Tea Party Under the Sea

I'm working on a personal illustration and trying to get into the habit of planning my grayscale values ahead of time. This is what I have so far.

I started coloring it today and realized it's going to take me forever. I think I may be going about it in a really stupid manner...

I also can never seem to get my chip-to-salsa ratio right. 

I keep getting news about my website and how it will be ready in just a few short days. It's been a long few short days, but luckily I'm not being held up too much because I'm still unsure of what I want to send out for my postcards when my site is ready. 

I'm hoping when I'm finished with this I like it enough to use it for postcards.

*crosses fingers*