Felt & Fabric Toys — October 5, 2022

Woodland Friends DIY Felt Puppets

Tags Animal Crafts, Gifts for Kids, Woodland

Felt & Fabric Toys — October 5, 2022

Woodland Friends DIY Felt Puppets

Tags Animal Crafts, Gifts for Kids, Woodland

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The other day I found an old felt puppet in a remote shop. It was hand stitched and well loved and of course got me into the felt crafting mood. I decided to make these felt puppets using three of my woodland animal characters. Oh what fun! So much fun that I do believe there will be more sewing projects and tutorials in the near future. There are so many different uses for these cute little characters, but these puppets would be especially great at a woodland animal themed birthday party!

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Materials

Lia Griffith’s Wool Blend Felt — Oyster, Mushroom, White, Vanilla, Sweet Pea, Jade Ocean, Lagoon, and Tangerine
Embroidery Floss — DMC Light Mocha Brown (3782) , Off White (746), and Sky Blue (519)
Craft Eyes(6mm) or Buttons
Black Cord

Below you will find the full tutorial of how I made these felt puppets. You can download and print the patterns and will find the list of materials for each puppet there. A special thanks to my equally huggable models who jumped right in and played puppets with me and my camera. Enjoy! ~ Lia

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70 Comments

Lauren July 23, 2021 at 10:16pm

You are a very clever lady. I live in australia and only found your sites today. Thanks for sharing . I will certainly visit your site again. Thanks lauren

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1. Lia July 24, 2021 at 7:44am
  
  @Lauren
  
  I’m so glad you found us, Lauren!
  
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Marisa February 22, 2016 at 9:19am

Hi Lia,
I love these puppets and would like to make them for my baby. Where did you get the button eyes? What are they called exactly? I love how they look kind of “real” — almost like pupils! Thank you!

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1. Lia February 24, 2016 at 9:39am
  
  @Marisa
  
  These were found at my local fabric store just sold as buttons.
  
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Trisha February 2, 2016 at 3:45pm

HelloLia, I have been a member for several months now, but I have a small problem! I can’t download any of the printables. Now I will be the first to tell you my computer skill are lacking at best. So any advice would be appreciated!! Thanks

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1. Lia February 2, 2016 at 4:20pm
  
  @Trisha
  
  Hey Trisha! Sorry about that confusion! Subscribing to the newsletter is not the same as creating a membership with the site 🙁 All the projects with a green star icon mean that they are member-only downloads
  
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lorette25 February 7, 2015 at 11:41pm

merci pour tout ce partage,

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1. Lia February 9, 2015 at 9:17am
  
  @lorette25
  
  You are welcome, enjoy!
  
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Melanie August 7, 2014 at 12:05am

Thank you for sharing. I need to help my daughter make one as a school project… And now with you easy instructions, I can. Thank a ton.

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1. Lia August 8, 2014 at 4:08pm
  
  @Melanie
  
  That is great to hear Melanie!
  
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paperworx4seniors2 May 18, 2014 at 7:52pm

Your woodland critter puppets are so darned cute, saw comment one person left about making a mobile of them, great idea. Will see how many uses for them I can think up. I love working with felt, making whatever I can. I’m a paper crafter but love using many other mediums.
As always your talents are shining. You are so great to share your time and talents with all of us. Can hardly wait to start these. Would be really cute little hugables also. Happy week

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1. Lia May 20, 2014 at 10:28pm
  
  @paperworx4seniors2
  
  Thanks! I am wanting to get a fox designed next to add to the set. Coming soon!
  
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SageArwen April 21, 2014 at 11:03am

The owl, bunny and bear are cute but I would love to have a pattern for the little fox

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1. Lia April 21, 2014 at 3:14pm
  
  @SageArwen
  
  Great idea and it is om my list. I will move it up a bit. 😉
  
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Simone March 17, 2014 at 4:38pm

I stuffed mine & made it a pillow or stuffed animal. 🙂 🙂

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1. Lia March 18, 2014 at 9:09am
  
  @Simone
  
  Very sweet! Love that idea.
  
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Erin March 10, 2014 at 3:30pm

Hi Lia! I just wanted to let you know I love these critters! I actually used the pattern as the basic shape for a baby mobile’s dangly bits.

I wanted to know if it’s alright with you if I post a mention of this pattern and a link to this page on my blog about making the mobile?

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1. Lia March 11, 2014 at 8:54am
  
  @Erin
  
  Yes, yes!! Send me a link too, I want to see your finished mobile. It sounds adorable.
  
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  1. Erin March 11, 2014 at 3:57pm
    
    @Lia
    
    http://crowscreatives.weebly.com/1/post/2014/03/hanging-baby-mobile.html
    
    Here you go! Hope you like it!
    
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    1. Lia March 11, 2014 at 4:13pm
      
      @Erin
      
      How adorable Erin! Thanks for sharing!
      
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Becky March 10, 2014 at 8:20am

Hi. Love this! I featured your pattern on my blog, http://www.plushiepatterns.com

Thanks!

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1. Lia March 11, 2014 at 8:53am
  
  @Becky
  
  Thanks Becky!! Love your blog!
  
