operationpuppet, 15 days ago to random

Finally getting to building for the shop again! These two charmers will be up for sale soon! #puppets #puppetbuilding

operationpuppet, 1 month ago to random

#flashbackfriday! Not 100% sure on this but this may have been my first rod arm plus eyebrow mech furry monster from 2021. #puppets #puppetbuilding

Head and neck of a lavender coloured furry monster hand puppet under construction
Full body shot of a lavender coloured furry monster hand puppet with black bushy eyebrows

operationpuppet, 1 month ago to random

The secret project revealed! I was contacted by the wonderful folks at SciShow Kids to make new versions of Bill, Webb and Juniper! Look for them on their YouTube channel soon! #puppets #puppetbuilding

A mallard live hands professional hand puppet
A duck live hands professional hand puppet
An earthworm rod puppet with a blue hat

operationpuppet, 1 month ago to random

#flashbackfriday! Dis is ogar. Him from twunny an’ twunny an’ two. Him friendly ogar. Ogar lub youse. #puppets #puppetbuilding

Raw foam skull of an ogre puppet under construction
Completed head of a yellow and orange ogre live hands puppet
Full body photo of a yellow and orange ogre live hands puppet

operationpuppet, 1 month ago to fediverse

#throwbackthursday again! In 2021 I did a series of live streams demonstrating that a quality pro #puppet can be made with accessible materials like simple polar fleece. The result! The VoD is up on our #peertube, link in bio #puppets #puppetbuilding

Closeup of a purple Fraggle-like professional puppet made from polar fleece
Full body shot from the left of a purple Fraggle-like professional puppet made from polar fleece
Three quarter shot of a purple Fraggle-like professional puppet made from polar fleece

operationpuppet, 2 months ago to random

Beeg bloo go on adventure in majik box wot is bigger on der inside. #puppets #puppetbuilding

operationpuppet, 2 months ago to random

New monstor just dropped! This is my second sack #puppet, done for an O:P community member. Turns out I quite enjoy making sack #puppets! #puppetbuilding

Front full view of blue furry monster sack puppet
Left full view of blue furry monster sack puppet
Right full view of blue furry monster sack puppet

operationpuppet, 2 months ago to TikTok

Sullivan 2.0 is off to his forever home! This is a sack puppet version of our old friend Sullivan the Monster on #TikTok. #puppets #puppetbuilding

Left closeup of a red furry live hands monster sack puppet
Right angle of a red furry live hands monster sack puppet
A red furry live hands monster sack puppet being boxed for shipping

operationpuppet, 3 months ago to random

Another #throwbackthursday! The first type of puppet I sold was my tribute to Fraggles, which I call Greeblees. In 2020 I did a new “deluxe” version of them, and this was the first. Today’s Greeblees are still based on this first build! #puppets #puppetbuilding

The head and blank eye spheres of a pink puppet
The head, blank eyes and fur body of a pink puppet
A finished pink Fraggle-like puppet

operationpuppet, 3 months ago to random

Another #puppet off to their forever home! I think of this one as “that guy at the Linux conference who wouldn’t stop talking to us at the bar.” #puppets #puppetbuilding #smallbusiness

operationpuppet, 3 months ago to MagicTheGathering

It’s #throwbackthursday time! This is from 2021, our pal Sullivan, a famous TikTok monster specializing in #magicthegathering and other nerdly subjects! #puppets #puppetbuilding

A red furry monster puppet head under construction
A red furry monster puppet body and head ready for arms
A complete red furry monster puppet with eyebrow mech

operationpuppet, 5 months ago to random

Wasn’t up to a build stream this week but I did just finish these two. Listings going up tomorrow on https://www.operationpuppet.com! #puppets #puppetbuilding

A professional hand puppet, orange with rainbow hair and a black garment
A professional hand puppet, blue with glasses and a striped jumper

operationpuppet, 6 months ago to random

On today’s Build Stream we designed a new head shape from scratch. Turned out great, this will be one of the final builds this year. #puppets #puppetbuilding

Side view of a foam puppet head with an underbite and pointy crown

operationpuppet, 6 months ago to random

Movin’ right along! Another #puppet gets a forever home. #puppets #puppetbuilding

operationpuppet, 7 months ago to Halloween

I’d say this gothy Greeblee is for #halloween but we all know that’s every day. #puppets #puppetbuilding

Right view of purple and black Greeblee hand puppet
Closeup view of purple and black Greeblee hand puppet

operationpuppet, 7 months ago to random

First new Greeblee in a while done! Coming soon to operationpuppet.com. #puppets #puppetbuilding

Left view of a Fraggle-like hand puppet called a Greeblee
Right view of a Fraggle-like hand puppet called a Greeblee

operationpuppet, 7 months ago to random

A days work in the #puppet mines. #puppetbuilding #puppetbuilder

operationpuppet, 7 months ago to Halloween

(Now with the good camera) Wolfgang hopes everyone has a howlin’ #halloween! #puppets #puppetbuilding

Left view of a werewolf hand puppet
Right three quarter view of a werewolf hand puppet

operationpuppet, 7 months ago to Halloween

We. Belong. Shipped!

Another #halloween build off to its forever crypt. #puppets #puppetbuilding #frankenstein

operationpuppet, 7 months ago to Halloween

Two more #Halloween Smols done! A flappy bat and nosy goblin. #puppets #puppetbuilding. Listing soon!

A small green goblin hand puppet
A black bat hand puppet

operationpuppet, 8 months ago to FiberArts

Every #puppet builder will tell you making hands is the worst part of it. This was basically a form of puppet builder’s torture and took nearly 2 hours for one but you can’t argue with results.

Pulling out all the stops for this Nosferatu.

#puppets #puppetbuilding #maker #sewing

Top view of a bony yellow puppet hand
Bottom view of a bony yellow puppet hand

operationpuppet, 8 months ago to random

Something a bit different. Flat patterning with a #3dprinted maquette. Works well, ended up with exactly what I wanted. #puppets #puppetbuilding

Tape covering a 3D printed half egg shape with pattern lines drawn on it
A tape flat pattern made from a 3D printed form
A prototype small scale foam puppet head made using a flat pattern

operationpuppet, 8 months ago to random

Our second Hooman model is… a monster! Of course! Final build of August, #spookyseason begins now! #puppets #puppetbuilding #frankenstein

Front view of Frankenstein hand puppet
Left view of Frankenstein hand puppet
Right view of Frankenstein hand puppet

operationpuppet, 9 months ago to random

Calling this a productive Monday. #puppets #puppetbuilding

operationpuppet, 9 months ago to 3DPrinting

Goblins can feel pretty too! Very special build for a special Operation: Puppet community member. Custom 3D printed eyes and nails. #puppets #puppetbuilding #3DPrinting

Right view of a pink goblin hand puppet with lipstick and red nails
Front view of a pink goblin hand puppet with lipstick and red nails
Closeup of custom 3d printed nails on a pink goblin hand puppet