So elated!

Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder ...
                                                                       - Henry David Thoreau

Mr. Cottage and I just returned from a wonderful visit to Key West, Florida.  Shortly before we left for our trip, I placed my very first order of notecards that were to be printed with my own artwork.  How exciting is that!  I remember how I felt the first time I saw my original watercolor paintings after they had been printed in various sizes. 

While we were away, they arrived!!  Our neighbors kept my package for me until we returned early last evening.

For now, these are my bird notecards...

Scenes and Landscapes...

And flowers...

I'm already planning on adding additional paintings of mine to the above collections.  But everything takes time, planning and money.  So for the time being, I'm just going to concentrate on trying to get these to sell.  Sounds like a good start to me!

Stay tuned for our trip to Key West.  It was awesome!