Will have to add this to the growing list of projects...
my family is 99% cloth napkins. maybe if i made them fun, we could pick up the other 1%. 

http://www.amazon.com/Plush-o-Rama-Curious-Creatures-Immature-Adults/dp/1579908780/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1196001363&sr=8-2This book has been tempting me. There's also one I've heard good things about ...here it is:
http://www.amazon.com/Softies-Simple-Instructions-Plush-Pals/dp/0811856526/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1196001363&sr=8-1

I have the article in front of me. I was just looking through my holiday mags and it is from the MS Holiday Handmade Gifts Issue. Am hoping to make one of these, too.