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Maker Profile Video: Making a <em>Doctor Who</em> Matt Smith Puppet

Maker Profile Video: Making a Doctor Who Matt Smith Puppet

By Hep Svadja

Hep Svadja

Light cutter, fashion trend hunter, urbex artist, and space enthusiast.

Staff Photographer and Photo Editor at Make.

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By Tyler Winegarner

Tyler Winegarner

Video producer for Make:, also tinkerer, motorcyclist, gamer. Reads the comments. Uses tools, tells stories. Probably a human. Tweets @photoresistor

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David Haaz-Baroque is an amateur puppet maker and puppeteer from Oakland who performs with his creations under the name Shadow Circus Creature Theatre. His love of theatrical puppeteering has lead him on a unique artistic path, with shows throughout the Bay Area and beyond, including several guest appearances on the television show Creepy KOFY Movie Time, and yearly stage […]

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How-To: Monster Puppet Gloves

How-To: Monster Puppet Gloves

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Scare up some cool and creepy cold weather fun with this fantastic monster puppet gloves tutorial!

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How-To: Dragon Finger Puppet

How-To: Dragon Finger Puppet

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Delight your little ones this weekend: stitch them up a set of sweet dragon finger puppets!

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Amazing Arduino-Powered Avengers John Steed Puppet

Amazing Arduino-Powered Avengers John Steed Puppet

Simon Jansen

By Simon Jansen

Simon Jansen

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By Ken Denmead

Ken Denmead

Ken is the Grand Nagus of GeekDad.com. He's a husband and father from the SF Bay Area, and has written three books filled with projects for geeky parents and kids to share.

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Hand-made marionette uses Arduino to “speak” character quotes and react to movements.

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The Puppet Phactory Cranks Out Puppets with Personality

The Puppet Phactory Cranks Out Puppets with Personality

By Laura Cochrane

Laura Cochrane

"To oppose something is to maintain it." –Ursula Le Guin

Currently: NEO.LIFE Alum: Instructables and MAKE

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At Maker Faire New York this weekend, Puppet Phactory provided interesting-looking junk items for kids to craft into puppets. Puppet Phactory is a collective of artists that have come together to produce a play called “Momma Junk.” Check out some of my favorite puppets that were on display.

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