Ooh, this is an ultra exciting Spotlight, as (I think) we have five newcomers to our weekly hot list*! Special congrats to @CHIKAKO.F (for two recognitions), @Heather Bruce Sosa, @Kyra Manthe, @Yazz Ross, and @cookiebouquets! Well done, cookiers!
Let's jump right in and take a look at the wonders that our honorees posted this past week!
#1: Betta Fish by Kyra [EDITOR'S NOTE: Kyra's post is one of the first entries into our current brush embroidery challenge! There's still plenty of time to enter - and potentially win $100 in prizes - so check it out here.]
#2: Experimenting with New Techniques by Heather Bruce Sosa
#3: Fragrance of Raspberries by PUDING FARM
#4: My Dream House Series by CHIKAKO.F
#5: Llamas and Cacti by Tina at Sugar Wishes
#6: Antique Cookies by CHIKAKO.F
#7: Fragrance of Raspberries (Background) by PUDING FARM [EDITOR'S NOTE: As the photo title suggests, PUDING FARM ever so graciously submitted this cookie photo for our site background position! Stay tuned - you're likely to see it soon in this highly coveted spot!]
#8: Happy Birthday to Cookie Connection! by Shutterstock [EDITOR'S NOTE: This cookie photo is royalty-free clip art from Shutterstock, but it was important to include here because I used it to highlight Cookie Connection's recent birthday! The site turned seven years old on June 8, believe it or not! 
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#9: The Child and the Sea by Yazz Ross
And, our final and oh-so-charming honoree of the week . . .
#10: Picnic Girl by cookiebouquets
What delightful work! Again, extra kudos to our many newcomers to the Spotlight this week! And, to everyone, have a safe, happy, and healthy next week.
Note: On Friday, June 19, I'll be taking my first flight since the COVID outbreak to go to Maine to check on my long-distance (and long-running!) home renovation! Because my time there is very compressed, and the internet connection is notoriously poor, I will be skipping next week's Spotlight. I'll resume Spotlights on June 27, the same day as our recently announced live chat with @Sweet Prodigy, which you can read about and join here. Hope to "see" you then!
So that no one has an unfair advantage in making it onto a hot list, the algorithm is secret even to site administrators. Only our platform developers know the code, which has been exhaustively tested by those developers and Cookie Connection staff.
All photos shown here are the courtesy (and copyright) of the designers listed.
To check out our other hot lists, at any time of day, visit our Hot Spot, also found in the site's main navigation line.
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