Very sweet seb! Maybe a little mustache wax to stiffen the whiskers? Might work. I would sugges ...
I put some fabric glue on them to stiffen them a little. The picture is not very good, so it looks like the whiskers are just out of line or something when depending on how you have it turned, they look a little better. Since I used all of the original stuff that came with the kit, Ive had to find another similar button to put on the bottom to stand it up, and finally found those tails that came in the kits. That was the hardest thing to find.