MARIONETTES
SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
• DCWV
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Once Upon a Time Cardstock Stack
• Brads: small for marionettes; large for wooden sticks
• Hole punch: size of small brad prongs
• Markers
• Monofilament
• Woodsies craft sticks
• Scissors
• Pencil
• Drill
• Paint, paintbrush
• Adhesive dots
DIRECTIONS:
1. Copy pattern sheet. Cut out patterns; trace onto cardstock. Draw faces with black marker; color in with markers.
2. Punch holes as indicated and assemble marionettes, using brads. Punch holes for monofilament.
3. Each marionette requires 2 sticks. Paint sticks and drill a hole in the middle and one at each end of each stick.
4. Cut a 2-ft. length of monofilament. Tie 8 knots at one end to make one large knot. Thread through marionette head
with the knot at the back; then through the two center holes of the sticks. The space between the marionette head
and sticks is 9". Insert a large brad through the center hole, along with the monofilament and rotate the sticks into
an X. Wind the tail of the monofilament around the brad several times. Pick up a small adhesive dot with a
fingernail & force it under the brad to secure the monofilament. Trim tail to 1".
5. Use the same technique to secure the arms to 2 holes in one of the sticks and the legs to the other stick. The
monofilament should be taut when the arm or leg is extended to the at rest position. Before securing,
wiggle the X left and right, front and back, to see if these motions have the desired effect on the limbs.
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