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Artie the axolotl (Hand and rod puppet)

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  First I tested out the estimated pattern by making a mini EVA foam head. This helped me work out what was wrong and fix the pattern accordingly. While i still had easy access the the inside of the head, I marked up where the mouthplate was going to go. The mouthplate itself is made from a flexible plastic chopping board, which seems to work really well!! I saw someone use elastic to make a mouthplate so  I decidec to try it out for this build. (The head plug is now in) Shaping the body I had the basic shape of the body but I knew I wanted the body to be kind of a bean shape, so it needed Shaping some more. I added an extra layer to the top of the mouth to define it better and make it sturdier. The mouthplate is now properly attached but the eyes aren't . (1st attempt) I already attached the fleece to the body but the seams looked pretty bad so I started again. The second attempt looks much better: This fleece still isn't great for hiding seams though. The best way I found to...

Kira the Puppy

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