wip wednesday

I neglected unpacking boxes for a little while this week to work on a couple projects. I found out on Sunday that our church Halloween party is THIS SATURDAY.  Hmm.  I hadn't started costumes yet so I started to work on those.  This is my daughter's costume so far.  Anyone want to guess what she is going to be?
I was also asked to make some lettering for a photo booth backdrop at the party.  They told me that someone else was going to bring an orange tablecloth as a backdrop and I just needed have something to hang on it.  I decided to go with bunting.
Of course when I was halfway through making the bunting I got an email saying that the tablecloth was actually going to be black and that whatever I made needed to be orange.  So here is the second attempt.  It was probably for the best since I absentmindedly ended up with a wonky "O" the first time around.
My daughter has claimed the black bunting for her room so it all worked out in the end :)

Thanks for all of your advice about my sewing machine.  I ended up calling the shop on Monday morning and telling them that I was just going to pick it up because I didn't want to wait any longer.  They then told me that they could have it ready for me in 2 hours.  Why didn't I make that phone call earlier?
Linking up with WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced.

Comments

  1. BethOctober 16, 2013 at 9:27 AM

    Glad you are getting your sewing machine back!

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  2. SeeLifeMarvelsOctober 16, 2013 at 11:32 AM

    I like the wonky O.

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  3. JennyOctober 16, 2013 at 1:29 PM

    Oh, yes! I love stories like that (about your sewing machine). Awesome.

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  4. ReneeOctober 16, 2013 at 6:00 PM

    ugh I can't believe they had it for 4 weeks and only do something with it after you called! That's not very good business! The buntings are very cute...no idea what your daughter is.

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  5. Lori LandenburgerOctober 16, 2013 at 11:13 PM

    Wow! So glad you are getting your machine back!! Sounds like lots of fun n giggles around your house at Halloween :)

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  6. Erica TooleOctober 17, 2013 at 4:30 PM

    I'm going to guess Ice skater, glad you got your sewing machine back, and I LOVE the buntings.

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