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Make a Bird Marionette

Make a Bird Marionette
Make this fun puppet!

 
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Step 1Materials

Materials

You need:

1 6' feather boa (It pays to get the good kind)
2 6-8" diameter round styrofoam balls
1 3" diameter round wooden ball, (or wooden egg)
4 pieces of 5' long fishing wire
2 dowels, 12-18" long
2 small nails for the feet
1 small nail for the center of the dowels
Felt that matches the feather boa
Google eyes (Large)
Fake eyelashes, or black felt
Orange felt for the beak
Optional feathers for the top of the head
exacto knife, hammer, hot glue gun, scissors, piece of hard plastic



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19 comments
Jun 2, 2011. 12:00 PMamixon says:
This was my attempt. Thank you so much for posting this!
Mar 9, 2011. 3:05 PMschlieffenska says:
<333 I loooove this type of marionette! (like, not the creepy wooden ones. haha) Major props for this, thank you! ^_^
Aug 17, 2010. 2:12 PMsoftballch1k99 says:
ok im ttly gonna make this !!!adorable!!!
Jan 10, 2010. 4:33 AMAriadne Cantara says:
Wow, just look how cute it is! I am inlove with this little friend!
Nov 17, 2009. 7:54 AMjazzinmarch says:
 This is PERFECT!  I was just in a puppet store with my son and instead of buying one of the over-priced (though very well-made) marionettes, I told him we could look up online how to make one - I showed him this one, and he loved it - so off to find a colourful boa right now!

Thanks so much for posting this!
Jun 29, 2009. 9:37 PMlmuli3 says:
how did you attach the legs to the body & I've never heard of a feather boa is it just a material tube with feathers on it
Oct 6, 2009. 7:22 PMemma5424 says:
a feather boa is something you wear around your neck like a scarf, usually is sold 6 feet long in most craft and fabric stores
Jul 26, 2009. 3:07 PMiti says:
Ooo, I love this project. I was a bit confused too, but I think Very interesting has the answer about the legs. I'm so silly, I thought there would be more to them but it makes perfect sense. The feather strand is just folded in half and pressed and glued to the body, or perhaps cut in half and pressed in and glued a couple inches apart from each other to the body. And the other end of the legs/feather strand goes to the foot, attached with the clear line to the foot. I can hardly wait to start this, I've always wanted one.
Jun 30, 2009. 7:21 AMlmuli3 says:
well it's really cute anyways plz make some more instructables
Jun 29, 2009. 9:45 PMlmuli3 says:
& is that your pet possum if so it's gorgeous
Jun 29, 2009. 9:41 PMlmuli3 says:
is the feather boa just a tube with feathers on the outside
Jun 29, 2009. 9:40 PMlmuli3 says:
how do you attach the legs to the body
Sep 23, 2008. 9:04 AMMister_Caipirinha says:
Neat. I shot of the final controller would be nice (and/or showing how to move the controller to get the bird to do all those move you do!)

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