Nothing going right!

The last month to two months I've been working a lot at my full time job so I haven't had anytime to do anything! Haven't worked on puppets, gone to church or anything but work. Then I've been working on the puppets the last few Sunday's, and Monday's and nothing is going right on the puppets! The first picture is an eye socket that broke on me and the 2nd picture is an eye that won't go over all the way!!! Maybe next week will be better. 😖

Meet Ace the Puppet Maker, not a Ventriloquist!

Visitors from other planets!

Here's a new project I'm working on, and I thought I would show everybody! I have no name for him yet so I'm just calling him the visitor from another planet I'm gonna put two pictures below, one of the front view, and the other is a Sideview! I'm thinking about making the two Arlies below the big one move also! But it's still in the works at this time! I'm hoping to get him done within two weeks

Sorry for all delays

Here lately I have been putting in so many hours at my full time job that it hasn't allowed me to really work on the puppets. I have worked on them what I can and finished up beetle juice that I've been working on for over a month. He's for sale on eBay and you can see him on YouTube. I have the next 3 days off so after I get out of church tomorrow I'm going straight home and working on the puppets. I'm going to try my best to get the 2 preordered done this week if possible but next week latest.

OOAK Professional Ventriloquist Figure/Puppet/Dummy Beetlejuice

Professional Ventriloquist Figure/Puppet/Dummy Beetlejuice

Progress

Today I actually got to work on the puppets! Saturday was the 4th and family came over all day. Then yesterday (Sunday 5th), I was hurting in my back still. Friday at work my back felt like something snapped then I felt something move; not a good feeling at all, and the pain came along. Today it's 100% better though! So; I got the 2 puppet heads worked on and the hands. I'm also making a Beetle Juice puppet that will be on eBay this Friday! I'm thinking if things keep moving along on the puppets for the 2 customers that ordered them, they will probably be done next week!

Progress on Nosferatu!

I got the head, hands, mouth, and back of the cap started today for Nosferatu! I work the next 4 days so I know I won't get to work on him a lot but I'm going to be working all the time I can! He was really fun the first time I built him! Sunday I will be able to put up pictures for sure to show the progress at a visual!

Thinking! Might be a good thing!

A customer had a talk with an employee of Aces Vents and when I mail out the packages; I mail them in a Idaho potato box I get from my job. He happen to be from Idaho. He found it funny and I'm glad but It got me to thinking though about professional images. Then I saw a commercial that the guy was excited to see his box waiting on the porch from Amazon. The thought came to me that maybe I should check into a more professional style of box for shipping the puppets. It's going to be more expensive than I thought but maybe I really should do it for appearance and look more professional while doing the hobby that I love! I'll get back and report maybe Monday what I found out and if I will be able to do it!

OOAK Professional Ventriloquist Figure/Puppet/Dummy Geisha

Miscommunications and sleepless

Yesterday I ran into a problem that I've had one other time! I went to sell a puppet to a customer and someone else bought it!!! Oops! I guess I'm gonna have to either have the customer on line at the very moment I post the puppet (and I thought they were this time), or put the puppet at an unreasonable price and adjust it to the agreed price so no one else buys it!now I have to try and duplicate a puppet I didn't make a mold for and get it as close as possible! If it's a one of a kind puppet it's NOT going to be exact! So I'm laying here at 1:30 am thinking about this and worrying I'm not going to get it right to satisfy the customer again!

Promotions

At my full time job I got a promotion up to manager. With a promotion this means more hours! I finish the Bloody Mary puppet for the customer and got her shipped out early this morning and have done nothing with the puppet company since last Wednesday but work at my full time job. Tomorrow I'm going to be working on the geisha and Beetle juice puppets. I'm going to try my best to get the geisha puppet done by Sunday and get her on eBay and YouTube for everyone!

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Bloody Mary update!

She is drying from the last of the magic sculpt then it's a final hand sand; then she's ready for paint then wig! I'm making her body today so it'll be ready for the legs and arms! She will be done by Thursday morning at the latest! 

OOAK Ventriloquist Figure/Puppet/Dummy The Caveman

Progress on puppets

I haven't got to work on the puppets much the last few days due to the shop flooding out. Water and electric tools don't go together too well. I did get to work on them today some! The cave man will be on tomorrow on eBay and Bloody Mary will be done by Tuesday at the latest; or that's what I'm shooting for and so far everything is working perfectly!

Inner mechanics

I put most of the rest of the inner mechanics in today in bloody Mary. I just got a let them dry, then tomorrow if everything works good,  I have to connect the hand control, put the brass rod in that moves he eyes and magic sculpt them together. Then I just have to hand sand the head and hands Wednesday and magic sculpt the cap for the back of the head on; then Thursday its time to paint!!! 

Bloody Mary progress

I'm getting really close to finishing The bloody Mary Puppet. The first picture below is the inside of the head, with her finished hands. Tomorrow, I will have to put the board on the back of the springs to make the self center, do some hand sanding, and work on the hand controls stick. I'm thinking if everything goes right she will be done by Saturday! But I'll put the progress on here as everything goes along. 

Bloody Mary

I did not get much done on any of the puppets because of family matters. I got Bloody Mary most the way done but the wig won't be here for probably another week and a half.

Cave man Neanderthal

So I decided to get the cave man out 1st.  He's got his eyes and mouth in. I started to fill in beside the mouth but on side fell back out so I'll do it again tomorrow. I got his spear started, the knife and the tooth necklace is done other than painting. I got most of his inner mechanics done as well today! I think he will be on Friday for sure! The top picture is the head, 2nd one is the knife, & 3rd pic is the spear!