Ostrich Marionette

I was digging thru some old things that have been stored away and came across this little cutie. I made it back in high school when I had seen a large one somewhere. Mine stands only 5" tall. I need to replace the strings with something thinner. Hmm...maybe human hair would be thin enough. :)



Just thought I'd share it. Very easy to make. Just pom poms, yarn, google eyes, two sticks. I made clay feet and beak for weight. I think it might be painted paper clay of some kind, since I'm sure I hadn't heard of Sculpey at the time. I made the pom pom head out of yarn.