I'm in the process of getting into the Georgia Library Association's Performer's Showcase and have recently booked my first show at the local library. I was asked to send them a…

I've blogged on and off for years about a variety of topics on different sites. The truth is puppetry and gaming are the only two topics I really enjoy talking about and it led me down to…

I was over at FB perusing Puppet Maker's Workshop group and one of the puppet sellers asked who they should contact if a website was copying their items.  I was confused at first and asked…

Hi, all!   I've not posted anything here of much value for quite some time now.  I feel really bad about that (Thanks for waking me up, Shawn), so I'd like to share something with…

In South Africa we can not use kick starter etc, So I was beta testing this and its gone live so here is the Fluff Fear campaign to raise funds for us to continue with our shows for Orphanages in…

I have started a mini-crowdfunding campaign to get a better microphone for my videos. I was hoping that someone here could offer me some advice on where to post it, and on the campaign…

I saw this article over at my hosting companies blog. http://www.westhost.com/blog/2014/08/29/crash-course-in-influencer-marketing/It is pretty general but thought it had some good tips. Influencer…

Have long been sold in my shop marionette. I would like to sell more internationally, but do not know the best places for sale. What are other places for sale marionettes? Ebay and Etsy I've…

Tygerhawks mentioned to me that a puppet business advice blog would be useful, and I thought "yeah, it would!" Nobody does it, and I'm not inclined to hold myself out as an expert, but…

Hi folks,I've been out of the puppet mill for a little while but something interesting has happened that may get the old felt and foam flying again.At the beginning of December I was invited to…

I'm looking for some gut level responses.  Is the puppetry market growing or shrinking?  Are some segments growing while others are shrinking?Birthdays 1-3Birthdays 4-7Birthdays…

I read this today and thought people here might find it useful. The article is about computer games, but there are a lot of things that puppeteers would benefit from knowing: the need for constant…

I find that I'm often too busy trying to make stuff to worry about marketing and I'm also pretty terrible at it. Does anyone have any thoughts on how you combat marketing? Do you outsource?…

I know we have discussed various ideas for packaging, etc.  My question to those of you selling at craft shows, conferences, etc.  What kind of bags do you prefer to put the merchandise in…

I'm planning on selling some plushies at markets, as well as online. I've got a question for those who sell at markets: how do you package your items, and what kinds of things do you include…

This thread explains where this is coming from:http://puppetsandstuff.com/community/index.php/topic,8140.0.htmlIt was made in virtually the same way as Fuzzwatt except for accidentally putting too…

Hi Folks!I've recently taken the leap of going full time and self employed with my job. Not only am I a puppeteer/puppet maker I also run a Outdoor Arts company all rolled into one. Since going…

Hey folks.  This past weekend I had my first art show where I put my puppets on display.  I was hocking my puppet film - It Came From Uranus - while also trying out a new design called…

Made in '95:This was modeled after my cat at the time. I can't remember what inspired me to make this first puppet, but for some reason I mentally connect it to my final year of being a Girl…