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Issabild

@issabild.bsky.social

my dino
#black-and-white #toy #stuffedanimal #cuddlytoy #dinosaur

November 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM

DickaPhotos

@dickaphotos.bsky.social

Autumn Snowman spotted on a wall whilst walking around Durham on Monday morning. #Snowman #Durham #Walking
#autumn #Capturingbritain #ukshots #random #outside #cuddlytoy #teddybear #toy #northeast #north #northern #uk #england

October 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM

𝚍𝚘𝚗 𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚎

@donrice.art

Sketch art · donrice.art
inktober · day twenty-two · ‘button’
#inktober #inktober2025 #button #stuffedbears #teddybear #stuffedanimals #stuffedbear #cuddlytoy #teddybears #plushies #clothtoy #softtoys #fabrictoy #eastcoastkin #sketch #art
A Cherished Friend

A well-loved stuffed toy bear with one lost eye, which mom has replaced with a button. Sketch art by Don Rice.

October 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM

David Lee Klassy

@klassymusicteacher.bsky.social

SEPTEMBER 9 NATIONAL TEDDY BEAR DAY
On September 9th, National Teddy Bear Day honors the history of one of childhood's favorite toys.
#TeddyBear #CuddlyToy #September9 #NationalTeddyBearDay #PresidentTheodoreRoosevelt

September 9, 2025 at 3:08 AM

Michelle

@trailtotoday.bsky.social

Here’s one for today’s #SleepySep theme: #CuddlyToy
This was taken exactly 21 years ago on my daughter’s first day of kindergarten 💕

I don’t know if every country had Barney, but he was big when she was little (I was happy when Phineas and Ferb became popular!).
#EastCoastKin #OnlyBeautifulThings

My daughter is holding a Barney the dinosaur stuffed animal and has her arm around her brother.

September 8, 2025 at 1:26 AM

The Home of Many Paws

@cindimh.bsky.social

Lil' Bears - Daisy & Grey #SleepySep #CuddlyToy #teddybears #handcrafted #toy

September 8, 2025 at 12:12 AM

Wealie Arts

@wealiearts.bsky.social

#Teddy - #DigitalArt #TeddyBear An old design for #CuddlyToy #SleepySep #Cartoon #Toy #Joy #Comfort #SpreadLove

#art #artisan #doodle #doodleart #zentangle #mindfulart #meditativeart #zen #zenart #instinctiveart #intuitiveart #artist #arttherapy #artyear #artsky #dailyart

September 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM

Pixels&AlchemyPhotography

@pixelsandalchemy.bsky.social

This #cottontail #bunny actually stayed close enough and still enough to get a shot. 😊
Using for #SleepySep #CuddlyToy
OK… not a toy, but positively cuddly!
#Wildlife #PNW #Rabbit #Photography

September 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM

Clover

@clovers-spin.bsky.social

#SleepySep theme #CuddlyToy

A carved rubber stamp of a teddy bear with open seams

September 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM

Art.Healing.Life with Anne LaBrie

@arthealinglife.bsky.social

#SleepySep #CuddlyToy This fluffy bunny of Spring is sending you smiles! 💜💛 #Sundayfunday #Stunday #annelabrie #flowerreport #arthealinglife #artyear

A purple & white fluffy bunny resting in the greenery, holding s yellow flowered egg & smiling with joy!

September 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM

poetrader.bsky.social

@poetrader.bsky.social

#Sleepysep #Cuddlytoy

Anders was designed to guard livestock. Since we don't have any, he'll serve as a cuddler for whoever needs one.
Here, Rousey uses him for a pillow.

Photo of an orange and white boxer mix dog cuddling with a straw colored dog. She has her head resting on top of his, and they have their dog beds piled tovether.

September 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM

davincisfumato.bsky.social

@davincisfumato.bsky.social

#SleepySep #CuddlyToy
Hi, ready for a cuddle?

September 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM

mjlinde.bsky.social

@mjlinde.bsky.social

#SleepySep
#CuddlyToy

@mjlinde.bsky.social

A calico kitten sleeps with her favorite stuffy, a little bear. She is wearing a matching calico collar.

September 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM

Robert E. (He/him)

@robertemond.bsky.social

#SleepySep | #CuddlyToy

My niece Nina Miller and friend.

#Photography 📸
#WestCoastKin #Portrait
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#ArtChallenges #ArtPrompts

During Christmas a young girl in a vibrant pink shirt cuddles a large brown monkey with huge eyes. Gifts and papers are strewn in the background. Photo by Robert Emond.

September 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM

🅢🅗🅔🅔🅝🅐

@sheena-mck.bsky.social

#SleepySep #cuddlytoy
Pillow Pets 🥰

Rows and rows of cuddly toys against a dark background

September 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM

Hedgehoggrl 📎🦔 🐈 📷 🎨

@hedgehoggrl.bsky.social

Joey sleeps with the fishes, a re-post in honor of #SleepySep #CuddlyToy.

#photography #EastCoastKin #PetPhotography #CatsOfBluesky
#SilentSunday

A gray and brown tabby cat sleeps in a plush cat bed with his legs wrapped around several stuffed fish toys.

