The only thing that keeps me going with these too-close-in-color beads is the idea to do the tail in purple. At first I was unhappy with my decision to bead the arms lengthwise (so much harder than going around as with the legs) but as I am doing the back side (which you cannot see here) the arms fit into the lateral beading there. Only after doing the face, following the original thread nose, did I realize it is on crooked. I don't mind it when I make something crooked but everyone had better have their work done straight.