How to make a Jake the dog decoration from an old Christmas bauble

How to make a Jake the dog decoration from an old Christmas bauble

Hello everyone,
Heres a quick tutorial on how to make a Jake the dog themed decoration.

For those who do not know Jake the dog is a character from Adventure time, he is Finn the humans loyal friend who helps him on his adventures. However Jake tends to be rather lazy which can sometimes get him into more trouble. Luckily for Jake he is a magical dog with amazing stretching, growing and shrinking powers. This is one of the reasons I think Jake looks really good on a  bauble because of his powers he could possibly be a sphere if he wanted to, but then he could also be anything else he wanted also.

Ok so this decoration can be used on a Christmas tree but it does not have to be a soley Christmas decoration. It would look great with a collection of other Adventure time goodies

What you will need:
Gold/ Yellow Christmas bauble
Black and Yellow acrylic paint
Paint sealant spray (optional)

Step 1:

Start by making sure your bauble is clean and free of dust. Dust will definitely get in the way of the painting process but a quick wipe with a cloth usually gets rid of it.

Place your Bauble somewhere secure to begin painting. I find that a small cup or egg cup can work really well to hold a bauble in place.

Next take your black paint and start by drawing the sausage shape which will become Jakes jowls.

Step 2:

Keep your black paint out and fill in an oval shape inbetween the jowls to make the nose and two circles as shown in the picture to make the eyes.
If you are worried about smudging the paint while handing it give the paint a little while to dry before going on to the next step.

Step 3:

In-between the jowls paint on Jakes mouth again in black paint. This is where it would be good to get out some reference pictures if you want to change up the expression but here I just gave him a nice smile.
After that paint a U shape on each side of the Bauble for his ears

Step 4:

Let your black paint dry before this next step.

Take your white paint and paint in side the eyes. Take a look at a reference picture for this, take note that the white areas on Jake are rarely completely circular and the exact shape depends on what direction he is looking in.
Next paint small dots inside the mouth for his teeth. When Jakes mouth is open his top teeth are often visible but you do not see his bottom teeth as often.

Step 5:(optional)
Once your paint has fully dried you can optionally use paint sealant spray according to the packet instructions. This will help stop the paint from chipping off if the bauble is dropped or handled but if its only going to be hanging up you may be fine not using it.

I hope you enjoyed this little tutorial for more ideas on what to do with old Christmas baubles here are some links

Christmas Bauble Upcycling
Upcycling worn out Christmas Baubles
Spiderman Halloween decoration
How to make a Bloody handprint Halloween decoration from an old Christmas bauble
How to make a dripping bauble Halloween decoration.
Pokemon Gastly Halloween decoration
How to make a Wrapped sweet Christmas decoration.
How to make a Squirtle Squad decoration
How to make a Chain Chomp Christmas bauble

Other Upcycling

Upcycled bunting from left over wrapping paper
How to make wool covered letters - Kids craft

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Finn the Human excited - Adventure Time cross stitch design

Finn the Human excited - Adventure Time cross stitch design

Colour	Used in these areas:	DMC Number	Anchor Number
Black	Outlines	310	403
White	Hood and teeth	5200	1
Light pink	Skin tone	819	271
Dark pink	Tounge, blush on cheeks, jewel on sword	956	40
Red	Inside mouth	815	22
Grey	Sword hilt	414	235
Yellow	Light side of sword	3078	292
Dark yellow	Dark side of sword	3819	278
Green	Top half of bag	564	206
Dark green	Bottom half of bag	702	239
Blue	T-shirt	996	433

Hello Everyone
Heres a quick sketch of Finn the Human of Adventure time.
This design is large enough for a wall hanging or cushion and is made entirely out of whole stitches for ease of sewing. There are quite large areas to fill in in this design so perfect for those who just like to do the outline first then fill in the cross stitch later.
I'd like to make this design into an cute tote bag for carrying my shopping. It will look nice with a blue or green background and sturdy handles.

