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Marmots are a familiar sight to hikers and campers in the western mountains. They love to sit on rocks at sunrise or sunset and recharge. If you invade the territory of a watchful male, he'll keep an eye on you until you move on. I don't think there are any records of marmot attacks. In the east and midwest, the woodchuck is a bane to lawns. The familiar term "chuckhole" comes from the opening of the woodchuck's burrow, usually in the middle of your garden or in the field where you're riding your horse. Marmots, however, are cute and cuddly-looking, and the stuffed ones are incapable of nuisance activities. We made several yellow-bellied marmots holding rockhammers for the CSUH Geology Club (Cummings Geology Club).
Stuffe & Nonsense stuffed animals are soft sculpture artist original designs, individually hand crafted in California by the Stuffe Staff. While we do have some stuffemals on hand, we usually make them upon order, so delivery time for your handmade stuffed animal will be two to eight weeks. The animals are constructed of mohair, wool, alpaca or high-quality synthetic fur. We have been accused of taxidermy, but be assured that all of our animals are fake! They are stuffed mainly with polyetheylene fiberfill; we may use glass or plastic beads to add weight. Faces are needle-sculpted for detailed shaping.
Stuffe & Nonsense Stuffemals often use glass eyes or include small costume parts and are not generally recommended for young children. If you do want one of our stuffemals for a small child, be sure to state so when ordering. Then we can be sure to use only safety eyes and avoid any problematic parts or materials.
Stuffe & Nonsense is an artisan business and every figure is an individual creation. We do not have a large inventory of materials, the available plush and fabrics vary, and we do adjust patterns to improve shape or details from time to time. We will sometimes have stuffemals on hand but will more likely need to make your figure on order. Completion time for stuffemal orders is usually 2 to 8 weeks, though it can take longer if we're busy and you're not in a hurry. This business is run in our so-called spare time so work hours are subject to extreme variation.
