SuziB
Well-Known Member
Help, all you crafters!
Yesterday morning, I got the bright idea of making a couple of hand puppets for my grandchildren's Christmas presents. I specifically wanted to make a horse and a cow, recognizable ones.
I have now spent two frustrating days searching the internet. I HAVE located a horse pattern and ordered it. I hope I won't be disappointed. As far as finding a simple cow pattern, not so easy.
I also thought it would be neat to make a moose and a grizzly bear or a beaver, possibly.
Not only do I live 160 miles from the nearest Wal-Mart, which isn't even in this state (it's in ND), I find there are virtually NO craft magazines to which I can subscribe anymore! This has totally blown my mind.
I used to get a great little magazine entitled Creative Crafts. Apparently, it is now defunct.
So, can any of you handcrafters recommend ANY crafting magazine which carries sewing craft projects and a source for patterns for animal hand puppets?
Occasionally, I see a really neat hand puppet which some child has received as a gift, and I KNOW that SOMEONE makes them! They must be coming out of China, though, for it doesn't seem that there are any American publications showing the way.
SuziB
Yesterday morning, I got the bright idea of making a couple of hand puppets for my grandchildren's Christmas presents. I specifically wanted to make a horse and a cow, recognizable ones.
I have now spent two frustrating days searching the internet. I HAVE located a horse pattern and ordered it. I hope I won't be disappointed. As far as finding a simple cow pattern, not so easy.
I also thought it would be neat to make a moose and a grizzly bear or a beaver, possibly.
Not only do I live 160 miles from the nearest Wal-Mart, which isn't even in this state (it's in ND), I find there are virtually NO craft magazines to which I can subscribe anymore! This has totally blown my mind.
I used to get a great little magazine entitled Creative Crafts. Apparently, it is now defunct.
So, can any of you handcrafters recommend ANY crafting magazine which carries sewing craft projects and a source for patterns for animal hand puppets?
Occasionally, I see a really neat hand puppet which some child has received as a gift, and I KNOW that SOMEONE makes them! They must be coming out of China, though, for it doesn't seem that there are any American publications showing the way.
SuziB