September 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM

Bill Leitzinger

@leitzinger.photography

Funtivity Arcade
Newark, Delaware

© William Leitzinger 2025. All rights reserved.

#SleepSep #CuddlyToy #newarkdelaware #delaware #StuffedToy #StunDay #stunning #photography #SoftToy #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #Plushy #PlushToy #blueskyphotography #photographersofbluesky #fotografía #Arcade

September 7, 2025 at 4:04 AM

mandy-m-andersen.bsky.social

@mandy-m-andersen.bsky.social

For #SleepySep #CuddlyToy, my favorite serendipitous photobomb.

#babydolls
#photobomb
#EastCoastKin
#BlueSkyArt
#recycling
#documentary-photography
#photography

ALT for more information

I used to volunteer at the most amazing creative re-use center in Portland, Oregon.

One day while filling the shelves with paints, paper, old photos, maps, and art glass, I happened to glance out the corner of my eye at a new large container on the floor, and burst out laughing.

This close-in image is of two soft-bodied baby dolls, each with a solid vinyl head with realistic expressions on their faces.

One doll fills the photo - brown fabric body above the visible edge of a doll’s diaper, and a beautiful expression on the baby doll’s brown face. The brown, shiny eyes are focused to something out beyond the right edge of the image, and the mouth is open in an expression of wonder or anticipation.

But in the bottom right corner of the photo, a small pale face peeps through the space under the outstretched arm of the other - looking straight at the viewer (pulling you into the moment) with wide eyes and round open mouth in an expression of surprise.

To me they totally looked like two characters, and I almost believed they’d get up to merry mischief at the end of day, in that magical world where toys become real when no-one is looking.

September 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM

Rebecca, House of Ogg

@earthlingnoreally.bsky.social

✨✨Starting today! ✨✨

New month, new monthly challenges with daily themes!

#LillasStylePlay2025 (30 Day Style Play) - hosted by @makeartthatsells.bsky.social

#SciArtSeptember - hosted by @LizLagomorph.bsky.social + @LucyGemArt.bsky.social

#SleepySep - hosted by @wealiearts.bsky.social

30 DAY STYLE PLAY
DAILY ART PROMPTS
#LillasStylePlay2025
1. A Nutella jar
2. A candy bar from another country
3. A sardine can
4. 1940s floral upholstered chair
5. Pink platform shoes
6. Five different noses
7.A cell or flip phone
8. An old TV set with a show on it
9. A Ouija board
10. Queen of Pentacles tarot card
11. A rattlesnake
12. Tiramisu
13. A San Francisco cable car
14. A leather jacket with patches and pins
15. A building from a place you'd like to visit
16. Pennsylvania Dutch hex signs
17. Sushi
18. Paisley
19. A building from where you live
20. An ogee motif
21. A bit of plaid/tartan
22. A snapdragon flower
23. A guara plant (wandflower)
24. A little cactus in a pot
25. A vintage MG convertible
26. A vintage tractor
27. A few cherries
28. Any paint palette
29. Your favorite candy as a child, with the wrapper ideally
30. Redraw your favorite image prompt in a different medium or simply another version!

by LILLA ROGERS for MAKE ART THAT SELLS

#SciArtSeptember
Month-long art challenge.
Year 5, 2025: Conservation

Week 1: Lands
1 Islet
2 Canopy
3 Jewel
4 Riverbank
5 Corridor
6 Prairie
7 Boreal

Week 2: Species
8 Niche
9 Vanishing
10 Tawny
11 Venomous
12 Wandering
13 Bottleneck
14 Mimic

Week 3: Water
15 Spawning
16 Rift
17 Trawl
18 Cenote
19 Depths
20 Glacial
21 Reef

Week 4: People
22 Fellowship
23 Scouting
24 Numbered
25 Tireless
26 Forage
27 Bounded
28 Harvest

Week 5: A Shared Future
29 Foresight
30 Dream

Hosted by @LizLagomorph + @LucyGemArt

SleepySep
Post your creative interpretations of the sleepy daily prompts and follow the #SleepySep feed to engage with other artists.
To be included in the challenge feed, use #SleepySep with the daily challenge prompt tags. Images should include ALT Text where possible.
Artistic nudity is okay, but please no NSFW or AI generated Art.
01 #Bed
02 #Star
03 #FluffySocks
04 #Sandman
05 #Cocoa
06 #Floating
07 #CuddlyToy
08 #HangingMobile
09 #Dreams
10 #Pyjamas
11 #MonsterUnderBed
12 #WhiteNoise
13 #Pillow
14 #Snuggles
15 #Moon
16 #Duvet
17 #Dreamcatcher
18 #NightLight
19 #Clouds
20 #Nightie
21 #Lavender
22 #Cradle
23 #Blanket
24 #NightSky
25 #Nightmare
26 #Cuddles
27 #Constellations
28 #Sheep
29 #DressingGown
30 #BedtimeStory
All artistic mediums welcome!

September 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM

Wealie Arts

@wealiearts.bsky.social

#SleepySep #ArtChallenge starts on Mon. Here's the daily prompts, use the #SleepySep tag with the daily prompts to be included in the feed bsky.app/profile/weal.... Don't forget to engage in the community through liking & commenting. All artistic mediums welcome, no NSFW or AI Art.