Elmo, or something like him

I have to start by saying this one was harder then I thought!
I know all the fur takes FOREVER to pipe. (This one was a full 4 hrs pf pure piping- can you say hand cramp??!)

The body is made from an 8" and the doll pan- stacked.
All the limbs and head are made from Rice Crispie treats. -This is where the problems arose from.
I didn't let these dry nearly long enough before they were expected to hold pounds and pounds of bright red- stains everything icing!

Also, at the last minute, his mouth started to fall open from the weight of icing and lack of drying time so he ended up looking more like a gasping elmo. Maybe he was offended the little 2 yrs old was going to eat him!

This guy was about 1 1/2 feet high, and used and entire 12 C. of my fantastic icing! (That amount usually covers a huge wedding cake!)
3 pounds pure butter and 13 eggs!
Yes, everything in my kitchen is stained red, and I was covered from head to toe, but how can you not love such a cute furry ...um.... puppet/monster thingy.