tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685920156500965346Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:16:43 +0000fuffalump creationsbyjdb crochet boy amigurumi buttons tongue funny different handmade striped etsyfest jennifer burrellpsychedelic pete penguine fuffalump creationsbyjdb film movie trivia quotestella fuffalump creationsbyjdb softie film scene quote monster enchanted flowers meadows fun quizswaggy cat fuffalump creationsbyjdb softie plushduck fuffalump creationsbyjdb sockFuffalump creationsbyjdb socks cold icy frozen blue material etsyfestbead embroidery free form robin atkins creationsbyjdb video youtubeI am an artist since birth and a fiber artist since college. I love to play with many colors, techniques and mediums. My favorite thing to make these days are my plush softies called Fuffalumps.http://creationsbyjdb.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer D Burrell)Blogger21125CreationsByJDBhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685920156500965346.post-2029612153746529862Sat, 21 May 2011 13:54:00 +00002011-05-21T10:16:05.866-04:00My niece is to thank for putting the idea of making a dragon into my head.  I watched and thought of many movies that had dragons in them: Spirited Away, Dragon Hunter, The Hobbit, Tales from EarthSea, Shrek, Never Ending Story, Pete's Dragon.  This dragon, Dee Dee, was mostly influenced by How to Train Your Dragon because they were so many different, colorful and fun dragons in it.  Next, I http://creationsbyjdb.blogspot.com/2011/05/i-mean-of-course-youre-girl-dragon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer D Burrell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685920156500965346.post-3093872929595031659Sun, 10 Apr 2011 18:31:00 +00002011-05-01T09:27:12.551-04:00 Happy Easter!  Happy Spring!  Happy Year of the Rabbit! Remi the Rabbit + + My newest creation is named Remi the Rabbit because he is made out of remnants of many fabrics.  He has fabrics from New York when I was working in the theater, hand dyed fabrics from Fiber Artist Deborah Gregory, and donated scraps from many dear friends.  After I cut, sew and resewed these fabrics http://creationsbyjdb.blogspot.com/2011/04/remi-rabbit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer D Burrell)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685920156500965346.post-5656121526694418221Sun, 03 Oct 2010 14:41:00 +00002010-10-03T10:41:50.305-04:00I decided to make my niece a Fuffalump for her birthday.    She enjoys making Fuffalump faces and recently sent me a book she made called These are the Cutest Fuffalumps.  On left, book made by Megan.  On right, swaggy pattern. For the book, I believe Megan used her sister's Fuffalump, Swaggy, as the model and played with all different kinds of designs for his "fur."  First step was to text http://creationsbyjdb.blogspot.com/2010/10/tinkerlicious-fuffalump.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer D Burrell)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685920156500965346.post-785205807900631520Sun, 03 Oct 2010 13:19:00 +00002010-10-03T09:19:55.321-04:00I got an order from a very good friend to make a Fuffalump for her nephew.  She wasn't specific about which Fuffalump but said he did like Perry the Platypus from the show Phineas and Ferb.  Me too!  My nephew actually gave me a shirt of Perry and we both have the stuffed animal which I made a detective hat for each.  Yes, I love "platypi."  I have collected them ever since High School.  Perry http://creationsbyjdb.blogspot.com/2010/10/platypus-fuffalumps-journey.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer D Burrell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685920156500965346.post-3272365156895762381Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:15:00 +00002010-02-15T06:58:00.602-05:00  nereid (neer'-ee-ed) dolphinia fuffalump Nereid was made with no pattern or plan.  All I knew was that I was staring at a bunch of wonderful, hand dyed blue scraps from Fiber Artist Deborah Gregory and wanted to make something special.   So, I began cutting, sewing, pressing, placing, recutting, resewing, and reassembling on my ironing board.  I had some names running through my head while I http://creationsbyjdb.blogspot.com/2010/02/inspiration-behind-nereid-dolphinia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer D Burrell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685920156500965346.post-4127515410268954686Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:09:00 +00002010-02-14T09:41:18.997-05:00This challenge came about because a woman at work said she wanted one of my Fuffalumps as a toy for her small dog but didn't want to pay a lot for it.  I accepted the challenge! For the design, I had it stuck in my mind that it had to be my Stressy the Stress Monster pattern.  The first one I made had beads and buttons for his eyes and teeth.  