Illumination

I love Breyer's clearware! And even though I had absolutely NO intention of ever buying this mold, I could not resist when Breyer did a clearware pattern on it.

Illumination, #1799, $55, 4/2018, Lynn Luther/The Model Trading Post.

I think he is beautiful and he matches Patriot on the American Saddlebred Mold.

2017 Christmas Surprise

Breyer's Christmas surprise was a gambler's choice of the Bouncer mold done in clearware!

 Emerald, Amethyst, and Sapphire.

I was lucky enough to snag Emerald!

Emerald, #712233, 2017 Christmas Surprise, $95, 350 made per color, 2017 only, Breyer web order.

Sugarmaple

Gosh, I love Breyer's clearware! And Sugarmaple, their Fall decorator, is proving to be really popular.

Sugarmaple #1782, Fall 2017 Special Edition Decorator, $60, Back in the Saddle, 10/14/17.

This is a photo I pulled off of Blab; apparently there is a lot of variation in the color. Mine seems amber/orange as its dominant color.

BreyerFest Marigold

This piece is so beautiful! I love Breyer's clearware.

(Picture from eBay listing.)

Marigold, #711265, BreyerFest 2017 SR, 1,000 made, $41, eBay, Carol Setterstron, 1290 Cabrillo Dr., Hemet, CA, 92543.

BreyerFest Auriverde

I love Breyer's clearware, so I was thrilled when Beth Dickinson picked up this piece for me at the 2016 BreyerFest!

Auriverde, BreyerFest 2016 SR, #711251, 1,000 pieces made, $50, Beth Dickinson, July, 2016.

(No pictures of the other side - I just had a spinal fusion and bending over is uncomfortable.)

Patriot

I love Breyer's clearware and translucents! They just released this red, white, and blue model on the Moody Saddlebred, and he is gorgeous!

 Breyer Patriot, #1755, $55, 2016 only (?) Lynn Luther/The Model Trading Post, 5/2016

There is some concern that Breyer's red and pink colors fade, especially on clearware and translucents, so I am going to have to be careful and keep him away from direct sunlight.

Art Nouveau

There was only one model I wanted from BreyerFest this year. I prefer vintage, traditional-sized molds, but I also love the clearware/translucent pieces. This isn't a vintage or a traditional mold, but it is a translucent and absolutely lovely!

 Art Nouveau, #711233, 500 made, BreyerFest SR 2015, $53.50, Alyssa Shoemaker, York, PA, 7/2015.

First Ponies of the Year

In early January, I bought all six of the new Breyer Stablemates in the clearware/translucent colors. They're part of the Horse Crazy Collection. I am in love with Breyer's clearware, and so I bought all six from Lynn Luther at The Model Trading Post.

They arrived  last week, and I had them in my bedroom where Addie found them. She asked if she could open them and play with them. I'd bought them as collection pieces, but how can I resist my grandchild? So Addie got to play with two of them - maybe she is a budding horse lover.

Stablemates Horse Crazy - Frosted Green, $3.99

(My favorite mold and my favorite color in this collection.)

Stablemates Horse Crazy - Pink, $3.99

Stablemates Horse Crazy -  Frosted Blue, $3.99

(I like this piece a lot, both the mold and the color.)

Stablemates Horse Crazy Frosted Pink, $3.99

Stablemates Horse Crazy - Frosted Purple, $3.99

Stablemates Horse Crazy - Purple, $3.99

(This is my least favorite piece - I don't like the mold.)

New Clearware

I am getting hooked on Breyer's clearware! I have not yet splurged on pieces listed for sale on MH$P (Model Horse Sales Pages) but I have done some searches and looked to see what is out there that I don't yet have!

This week I ordered the 2012 Breast Cancer Awareness model ($38, the traditional sized one.)

I am not overly fond of the pink color or the pink breast cancer awareness ribbon symbols, but  the model is beautiful nonetheless. (This photo does not do it justice.)

I have the other traditional sized Breast Cancer one from 2011, the Breast Cancer stablemate from this year, Under the Sea (BreyerFest), and Carnivale (BreyerFest.) I also have the clear sparkly Stablemate pony keychain from BreyerFest and maybe some other keychains in clearware - will have to check as they're boxed up and in the horse room closet.

I hope Breyer makes some more clearware, especially in a color other than pink.