YES! Definitely make your own thread, you deserve to showcase your work

Also that is SUPER CUTE omg <3 It looks cleaner than the other one, so that's a nice start! The shading is nice, some of it is the wrong shape or in the wrong place, but it doesn't detract from the image too much. The main thing I'm focusing on is the hair--it looks really flat, especially compared to the rest of the image. Instead of a large area of shading on the side, try shading with individual strokes to represent individual hairs. You don't have to do every piece of hair of course, just enough to give it texture. Hair is generally darker at the bottom and top, with highlight areas in the middle.
Speaking of highlights, you could add some more to the entire image. The highlights in the eyes look great, so don't be afraid to push them in the rest of the image

For example, since noses are wet, it should have some highlights on it, as should the tongue.
Shading is pretty much about determining your light source and understanding how different textures reflect light. Its a frustrating road sometimes, but it looks like you have a good start <3