When I showed him off, some people said they wanted http://creationsbyjdb.blogspot.com/2010/02/fuffalump-dog-toy-challenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer D Burrell)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685920156500965346.post-6916938706678652920Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:55:00 +00002010-01-27T19:55:08.619-05:00 "All my live I've been waiting for someone and when I find her, she's...she's a fish."http://creationsbyjdb.blogspot.com/2010/01/fun-fuffalump-film-quote_27.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer D Burrell)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685920156500965346.post-6927471087539115543Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:54:00 +00002010-02-04T16:39:14.925-05:00Fuffalump creationsbyjdb socks cold icy frozen blue material etsyfestOnce upon a time, in the land of Etsy, a challenge was proclaimed.  Post something "ICY." It was up to the artist, Jennifer to step up to the challenge.  She began by making a doodle at the bottom of her weekend schedule.  She was remembering May of 2006 when she and her Father-in-law felt frozen to death stepping off the plane in Providence, RI after being in warm, sunny Florida. This Januaryhttp://creationsbyjdb.blogspot.com/2010/01/frozen-fuffalump-story.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer D Burrell)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685920156500965346.post-1826624384036224372Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:27:00 +00002010-01-11T16:27:14.098-05:00swaggy cat fuffalump creationsbyjdb softie plush "No, no. It's not schizophrenia. It's just a voice in my head. I mean, the voice isn't telling me to do anything. It's telling me what I've already done... accurately, and with a better vocabulary." Fuffalump pictured is Swaggy.  She was made for my neice out of her leftover bedroom swag fabric. http://creationsbyjdb.blogspot.com/2010/01/fun-fuffalump-film-quote_11.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer D Burrell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685920156500965346.post-1320138885256314810Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:37:00 +00002010-01-10T07:37:35.073-05:00psychedelic pete penguine fuffalump creationsbyjdb film movie trivia quote "Everything is backwards now, like out there is the true world and in here is the dream."Can you guess this recent movie Psychedelic Pete Penguin is quoting from? http://creationsbyjdb.blogspot.com/2010/01/fun-fuffalump-film-quote.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer D Burrell)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685920156500965346.post-6346765984884813623Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:17:00 +00002010-01-10T07:41:26.978-05:00duck fuffalump creationsbyjdb sock Police: "Are you classified as human?" Korben Dallas: "Negative, I am a meat popsicle." Can you guess what film Wally the Duck is quoting from? http://creationsbyjdb.blogspot.com/2010/01/fun-fuffalump-film-quotes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer D Burrell)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685920156500965346.post-712449911452354442Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:46:00 +00002010-01-05T16:48:27.160-05:00stella fuffalump creationsbyjdb softie film scene quote monster enchanted flowers meadows fun quiz  Fun Fuffalump Film Scene: "Andalasia...I've called every travel agent. I'm not sure if it's a country or a city." Robert: "It can't be a state." Sam: "More like a state of mind. She told me it's just beyond the meadows of joy and the valley of contentment. What is that all about?"  Can you guess what movie this scene is from?I had so much fun doing a Christmas Movie Quote a day on Facebook http://creationsbyjdb.blogspot.com/2010/01/fun-fuffalump-film-scene.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer D Burrell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685920156500965346.post-310784547660256937Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:07:00 +00002010-01-01T10:07:43.207-05:00 Happy 2010 Everyone! Last year my New Year's Resolution was to finish my unfinished projects.  I get very excited about trying new things.  Consequently, I will start something and put it down to start something else as my mind jumps from one possibility to the next.  I am happy to say that by September I had 9 unfinished projects finished.  And, I enjoyed the problem solving.  Some things,http://creationsbyjdb.blogspot.com/2010/01/unfinished-projects-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer D Burrell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685920156500965346.post-78029150562942118Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:15:00 +00002009-12-23T17:29:50.791-05:00fuffalump creationsbyjdb crochet boy amigurumi buttons tongue funny different handmade striped etsyfest jennifer burrell Say hello to waldy fuffarumi!  