Completed December 19, 2011. Normally, done is done once a creature leaves the felting bench, but Carmela (the rust-colored sixth of the litter) kept demanding attention; something just wasn’t quite right. Her head was too big and heavy, her coat too shaggy, and she was not happy. Upon consultation, she decided she was really a white mouse – but not just any white mouse: a mouse in a fox suit. So here she grins....

This adventurous little lady is now part of the Salamander’s permanent family, having demanded a rhinestone necklace and later put in a hard week ripped half apart testing new clasp designs. She’s healthy again now and ensconced on the refrigerator between outings, but you can write to the Salamander to discuss construction of someone similar for yourself.