Faith Food and Yarn
I have been asked, more than once, if I might create a Cow Hand Puppet design. This year, I decided to start tackling some of your requests! Eventually, you might be able to create a whole farm. You could sing “Old McDonald,” with puppets, and what fun would that be?! There is a pig hand […] Read more…
The Pig Hand Puppet design originally debuted on The Hook Nook blog, as a guest blogger in 2021! It can still be found there of course, but now it is here as well! I am working on a collection of farm animals! These puppets can be paired with the Big Bad Wolf puppet from my […] Read more…
There’s something really fun about making a nontraditional looking animal even more nontraditional! The axolotl is already an interesting looking character, but to make him into a Puffy Stuffy Axolotl, with exaggerated features and sparkly yarn, is something so bizarre looking, it’s adorable! If you’re interested in a printer-friendly PDF of the Puffy […] Read more…
In order to design the Phantom Hand Puppet, I really had to reconcile my hatred for all things dark and scary with my love of literature. The Phantom is not ever described as a Spirit, but is given a different name. It is dark like a shadow, and it never speaks. I believe this to […] Read more…
We have arrived at the heart of A Christmas Carol, with the Tiny Tim Hand Puppet. He is the sweetest little puppet, representing our disabled children, with so much hope and optimism. I’ve always loved his unwillingness to speak ill of anyone, and his ability to see the best in people and circumstances. […] Read more…
The Ghost of Christmas Present hand puppet was a bit of a challenge! He is the only spirit that is absolutely described as masculine in nature. However, the long curly hair on this puppet, with the holly berry crown, and a soft face, gave him a very feminine vibe as a puppet. I stared at […] Read more…