The real treasure found with puppetry is that they bring elements of magic, wonder, and awe to every moment. This has been my aim all along with puppets: introduce or inspire as many people as I can to get involved with puppetry. This weekend was no exception. I had my puppets for sale out at […]
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Life as a puppet master
As I pack for a long weekend camping trip in the woods, I have to save room for my puppets of course. Being a puppet master, it’s the least I can do to keep spreading the love of puppetry far and wide. My obsession for puppets sprouted from this family reunion campout, because it’s one […]
Super late 2018 recap
It is never too late to give you all a recap of how 2018 went for Paisley’s Puppets, right? I sold many, many puppets last year at events like Treasure Fest, Maker Faire, Oakland Patchwork Show, and several holiday pop-ups. I also had a number of commissions and made some fabulous custom puppets! As a […]
Seeking new homes for puppets
So it has been a while since I last updated you all on my puppet adventures. My bad! I will try my best to do more frequent puppet posts. But really, I have mostly just been having too much fun with puppets to type about it! What have I been up to you ask? One […]
Paisley’s First Year in Puppets
It has been over a year since Paisley’s Puppets started. For me, it has been an adventure like no other. I’ve rocked out with my favorite rock stars, puppet style! I have transformed fleece and fake fur into humans, wild animals, colorful monsters and weird aliens. I taught numerous classes on puppet making and brought […]
Puppet Magic!
Things keep falling into place here at Paisley’s Puppets. I cannot be more excited to share with you all what is happening in my puppet filled world. Get your eyeballs wet with another local publication about my work. Check out the progress on my ongoing Ween puppet project and meet Claude. Don’t miss Paisley’s Puppets […]
Puppet Pilgrimage and Publication!
The beginning of July was action packed for me and my puppets. My husband and I embarked on another journey to see our favorite band Ween, this time to the Pacific North West. Of course I had to bring the Gene and Dean Ween puppets so they could play and frolic and enjoy the best band ever! We […]
Summertime Synergy with Puppets
Summer is in full swing and we’ve been having a lot of fun with puppets these days. Some highlights include Oakland’s First Fridays, fabulous wedding puppets, and colorful camping capers. June is filled with more puppet action including a free sock puppet workshop at Figment Oakland and another puppet workshop! Paisley’s Puppets at Oakland First […]
May the Puppets be with you!
We are trucking along here at Paisley’s Puppets spreading the joy that puppets bring to our everyday lives. Three of my puppets found new homes in April, which is lining up with my mission to spread as much joy as possible with puppets as possible. As with everything in life, plans tend to take turns […]
Puppets Spring into Life!
We have been busy over here at Paisley’s Puppets this spring helping people be creative! It is always a joy to see brand new puppets spring into life and the smiles on their makers faces is priceless! Mid-March was my first monster puppet class for the wee ones. We had two participants and their parents come and […]