Starting off on a Good Foot!

My Friday has gotten off to a great start! I opened my e-mail this morning to discover that I won a giveaway hosted by Deckled Edge Bindery. She was holding the contest to celebrate her 100th Etsy sale. All you had to do was drop her a line on her blog, she would collect everyone's comments and pull a name from a hat. As it turns out, that name was mine! I won one of her beautiful little handmade sketchbooks. I'm so excited! Just look at this gorgeousness:

I also received a second e-mail this morning from someone interested in having me create a commissioned piece for them. *Cheers quietly to self.*

THEN, I discovered I'm included in yet another treasury this week! This one was created by EllieDee and features my Pollinator bumble bee ornament:

I expect that today's awesomeness will continue into this evening. Directly after work, I'll be picking up my sister and driving out to see the first gallery show of fellow SCBWI member (and fantastic illustrator), Gina Perry:

This all follows on the heels of a fabulous night out with my husband last night. We had dinner at our absolute favorite little Italian restaurant, and then went to see Iron Man. We had great dinner conversation, and continued our discussions long after we got home. We've been together for so long, but somehow we never fail to still find something to gab about. Haha!
Anyway, here's hoping for an equally fabulous weekend. Cheers!

Just a little update

No word back yet from the folks at HGTV regarding when my show will air. I'm going to give them a week or so to e-mail me and then I'm gonna start calling!

This morning I joined my local Etsy street team. I'm now included on their Yahoo Groups mailing list. They also have a very cool little blog. I'm pretty excited. I love meeting local artists and crafters. It's great to be part of a creative community. Unfortunately, I don't always have the time to meet up with my SCBWI crit group, so I'm hoping this team will be another outlet for me.

In other news, I have my typography class tonight. It's pretty warm out right now, but by this evening we're supposed to get a "wintry mix" that'll make driving conditions rather icy. Why must this happen every night that I have a lengthy commute to and from school? I'm done with winter. Really.

That's about it for a Tuesday update. I hope to have some ATCs to show you at some point in the (very) near-future.