue ice dragon creature. He has blue eyes and sparkly blue ears.

5. Wulong

I’m not entirely sure what Wulong is. Some sort of horse…err…dragon…umm…thing? Does anyone else have any ideas what he might be? Pop it in the comments below!

6. Mino

Mino is a small, brown bull, who I’m guessing is supposed to be based on the Minotaur from Greek Mythology. He has yellow eyes and large, sparkly horns on top of his head.

7. Winter

Winter is a blue-grey, wyvern. He has green eyes and a white belly. Wyverns are a dragon-like creatures with two back legs and two, winged arms that are folded back when not in flight, or so the stories say.

8. Phoebe

Phoebe is a red bird with yellow eyes and a tuft of orange fur on top of her head. She has orange wings and an orange belly. My guess is that she is supposed to be a Phoenix, just based on the theme of Mythological creatures that seems to be going on here. That, and I think her name gives it away a bit too.

9. Blake

Blake is a dark blue dragon with green eyes and ice blue wings. I’m not sure why, but Blake the “Drake” (the name for your average quadruped dragon) looks a little like a blue Toothless to me.

10. Weiss

Weiss is a white tiger with blue eyes and tufts on blue fur either side of her face. She has black striped on top of her head and black ears. I’m not sure why, but Weiss seems a bit like the odd one out to me. Although there are Chinese Mythological tales surrounding the white tiger, they do exist in real life. But then I suppose the same could be said for Lionel, as white lions also exist in nature.

What do you think of the new Teenie Beanie Boos? And if you’re in Germany at the moment, have fun collecting these little cuties!

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Introducing the Christmas Beanie Boos for 2020!

Thursday, September 3rd, 2020

Last Tuesday, I talked about the Beanie Boos that are available for Halloween 2020.

Now for the Winter Beanie Boos!

First up is Snowfall!

Snowfall is a Winter-white unicorn covered in sparkles, complete with a red and green candy-cane horn! She is a beautiful new addition to the unicorns!

Next we have Cheer!

Cheer is similar to two other hat-wearing penguins called Penelope and Gale, except he wears a red and green tartan Winter hat.

Our next Winter guest is Howlidays!

Howlidays is an adorable brown dog wearing a sparkly red Santa hat! His hat is complete with a white furry trim and pom pom, finished off with glittery green holly leaves!

And last but not least, the final Christmas Boo for 2020 is… *drum roll*…

Chimney!

Chimney is my favourite of the new Winter Beanie Boos! He is a white mouse with candy striped for his inner ears! I love his tiny glittery red feet too!

Who is your favourite 2020 Winter Beanie Boo? Or do you have another favourite Christmas-themed Boo? Leave a comment below!

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Introducing Widget – The new Legoland exclusive Beanie Boo!

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020

Hi everyone!

Ty have treated us to another new Beanie Boo that is quite unlike any other Beanie Boo!

Introducing Widget!

Widget the dog is a Legoland exclusive Beanie Boo. Unlike other Beanie Boos, this little purple dog has embroidered eyes instead of the traditional Beanie Boo button eyes.

I’m not quite sure why they went with this decision of the embroidered eyes, since the whole point of Beanie Boos was having the large button eyes, but he is still rather cute!

His Birthday is on 27th March and he doesn’t have a poem. Inside the swing tag are both the “Lego” and “Legoland” logos. in place of a poem.

Have you got Widget in your collection yet?

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