Combined Otters Leftovers

Once I learned you could combine two otter sets (Ideas Floating Sea Otters set 21366) and make them hold hands, I couldn't resist. Plus I wanted to display in both states--with pup and with shell. Was trying to figure out what to do with the extra pup and all the leftover pieces, decided to try and make a small base in the same general pattern with the pup on top. Pretty happy with how it turned out, especially since this is my first time building something free-form since I was a kid 😅 ...