GabeFirestone said:
Hey, all!
I'm 14, and have been doing puppets as a hobbie for about 3 years now. I started with marrionettes, but now I'm really into the reticulated foam puppets. I've noticed that the paterns are very expensive (I don't have an allowance!), and I won't be able to buy one if they remain that high. Is there a site that I can get a quality patern from for a cheaper price, or even get a discount at ProjectPuppet?
Thanks, Gabe
Hey Gabe,
You can always ask, but I must say that they are well worth the money. I had bought some cheaper puppet patterns when I first started to build and they were very limited in what the offered to me as a builder. These I believe are priced very fairly.
I do understand about being 14 and strapped for cash. My mom always had me save up for what I wanted. Birthday, holidays' where you might be given a gift, I would ask my family to pool their resources to get me what I needed (or just save the money). I didn't always get stuff when I wanted it, but I got it eventually.
There is always the $19.95
Glorified Sock puppet pattern.
Another thing I often did was odd jobs for family for a little bit of cash. Again it may take some time, but if you really want something, in time you can get it this way.
As I said you can always try private messaging him, or find other ways to get what you want. I've seen your puppets (nice work by the way) and with the effort you put into those I am sure will will be able to get the pattern you desire.
Best of luck.