Squirrel!!!

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Remember these pieces?

 

That got nice and felted?

 

They have become a real squirrel!!!

 

Sadly, this is the best picture I could get with the dark and rainy weather we've been having. This is the "rainy" version.

And here's the "dark" version.

 

This is probably the best picture to see his mouth, which is black on the dark brown, but actually shows up pretty well in "real life".

 

I like this "Halloween glamour shot" where it looks like he's scurrying away from the menacing bird whose shadow you can see in the background.

I did something weird and sewed the white details onto his eyes before I sewed them onto his head.

 

It didn't turn out too badly, but I'd sew the eyes on first next time. I was frustrated from fighting with the fleece I used in lieu of felt. I would not use the fleece again; I'd use felt. But the problem was that I couldn't find felt that was a nice, pale pink rather than electric Pepto-Bismol pink.

And here's a side view, where you can see his puffy tail.

 

More puffy than "bushy", but still cute, I think!

I'm very pleased to declare victory!!

Edited to add: My squirrel needs a name!! Please share your suggestions in the comments. =)

Edited again to add: I'm also linking this to Finished Object Friday at Tami's Amis. Go there for more finished things!

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