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fribblesltd fribbles, ltd.
Kalispell, Montana
Posts: 679

monkey.jpgmonkeys.jpgHere're my latest little fellows...

Whaddya all think?



Amelia

psichick78 Flying Fur Studios
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Posts: 3,073

Oh my, I want them all!!
Soo cute and tiny and funny. How big are they? Are they sewn? I love them!

Helena Bears-a-Bruin!
Macclesfield, UK
Posts: 1,291

So cute!!!! And with their own little bananas to! They look like they could get up to a lot of mischief  bear_tongue

Irene Irenours-bears
France
Posts: 508

They are just too funny and lovely. What is the size?

WildThyme Wild Thyme Originals
Hudson, Ohio
Posts: 3,115

Your basket of monkeys is just wonderful! 

Kim Basta
Wild Thyme Originals

fribblesltd fribbles, ltd.
Kalispell, Montana
Posts: 679

Oh, they're about 3/4" at the largest size.  I should've included something for size comparison.  Each monkey would fit inside a quarter if you put the quarter and the monkey up against one another.  The basket is the same size as my bunny basket.  The bananas are about the size of a baby's toenail clipping, only of course more three dimensional.

It's a prototype, so they're a lil rough.  They aren't sewn, they're made of felt, but not felted.  It's a process I call "fribbling".  They gave me lots of smiles during the creative process, and after! 

Thank you for the compliments!


Amelia

Amanda Pandy Potter Bears
Staffordshire, UK
Posts: 1,864

Thats where you get the name Fribbles from! They are so much fun. Can you tell us more about this fribbling? Sounds fun! :dance:

SueAnn Past Time Bears
Double Oak, Texas
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What a creative and fun bunch of monkeys you made, Amelia!!  Very nicely done and what a hoot!

kbonsall Kim-Bee Bears
Pennsylvania
Posts: 5,645

THEY ARE ADORABLE!!! My mom would go nuts for them! She loves primates!

BearBottoms 'Bear' Bottoms Originals
Ft. Bragg, NC
Posts: 2,465

OMIGOSH!!!!!!!  I almost choked on my tea!  They are SO SO SO SO SO SO SO cute!!! Did I mention they're cute????????  I want each and every one.... and then another each and every one for my sister, the lover of monkeys.... bear_original bear_original bear_original

Kimberly W.

WildThyme Wild Thyme Originals
Hudson, Ohio
Posts: 3,115

AMELIA!!!!  Oh My!  I honestly had no idea that they were THAT small!  I was thinking maybe each was two inches tall or so!  You have to be kidding me!?  How fantastic!  I too am curious... what is fribbling?

Kim Basta
Wild Thyme Originals

baggaley bears Baggaley Bears
UK ( nottinghamshire )
Posts: 2,192
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Oh they are just too cute  bear_wub

Hugs
Vicki

fribblesltd fribbles, ltd.
Kalispell, Montana
Posts: 679

Thank you for all the wonderful comments!  = )

Fribbling is something I came up with when I was about 16...my brothers and I had little troll houses, and my brothers wound up using these little pompoms and called 'em cats.  Well, one day I added ears, nose, feets, tail and eyes to the little pompoms, and fribbling was born!

I make fribbles out of felt, sometimes using foamie and polymer clay as accents---I use fabric paint to color them.

Here's an assortment of some of my animals:

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The giraffe heads are about 1/2" in diameter...with the ears on about 3/4", just to get scale established.  It's from the song..

..green alligators, and long-necked geese
some humpty-backed camels and some chimpanzees
cats 'n rats 'n elephants, as sure as you go
but don't you forget the unicorn...



Amelia

kbonsall Kim-Bee Bears
Pennsylvania
Posts: 5,645

so they are made of pom poms? I am very curious now LOL

fribblesltd fribbles, ltd.
Kalispell, Montana
Posts: 679

...not entirely, no, but some of them are.  Like the cat you can see up on top that the head is pompom, same with the alligator/crocodile.  The bodies however are all felted.  = )@Kim



Amelia

kbonsall Kim-Bee Bears
Pennsylvania
Posts: 5,645

I wont ask you any more questions... I dont want you to give away secrets! bear_original They are too cute!

fribblesltd fribbles, ltd.
Kalispell, Montana
Posts: 679

*LOL*  Not really secret...I should really do a tutorial, it's super easy to make the little critters.  I've noticed though when I taught other people, it winds up more like however that person draws.  I tend to draw cartoonish, cutesy things...and that's the way the felt comes out.

I like using 'em for props with bears or faeries.



Amelia

Marion Acid Attic Bears
Versailles
Posts: 2,284

How impressive ! They are sooo cute ! It must be so amazing to see them in real !  You are very very very very very clever ! bear_wub

Amanda Pandy Potter Bears
Staffordshire, UK
Posts: 1,864

OOHHH a tutorial. You've done it now Amelia.  bear_tongue  I would love to hear some of your ideas... bear_whistle Share, pretty please?

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