@Perditia
http://www.americansale.com/Departments/Christmas/Lemax-Village-Collectibles/Village-AccessoriesLandscapes.aspx
There you go, that is what I used for the mats, the stuff is a rubber/plastic like material that you can cut with a standard pair of scissors. Then just glue, and prime.
As for Samuel's hair. Wow, such strong opinions about it. I forone love how it turned out, I wanted something different as I just did not feel like going for the usual hair colors I use.