The Lonely Lamb

Every traveler needs a companion, and what more suitable than my own FV lonely lamb to follow around the European continent?

My partner in crime, Hanna, and I scoured the various Hudson shops searching for the classic member of the Illustrious Flock: black faced, white wooled, with skinny black legs. After several hours and terrifying encounters with talking lambs, lamb puppets, and build-a-bear style lambs, we were about to give up when we found an all white Webkinz lamb...

Not exactly the FarmVille style...

Well, we thought, we can be resourceful.

First, we purchased black spray-on stay-soft fabric paint. Then, we mummified:

Hanna's father led the endeavor with painter's tape, covering the head and body and leaving the face and legs exposed. Then it was time to paint.

The subject is prepared.

Say goodnight, little lamb.

BOOM! Headshot!

Head Complete:

Full Body:

Job Well Done:

Drying Time:

Some brushwork to make sure the fur stays soft as the dye dries.

Hanna helps:

A mysterious stranger aids the effort while we leave to seek food.

Now, the unwrapping:

We've got a bit of bleed through; We'll call that "Shading."

All Unwrapped:

But it's still not quite our memorable member of the Illustrious Flock.

Getting there! Just needs a quick trim.

DONE!

Where will we wander? Where will the flock have to find us? Stay tuned...

(T-minus 6 hours to take off)