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Fran March 6, 2014 at 5:58pm

Your ” Woodland Friends DIY Felt Puppets” are adorable!
Every year we have children’s summer camp which includes gardening, performing arts, arts and crafts, with children ranging 7 years and up. This year’s theme is storytelling. We would love to include your 3 adorable animals for our young campers to create for their very own. We will most definitely give you credit for your adorable creations.

Thank you

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1. Lia March 6, 2014 at 8:33pm
  
  @Fran
  
  Absolutely! That totally warms my heart!
  
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ieva February 27, 2014 at 6:16am

Thank you very much! That was an awesome HELP for the kindergarden project!

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1. Lia March 3, 2014 at 6:37pm
  
  @ieva
  
  Wonderful to hear!
  
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Kara December 6, 2013 at 6:11pm

These are so gorgeous! I’m going to be trying this very soon. May I ask where you purchased the beautiful felt?

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1. Lia December 7, 2013 at 1:31pm
  
  @Kara
  
  This is a heathered wool felt that I picked up at the local fabric store, but I am finding great option for gorgeous felt on Etsy too.
  
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Claire October 21, 2013 at 7:24pm

You are so generous and so talented. Thank you for all you share

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1. Lia October 21, 2013 at 9:22pm
  
  @Claire
  
  You are so welcome Claire!
  
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Lindsey September 27, 2013 at 8:27pm

These are adorable! I can’t wait to make them for my sweet baby. Thanks for the pattern!

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1. Lia September 29, 2013 at 10:46am
  
  @Lindsey
  
  You are so welcome!
  
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wendy August 30, 2013 at 11:48am

these are so cute, thanks for sharing

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1. Lia August 31, 2013 at 6:33pm
  
  @wendy
  
  Thanks Wendy!
  
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Gail June 23, 2013 at 8:43am

First time on your blog and love it! Saw the puppets in Made in Felt magazine and I will be making the rabbit and the teddy bear for my husbands grandchildren for Christmas.

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1. Lia June 23, 2013 at 9:47am
  
  @Gail
  
  That is great Gail! They will love them. 🙂
  
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Lia May 23, 2013 at 5:32pm

Super cute! Love the owl. Thanks for sharing the template:)

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1. Lia May 23, 2013 at 8:13pm
  
  @Lia
  
  You are welcome!
  
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Kerridwen May 17, 2013 at 11:21pm

These are fab, especially the owl, i hope to try these before the year is out but may well stuff and sew. Thanks for sharing 🙂

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1. Lia May 18, 2013 at 8:13pm
  
  @Kerridwen
  
  Love the idea of stuffing them! Share photos. 😉
  
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Julia May 16, 2013 at 10:45am

What a cute project! I love it so much that I decided to feature it in our roundup of fairy tale-inspired crafts! Check it out here: http://www.favecraftsblog.com/fairy-tale-crafts/

Have a great day!

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1. Lia May 16, 2013 at 2:42pm
  
  @Julia
  
  Thanks Julia! I will check it out right now.
  
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M. May 1, 2013 at 11:46am

What?! Did you make the forest of trees for your photo shoot, too? Hahaha – so adorable! I want a set just for our “grown-up” parties. ~M.

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1. Lia May 2, 2013 at 7:33am
  
  @M.
  
  Haha. Well. . . these were leftover props from last Christmas. I had it in my head that I would make a paper or cardboard version for a blog post and tutorial. I guess I need to do that now. 😉
  
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Anna May 1, 2013 at 7:22am

Oh !! gràcies per els patrons , és genial , estan molt bonics per regalar a una criatura i no sembla difícil. Ets un encant !!

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1. Lia May 2, 2013 at 7:37am
  
  @Anna
  
  Enjoy Anna!
  
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Lindy May 1, 2013 at 2:20am

These are wonderful and would make great Christmas presents for my cousin’s two little boys – I’m planning a totally home-made Christmas this year! 🙂

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1. Lia May 2, 2013 at 7:40am
  
  @Lindy
  
  You go! I love the personal feel of creating gifts. Share photos when you are done. 😉
  
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Lisa April 30, 2013 at 9:04pm

These are so adorable! Again, such great presentation. Thanks!

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1. Lia May 2, 2013 at 7:40am
  
  @Lisa
  
  Thanks Lisa! I have fun shooting. . . can you tell?
  
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alex April 30, 2013 at 7:56pm

thank you for the templates, my boys will love making these puppets.

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1. Lia May 1, 2013 at 8:13am
  
  @alex
  
  Yay! Let me know if you post them on your blog. 🙂
  
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Alyce April 30, 2013 at 5:15pm

Thanks so much for your generosity. I am amazed at the wonderful things you share.

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1. Lia April 30, 2013 at 5:24pm
  
  @Alyce
  
  You are so welcome Alyce! 😉
  
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Lisa April 30, 2013 at 12:03pm

Yay! I’m just giddy seeing my darling kiddos on the screen! You got some precious shots. They are already asking when they can do it again. 😉 I seriously need to take a photography class so I can capture them like you do.

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1. Lia April 30, 2013 at 12:21pm
  
  @Lisa
  
  They were so fun to work with. I will give you some tips and tricks that I have gathered on shooting too.
  
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