Friday Catch Up - 9th January 2026

This is my first post for 2026 so Happy New Year everyone, I hope it will be a healthy one too. Thankyou for visiting and for the lovely comments you have left over the past year.

Doodlewash - Dec 21. Favourite decoration [it's not really, it seemed easier to paint than some others]

Joining in with Friday Face Off

28. Lamp post

January 6. Skunk

7. Salt, 8. Argyle

9. Apricot

I made eight mushroom house lamps for gifts for friends.

I'll show details of four this week and four next week.

I used cardboard, a small glass spice jar, foil and covered with DAS clay and paint. I also inserted a battery tea light into each, just switch on underneath.

I will be using these for two of the photo challenges too.

Monday Window, Thursday Doors

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge in Cyprus [Sept 25]

It's not like that here in the UK at the moment, it's very cold, dull and wet.

I made a snow pig last weekend.

The snow has gone now from around here although not in other parts of the UK.

Flower of the Day - Amaryllis

That is it for today, enjoy the coming week.

 

Friday Catch Up - 19th December 2025

Doodlewash Art Challenge / Friday Face Off

19. Carolers

16.Snowman, 17. Toboggan, 18. Winter Wonderland, 29. Hat & Scarf

20. Mistletoe

Photo Challenges

Monday Window, Thursday Doors, Pull up a Seat

[Cyprus - September 2025]

Paphos - we stayed one night in Paphos then went to a villa in Argaka

Argaka

Latchi Harbour

Polis

Pomos

A house in Argaka, I liked the mushroom shade

Handmade Gifts from Arty Friends

Flower of the Week

Sea Daffodils [Cyprus]

Bethany's Bird

I loved my four year old granddaughter's little bird so I thought I would share it with you.

Almost forgot, it's Christmas next week so I may not post, I've got the family coming over on the Friday, Boxing Day.

I got together with my arty friends and we made paper wreaths. They were kits and all the pieces were cut out. We had to arrange them, everyone's came out differently. [I removed the background on the photo so that it was easier to see, apart from the bee lights.]

Happy Holidays, hope you all have a great time.

 

Friday Catch Up - 12th December 2025

 

Doodlewash Art Challenge  / Friday Face Off

4. Winter Moon, 6. Nutcracker

7. Christmas Cactus, 8 Garland

5. Ornament, 9. Snickerdoodle, 10. Tree, 11. Snow Globe, 12. Jack in the Box, 13. Jolly, 14. Hot Tea, 15. Gnome

I made the grand children a Christmas doll each with moveable limbs. I found the Christmas papers on the internet and the doll pattern and I put a photo of their heads on top of the dolls head. Held together with mini brads.  I found some chains to hang them up with.

Collage

I used envelopes for this collage, little bits torn from used envelopes. 

The 'stitching' is pen.

Photo Challenges

Monday Window, Thursday Doors, Pull up a Seat

More from Scotland

Flower of the Week

Christmas Cactus

I have two different plants in a pot and one always flowers at a different time to the other, the other one usually around Christmas

That's all for today. I'm in a bit of a hurry today so I'll probably not get around to checking out many blogs..