# Looking for custom-made puppets **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 13, 2009, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-custom-made-puppets/502896 "2009-07-13T20:14:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-custom-made-puppets/502896/1 "2009-07-13T20:14:19Z")
I run a military aviation museum and am interested in starting up a new kid’s program with puppets - only problem is I need some pretty specific puppets. Anyone know any custom puppet makers that are willing to do one-ofs? ---
**Author:** ![Jettboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85e7bf/32.png) [@Jettboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jettboy)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-custom-made-puppets/502896/2 "2009-07-13T20:58:24Z")
Yeah. ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-custom-made-puppets/502896/3 "2009-07-14T01:05:12Z")
great, thanks for your help :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Nicest\_of\_the\_Damned](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8baadc/32.png) [@Nicest\_of\_the\_Damned](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nicest_of_the_Damned)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-custom-made-puppets/502896/4 "2009-07-14T05:28:14Z")
You could check out Etsy, I know there are some puppet makers there: > **[Etsy - Shop for handmade, vintage, custom, and unique gifts for everyone](https://www.etsy.com/)** > > Find the perfect handmade gift, vintage & on-trend clothes, unique jewelry, and more… lots more. There is a custom section where you can request special projects. You might also want to search for puppets and see if anyone does custom work, not everyone checks the posted requests. Hope that helps. ---
**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-custom-made-puppets/502896/5 "2009-07-14T20:46:19Z")
If there’s any children’s museums or theatres nearby, or even a non-children’s-focused community theatre, you might want to check with them as well. You might find crafters/costumers/puppet-makers interested in a new challenge if it pays. ---
**Author:** ![Never\_Say\_Dice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee59a6/32.png) [@Never\_Say\_Dice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_Say_Dice)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-custom-made-puppets/502896/6 "2009-07-14T22:02:53Z")
I’d try Craigslist, They have lots of categories for asking for things And don’t overlook Google. “custom puppets” turned up a jillion sites. ---
**Author:** ![furlibusea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@furlibusea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furlibusea)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-custom-made-puppets/502896/7 "2009-07-14T23:06:42Z")
I may know someone who might be interested. Send me an im ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-custom-made-puppets/502896/8 "2009-07-14T23:22:50Z")
> [@Poysyn](#): > > I run a military aviation museum and am interested in starting up a new kid’s program with puppets - only problem is I need some pretty specific puppets. > > Anyone know any custom puppet makers that are willing to do one-ofs? If you are going to get a Hitler-Stalin-Mussolini puppet, order a set for me, too!!! ---
**Author:** ![Never\_Say\_Dice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee59a6/32.png) [@Never\_Say\_Dice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_Say_Dice)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-custom-made-puppets/502896/9 "2009-07-15T14:46:22Z")
> [@Shirley\_Ujest](#): > > If you are going to get a Hitler-Stalin-Mussolini puppet, order a set for me, too!!! A three-headed puppet? The kids will love it!