For more Adventure time Patterns here are some links

Adventure Time Cross stitch designs 
Adventure time with Finn and Jake - Fist bump
Beemo dancing
Adventure time with Fionna and Cake
Marceline the Vampire Queen playing Bass
Finn and Lady Rainicorn
Flame Princess (cute)
Princess Bubblegum at 13 years old
Wildberry Princess
Lumpy Space Princess
The Ice King - cheeky grin

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The Ice King - Adventure Time cross stitch design

The Ice King - Adventure Time cross stitch design

Colour	Used in these areas:	DMC Number	Anchor Number
Black	Outlines	310	403
Light blue	Skin	3756	128
Mid Blue	Clothing	798	142
Dark blue	Inside mouth, inside sleeve	336	150
Yellow	Crown	444	291
Bright Red	Gems on crown	606	335
White	Beard, teeth and eyebrows	5200	1

This is a Cross stitch design of the Ice King from Adventure time.

I find the Ice King a facinating character. In each episode we find out more and more about him which turns him from an icompitent villian into a sympathetic character.
*spoiler alert read at your own risk*
When we first see the Ice King in season 1 of Adventure time he is simply a bumbling Villain who Finn and Jake end up defeating on a regular basis. They never do away with him perminatly (this show is for a young audience I doubt they would kill him) but they could lock him up or send him far away. I suppose he wouldn't listen if he was banished and come back anyway.

At this point if there was no character development for the Ice King we would most likely see him fall out of use in the series or suffer villian decay (just like Jessie, James and Meowth in the Pokemon series) where the villian is no longer scary or does not even pose any threat because they have been defeated so many times by the heroes of the cast.

For more information on the ice king check out the wiki page here: http://adventuretime.wikia.com/wiki/Ice_King

For more Adventure time Cross stitch here are some links:
Adventure Time Cross stitch designs 
Adventure time with Finn and Jake - Fist bump
Beemo dancing
Adventure time with Fionna and Cake
Marceline the Vampire Queen playing Bass
Finn and Lady Rainicorn
Flame Princess (cute)
Princess Bubblegum at 13 years old
Wildberry Princess
Lumpy Space Princess

Lumpy Space Princess - Adventure Time cross stitch design

Lumpy Space Princess - Adventure Time cross stitch design

Colour	Used in these areas:	DMC Number	Anchor Number
Black	Outline	310	403
Purple	Main colour	211	103
Yellow	Star on forehead	445	288
Red	Phone main colour	606	334
Blue	Phone screen and buttons	3746	1030

This design was drawn originally with Anchor colours in my cross stitch design program. Use Anchor threads to get the closest match to the picture. I used a conversion chart to get the DMC numbers.

Please let me know if any colours are off and I will amend them in the chart.   

 This is a cross stitch design for the Lumpy Space Princess from Adventure Time.

I decided to draw a picture where she is holding her mobile phone because this is something she does quite a bit in the show. Plus don't you just love her disgruntled expression here?

Lumpy Space Princess doesn't appear to be a name rather than a title because she is the Princess of a region called Lumpy Space. In Lumpy space lumps are considered very attractive and Lumpy space Princess appears to be rather proud of hers. (except in the episode where she tries to make herself unlumpy and ends up round that is)

This is a fan art picture. Adventure time and all characters belong to Frederator Studios and Cartoon Network Studios.

For more adventure time here are some links:

Adventure Time Cross stitch designs 
Adventure time with Finn and Jake - Fist bump
Beemo dancing
Adventure time with Fionna and Cake
Marceline the Vampire Queen playing Bass
Finn and Lady Rainicorn
Flame Princess (cute)
Princess Bubblegum at 13 years old
Wildberry Princess

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Wildberry princess - Adventure Time cross stitch design

Wildberry princess - Adventure Time cross stitch design

Colour	Used in these areas:	DMC Number	Anchor Number
Black	Outlines	310	403
Light green	Arms and legs	954	203
Green	Stem and leaf	3814	1074
Dark red	Shadowed berries and jewel on crown	891	29
Red	Berries	893	41
Pink	Face	957	50
Light pink	Shiny areas on berry	956	40
Yellow	Crown	307	289

This design was drawn originally with Anchor colours in my cross stitch design program. Use Anchor threads to get the closest match to the picture. I used a conversion chart to get the DMC numbers.

