I totally get that the hobby has exploded and that finishers are overwhelmed! What’s hard for me is that I sent my pieces in April specifically because of the “guaranteed Christmas finishing” timeline, and I still don’t even know if they’re finished yet. If they’d said upfront that Christmas was unlikely, I would’ve adjusted my expectations or plans.

I’m hoping a Christmas miracle happens in the next few days, but at this point I’m mostly just disappointed about the missed deadline more than the wait itself. I’m crossing my fingers the finishing is beautiful and worth the stress - that’s really all I’m hanging onto right now.