jess dabro

Standing Puppets

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knitted rabbit

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Felt Fish

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or perhaps he's more like this..

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My little Super Finny is turning three next month

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a wonky quilt..

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Theme: Beach. Project: Artswap

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Tiny jingley friends

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squeakers

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Taggy blanket

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New baby- new quilt

2010-02-21T14:05:00.000-08:00

more houses off to be sold

2010-02-21T14:03:00.001-08:00

lots and lots of Rabbits

2010-02-21T14:01:00.000-08:00

These little rabbits are heading off to be sold at the new Artisan
shop in South Bank.

Finn in his little 'woo-woo' suit I made for him

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New Swing tags for the Rabbit Doudous

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Doudous

2010-01-21T19:40:00.000-08:00

A couple of 'Doudous' I've been making. Suitable from birth.

A little hobby horse

2010-01-21T19:34:00.000-08:00

Inspired by my crafty friend Sally.

Brooch making Workshop- Ipswich Art Gallery

2010-01-20T02:55:00.000-08:00

What the kids made

Brooch workshop- 20th Jan.

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I wish i was in sydney this weekend

2009-12-03T19:29:00.000-08:00

http://www.thefinderskeepers.com/sydney_markets.php

music for you

2009-12-03T18:31:00.000-08:00

I had forgotten about this CD cover I designed a few years ago.
Great for compiles you make for friends.
I'll attach the high res version when I find it.

Fish

2009-12-03T14:59:00.000-08:00

I've been working on a series of artist trading cards to swap with some of my creative friends. Here is the first.

A festive lino print

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Sprout

2009-12-03T14:53:00.000-08:00

My friend Sally made me this gorgeous little felt sprout-
I just love it.

a little felt village

2009-12-03T14:48:00.000-08:00

A weekend in the forrest

2009-12-03T14:46:00.000-08:00

House Brooches Workshop

2009-11-22T21:30:00.000-08:00

Here is some info about the workshops I'll be holding in January:

http://www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/events/2010/01/20/house-brooches-workshop-5-12-years

two little houses

2009-10-19T04:02:00.000-07:00

Examples for brooch making workshop for children to be held at the Ipswich Art Gallery to be in Jan 2010.

waldorf doll- second attempt

2009-10-17T15:31:00.000-07:00

window display at artisan

2009-10-14T14:17:00.000-07:00

a few of my softies are featured in this month's window display at Artisan in Fortitude Valley.

Cherish 2009

2009-10-14T14:11:00.000-07:00

These creatures are off to artisan- to be part of the (M)ART 'cherish' showcase.

my frist Waldorf doll

2009-10-14T14:04:00.000-07:00

A quick and terrible first attempt at a waldorf doll- but finn loves it.

cardboard print- spaceboy

2009-09-02T16:16:00.001-07:00

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

2009-09-02T03:23:00.000-07:00

Every week I hold a craft workshop for very small children at my local Playgroup this. This week we looked at Eric Carle's 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'. This was my quick and simple interpretation.

softies in the making..

2009-09-02T03:09:00.000-07:00

These monsters and monkeys are being created for the Cherish 2009 Christmas Show held at the Artisan (M)art design store.

A self portrait- mother's guilt

2009-09-02T03:06:00.000-07:00

30 Days of Drawing

2009-09-02T03:01:00.000-07:00

For the last month- I have been busy drawing:
http://30daysofdrawing.blogspot.com/

Canberra

2009-07-13T04:47:00.000-07:00

These photos were taken on my mobile phone and I love the atmosphere they create.. you can almost feel the frost on your breath, and the crunch of leaves under your feet.

Artisan Ladybeetle breakfast

2009-05-05T19:59:00.000-07:00

Monkey Boy

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Soft Sculpture at NGA

2009-04-27T22:18:00.000-07:00

I'm very excited to have a collection of my softies in a shop display at the National Gallery of Australia to coincide with the SOFT SCULPTURE exhibition. I'm hoping to make it down to Canberra to see the show.

Lady beetle breakfast

2009-04-27T22:09:00.000-07:00

The Royal Children's hospital has played a big role in my life since Finn was born.
I'm happy to be a part of this charity event.

Artisan is very pleased to announce its support for
The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation

Lady Beetle Breakfast : A Mother's Day charity breakfast

The Lady Beetle Breakfast is designed to Celebrate Mother's Day and raise funds for the care and treatment of sick children.

Tuesday 5 May 2009

7:30-9:30 am

Gallery artisan
381 Brunswick Street Fortitude Valley 4006

Price : $20
Profits from entry fees and 10% of proceeds from (m)art & Electric Boy sales at the event will be donated to the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation.

