I don't know what you call 'em, but I finally tried one.

After a few hours(yey, frustration) of fiddling in Anim8or and UV Mapper, here it is.
I wanted to start simple. Made a lot of mistakes; I edited that model and that texture about 6 times and still somehow didn't get it quite right.
Next time, I'll try shading the sides too.
Pretty fun learning experience.
One question; Is it advisable to do this with, say, low-poly spheres?