I am a sewing MACHINE! Halloween Costume

Quinn is going to be Little Red Riding Hood for Halloween this year.

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I was inspired by this cute red dress I bought for her a couple weeks ago. Also, I wanted to make her something and a cape sounded pretty easy. Anyway, she doesn't know anything about LRRH, which is probably why she's refusing to wear the costume...

I made the cape out of vinyl and lined it with flannel. I embroidered the apron with two different settings on  my sewing machine (so easy!). And that pretty ragged flower strip at the top I bought from Jo-Ann's. Just that tiny strip cost $3! I probably should have checked the price before I had the guy cut it. Oh well. I'll put some pictures of Quinn all dressed up when I finish getting the whole costume put together. I still need to make the basket lining and buy some tights.

Craftin in progress....

stay tuned.

Day 30: self portrait

Woop! Woop! Today is the last photo challenge for me. If I had kept up with it everyday I would have been done September 30th. If I had kept going at the rate I was going (without doubling and tripling days) I don't think I would have ever finished.

Here's my self portrait. I just wouldn't be me without these two (awwww so sweet right?)

Day 28 & 29: flowers and black and white

Today we went to the Rhododendron Garden. It was beautiful, but I'm not going back unless I have something to protect us against the waterfowl. Ducks and geese freak me out. They always think we have food and when they see us they start honking and quacking and then they follow us. Today a goose about the size of Quinn with feathers in his mouth (cannibal goose?) started to stare us down. He wouldn't let us pass him on the path, so I turned around and we high-tailed it out of there. Then he started honking at us as he followed us up the path, along with some of his duck friends. Luckily we lost him, but I could hear his honks all the way across the park and they sent chills down my spine :)

Here are a couple pictures of flowers that I took today:

 

Here's my black and white. I took this yesterday.

Isn't she just the sweetest?!

Day 27: from a distance

All I could think of when I saw "from a distance" was that song by Bette Midler (listen to it here). I kinda love that song...

Anyway, here is my from a distance picture.

Day 25 & 26: something pink and close-up

Here's another twofer. 

Can you tell I want to be done with this challenge? 

It's just that it's October now and I want to move on to other things. Like what? I don't know, but I'm kind of over this...

These are some fairy wings I got at Target for only $1!

Day 22 - 24: hands, sunflare, animal