BeaderJoJo-
I don't keep track of how many hours I have into each project. Since it's a leisure activity and not business, I try just to enjoy the process and however long it takes is just fine. The only thing is that I do like to enter pieces in competitions and shows, so sometimes I do try to crunch to meet a deadline.
I will say this piece took about 9 months, and I worked on it anywhere from 5-10 hrs/week on average. So that would be a rough estiamte.
Nicole