RSVP essential by Thursday 30 April 2009
To RSVP and pay in advance, please contact Shannon McCaskill
07 3215 0800
info@artisan.org.au

On the Runway

Thea & Sami
So In Design
Jess Dabro
(m)art
Electric Boy

(fashion)
(reversible skirts)
(toys)
(jewellery designers)
(kid's t-shirts)

Puppets

2009-02-04T04:00:00.001-08:00

A friend reminded me that I haven't updated my blog since Christmas last year, so this post is for you Shona!

I'm going back to uni to study early education this year, and I love the idea of teaching kids through music and puppetry. Above is a quick illustration of the kind of simple animal puppet I would like to make.

merry christmas from my little family

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less than 3 weeks until xmas..

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storm trooper

2008-11-26T02:22:00.000-08:00

Last Sunday we were hit by a crazy storm/mini tornado in The Gap in Brisbane. My studio has been flooded and everything is in boxes. It may be a few weeks before I'm back in craft land again.

My little Finny is about to turn one!

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little cricket

2008-10-26T21:24:00.001-07:00

Today I've been working on a logo for the children's label I'm thinking of launching (Jiminy cricket being a great source of inspiration).

little cricket

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Today I've been working on a logo for the children's label I'm thinking of launching.

cute stuff

2008-10-26T16:48:00.000-07:00

I love the idea of a quilted card..

http://mpatrizio.blogspot.com/2006_03_01_archive.html

Parklife

2008-10-25T03:29:00.000-07:00

Ta-Da

2008-10-25T03:27:00.000-07:00

I have realised by making this playmat that I am too impatient for quilting.
I always want to see the finished product straight away- so this was very rushed and clumsy.
My next attempt will be smaller and neater.

Baby Blues

2008-10-19T16:28:00.000-07:00

I've decided to take a break from making toys- and my latest thing is pathwork quilting! Yes- all very nanna-esk, but fun non the less. Here is the beginnings of a playmat for Finn. A bit wonky in parts, but I was rather pleased with myself for a first attempt.

Weekend Away

2008-10-05T17:13:00.000-07:00

Etsy

2008-10-05T17:09:00.000-07:00

Check out these gorgeous things on Etsy.

I love the 'monkey see.. monkey do' t-shirt:

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=13493

The Soft Menagerie

2008-10-05T16:53:00.000-07:00

These creatures are just about finished and waiting to be dropped off to Artisan for the Cherish Christmas Showcase. Making the woodland animals was a lot harder than I imagined it would be- involving a lot of time researching the animals characteristics, working out patterns, and piecing them together. I won't be doing it again in a hurry. In fact I'm taking a break from sewing softies and going to concentrate on other mediums for a while.

upside down woodland owl

2008-09-25T02:48:00.000-07:00

Christmas Cards

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finn's world

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Grizzly bear

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My first finished woodland animal for the cherish christmas showcase.

What a mess!

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This is what is happening in my craft room.. luckily I can just close the door.

Dad's new site

2008-09-04T02:54:00.000-07:00

I've just started a blog to post Dad's latest artwork. It will be much easier to manage than his old site.

http://antedabro.blogspot.com/

Friends from the woods

2008-09-03T04:17:00.000-07:00

I have been selected to have my work for Artisan's Christmas showcase- 'Cherish 2008'. So I'm busy thinking up a new theme. I am thinking of making a selection of woodland creatures into soft toys.

Bear-Bot

2008-08-24T20:34:00.000-07:00

Rab-bot

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This little one looks half rabbit half robot.

back to the sketch pad

2008-08-21T18:18:00.000-07:00

I am still slowly working on the new softie idea..
This one has a little squeaky heart attached to a ribbon, and lots of tags.
I'll attempt to make it this weekend.

glove love

2008-08-19T16:29:00.000-07:00

Another experinement, and this little dude I quite like.
Made out of a rather naff multi-coloured stretchy glove.

Prototype #2

2008-08-19T16:20:00.000-07:00

Here is my second attempt at the new style of softies- this time it is out of jersy knit and has a little squeeker in the middle. I think I still need to make the limps longer and floppier, more bits of ribbon and tags for the baby to slobber and suck on, and work on the face. It's getting a bit closer.

A friend of mine recently told me that little hand stitches make her feel happy. I thought about that as I made this one- I think tiny hand stitches must make me feel happy too.

