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Hi guys, So I'd been on the hunt for white foam eyes (like the practice yellow golf balls, but in white) & couldn't find any, so I made my own source. I couldn't order just a few, and since I get a lot of puppet builders asking where I get my eyes, I decided to make them available to other...

Just finished a sheep dog for a client & thought I'd have someone take pictures for me with my iphone. I had no idea I was on camera & look like I'm not having any fun. I promise I was both having fun, and not angry with the world. Anyway, here's a link to the gigantic sheepdog I made. My...

Hey guys, So a puppeteer I look up to had "the talk" with me when he was in town weekend before last & I came to the realization that I needed a website. So I have one! Yay! It launched today & I'm super excited & proud & whathaveyou. I'll keep my etsy shop open, because Etsy has been...

I made a bowl of cereal for a custom order, thought you guys might like to see it.

Hey guys, I put some new finger puppets in my shop. I'm sick, so that's about all I'm making right now. Forgive the pictures. I took them from my bed against a white box-lid. Ultimate laziness (or fanciness) has set in. Better than the instagram pictures that were there, right? Also...

So I made 3 new puppets for a gallery show in November-December & I got them all back & they're in my newly-reopened Etsy shop. Hooray! https://www.etsy.com/listing/118980673/professor-hamlichstein-pig-puppet?ref=v1_other_1...

Hey guys, Ok so the "secret project" we were working on came out earlier than expected. It's going to air on youtube in 3 parts. New ones come out on Thursdays. Hope you enjoy! -Stacey

Hey guys, So I've been working on a project for awhile now as a co-director. They finally had me build my own character & we did a few little short videos with her while the other characters were "on vacation" Anyway, I figured I'd share them. My video skills still aren't where I'd like...

So someone nominated one of my finger puppets in the "Handmade Olympics" & it made it to the finals... Now it's up to me to find as many people as I can to vote for it (this is how they get you.) I figure since it's the handmade olympics, it's OK if I use steroids. Sooo, yeah. if you...

There are some puppet eyes on Etsy that make me happy. I will post a link for you. Because I care. http://buildingpuppets.etsy.com

So...in case you don't read it in any of the other 50 places I've posted it...I just got an email (about an hour ago?) that my puppets are on "The View" today!

As per usual, I started writing a big ol' forum post, but then thought it might be good blog material, so it went there instead. Feel free to open the can of worms here if it makes you feel more comfortable. You can also choose to discuss it like a grown-up here, but I'm not sure if that's as...

So...I tried out silicone eyes last month. I started to write something here & then it turned into something that resembled a blog post...so.....here's a blog post about it. Whee!

Hey guys, So.....I made a very short video for a "make a commercial for etsy.com & win $" contest. The problem is that it goes to the finals by the number of views it gets (the rating option to the side has nothing to do with it..just the number of views) SO....I'm desperately trying to have...

I've been asked to make a puppet that gets bigger throughout the show. Conversely, his counterpart needs to shrink. They'd ideally be sitting on a cactus & operated with a foot pump while the storyteller does her thing (since her hands will be full of giant book) Any thoughts on how I could...

Ok...so I made a finger finger puppet--and it didn't turn out well, but regardless, Etsy has put it in their voter application, where they curate a giant list of items that go along a certain theme (this one being April Fool's Day) & they let people vote for their favorites. Now, I'll be the...

What's the best way to fix horrible focus on a puppet that's not going to destroy the puppet's face? stitching? more glue? *sigh* I'm extremely frustrated with myself. I didn't notice the bad focus until I'd packed away the puppet (getting it out is going to be a pain) & looked at the photos...

Have any of you ventured into this realm? I'm incredibly intimidated by them...but really want to start.

So some friends of mine & I made a short film for a 24-hour film competition. So we did this thing in 24 hours. Sadly I was only involved in the first half. I was on my death-bed (ok not really, I was just pretty darn sick & had to go home before we finished). I'm actually kindof down on...

I thought you guys *might* be interested in this...since Corraline is a puppet-movie. ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT5MFdAB7fI