Custom Hand Puppet Made from Your Photo

Description

This one started as a few photos of a blogger. It went back as a custom hand puppet with the same gray hair, the same black glasses and the same purple T-shirt. Slide a hand inside, open the mouth, and the little copy starts talking.

We don't keep a shelf of ready-made puppets. Every puppet is made to order from your own photos and your wishes, so the face looking back at you is yours and nobody else's.

A puppet of you, made from photos

One photo can be enough. A few pictures from different angles help more. We copy the things people recognize you by: hairstyle, facial features, clothes, glasses and facial hair. Accessories too, if you have a signature one.

Look at the gallery. The hair is a fuzzy gray cap, the glasses are black frames, and even the hands have fingers. Small things, but they're why the puppet reads as a person and not a generic doll.

Built to be used on camera

The movable mouth is the whole point. It opens wide, so it looks like the puppet is really speaking. That makes it a co-host rather than a decoration.

A few ideas for a puppet of yourself:

a recurring character on YouTube, streams or short videos
an icebreaker for talks, presentations and corporate events
something to put on the table at an exhibition or business booth
a one-of-a-kind personalized gift for a creator you know

It's a conversation starter by design. People tend to ask about a puppet that has your face.

Your size, your details

Other sizes and design changes are available on request. Want a different shirt, a beard, a hat you always wear? Send photos and tell us, and we'll price your puppet before anything gets sewn.

More work like this is on our custom puppets page. If you'd rather have a famous character than yourself, see our Muppet plush toys or the Flat Eric puppet.

Materials used

This puppet is made from safe, eco-friendly materials. The skin is a soft fabric that takes stitched details well, so eyebrows, nose and ears keep their shape up close on camera.

A hand puppet gets worked hard: the mouth opens and closes over and over in every recording. That's why we use durable stitching and carefully chosen materials, so it still looks tidy after lots of use.

What we match to your photos:

hair color, texture and cut
clothing color and style
glasses, facial hair and small accessories

If you need something specific for a shoot, like a certain shirt color for your brand, just say so when you order.

Lead time

It takes 2–3 weeks to make a custom hand puppet.

That time goes into things you can't rush. We study your photos and build a pattern for your head shape and hairstyle. Then comes the sewing, fitting the mouth so it moves well on a hand, and the face details that make it look like you rather than just someone with glasses.

Planning a video series, a channel anniversary or an event? Count those weeks plus shipping when you pick your order date.

Delivery

Delivery usually takes 7 to 20 business days. The exact time depends on where you live, the carrier and shipping method, and how close it is to the holidays.

During peak holiday season couriers get overloaded and parcels can be late.

If the puppet has a date to meet, like a conference talk, a launch video or a birthday gift for a blogger friend, add making time and delivery time together and leave some room.

Please keep this in mind when ordering a gift that needs to arrive by a specific date.

Guarantee

We've been making custom plush toys since 2009, including complex pieces with tricky construction. A puppet that has to look like a real person, and move its mouth on your hand, is exactly that kind of job.

Before shipping, you see photos of the finished puppet and approve it. So you know what's coming before it's in the box.

If you're not happy with our work for any reason within 14 days, we'll give you a full refund, no questions asked.

Your face is personal. You should love the puppet, not just put up with it.