Instructions

Candy Corn Pusheen:

1. Using the cat face nori punch, punch out the design from the nori until you have 3 sets of eyes, 3 nose/mouths, and 9 whiskers (these will become Pusheen’s forehead stripes) – this will make enough for 3 Pusheens total.
2. Optional: Take the nori nose/mouth piece, and, with scissors, carefully cut off both sides of the nose, until you are left with only a straight line sticking up from the mouth.
3. Take the uncooked spaghetti noodle and color it black with the black food marker. Allow to dry, then break it into 12 “whiskers” (approximately 0.5 cm long) – this will give you enough whiskers for 3 Pusheens (each Pusheen requires 4 total).
4. Add a stripe of white rice longways across the bottom of the nigiri sushi mold, so that it fills up 1/3 of the mold. With the back of a rice paddle, spoon, or chopstick, gently press down the rice until it forms a relatively smooth, flat “stripe”.
5. In the empty space left above the white rice stripe, add a strip of orange rice (reserve about 1 teaspoon of it for later). Press down with the back of a chopstick or rice paddle to form a relatively straight, flat orange “stripe” that spreads right across the middle of the entire mold. Make sure to leave room for the final yellow stripe at the top.
6. In the empty space left above the orange rice stripe, add the yellow rice (reserve about 1 teaspoon of it for later). Use the back of a chopstick or rice paddle to press it down into the gap and fill in all the crevices completely.
7. Place the top piece of the mold onto the rice, and press it down until it connects with the piece that’s filled with rice. Carefully remove the mold from it’s rectangular holder, remove the top piece, flip over, and gently push against the push indentations on the bottom of the mold until the 3 rice cylinders slide out. Do this over top a plate lined with plastic wrap. Fully wrap each rice cylinder in a fresh sheet of plastic wrap.
8. To shape the body: Press down with your pinky finger into the white end of the rice cylinder, until the beginning of 2 ears start to form on either side of your pinky. Lay the cylinder on a flat surface and, with the palm of your hand, gently “squish” the entire cylinder. Use your fingers and hands to smooth out the edges, until you’re left with a fat oval shape. Use your thumb and index finger to pinch and pull at the ears, until they become a little more pointy and defined.
9. To shape the paws: Place 1/2 teaspoon of reserved orange rice onto a small square of plastic wrap, and wrap fully. Press the rice together with your fingers (to make it more compact), and roll it around gently in the palm of your hand, until a tiny ball is formed. Smooth out the ball with your fingers as needed. Repeat with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of orange rice to make the 2nd paw. Repeat this entire step with the reserved teaspoon of yellow rice to form the remaining back 2 paws.
10. Repeat Steps 7 & 8 to shape the remaining 2 rice cylinders.
11. Using tweezers, apply the nori eyes, nose/mouth, and forehead stripes onto the white portion of the Candy Corn Pusheen body. Carefully insert 2 black spaghetti whiskers on both sides of Pusheen’s face.
12. Using tweezers or chopsticks, apply the orange front paws onto the orange part of the body, and the yellow back paws onto the yellow part of the body. Feel free to use honey to help them stick better, or insert a small piece of uncooked spaghetti into the back of each and insert them into the rice like you would a pushpin.
13. Repeat Steps 11 – 12 on the remaining 2 rice cylinders.

Frankenstein Pusheen:

1. Using the cat face nori punch, punch out the design from the nori until you have 3 sets of eyes, 3 ear triangles (these will become Pusheen’s mouth), and 15 whiskers (9 of these will become Pusheen’s forehead stripes, and 6 will become the angry eyebrows) – this will make enough for 3 Pusheens total.
2. Optional: Take the nori ear triangles, and, with scissors, carefully trim the corners until they’ve become slightly rounded.
3. Using a piece of nori that has a straight edge (can be a new piece or scrap), use scissors to cut off a thin, straight line. Repeat so that you have 2 straight nori lines. Take one nori line and cut it into several smaller pieces. All of these pieces will come together to form Frankenstein Pusheen’s “stitching” that wraps around her upper body.
4. Take the uncooked spaghetti noodle and color it black with the black food marker. Allow to dry, then break it into 12 “whiskers” (approximately 0.5 cm long) – this will give you enough whiskers for 3 Pusheens (each Pusheen requires 4 total).
5. Optional: Using a knife, cut a tiny triangle from the ham – this will become the pink part of Pusheen’s mouth. Make sure it’s smaller than the nori mouth piece. 
6. Add the green rice to the nigiri sushi mold (reserve 2 teaspoons for later), keeping the mold inside the rectangular holder it comes in. With the back of a rice paddle or spoon, gently press down the rice until it has filled all of the crevices and is relatively flat on top.
7. Place the top piece of the mold onto the rice, and press it down until it connects with the piece that’s filled with rice. Carefully remove the mold from it’s rectangular holder, flip over, and gently push against the push indentations on the bottom of the mold until the 3 rice cylinders slide out. Do this over top a plate lined with plastic wrap. Fully wrap each rice cylinder in a fresh sheet of plastic wrap.
8. To shape the body: Press down with your pinky finger into one end of the rice cylinder, until the beginning of 2 ears start to form on either side of your pinky. Lay the cylinder on a flat surface and, with the palm of your hand, gently “squish” the entire cylinder. Use your fingers and hands to smooth out the edges, until you’re left with a fat oval shape. Use your thumb and index finger to pinch and pull at the ears, until they become a little more pointy and defined.
9. To shape the paws: Place 1/2 teaspoon of reserved green rice onto a small square of plastic wrap, and wrap fully. Press the rice together with your fingers (to make it more compact), and roll it around gently in the palm of your hand, until a tiny ball is formed. Smooth out the ball with your fingers as needed. Repeat with the remaining green rice to form the other 3 paws.
10. Repeat Steps 8 & 9 to shape the remaining 2 rice cylinders.
11. Using tweezers, apply the nori mouth (AKA the ear triangle piece) onto the Frankenstein Pusheen body. If you have the optional pink ham piece for the mouth, apply it carefully to the center of the nori mouth, to make it look like the mouth is “open”. Use some honey or mayo to help it stick better.
12. Using tweezers, apply the nori eyes, angry eyebrows, and forehead stripes. Carefully insert 2 black spaghetti whiskers on both sides of Pusheen’s face.
13. Using tweezers, wrap the thin nori line around the upper part of Pusheen’s body (right around where the front paws would be). Place the small nori lines on top to give Frankenstein Pusheen her “stitches”.
14. Using tweezers or chopsticks, apply the rice paws to Pusheen’s body. Feel free to use honey to help them stick better, or insert a small piece of uncooked spaghetti into the back of each and insert them into the rice like you would a pushpin.
15. Repeat Steps 11 – 14 on the remaining 2 rice cylinders.