Is this thing on????

So, today began my first "official" blogging day, I suppose.
And better yet, a friend of mine commissioned me to make a smaller version of.... THIS!
How awesome is that?! The version I'm making is going to be a 4x4 size. The one in the picture is 7x7. I've got til the end of the month to finish it, which should be super easy!
I promised him I'd keep the blog updated of all the progress I've made throughout the next few weeks. I've figured out how many squares I need total, and for each color. Here goes!:
Gold-6
Light brown-12
Brown-35
Red-37
Skin tone-66
Light blue-82
Black-142

Making it a total of 380 squares.

As of now, I've finished all 6 gold. Woo! 6 down, 374 to go!