Books Tasted - Everything bookly (and a few other things)

I finally finished my top secret craft project, and since I sent it off to its intended recipients, I can now post about it!

I saw these little crocheted animals last year at Maker Faire, but at the time couldn't figure out how to master a sphere.

I finished my 8 year cross stitch!


And here is the guide, penciled in as I completed squares:

I am not sure how long I've been working on this cross stitch project, but I think it must be at least 8 years, if not longer. I can remember working on it when my sister and I shared an apartment, and that was back in 1999-2000.