**ALL ROUND PICTURES FROM SOLARPIX.COM** **NO UK NEWSPAPER PUBLICATION**.**UK MAGAZINE & SUPPLEMENT PUBLICATION ONLY** AND NO PUBLICATION IN AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, FRANCE, GERMANY, ITALY, SCANDINAVIA AND USA** Caption: An American artist is currently creating finger puppets of Prince William and Kate Middleton offering fans an alternative item to wear on the royal couple's wedding day. ..Melanie Howard, from Mississippi in New Orleans, has recreated the now iconic image of the pair in their engagement outfits, using felt. The handmade pieces include Kate's famous blue Issa dress and her sapphire engagement ring. She says - I only starting creating the puppets a week ago and have already sold my first set! They will be available in this form until the wedding day, and then I will probably reproduce them in their wedding outfits. I enjoy working on finger puppets because it is a portable art that requires a bit of humour and imagination'..Melanie has produced a collection of other celebrity finger puppets including Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and Anna Wintour. All of the puppets are hand sewn from original patterns out of felt and limited in production. The limited edition sets of Prince William and Kate Middleton are available until the Wedding on April 29th and sell for USD 26.00 / GBP 16.00 on the website Etsy.com. 6 March 2011 This pic: William and Kate finger puppets JOB REF: 12925 SFE DATE: 06_03_2011 **MUST CREDIT SOLARPIX.COM OR DOUBLE FEE WILL BE CHARGED** **MUST AGREE FEE BEFORE ONLINE USAGE** **CALL US ON: +34 95