Crafty Tuesday Figuring Things Out

I have a commissioned piece (actually I have three) that I want to get done before the end of the year.

But one of them is going to take a little longer because I have to recreate a set of tattoos on the puppet.

So how does one tattoo a puppet? Haven’t a clue but I have been thinking about it really hard.

I have gone through a number of ideas and discarded quite a few. Various types of pens from Sharpies to felt tip have been played with.

My friend Jeff came up with one solution that will work of creating ink jet irons of the tattoos and then applying to the fabric before sewing the torso. I love bouncing ideas off of Jeff because he always thinks of one or two things I hadn’t even considered and that may be the way to go with this.

I had another last night of using felt to recreate the rather intricate markings needed for this piece. That way the lines will match up with the form of the puppet.

I have another challenge for another puppet where I need to make something that can be triggered and then put back together. I know one way I could do it but I don’t think it is the best way to do it.

For the third I have to find some yellow EL wire, which hasn’t been easy to find.

So I have been thinking and figuring out how I am going to create these rather unique puppets. It is an interesting exercise and I let my brain mull on it until I have a set plan. Of course when something goes wrong with set plan, I move to my plan B and so forth.

I am grateful for people to consult on this sort of thing.