Crafting Christmas

We seem to be doing a lot lately. Comics are delayed again. My apologies! Christmas seems to get closer every year. I do have some work to share with you of presents we have already sent out.

I made this sketch for a friend of her baby. I'm planning a similar project for a couple of other people.

I also did a sketch of some cats for a friend. Getting patterns correct can be maddening. I'm a perfectionist about making pets look like the pets. I used some colored pencils on this one too (thanks, Vicki!) to try to make it as close to the coloring of the cats as possible.

Marina has been in a knitting frenzy. I've seen some of her work that I can't share yet (the gifts are being given on Christmas) but these are a couple of things she's made.

This fairy doll has removable clothing and even little knitted undies! Very huggable. It's about 18 inches tall. I love her. I'm tempted to have Marina make one for me, but she's in the middle of a birthday/Christmas/Mother's Day gift for me.



She also made this sparkly vampire as a joke gift birthday present for a friend who doesn't like Twilight. He has a removable cape and wears a sweater and slacks. I think he was 6 inches high, but I'll have to check with her to see if that's right. She made up the pattern herself and was particularly proud of how the hair came out.