Saturday, March 6, 2010

HUGE Happy Dance!!!!!!!!


woohoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I had set a goal of the end of March for finishing my Christmas Village. A couple people commented & or emailed me saying that they thought I could finish it by this weekend. Well, that was all the challenge I needed!!!!!! I have worked on this every spare moment I could. This was all with babysitting all 5 days this week!!!! And..with helping my husband today....he is making a new bed for us.!
So, to have it finished on Sat. evening is a HUGE thrill for me!!!!!
I have never had a project take as long as this one. The main reason it took so long is the bands of white. I would just talk myself out of working on this & do something else. I finally decided to get serious after Christmas & get it done!!!!!
So, here in all her glory, I present a finished Christmas Village by Victoria Sampler!
Thanks for stopping by & all your kind comments!!

68 comments:

Taffy said...

Congrats and happy dancing with you. I have this in my stash. I love it and hope to do it some day. It looks marvelous.

Emily in NC said...

It is beautiful, I can see why it took so long.

PamelaSueJames said...

It's beautiful and I am sooo happy for you!
Pamela in Kansas

Tracy said...

way to go, congrats on the finish, beautiful.

Katie said...

It is GORGEOUS!! Great Job. Major Congrats! You rock girl.

Terri said...

Looks fantastic. Congrats on the finish :)

Tracey said...

Absolutely beautiful! I love this pattern.

Sue said...

Shari, it is stunning! Can't wait to put this on ESC's homepage!

Hugs,
Sue

Kate said...

Congratulations on your big finish. It's fantastic.

Chars said...

It looks great - congratulations

Cynimin said...

Oh beautiful!!!! It's going to be so nice for your Christmas time!

missy said...

WOOHOO!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! It's gorgeous!!

hugs
-missy-

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on your finish, it is beautiful.

Marl

htimcj said...

Beautiful!
Heidi-ILCS

Vickie said...

WHO-HOOO it looks GREAT!!! You did a fantastic job of stitching yours...I know...want to stitch mine???? HEE HEE

Kay said...

Very beautiful! I love it, great job!

Carol said...

Happy dancing right along with you, Shari! It looks so, so beautiful...I'm really proud of you for pushing yourself and finishing it so quickly :)

Karol said...

Congratulations on your beautiful finish!!

Kim said...

Congrats on your awesome finish!

Sweet Sue said...

Very happy for you Shari! Such a stunning finish:)

Anonymous said...

Great job! I love the little sled at the top.

Anonymous said...

That's a great finish! Beautiful! I'm sure you are super super happy to have this to add to your collection. What a great head start for Christmas. You must be so proud!
smiles,
alicia in Hawaii

WTF Are You Reading said...

This is soooo wonderful!!!! Thank you for the inspiration.

Lainey said...

Congratulations on such a beautiful finish Shari!

Carol's Stitching said...

Gorgeous! :) I have a few VS pieces in my stash and want to start one some day. The colors and the fabby look wonderful together.

Debra said...

Way to go! It is truly beautiful.

Rita said...

Absolutely gorgeous!

Congratulations, Shari!

GoldenAngelsWorks said...

BEAUTIFUL!!!
Congrats on the finish!

Sandy In Montana said...

Such a beautiful finish Shari. Congratulations !!

Happy Stitching - Sandy

Anonymous said...

its AWESOME!! beautiful stitching, who is the designer? hugs lou x

Unknown said...

Hi, Shari,
Pretty finish and nice work of art thank you for sharing with me

Vicky L said...

Congratulations! I am so happy for you! Christmas Village came out breathtaking. It is so beautiful! Keep on dancing, you deserve it!

WendyCarole said...

It's wonderful

EvalinaMaria said...

It was worth it! Well done Shari, congratulations

Stephanie said...

Absolutely gorgeous! Congratulations on getting it done ahead of schedule!

Terri said...

Congrats on a great finish :)

Katrien said...

Congratulations!!! It's gorgeous

Carolyn NC said...

That's such a beautiful finish - congratulations!

Wayne said...

I will happy dance with you. It looks real nice. Can't wait to see it in person.

Anonymous said...

It turned out *beautifully* - dancing with you!

Mylene said...

Happy dancing here with you, with Shania Twain's music despite of my back pain. It is simply beautiful! And i am happy you pursued working on this piece.

Jinger said...

Congrats on your marvelous finish! It is beautiful!

Despina said...

I just love this! What a great job!!

Maggi said...

So beautiful, Shari! Thanks for sharing! Any more pics of the boys?!! Can you come to LaPorte for the GTG?! Hope so! Take care, Maggi

Sadie said...

Congratulations Shari! Such a beautiful piece of stitching :-)

selene said...

Very nice, you have been wonderful!

Julie Routon said...

Congratulation! What a beautiful finish! You are a wonderful stitcher

Lyn said...

Looks beautiful!

Meari said...

It's beautiful, Shari. Congrats on your finish!! I'm happy dancing for you :)

Shelleen said...

woohoo!! congrats on the finish.

Nancy M said...

Great job! I think this is one of the pieces in our RR this year, so maybe I'll be able to see it up close!

Julie said...

STUNNING!! well done on a wonderful finish Shari

Sharon said...

It looks fabulous! Congrats.

Kathy said...

WOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO. Happy dancing an Irish jig for you. It is stunning. And well worth the time it took. If it were me I would probably leave it up all year! :)

Shelley said...

This is such a beautiful piece. Congrats to you for such a huge accomplishment.

Nick said...

Congrats on the finish Shari, it looks amazing!

Cindy F. said...

OH SHARI!!! It's BEAUTIFUL!!!! Congratulations girl:) I'm happy dancing with ya!!

Anonymous said...

WOW!!! what a gorgeous finish!

Anne52 said...

It's lovely, Shari! Congratulations!!

Rene la Frog said...

Doing a Happy Dance for you. I love Victoria Sampler designs and you did a beautiful job.

Rene la Frog said...

Doing a Happy Dance for you. I love Victoria Sampler designs and you did a awesome job on this one.

too_busy_to_stitch said...

Congratulations - this is awesome!

Carol R said...

Stunning finish Shari!

Felicity said...

Congratulations on finishing such a pretty piece. I love it!

Unknown said...

Congratulations Shari!! ;) I'm soo happy to see you finished it. I know how long it took me.. LOL. How beautiful your stitching is! Thanks for choosing one of my designs.. :) Thea at the Victoria Sampler. www.victoriasampler.com

Wendy said...

Oooh wow!! Shari, congrats on your finish!! It really is gorgeous and what an amazing job :)

Unknown said...

It turned out just gorgeous! One of these years I'll get mine done! great job!!!

Nicola said...

This is STUNNING!!!!
Nicola

www.allandale-cross-stitching.blogspot.com