Hello everyone i finally had my surgery a week ago the one I have been waiting for. Im still pretty sore but Im up and around and feeling bettter. I know some of you knew since your on my facebook…

WOW!  I saw the Lion King on stage in Rochester lastnight...all I can say is WOW!  Not really I can say more...the use of puppets was really cool.  The bird and his expressions...…

How do you go about taking a 2d drawing and turn it into a 3d foam shape? any tips and tricks to doing this? I am looking at building a three eyed fish puppet like blinkey from the Simpsons and basing…

hi there gang, i just attained a bunch of wooden rod Javanese puppets but need more info on their age, authenticity and character ID.  is there anyone on this forum that can help me out? …

This is aimed at the people who are selling their own puppets... Last week I was contacted by someone looking for a particular puppetry service. They happened to live in my town, and it's not…

Mogul comes from another planet...actually, he comes from Ganymede, one of the large moons around Jupiter.  I don't know how he got here.  He claims to have been brought by another group…

I need some advice from all of you who have started your own studio or puppet performance shows. Here in Indiana, there are not very many Puppet related items that I can find, even the churches around…

Hi,  I have just discovered this site, along with a fascination with ventriloquism! So Ive seen some patterns Im interested in - namely from project puppet. I was wondering if these designs lend…

Hi everyone.This is a bit different type of post, but I thought you all might get a kick out of this.  Twisted Pixel, a company that has developed a couple of pretty good (awesome) downloadable…

So, I have wanted a "real" ventriloquist dummy for a while now.  You know, the ones that have the wooden handle in the back that controls the mouth movement??  I can make puppets…

Hi everyone.Just a quick question.When you guys make bird puppets, what do you typically use for material??  Do you use fleece and then attach some feathers in certain areas, or do you use a faux…

I am having trouble attaching hair to my puppet and was wondering if anbody had any tips for me. I'm using feathers much like the fraggles had for hair and its on a glorified sock type puppet.

Hi everyone.I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for how to go about building a fake arm that you would attach to your elbow so that when operating a puppet like a bird or similar creature it…

Now that I have your attention....lol...Would it look okay to use a "Borsa" type puppet with only one puppeteer....leave the other arm hanging or maybe not even add the other arm?  I…

Hello again!Just me sharing another project I'm a part of! I feel like a total spammer today, I've already been emailing people and blogs about this all morning. I'm excited about this…

Normally I use risers to get the puppeteers higher but for the program we will be doing, I have two out of four who are short and need to be higher; however there is A LOT of walking around that makes…

Well I gave it as long as I could so that it might be more of a competition but since only a handfull got the tutorials drawing names out of a hat was rather simple. Billy and Miguel were the big…

I had a very fun time this year reading all sorts of posts here in P&S, and learned, and got amazed by a lot of projects presented. Wish that the 2011 bring the best opportunities to all of you on…

Hi everyone.Just wanted to show you guys my work in progress.  The head and beak are entirely made from scratch.  No pattern was used.  It's my first time using no pattern, and I…

Hi everyone,Unraku did a fun gig last week; we were asked to have a puppet character host a Christmas call in show for kids in Southern Ontario called "Talk With Santa". It's on a local…