Please let me know if any colours are off and I will amend them in the chart.   

This is a cross stitch design of Wildberry princess from adventure time. I started drawing her thinking she might be easy to draw but it took far longer than expected.

No wonder this princess is one of the Ice Kings favourites since she is so cute.



Heres a page where you can find all about this character.

http://adventuretime.wikia.com/wiki/Wildberry_Princess





She is featured in so many more episodes than I thought. Mostly getting kidnapped or baking nice meat pies. I wonder if this Princess and Tree Trunks will ever meet due to their love of making pies. However I imagine that Tree Trunks' apple pies might be a bit distasteful to someone made from fruit.

This is a fan art picture. Adventure time and all characters belong to Frederator Studios and Cartoon Network Studios.

Adventure Time Cross stitch designs
Adventure time with Finn and Jake - Fist bump
Beemo dancing
Adventure time with Fionna and Cake
Marceline the Vampire Queen playing Bass
Finn and Lady Rainicorn
Flame Princess (cute)
Lumpy Space Princess


For the Buzy Bobbins Index page Click here.

Princess Bubblegum at 13 years old - Adventure Time cross stitch design

Princess Bubblegum at 13 years old - Adventure Time cross stitch design

Colour	Used in these areas:	DMC Number	Anchor Number
Black	Outlines	310	403
Light Pink	Skin tone, swirls and dots on dress	818	48
Pink	Hair	604	55
Dark Pink	Dress	956	54
Purple	Ribbons on dress	917	88
Light blue	Gem on crown	3756	1037
Yellow	Crown	973	297

This design was drawn originally with Anchor colours in my cross stitch design program. Use Anchor threads to get the closest match to the picture. I used a conversion chart to get the DMC numbers.

Please let me know if any colours are off and I will amend them in the chart.

As many fans of Adventure Time will know Princess Bubblegum is not 13 for a long time in the series. In fact she appears to be 18/19 before and after the unfortuate accident (in the episode 'Mortal Recoil') which made her loose a portion of her gum and need to be returned to a younger age with what was left.
*spoiler alert*
However it is heavily implied that Princess Bubblegum is actually far far older than she looks for example in 'The Vault' Princess bubblegum is seen to be an adult while Finn is experiencing a flashback of one of his past lives meaning she was an adult before Finn was even born. Also its not confirmed but I heartily expect that the pink goo seen at the very end of the episode 'Simon and Marcy' set almost 1000 years ago may have been the beginnings of Princess Bubblegum or another candy person. Particularly as the creatures that Simon fights off look remarkably like the zombie candy people and could have been a very early stage of their development before they became nice.

But anyhow I don't think I need any more of a reason to try and cross stitch Princess Bubblegum at all. I think my next picture of her will have to be when she is at her normal 19 years old.

Adventure Time Cross stitch designs
Adventure time with Finn and Jake - Fist bump
Beemo dancing
Adventure time with Fionna and Cake
Marceline the Vampire Queen playing Bass
Finn and Lady Rainicorn
Flame Princess (cute)
Lumpy Space Princess

This is a fan art picture. Adventure time and all characters belong to Frederator Studios and Cartoon Network Studios.

For the Buzy Bobbins Index page Click here.

Flame Princess - Adventure time Cross stitch design.

Flame Princess - Adventure time Cross stitch design.

Colour	Used in these areas:	DMC Number	Anchor Number
Brown	Eyes and mouth	829	906
Dark red	Outline on dress and gem on head	817	13
Red	Top and bottom of dress, inside Gem	606	335
Light red	Middle of dress	947	330
Orange	Hair main colour, inside gem on dress	946	332
Light orange	Main body colour	972	298
Yellow	Body and hair outlines	973	297

This design was drawn originally with Anchor colours in my program. Use anchor threads to get the closest match. I used a conversion chart to get the DMC numbers.

Please let me know if any colours are off and I will amend them in the chart.

