Five Things On Friday

Happy Friday to all. Where did this week go??

1. Lily is 14 weeks and becoming such a cuddle bunny. She is shedding her puppy coat in chunks all over the house. Here she is after stealing Valentines "chewy".

2. I wish I could share what I've been working on this week.
One of the projects I just finished is like a 'pitch' where the client proposes a book idea along with a couple of finished illustrations. Please keep your fingers crossed that this project sells. I had so much fun and would love to do the entire thing!

3. I finished the artwork for the Highlights puzzler and I have to say, I am so proud of it. I really had to stretch and do new things to make it work. It will be in the March 08 edition and I'll post more about the process then.

4. One of my new favorite toys this week is this little gadget. This is perfect for working with little pieces. I have to say, though, I wish I had spent the extra $10 bucks to get the burn guard.

It's very easy to burn yourself on that long silver part that you don't use.

5. Another handy tool I discovered this week...

Usually, a print out of the sketch helps me gauge my felt and fabric pieces as I build an illustration. But I found that a transparency with the sketch printed on it works like a charm as well.

Have a great weekend everyone!
Thanks for stopping by.

Comments

[Candace J. Hardy]

Love the picks of your Lily. We have a Lily as well, a 3 year old dalmation. In a word (or two) nutty, nutty!
Congrats on Highlights Assignment! Take care.
Candy

[Eric Orchard]

Yay! I made it. Great blog. I saw your fly movie before, it's really cool. I love your stuff.

[shawn]

I remember as a kid reading those Highlights magazines at doctor's offices. I am so very proud of you!!! I am!!

[gingerpixels]

I'll be looking for Highlights in March.. and good good luck with the book project!

[tlchang]

I'm loving all the adventures of your puppy (she is so cute with all her toys!).

Congrats on your Highlights jobs. Sounds like you are quite back into the swing of things, work-wise. :-)

[roz]

Thanks everyone! I can't wait to show you. It ended up going through 4 revisions before I got it "right".

Eric- thanks for stopping by. Your work is amazing.

[PaMdora]

Be careful with that little iron! I burnt the heck out of myself with one of those. I forgot that the long stem gets hot too, and tried to push down on it to get leverage. OUch! I haven't use it since ;)