Protoype

2008-08-18T02:31:00.000-07:00

I finished a little prototype for my animalbabe idea. It didn't work out exactly as I hoped, but it's a start and now I know how to improve it (using stretch knit fabric, refine the body shape).

The things I do like about it are that it is a great size for little chubby baby fingers to grab, and Finn loved to suck on the bits of ribbon.

2008-08-18T02:25:00.000-07:00

I made a little prototype for my animalbabe idea- it didn't really work out exactly as I hoped, but I know now what I need to do to make it better (stretchy knit fabric that won't pucker and refine the shape. I do like that it's limbs are a prefect size for little chubby hands to grab easily, and from testing it out on Finn he liked to suck on the bits of ribbon.

froggybabe

2008-08-15T23:46:00.000-07:00

I have been feeling a bit disheartened about some things relating to my work, so I'm working on some new ideas for my softies.. part human, part animal.

sailing away

2008-08-12T02:12:00.001-07:00

My baby boy is tucked up in bed and I'm off to do the same

follow the beige rabbit

2008-08-02T03:13:00.001-07:00

I have been feeling inspired and bursting to create, but have been lacking the time and the energy.. this cheeky rabbit is all I can muster up tonight.

fish brooch

2008-07-23T14:45:00.001-07:00

Weekend Getaway

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A scrap fabric fish

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a squeeky sun

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White Rabbit

2008-07-13T22:00:00.000-07:00

Here is a little white rabbit I just finished that is getting shipped off to the U.K.

little finn

2008-07-13T21:57:00.000-07:00

My little boy has been sick in hospital- so that has been taking the wind out of my sails this week.

the flying skulls

2008-07-09T03:22:00.000-07:00

a grey day

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ollie

2008-07-07T21:11:00.000-07:00

My site is almost finished..

As a bit of procrastination- here is an octopus with a wild look in his eyes..

hanging out

2008-07-06T16:19:00.000-07:00

My design site is looking very old and dusty, so I am working on completely revamping it.
I aim to have it finished my the end of the week. I am just hoping Finn has a few good day naps .

little fin

2008-07-04T20:18:00.000-07:00

I am working on new logo for my children's range. I'm thinking of a fish theme..

Playmat

2008-07-02T03:50:00.000-07:00

A watery playmat for a fish loving Finn

activity cube

2008-06-28T09:01:00.000-07:00

Finn likes the activity cube I made for him

(MO)nster

2008-05-09T10:41:00.000-07:00

One of my VERY talented friends just had a baby boy called Mo.

I made him a special (MO)nster.

MX article

2008-04-14T11:41:00.000-07:00

Here is the article that was run in MX Newspaper

Merry Christmas

2007-12-25T05:12:00.000-08:00

from my tank friends to you
x

Cherish

2007-10-28T10:45:00.000-07:00

Here are some softies I've been working on for the 'Cherish' Christmas shopping event at Craft Qld (Artisan).

Rooster

2007-07-27T14:30:00.000-07:00

A little sketch of a rooster from my notebook. I love these illustrations: www.ryanpeltier.com

State Library of Queensland

2007-07-09T14:24:00.000-07:00

I've been asked to make a set of six softies for the State Library of Queensland.

blissful byron

2007-06-27T15:34:00.000-07:00

One more photo from my blissful Byron Bay break..

I just love the film Pan's Labyrith which is now out on DVD.

This website is so packed with inspiration: http://ragandbone.com/blogger/

This one has the sweetest things for children: www.minifashionista.com.au

Sarah Mary Jones

2007-06-16T13:46:00.000-07:00

The lovely Miss Jones. She is living my dream..

Qld Homes

2007-05-30T11:50:00.000-07:00

There is an article about my softies in the latest edition of Queensland Homes Magazine (Vol 22), which is pretty exciting.

I'm on three weeks annual leave, so exiting from the world of computers and sewing for a while.

monkeys

2007-05-15T10:53:00.000-07:00

I've just finished an order for two pink monkeys

and here are some punk monkeys

Tori & Pig

2007-02-28T04:54:00.000-08:00

Tori likes to use this ceramic pig as a pillow. They look like two peas in a pod.

hybrid animals

2007-02-08T04:59:00.000-08:00

Porpapillar

Butterooish

8th February 2007

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocius

2007-02-07T05:05:00.000-08:00

I am sometimes nicknamed 'Mary or Jessie Poppins'. Here are some possible reasons why:

• I don't speed, swear or smoke

• I make my bed as soon as I get up

• I would rather stay in to sew or draw, than go out drinking

• I always return library books and hired dvds on time

• I send birthday cards

• I know how to knit

• I fly (for a living)