After wil fuffarumi was adopted through etsy, I decided to make a brother. Waldy's name is one of my co-workers nickname.  I just loved the name and thought it fit my fuffarumi.  Today I brought my fuffalump in to work to show my co-worker.  He made a comment about how he tries to keep his hair tidy and laughed.  I said it's probably what he looks like when he http://creationsbyjdb.blogspot.com/2009/12/waldy-fuffarumi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer D Burrell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685920156500965346.post-2803725628702912811Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:52:00 +00002009-12-16T15:52:43.291-05:00 YAY!  Stuffed Magazine, The Crafting of Softies Volume 3, Issue 1 has a full page for bitty baby bird.  He's not so bitty.  There are other cool creations from other artists too. http://creationsbyjdb.blogspot.com/2009/12/bitty-baby-bird-is-in-stuffed-magazine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer D Burrell)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685920156500965346.post-777864547406007316Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:41:00 +00002009-12-12T08:41:40.457-05:00Click here to view this photo book largerhttp://creationsbyjdb.blogspot.com/2009/12/fuffalump-book.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer D Burrell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685920156500965346.post-4574448019543206992Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:52:00 +00002009-12-05T09:22:08.550-05:00bead embroidery free form robin atkins creationsbyjdb video youtube  Money Matters - A Bead Embroidered Piece by Jennifer D Burrell I just finished my very first video of one of my free form bead embroidery pieces. I was very inspired to do free form embroidery by Robin Atkins.  The piece featured in this video started out with a upholstery fabric sample.  I had no idea what the end result would be but while I was stitching I thought of all the money matters http://creationsbyjdb.blogspot.com/2009/12/money-matters.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer D Burrell)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685920156500965346.post-2127577329140084385Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:43:00 +00002009-11-24T19:43:36.214-05:00 Here is one of my purple hearts. Similar ones can be purchased through etsy. After a sale of one of my gold and purple heart ornaments through etsy, I decided to make 6 purple and gold ornaments this evening.  Drying time for my ornaments can take up to a week but because my heart ornaments are a bit smaller, they will only take about 4 days to completely dry. http://creationsbyjdb.blogspot.com/2009/11/purple-heart-ornament-painted-on-inside.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer D Burrell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685920156500965346.post-2519368973753743178Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:10:00 +00002009-11-23T20:10:57.328-05:00 Blue Man Doodle gifts at Jen's Cafe Press Store This is another drawing from my elephant sketchbook.  It reminds me of Oogie Boogie Man from Nightmare Before Christmas.  I think he's going through a Blue Period. http://creationsbyjdb.blogspot.com/2009/11/blue-man-doodle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer D Burrell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685920156500965346.post-3386424210938094461Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:11:00 +00002009-11-22T10:11:29.570-05:00 I just posted this pin on Etsy.   It's one of my favorites.  Years ago (1995?), a good friend of mine's mother commissioned me to do a pin of many children from different ethnic backgrounds that she could wear to work.  Since then, I have made many similar pins and fun bracelets too.  They are a very popular gift for teachers. This particular pin is dated 2003 on the back.  I brought it to an http://creationsbyjdb.blogspot.com/2009/11/faces-of-world-pin-by-jennifer-d.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer D Burrell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685920156500965346.post-7280897077433662354Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:38:00 +00002009-12-10T06:40:48.877-05:00 This image is now on all kinds of fun products in my new Cafe Press Store. I drew this abstract doodle in brown ink on the first page of a fabric covered sketchbook which I got as a birthday gift in 2007.  The fabric image on the front of the sketchbook is a brown outlined elephant.  The thing is, I didn't start this drawing with the elephant.  I started it with the turtle looking design http://creationsbyjdb.blogspot.com/2009/11/creations-by-jdbs-new-shop-at-cafe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer D Burrell)4