Christmas in August

I started this project back in November 2009. I thought it would be a GREAT idea for a Christmas present that year. Well...it turned out to be more of a project than expected and I was FINALLY able to complete it and ship it off the it's amazing recipient last week. Here's what I based it off:





And this is what I did:



Here's a closer view:


I'm extremely proud. After I was about 2-3 weeks in to this project I stopped working on it because I was afraid it would turn out the way I envisioned in my head. It turned out exactly the way I'd hoped. Even the frame turned out exactly as I wanted.




I'd say my embroidery has come along way since I was 10: