Faith Food and Yarn
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…
Every character has a story, a history, and Scrooge is no different. Before his name became synonymous with greed and miserliness, Scrooge was a young man with hopes and dreams, and even a love. The Young Scrooge Hand Puppet represents our curmudgeon at a pivitol time in his life, when money became more important than […] Read more…
The Ghost of Christmas Past, has shown many things to Scrooge along their visit, but one that resonates deeply is his lost love. The Belle Hand Puppet may very well be the prettiest puppet I have ever made! Belle was not described very thoroughly in A Christmas Carol, but I wanted her to have a […] Read more…
The Ghost of Christmas Past Hand Puppet joins our A Christmas Carol Crochet-a-Long to teach Scrooge a few things about his past, and how that has shaped who he is today. This also gives him glimpes of how he can change back to the young boy he once was. This spirit was a bit ambiguous, […] Read more…