Hatsukoi Banner + Other WIPs + Personal update

This post is a bit long ^^ but I have some cool things to show you!

I made this drawing for the Hatsukoi expo I'll be in November ^^ The organizers will print this and it will be beside my table at the Artists' Alley. Today was the last day I could send it so, I had to prioritize this a bit. If you want, you can see a short timelapse of how I made this drawing here. (I started recording after finishing the sketch, so it's only lineart and color)

I've been working a lot on designs and merch for the event. I've bought some keychains and acrylic standees with my chibies and I'll post them as soon as they arrive! Also, soon I'll send my drawings to get printed on several products like notebooks, stickers (of course), bookmarks, posters, etc.

This is how acrylics should look! Mockups from Wooacry, the page I ordered from:

This and commissions have kept me busy lately x) A bit too much, to be honest. I've been working so much and I still feel I have done so little. The worst part is that my mom is having some issues and lost her hearing in the left ear, so I've been taking care of her, taking her to several doctors and appointments, and I'm mad at the health system in this country, though I know it's not the only country with such issues. That also has supposed more expenses and less time to work on things.

I've been barely sleeping, I'm really stressed, my anxiety has been skyrocketing, and even when I have the chance to sleep a bit more, I just can't. I wake up and start thinking about a lot of bad things. I've been crying daily for the last week or so u.u

I'm in debt and struggling to make ends meet which only worsens things x) but I still have so much work delayed I can't do a lot. I tell myself it's only a month more and things will get better, but honestly, I don't know what to expect.

Anyway, in some good news, I got plushies of Lizzy, Lynn, LiLy and Ellie! I found a couple of places here in Mexico that make custom plushies, and this is the result ^^ However, I only took photos of Lizzy and Lynn x) because I wanted to sleep. I'll take photos of LiLy and Ellie later. These are the first plushies of my OCs and they took a bit over a month to get finished and just arrived yesterday. I'm really happy with them. Avelyn looks so gorgeous x)

If everything goes well, I'll also make plushies of Val, Eris and Gigi in the future.

For now, my focus is on the Hatsukoi, but I'll check my options for international shipping once I have more merch in case any of you want to get keychains and other things. Maybe even plushies! Though they are a bit expensive since they are custom made. I'll offer a pre-sale to help with merch production too, I just need to get the shipping figured out.

Finally, some of what I've been working on lately (besides commissions, of course). These still need backgrounds and/or text, but they'll be finished soon.