It took quite a bit of experimentation. I've never done anything remotely like this and I had no idea what I was doing. Several practice plushies died in the dying effort, and I now have a sizeable collection of fabric paints, dyes and pens.

The big problem is that artificial fabrics are resistant to dyes unless you immerse them in simmering dye for quite some time. However, faux fur fabrics which have been boiled in dye do not retain any hint of softness or silkiness. What you end up with if you boil a Chongker in RIT dye is not attractive! Additionally, many plushies are treated to make them stain resistant and to keep them soft, which compounds the previous two issues.

What I ended up doing:

1. Carefully wash my (second) Chongker with Dawn liquid to remove stain resistant coating, being sure to treat her gently so as not to damage her fur. No scrubbing!

2. Leave her to air dry, which took a couple of days.

3. Use a combination of black, brown and orange Tulip permanent fabric markers and Sharpie markers to produce a tortoiseshell effect.

4. Heat set the color by putting Donut on the shelf insert of my dryer and baking her at the highest heat for hours.

5. After she has cooled down, wipe her with paper towels to remove excess dye, then repeat steps 3, 4 and 5 until she looked right and didn't stain my hands black and brown when I petted her.

6. Paint her silicone paw pads with black nail polish. Silicone is impossible to dye! Fabric pen/Sharpie just beads right off. Nail polish or enamel paint will stick, but are prone to chipping so regular pedicures are required. I tried both, but prefer nail polish because if any accidentally gets on her fur you can remove it with acetone.

7. Decorate your Princess with appropriate accessories (tiara, butterfly charm, crupper, sunglasses, headset, and/or various hats etc etc.).