Holidays

Time to catch up!

We brought this beautiful girl home right before Thanksgiving:

                                      

She has a sweet demeanor and her size doesn't stop her from sitting on my lap or snuggling with us.

I spent some time working on gifts over the past couple of months, starting with a keychain for someone who has her own photography business.  I was going for a retro comic book feel and I really love how it turned out.

In progress:

                                       

And complete.  I like the rustic look and the heat patina on the copper.

                                     

I also finally finished a ring repair that I had started but set aside while waiting for materials.

In progress:

And all done:

It turns out I might have a thing for making keychains.  A couple more that were gifts:

And a softball pendant for a friend's daughter.

And my guys got me a few new pancake dies for Christmas - I can't wait to give these a test run!