Returning - again

Well, well, well, I see I've not posted here in way too long. Hope to remedy that and post more often now. (I know, I've said that before, but my intentions are good. It's just that life gets in the way.)
I'm starting with a work-in-progess that I'm almost, but not quite done with. This is a new thing I'm trying. It's a combination of bead embroidery and bead weaving.
The pictures show the beginning and where I am now. I want to add whiskers to the cat's face.
Here's how I did this:
-I don't know if this is an 'orthodox' way of doing something like this -- I started with an idea, then worked it out as I went along.
>First, I found a silhouette of a cat and traced it onto a piece of Lacy's Stiff Stuff. (No, I don't draw freehand very well.)
>I then backstitched all around the outline -using size 15/0 beads, which I've used throughout.
>I worked the face in backstitch to get the curvature I wanted. I started the body that way, too, but then thought of something different.
>Most of the body is worked in Peyote stitch. I secured some, but not all of the rows to the backing at the top. As I worked, I realized that as the two sides came together, I could simply attach the body to the opposite side when I got there, so that's what I did.
>I had to compensate for the curvature of the cat by adjusting the Peyote stitching, sometimes using 2 beads at a time and sometimes skipping a bead (decreasing).
>When I got to the right edge, I sort of 'zipped' it to the body. Then went back and 'zipped' the left edge to the body.
>For the gradations of the colors, I used my cat, Tigger, for an example.

Now, I need to finish this thing. I thought a broach, but then thought a pendant. Or maybe a broach that could also be worn as a pendant. I do have some of those types of pins, but don't know if it will work on this.

Before I get to that, though, I have to put a leather or ultrasuede backing and edging on the piece. Again, not quite sure how to do this, but will experiment.

Would love to get some comments on this.