Friday Catch Up - 27th February 2026

21. Nuthatch

Doodlewash Art Challenge / Friday Face Off

24. Bear

This one has been seen before as I did it a few weeks ago for a possible postcard for the Postcard Art Exhibit. {I chose the elephant to send}

It's been like a teddy bear factory in my home this week.  These are memory bears made from one of my mums embroidered tablecloths. The three large bears are for myself and two sisters.

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I also made some smaller bears. These are for my two brothers and my mums five surviving granddaughters.

This is the tablecloth. It couldn't really be used as a tablecloth unless it was made smaller and a new edge was stitched. I assume Mum had treated it with something on the edge to stop any fraying but it had turned orangey brown in a lot of places and didn't look nice. It didn't wash out.

Photo Challenges

Monday Window, Pull up a Seat, Thursday Doors

At Beamish again, first off in the Masonic Hall

then at the Repairs Garage in the 1900's town

and more from the 1950's village

Flower of the Week

A pop of colour in my garden with these mini irises

That's all for this week. Have a great weekend!

Friday Catch Up - 20th February 2026

Doodlewash Art Challenge/ Friday Face Off

13. Seal, 14. Hearts, 15. Beach

16. Smile, 17. Turtle

Photo Challenges

Pull up a Seat, Monday Window, Thursday Doors

More from Beamish

Looking through the window to see the 50's town and cinema

This is in the 1900 town, in the bank with a close up through the bars so you can see the rats

Looking through another house in the 50's village showing a lot of doors made into a fence

I have shown photos of Beamish before but these are new to you [Oct 25]

Flower of the Week

That is it for today, hope you all have a healthy week with lots of fun,

 

Friday Catch Up - 13th February 2026

Doodlewash Art Challenge & Friday Face Off

8. Clock

7. Narwhal

10. Dragon. I didn't know where to start with a dragon so I watched a 'how to' YouTube video. Mine is a different colour.

11. Limb

12. Morning Glory

 9. Pattern - I was painting with my granddaughter using cheap metallic paints. I made a pattern with the colours then cut it up and rearranged it. I cut out birds from another sheet to collage on top.

Photo Challenges

Pull up a Seat, Monday Window, Thursday Doors

1950's village, Beamish

I don't think the vehicle is from the 50's

In the stables - 1900's town

The horse thinks they are funny

Thursday TreeLove

Washington 2021

and I'll finish with my Flower of the Week

Have a fun week!

 

Friday Catch Up - 6th February 2026

Doodlewash Art Challenge and Friday Face Off

1. Armadillo

2. Button, 4. Clouds

5. Stump, 6. Sunrise

I painted this elephant.[3. Doodlewash] on watercolour paper using watercolour paints and fine liner.

The other Doodlewash pictures are in a cartridge paper sketchbook.

I might be sending the elephant to the POSTCARD ART EXHIBIT 2026

They invite artists on platforms such as X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, and LinkedIn to contribute postcard-sized original works of art. Each exhibition is hosted in a different physical location, often in a new country each year, where the public can view and purchase the art to support the selected beneficiary, this year funds benefit people affected by Alzheimer's.

I also did a sun bear

Another option is one from some older paintings

I can only send one and I can't decide which it will be.

Photo Challenges

Pull up a Seat, Monday Window, Thursday Doors

The first one was taken at Wallington, the rest at Beamish

Retirement cottages for mineworkers

Patchwork Bear

I also made a bear this week out of leftover fabric. It was really to try out the pattern which was from Etsy. I found some embroidered tablecloths at my mothers house and I thought I would make memory bears for my sisters out of one of them if I dare cut it up.

Flower of the Week

That's it for today. I hope your weather is better than here, it has been miserable most of the time since the new year started. Cold, wet and dark.

Enjoy your week!