You might remember Tiffny Gibson from her great entry in the Draw This Dog section of one of my giveaways. She has graciously come to me to inform me that I have some of the coolest fans ever.
Hi Sam. You may remember me from such contest entries as Draw this Dog (I drew the black and white close up with you in the eye).I am a very crafty person and for some reason I decided to make dolls. I’ve never made dolls before, not quite sure why I decided to do so now, but it was…different.I don’t know that I’m within the deadline for the giveaway contest, but either way I’ve been working on these dolls off and on and meant to send you pictures once they were finished. The contest seemed a good impetus to complete them and I have a friend who I think might enjoy your books (since I already own a copy of both books).As far as the dolls go, I know they are far from perfect, it was a trial and error project. In particular I had some trouble with Denaos. At first I thought his hair was black but in Black Halo it was described as reddish, so hair replacemnt was necessary. In the end it came out very red, but there was only so much I could achieve with the embroidery thread. I attempted Gariath,but the results were…unfortunate. So, I only have five of the group, made with a lot of hot glue and hope.Anyway, I think I got at least the idea of each character with the dolls. Let me know if you want them, I could mail them to you. Hope you got a lot of awesome contest entries : )
Personally? I think these are pretty awesome. Especially Asper’s very serious doll-face. You can tell she is probably not messing around right now!
In my utmost appreciation to Tiffany, I will be sending out a pair of signed books to her for her unwavering efforts. While I can’t always promise the same for anyone who sends me in fan-made stuff, trust me when I say that I love all things fan art and wholeheartedly encourage you to send them in so I can put them up!
I find it’s the stubble that makes me grin, along with each of their trademark items it’s just one of those little details that make them utterly charming and delightful.