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Beaker: The Most Easily-Frightened (Needle-Felted) Muppet Ever.

September 2, 2011 By radmegan 16 Comments

After needle-felting myself a Kermit the Frog the other day, I was so tickled, that I couldn’t wait to get started making more Muppets! I have another Kermit in progress, and I got a few of suggestions for needle-felted Piggies, Gonzos, and Swedish Chefs, but several of you asked for Beaker. 

I need you guys to know, that I. Love. Beaker. There’s something about his loyalty to/constant fear of Dr. Bunsen Honeydew that I just find endearing. I found myself watching countless YouTube videos highlighting the misadventures of these two Muppets as they “Create the World of Tomorrow, Today.”

Naturally, I had to make myself a Beaker immediately.

I thought that if I ONLY made a Beaker, and NOT a Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker would have nothing to fear…

… but, almost instantly, he began to panic about everything!
For instance, when he was finally assembled and dressed, I showed him his reflection in the mirror. And?
 
HE.
 FREAKED. 
 OUT.

When I took him outside to show him the pretty flowers in the garden, he thought he was having an allergy attack and started to hyper-ventilate. (See first image.) Is it Dr. Bunsen Honeydew I should blame for Beaker’s permanent case of PTSD? Or is that JUST who Beaker is? If Kermit can’t calm him down a little, I think I’m going to have to needle-felt some Xanax for my newest needle-feted Muppet friend.


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Filed Under: Crafts, Needle Felting Tagged With: Beaker, craft, felting, fibers, Jim Henson, Needle Felting, radmegan


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  1. Anonymous says

    September 2, 2011 at 2:00 pm

    These are too cute! Too bad you won’t me making a duplicate of each for your mother! :) I’ll take them all—especially my favorites Grover and Elmo.
    love your handy work, love you. mom

    Come visit soon and bring all your little SS friends.

    Reply
  2. Nysha says

    September 2, 2011 at 2:05 pm

    That is the cutest thing I’ve seen! I love Beaker, Paranoid Geeks rule.

    Reply
  3. radmegan says

    September 2, 2011 at 2:08 pm

    Mom!! I’m so proud of you for commenting!! Thank you :) Grover over the weekend… just for you!

    Nysha- they do don’t they? :) Glad you like- Thanks for the comment!

    xoxo
    radmegan

    Reply
  4. Trekky says

    September 2, 2011 at 2:32 pm

    meep-meep-meep!

    Fantastic! :)

    Reply
  5. Kelly says

    September 4, 2011 at 12:48 pm

    OMG, I would buy this little guy so fast it would make your head spin. Seriously, if these are for sale (or if I can commission you to make one) PLEASE let me know. I would get wife of the year if I got this for my husband. I’m not even kidding. If you’re interested pretty please email me. kellyluna at frontier dot com.

    I LOVE these felted muppets – keep ’em coming! Also, the photos and commentary are priceless!

    Reply
  6. radmegan says

    September 5, 2011 at 1:53 pm

    Thanks Trekky!

    Kelly- You are so sweet! I totally want you to be wife of the year! email me! megan at radmegan dot com and lets chat! :)

    Thanks so very much for the kind words

    xoxo
    radmegan

    Reply
  7. ga447 says

    September 5, 2011 at 2:17 pm

    I love all your posts, the bread came out great. I love to see your felt projects – your creativity really shines and they look very professional.

    Reply
  8. Sarah Pete says

    September 5, 2011 at 9:01 pm

    Oh my gosh.
    This.
    This is just fabulous.
    Love Beaker. Love the Muppets. But Beaker especially.
    And your post–it made me smile. In the midst of grading 78 papers and preparing a lecture on the English Reformation’s importance in the writing of Pilgrim’s Progress, I smiled. At Beaker.
    Thank you :]

    Reply
  9. Helen Dooley says

    September 7, 2011 at 3:39 am

    I can’t tell you how amazing this is. I remember walking around meeping like him. So love this. I think i need to follow your blog. This is my first time here. Great job!

    Reply
  10. PonderandStitch says

    September 7, 2011 at 6:09 am

    hahah!! This is AWESOME!! I was just telling someone earlier today that I loved the muppets. I had a muppet keyboard I loved to play when I was little, and I had a Miss Piggy big wheel in the 80s! lol

    Reply
  11. Kristi says

    November 3, 2011 at 4:58 pm

    OH MY LORD this is the cutest thing I’ve seen all day. I love the Muppets!

    Reply
  12. It's all about me says

    February 14, 2012 at 5:49 am

    Hello – my boyfriend loves beaker! Are you selling these??? If so I would love to purchase one – email is shelleyvarley@gmail.com

    thank you x

    Shelley

    Reply
  13. Rikelle says

    March 31, 2012 at 2:42 pm

    This is AWESOME! Love it!

    Reply
  14. Marty says

    April 17, 2013 at 2:24 pm

    Ever so cute! That’s some delicate needle felting. Bet you laughed as you did this. :)

    Reply
  15. Christina says

    July 28, 2014 at 2:38 pm

    I know it’s been a few years since you made this, but I just came across him on pinterest. I love him! We are all a little muppets crazy around here these days, and I’d love to learn how to needle felt more! Thanks for sharing him!

    Reply
  16. cathy acton says

    August 23, 2014 at 10:29 am

    I, too, love me some Beaker. Thank you for this entry… I needed this. Badly. B|

    Reply

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