Wow! This looks amazing, so you made thins with crochet, some yarn, and stuffing? It's incredible! I think I do love the more natural one too (well, I dunno how it will look when trimmed but I like it this way).

Somehow, the "background color" looks different in the final photo (is it orange or red?). I do think your work is amazing, not sure I will ever be able to pull this off (well, maybe not as good as yours) but it was definitely a pleasure reading through this...