Never Trust a Babyface!

Well hello, Internet! I apologize for the absence, but A Levels and redoing sketchbooks and trying to salvage final pieces for cubism have been terribly time consuming, and what not. Now, I have something very special for you today.
You see, I have been creating my own Pokemon- and, here today is the first of my Pokemon people (since the pokemon are all hand drawn on paper, and I have to scan them in before I can show you the actual creatures)
This is Professor Isabelle Yew. Don't be fooled- she may look 12, but this right here is a grown lady with a kid of her own! Incidentally, that kid is Caleb Yew, the first of the gym leaders you'd encounter in my as-yet-unnamed-region.
Sweet, but ditsy, Isabelle tries her best to keep the lab in order, but is clumsy and forgetful, so projects are often strew about half finished. Her care of pokemon, however is diligent and motherly.
Now, before you ask, I have actually done a fair number of the pokemon, so I can tell you what hers are.

Chirobi, the Puppy Bat Pokemon. Grass Starter
Sintten, the Coal Kitten Pokemon. Fire Starter
Sashus, the Seahorse Pokemon. Water Starter
Soothshaman, a Psychic Pokemon (that may eventually evolve to a Seershaman, then a Hypact)
 

Christmas, I Choose You!

Okay, so first things first, I understand I've been gone for all of December, but soon you'll see why. As part of the whole Christmas present giving scheme, I decided to make my best friend her present, mostly because I thought it would be nice, but also because I am pretty skint.
Now, said friend is a huge fan of pokemon, so I decided to make something themed along that. When asked, her favorites are either Umbreon, Suicune, or Celebi. I wasn't sure what media to use, but after a short summary of my talents, and the discovery of wonderful craft style called amigurumi, I remembered that once I had been a dab hand at crochet.
I found a pattern for an Umbreon by Wolfdreamer that was simple and easy to follow- you can find it here (http://wolfdreamer-oth.blogspot.co.uk/2010/08/umbreon-plushie.html)- and, whilst it took a few times to get the hand of magic circles, and the crochet jargon, at the end of it I had a decent little plushie to give to my friend.
Needless to say, she loved it, and I was quiet pleased with myself.

Around midway through, having done all but three legs, an ear and a tail.

Finished product!

And yes, he's sat on my keyboard stool.

Looks a bit drunk here, but oh well. 

Signing off!