Several years ago, I made a sketch of a puppet that I wanted to make.
It was meant to be a muppet style puppet formed from foam and fleece. I found a tutorial and made the base of the head not long after making the sketch and there it sat. The half formed head has been in my craft supplies ever since, even moving states with me, waiting for me to figure out how to finish it.
Suddenly this month it just clicked. I unfortunately don't have process photos for you because I finished it in the course of about two hours in a fit of productivity. The base of the puppet is a foam mattress pad covered in thin fleece. The hair is formed from scraps of a worn out t-shirt. The shirt is made from an old thermal. You'll notice the sleeves are actually inside out. I realized my error after I had them sewn in and haven't decided yet whether it bothers me enough to fix it. I might yet add some embellishments since I think he was maybe meant to be a space explorer in which case that should be a uniform top with some badges and maybe a zipper.
I also can't remember if I had named this character so if you have any suggestions feel free to leave them in the comments.
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