They look great!

Tips for photographing pencil.... get a tripod (if not, then rest it flat on a surface, maybe prop the camera up on books) and lean the picture against something (I put mine on an easel) and wait til there is a good amount of natural daylight in the room. You WILL be needing to edit the photos on the computer because everything comes out with grey tones instead of white.

Now I'm inspired to do the kittens!