Cupcake Nubbin! (Vote for Me Please!)

I haven't posted here in awhile.  Sorry, life has been a bit crazy with the holidays coming up and craft shows and custom orders and whatnot.  But even with how busy I've been, I scratched out a few moments to whip up this little "Cupcake Nubbin" as my entry for the Rochester NY Etsy Street Team's Monthly Challenge for December.  The theme for this month was "Culinary Trends & Sweet Treats".  I've noticed that cupcakes, play food, and anthropomorphic food (ie: food with faces) have been trending lately. ;)

If you like it, please take a minute to  go over to the RNEST blog and cast your vote in the poll in the upper-right hand corner.  (you don't have to register for anything, just click your choice!) I'm the last entry listed.

I'd also like to share the "Moustache Nubbin" that I made for last month's challenge. (the theme was "Movember/No-Shave-November". ) I didn't win though.  I only lost by about one or two votes.

Autumn Owl Nubbins

All the owl Nubbins I had made before were sold at the craft show last weekend, so I made some more in some cozy fall colors.

Emoti-Nubbins!

A friend of mine is a teacher and ordered a set of my "Emoti-Nubbins" for her classroom this year!


Go to my blog for close ups and details!

Nubbinized Na'vi!

Movies inspire me. After seeing the movie "Avatar", I got inspired to make a "Nubbin-ized" Na'vi (the tribal, blue, "cat-people" aliens in the film).

My husband called dibs on this one as soon as he saw it! You can see more pictures at my blog.

"Professor Wormbog" inspired Nubbins

I got an email about a month ago from my husband at work, saying that one of his co-workers, who was a fan of my work, had a special order request for me. He wanted me to make Nubbin versions of three characters from the children's book "Professor Wormbog in Search for the Zipperump-A-Zoo" by Mercer Mayer. (You can see more pictures on my blog.)

Koala Nubbin

I got a message from my brother a few weeks ago asking for a custom koala Nubbin with a red heart and blue eyes. And I've finally got around to making his Koala this week. It's a Christmas gift for his girlfriend (awwwww!). They have some inside joke about koalas.

Santa & Reindeer Nubbins

Come on...it's December...Christmas is coming. You knew I was going to do these! ;)

Happy (Belated) Halloween!

These are some Nubbins I've had planned out, but have put on the back burner to work on other projects. Too bad I didn't have them done and listed in my Etsy shop before Halloween! Oh well. The funny thing is that I had two unofficial requests for a bat Nubbin before I even had this one done!

I made this one a vampire bat (the blood droplet is very reminiscent of this monster I made for my husband awhile back). Don't worry, Nubbin Vampire Bats are "vegetarian vampires" (sorry, Twilight reference!)...they don't drink human blood, only the blood of animals!...stuffed animals!...and even then it's only red felt they prefer to snack on! Okay I'm being really silly now!...moving on...

This Pumpkin Nubbin (aka: the "Jack-O-Nubbin"...or would it be "Nub-O Lantern"?) I originally wasn't going to have the stripes on when I was planning it out. I decided to do it last minute before sewing it up...and I'm glad I did it. It wouldn't look as pumpkin-y without them.

Custom Dog Nubbins

These are two custom dog Nubbins I made for my most loyal customer...

He sent me these two pictures of his dogs for me to work from...

"Let The Wild Rumpus Start..."

I made a Max Nubbin to go with my Wild Thing Nubbin!


And he's got a little tail...

Pink & Blue Birthday Owl

My newest owl! I'm really having fun making these. This one was a custom job for my friend's daughter's birthday. I was told she loved pink and blue...

I love the fabric of the heart. It's another one of those small scraps I got from a friend. I wish I had more. It's very pretty and India-inspired.

Minty Green Owl

I'm going to a baby shower with my mom this upcoming weekend and needed a gift. I was going to grab one of my many standby Nubbins, but Mom suggested I make a mint green owl (since the girl the baby shower is for likes owls and the baby's room is painted a mint green)...

The funny thing is that I'd been meaning to do an owl ...even though owls seem to be ubiquitous in the plush-making community...almost to the point of being cliche`. But they are still cute.

I hand-embroidered the feet. I did these kind of feet instead of the normal Nubbin feet because Mom suggested "flippy feet" for some reason. I did squares because it seemed simpler, but then I decided that hey looked like duck feet, so I added the embroidery.

Wedding Nubbins

I made these Wedding Nubbins at the request of my friend Melissa, who is getting married on Saturday! They are going to be gifts for her ring bearer and flower girl.

Next time I make some Wedding Nubbins, I want to try to put a bow tie on the Groom Nubbin. There's nothing to really distinguish him as a groom...where the Bride Nubbin has a veil to distinguish her.

Recycled Earth Day Nubbins

So...here's some Earth Day Nubbins that are made out of some more appropriate, repurposed materials, rather than store-bought fleece.

If you like them, let me know and I can make some more, but these particular Nubbins are already spoken for.

This green Nubbin is made out of inside-out sweatshirt material, with denim and green khaki material for the earth. I think the nubby green material makes it look like he's mossy.

More Pigtailed Nubbins...

I made some more pigtailed Nubbins. They look very country to me. I think it's the pattern of the fabric I used for the hearts combined with the pigtails. They just remind me of cute little country girls.

And I also made a purple leopard print Nubbin...

Monsters with Pigtails

Two firsts...both including pigtails. First of all, the first Galliwumpf with pigtails!


Next...the first Nubbin with pigtails (and eyelashes)!

Earth Day Nubbin

I just finished the Earth Day Nubbin (a couple days late...I know).
It's listed in my shop...but sorry, it's reserved. I can always make more though!

Can you see South America?...or is it Africa? Give me a break!...continents are hard to recreate in felt! I'm just glad it remotely looks like the Earth! I know it would have been more appropriate to make it out of recycled materials...but I am planning on doing another one using upcycled clothing (denim & sweatshirts).