In my Garden..

I'm busy working on some new illustrations and keeping warm! The birds in my garden are all fluffed up with the frosty snowy weather we are having. Here are some shots I took through my kitchen window! I'll be back soon, Catherine x

Merry Christmas from all the Bears & Friends!

I've got mince pies cooking in the oven and the christmas lights sparkling as the sun dips for another day. Tomorrow brings Christmas Eve already! I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas filled with love & delight. I received these lovely photos from Peter who has given a beary cosy home recently to Crosby and Winston, who join Bailey and Lewis. As you can see they got up to all sorts of mischief in the snow we've had here in Belgium recently.



Where did that snowball come from?!

It wasn't me, honest!
Lastly here is my tree glistening all merrily along with the little felt snowman I made!



Christmas Trees in the making!


Happy Holidays! Catherine & Bears xx

Nestled in a sea of White!

We had snow blizzards arrive on Thursday with lots more yesterday. So after trying to clear our drive way and making our paths walkable (they were like an ice rink this morning!) we are staying in the warm! I'm busy cutting out a new commission bear that has just been requested, this little one will be a gorgeous soft gold and white Bear. Tomorrow I'll be going to the shops by foot hoping to find all I need for our Christmas meal, I think I need to borrow a donkey to carry bags! I received some lovely photos of my Bears in their new home in the snow which I'll share soon. In the meantime here are some snowy photos from our village before we got the snow blizzards! I wanted to invite the horse in for Tea! Snowy hugs Catherine x

Time to play Dress Up!

There is a little Bunny that is hopping with excitement for Christmas! Keep little hands busy this festive season by helping to dress Bumpkin Bunny in all of her adorable outfits. All you need are some scissors to cut out Bunny & best friend Robin. Dress Bunny up in either her santa outfit, complete with cosy hat and boots or in her Sunday Best dress with adorable polka dot bow! Of course not forgetting Robin and his cosy snowflake scarf and stocking!

You will also receive a page filled full of craft project ideas for your Bunnies.... no limit to your imagination! This cute dress up Bunny is available as a pdf download in my Etsy store. So no postal costs and no need to wait for the post to arrive, more time to spend on crafting! Have fun x




The snow came this morning and so I slid my way by foot to the post office to send out some orders! I took some photos which I'll share over the next few days. In the meantime hop on over to join in the fun with Bunny. Hugs, Catherine x

It was a cold frosty morning..

It was a cold frosty morning as the snow iced the roof tops. With the birds playing catch through the hedgerows and ladybirds hiding from Jack Frost! The wind whipped around the bunny's ears sending them into a spin! It was quite a morning for Bailey to arrive. Looking out at this sparkly white world his eyes opened wider than has ever been seen on a teddy bear!
In such a rush to go outside and explore this new world he..... Click here to read the rest of Bailey's story and see all his photos. He is available for adoption, see all his info on my website.

We've had some snow over here as you'll have seen from Bailey's story.

It's been very exciting to read all your kind comments about my new range of Bumpkin Bears Art Prints. Keep joining in the giveaway this week in the party post below. Hugs, Catherine and the bears xx

Let the Party begin with a giveaway!

wow, after a long time of dreaming, planning and work my bears and I are thrilled to announce the launch of our Bumpkin Bears illustrations. These drawings bring alive the adventures of a very special group of Bears living in a village deep in the valley.

You can see the first prints in my Etsy store, including some wonderful festive images. Clickhere to see them. To celebrate this Grand Opening (the bear's are getting excited about this!) I am offering Free worldwide postage on all my prints (mounted and unmounted) from today Sunday 23rd until Sunday Nov 30th.

These illustrations are printed on the most beautiful archival artist paper and can either come with or without a mount. You can see the different sections in my Etsy store. If you have any questions just drop me a line. Here is a glimpse of them -


When I grow up.. I want to be a Train Driver (part of the "When I grow up..." series.

Snow Circus

Wish upon a Star

The Best Tree for Christmas

Just as I started to add my first print to my Etsy store it started to snow, what better sight than a sparkly white landscape to get into the festive spirit!

As a thank you to you all for your support and encouragement over the months the bears and I are giving away a Mounted Print "The Best Tree for Christmas" (see image below). To enter just leave me a beary festive comment and I will randomly pick a winner next Sunday 30th 10am GMT.



I have many many more stories in my imagination that I will be bringing to life with pencil (and of course still through my mohair bears) in the future. I hope you will enjoy following along this journey together with my bears. Over the next few days a new Artist bear will be revealing his face here and at my website.

In the meantime have yourself a beary happy day! Hugs, Catherine and the bears xx