DIY Bumble Bee Finger Puppet

 Let me show you how I make a simple, but realistic looking bumble bee finger puppet!

Supplies:

• black embroidery thread/ floss
• felt in yellow, white and black
• net or mesh like fabric for wings (something semi transparent)
• mod podge or similar
• paint brush for the mod podge
• wax paper or a surface the mod podge won't stick to
• glue gun
• scissors

1) cut out the shapes.

2) cut a piece of the embroidery floss around 25cm in length and make knots every 3 cm

3) stretch it taut on to the wax paper apply mod podge to the floss 

4) when the mod podge is dry, cut the floss just 3mm past each knot

5) take the main body and apply mod podge to the leg areas and the head area. Place floss legs and antenna as desired. place the little triangle felt pieces over the legs and the oval felt piece over the head area 

6) once the felt pieces and floss are sandwiched together, fold over the wax paper and place under a weighted book. Allow to dry

7) if you could not tell, the piece of yellow felt has cuts in the corners, folder the corners under the end parts and glue (see below). 

Then attach the edges of the yellow piece to the black body base with a glue gun. be sure and leave room for your finger at the base.

8) still using the glue gun, attach the white piece to the bottom of the yellow felt. Then attach the black pieces, followed by the wings