Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Woodland Witch finally gets her familiar! After creating her woodland witch hat, moth cloak, and little hedgehog companion, I set out to bring the final piece of her journey to life: Olivet, a Barn Owl puppet made from scratch. This was my Second attempt at building a puppet. (I know said first in the video but it is my Second one I forgot about the Dragon puppet) The project took me over 211 hours from the first sketches in late April to the finished familiar in July. This project was truly a labor of love, and I’m so excited to finally share Olivet and the final chapter of the Woodland Witch’s story with you. Along the way…
Creating Olivet was a journey of figuring things out as I went, including an unexpected month and a half art block, some changes to her design, and plenty of moments where I had to trust the process. From building her hollow body and hand making her wool feathers to sculpting her feet, creating her tree staff, and finally assembling all of her pieces, this is the final chapter of the Woodland Witch’s story and hopefully a little encouragement to try making something even when you’re not entirely sure how you’re going to pull it off.
📍Where you can find us:
Patreon: patreon.com/MythicalMakersWorkshop
TikTok: Mythical Makers Workshop
Instagram instagram.com/mythical.makers.workshop
Facebook: Mythical Makers Workshop
🎶 Music is from Epidemicsound
epidemicsound.com/referral/gfexzx
🧰 SUPPLIES we used:
5 mm EVA/craft foam
Apoxie Sculpt
PVC pipe
Three-way PVC connector
Scrap wood
Aluminum foil
Hot glue
Air dry foam clay (I used 2 buckets)
Wool roving
Core wool
loral stem wire 22 gauge white wrapped
Heat and bond ultra hold no sew
Mod podge Stiffy (I used two bottles for this project)
Master touch Matte gel
Golden matte medium
Ribbons, various sides of beads, old pieces of jewelry and other bits and Bob
🎨 PAINTS we used:
Golden fluid acrylic bone black
Vallejo paint gamer color dead white, heavy warm grey, pale flesh, Smokey ink
Gamer Ink: Sepia
Deco Art Americana: deep ochre
🔗LINKS we used:
This is a good Tutorial on how to make feathers by Helen Winters Textile Art
youtu.be/SpPZ5zBXUIQ?si=sAg1MR4D0I-BcTCR
Here’s where I got most of my wool for needle felting Over the years. It’s not an affiliate link—I don’t make anything from it. But, I’m just sharing because I’ve been happy with what I’ve gotten from them.
weircrafts.com
Timestamps
0:00 - 0:46 Into
0:46 - 5:18 The Base
5:18 - 11:56 Beak, Eyes and Feathers
11:56 - 17:35 Wings and Tail
17:35 - 18:55 Puppet Parts
18:55 - 22:56 The Staff
22:56 - 27:24 Legs
27:24 - 31:00 Assembly
31:00 - 32:26 The Reveal
The Woodland Witch finally gets her familiar! After creating her woodland witch hat, moth cloak, and little hedgehog companion, I set out to bring the final piece of her journey to life: Olivet, a Barn Owl puppet made from scratch. This was my Second attempt at building a puppet. (I know said first in the video but it is my Second one I forgot about the Dragon puppet) The project took me over 211 hours from the first sketches in late April to the finished familiar in July. This project was truly a labor of love, and I’m so excited to finally share Olivet and the final chapter of the Woodland Witch’s story with you. Along the way…
Creating Olivet was a journey of figuring things out as I went, including an unexpected month and a half art block, some changes to her design, and plenty of moments where I had to trust the process. From building her hollow body and hand making her wool feathers to sculpting her feet, creating her tree staff, and finally assembling all of her pieces, this is the final chapter of the Woodland Witch’s story and hopefully a little encouragement to try making something even when you’re not entirely sure how you’re going to pull it off.
📍Where you can find us:
Patreon: patreon.com/MythicalMakersWorkshop
TikTok: Mythical Makers Workshop
Instagram instagram.com/mythical.makers.workshop
Facebook: Mythical Makers Workshop
🎶 Music is from Epidemicsound
epidemicsound.com/referral/gfexzx
🧰 SUPPLIES we used:
5 mm EVA/craft foam
Apoxie Sculpt
PVC pipe
Three-way PVC connector
Scrap wood
Aluminum foil
Hot glue
Air dry foam clay (I used 2 buckets)
Wool roving
Core wool
loral stem wire 22 gauge white wrapped
Heat and bond ultra hold no sew
Mod podge Stiffy (I used two bottles for this project)
Master touch Matte gel
Golden matte medium
Ribbons, various sides of beads, old pieces of jewelry and other bits and Bob
🎨 PAINTS we used:
Golden fluid acrylic bone black
Vallejo paint gamer color dead white, heavy warm grey, pale flesh, Smokey ink
Gamer Ink: Sepia
Deco Art Americana: deep ochre
🔗LINKS we used:
This is a good Tutorial on how to make feathers by Helen Winters Textile Art
youtu.be/SpPZ5zBXUIQ?si=sAg1MR4D0I-BcTCR
Here’s where I got most of my wool for needle felting Over the years. It’s not an affiliate link—I don’t make anything from it. But, I’m just sharing because I’ve been happy with what I’ve gotten from them.
weircrafts.com
Timestamps
0:00 - 0:46 Into
0:46 - 5:18 The Base
5:18 - 11:56 Beak, Eyes and Feathers
11:56 - 17:35 Wings and Tail
17:35 - 18:55 Puppet Parts
18:55 - 22:56 The Staff
22:56 - 27:24 Legs
27:24 - 31:00 Assembly
31:00 - 32:26 The Reveal