Here is a cross stitch design for the Flame Princess from Adventure time. Here she is looking very sweet and cute and quite unlike her latest episode. (but I shall not mention in case of spoilers)

One lovely thing about Adventure Time I have noticed is the variety of different looks and outfits each character has. Well it seems that Jake rarely wears clothing and Finn must have several sets of the same outfit but take a look at the other humanoid characters such as Princess Bubblegum, Marceline and of course the Flame Princess. So many shows will not change the character models as often and perhaps only for a specific purpose.
In Adventure Time I think it gives a few more clues to the personalities of each character. Their looks change and evolve along with their storylines, this show does not remain static when ther start and end point of the story is the same time and time again but the world and the characters evolve a little with every passing story arc.

Adventure Time Cross stitch design links:
Adventure time with Finn and Jake - Fist bump
Beemo dancing
Adventure time with Fionna and Cake
Marceline the Vampire Queen playing Bass
Finn and Lady Rainicorn
Princess Bubblegum at 13 years old
Wildberry Princess
Lumpy Space Princess

This is a fan art picture. Adventure Time and all characters belong to Frederator Studios and Cartoon Network Studios.

For the Buzy Bobbins Index page Click here.

Finn and Lady Rainicorn Aventure time cross stitch design

Finn and Lady Rainicorn Aventure time cross stitch design

Colour	Used in these areas:	DMC Number	Anchor Number
Black	Outlines	310	403
Dark Pink	Lady rainicorn face and hands	3609	85
Pink	Finn skin tone	963	73
White	Finn hat, Ladies horn and Finns socks	5200	1
Bright blue	Finns clothing	995	410
Dark blue	Stripe on Lady and Finns Shoes	3765	170
Green	Top of Finns bag	989	241
Dark green	Bottom of Finns bag, stripe on Lady	911	205
Yellow	Lady's Hair	3078	292
Dark Yellow	Stripes on Lady	444	290
Dark red	Stripe next to head on Lady	3803	69
Red	Stripes on Lady	350	11

This design was drawn originally with Anchor colours in my program. Use anchor threads to get the closest match. I used a conversion chart to get the DMC numbers.

Please let me know if any colours are off and I will amend them in the chart.  

Here is a design for Finn and Lady Rainicorn going for a flight.
I really want to make a plush toy of Lady Rainicorn but one which is really long so it can be a draught excluder too.
Although next time perhaps I should draw a picture of Princess Bubblegum.

Adventure Time Cross stitch designs
Adventure time with Finn and Jake - Fist bump
Beemo dancing
Adventure time with Fionna and Cake
Marceline the Vampire Queen playing Bass
Finn and Lady Rainicorn
Flame Princess (cute)
Wildberry Princess
Lumpy Space Princess

This is a fan art picture. Adventure time and all characters belong to Frederator Studios and Cartoon Network Studios. 

For the Buzy Bobbins Index page Click here.

Adventure time with Fionna and Cake cross stitch design

Adventure time with Fionna and Cake cross stitch design

Here is a cross stitch design for Fionna and cake from the gender swapped episode of Adventure time.
I hope there is another episode about them because I enjoyed this one.

Colour	Used in these areas:	DMC Number	Anchor Number
Black	Outlines, Cakes eyes	310	403
White	Cake main body colour, Fionna's socks and hat	5200	1
Brown	Cakes spots	738	942
Pink	Fionna's skin tone	819	271
Dark Pink	Inside Cakes ear and Fionna's mouth	605	1094
Blue	Fionna's clothing	995	410
Green	Top of backpack	964	185
Dark green	Bottom of backpack	471	266
Yellow	Fionna's hair	3823	386

This design was drawn originally with Anchor colours in my program. Use anchor threads to get the closest match. I used a conversion chart to get the DMC numbers.

Please let me know if any colours are off and I will amend them in the chart.  

Adventure Time Cross stitch design links
Adventure time with Finn and Jake - Fist bump
Beemo dancing
Adventure time with Fionna and Cake
Marceline the Vampire Queen playing Bass
Finn and Lady Rainicorn
Flame Princess (cute)
Princess Bubblegum at 13 years old
Wildberry Princess
Lumpy Space Princess

This is a fan art picture. Adventure time and all characters belong to Frederator Studios and Cartoon Network Studios. 

 For the Buzy Bobbins Index page Click here.