Willie the Wolf is a custom puppet that blinks and had moving eyebrows.

I don’t usually get attached to my puppets, as I keep it firmly in my mind that it’s just a job. But every now and then one comes along that I fail to remain aloof with, and Willie the wolf was one of them. Perhaps it is to do with him being such a great hugger, or how disconcertingly alive he looks when he blinks at you – or perhaps just that his blink mechanism took me a whole long, frustrating week to figure out. The upshot is that it was really a wrench to put Willie in his box and send him off to the states – we had a slightly traumatic parting with a long draw-out good bye and I had to make there were some air holes in the box so he could breathe and a marmalade sandwich for the voyage. Just managed to stop short of a note around his neck saying “please look after this wolf.”

So it was a relief to find that he arrived with his new Dad Chris and to see them both looking SO happy to meet each other! He is in good hands 🙂

When Chris’s new book comes out, both Willie and Chris are going to be famous!

Artwork by Vladimir Cebu. Images courtesy of Chis Mason

 

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At Picture to Puppet I make cuddly toys and puppets based on children’s drawings, grown-ups’ drawings, photos and descriptions. I made these custom cuddly toys for Toni Pilling, a product designer who has used them in her new board game. You can read about her work on her blog https://tonipillingproductdesign.blog/

 

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I made this custom hand puppet to order for Carrickfergus museum. This furry monkey is a Barbary ape which was commissioned to do workshops with young children.

Now she has started her job and sends us post cards from time to time telling us she is having a great time with the children at the museum and loves helping them learn.

 

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I made this custom puppet to order in January for Playful Museums in Northern Ireland. Sam the custom made teddy is now being used to teach young children about a collection of stories and poems in the museum.

 

We are always proud when our puppets go on to do important work in the community. Here is Sam the Teddy working hard at his job! He loves playing with the children, and especially loves cuddles!

 

 

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In his spare time, he is also an ace singer!

 

 

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Recently I’ve been making lots of custom puppets based on mascots and logos.

Companies have been sending me images of their logos and characters they use and I’ve made them into cartoon puppets and cuddly toys.

Here are some examples of our soft toys and puppets made to order:

At Picture to Puppet we make custom cuddly toys based on logos, mascots or any characters you send us.

I made this little clock toy for an international franchise of multi lingual kids clubs. The first is a cuddly toy and the second is a glove puppet.

 

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At Picture to Puppet we are always proud of the varied and important work our puppets and toys go on to do after leaving the studio.

Here is Tic Toc working hard helping children in class:

And he also helps promote Bambinilingo at events!

Contact me if you’ve got a character you’re interested in having made up as a cuddly toy. We’re always interested to hear your ideas!

I’ve been having a wonderful time make cuddly toys based on kids’ drawings.

 

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https://biteable.com/watch/embed/slideshow-1-1366661

Slideshow 1 on Biteable.

I love it when I get a commission to turn a child’s drawing into a puppet.

Children always design the best toys. It makes sense – toys are for children, so children know best how toys should look. We are surrounded by toys that were designed by adults who have forgotten what it is like to be a child and lost touch with the playful, imaginative world that children inhabit. Children draw with a freshness and originality that adults just lose – I don’t think an adult could have come up with some of the wacky ideas here with weeks of thought and planning, whereas children just churn inspired ideas out all the time on scrap paper and the backs of envelopes.

Having a toy made from a drawing is a great way to bring these wonderful ideas to fruition and preserve them.

Here are some puppets and toys I’ve made based on children’s drawings: