Sources are scattered throughout the forum; I thought I'd start collecting the links and placing them here

http://www.cardboardchristmas.com/forum ... p?f=2&t=74
and

Very small Uncle Sam figures—leave it to Howard Lamey to find two options:

http://www.cottagerose.com/index.php?ma ... ts_id=1139

http://www.amazon.com/Wade-Red-Rose-Tea ... 877&sr=8-8

And
Miniature rabbits. 1.5 inches tall, German, old stock http://www.etsy.com/listing/100608793/b ... of-6-small
Miniature deer, German, new old stock – very tiny http://www.etsy.com/listing/98842296/bu ... ntage-tiny
Grey bunnies, vintage, new old stock, Italy http://www.etsy.com/listing/91418083/bu ... 12-vintage
1950’s miniature angels, German http://www.etsy.com/listing/98822411/bu ... -6-vintage
Miniature Christmas people, tiny, set of 18 http://www.etsy.com/listing/97754560/bu ... of-18-tiny
Donkeys, grey, German new old stock http://www.etsy.com/listing/92237800/bu ... -6-vintage

And more courtesy of Howard Lamey
54mm victorian style figurine source...not cheap...but the santa and snowman look perfect...i think 54mm height is a good size for villages...any smaller and they get lost...it's not about scale anyway with villages...

http://stores.ebay.com/Boos-Little-Meta ... 34.c0.m322

Thanks, Maria.

Another great source for putz figures--and I had quite forgotten about this--are what's known as "lampwork beads". I have found little penguins, santas, rabbits, etc. at Oriental Trading.

Go to www.orientaltrading.com
Type in the search box -- lampwork beads" and ta-da. They usually have about 150 plus beads--and a good third of them are suitable for putzing in my view.

Paul L., a frequent, if not very vocal visitor, says that the "finger puppets" of Oriental Trading will occasionally have good examples. Right now they have a Christmas set with a 2" Santa and snowman, for example. Here's the link for the category:

http://www.orientaltrading.com/ui/searc ... allpartial

http://www.harveyshobbyhut.com/shop/cat ... x?catid=43

Christmas miniatures—really tiny—perfect for putzes--now beware--from experience, we know that the paint job on some of these is only so-so; we sometimes will spray paint white and using fine tip markers, re-do them! At these prices you can afford to make mistakes

Little bisque pipers at SILVERCROW CREATIONS
http://www.silvercrowcreations.com/imag ... rLarge.jpg

Little bisque pipers

Say that fast three times. CUTE!

Little people and things for your putz villages; the mother lode—click on the link—then take your time and scroll down the pages—there are SO MANY tiny figures here—putz sized, plastic, bisque, vintage, elves, Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs, dancers, villagers, you’ll be astonished! when you get there type in little people and little things
http://www.silvercrowcreations.com/acce ... search.htm

The motherlode of little things for putzes and putz villages—a gold mine! Howard Lamey found the link – worth spending lots of time there! www.tinythingsarecute.com