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Thursday, January 26, 2012

three shiny gloves

Three pairs of sequined gloves ...

Three destroyed sewing machine needles ...

Three lovely eighth grade girls with naked arms awaiting their three pairs of sequined gloves.

Three days later than promised ...

Three hours before the final Tea Dance dress rehearsal …

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 ... delivered.


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To one panicked teacher.

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By one crazed seamstress who cursed out the person who picked out this wretched, sewing-machine-destroying fabric many more than three times  …

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… oh, that would be me.


The "Imagine the Impossibilities" deadline is quickly drawing near ...


Be sure to come back and link up your projects here on January 31 ...

9 comments:

  1. ha! So funny (not for your nerves or machine though). They look great and I'm sure the girl's loved them (and the teacher breathed a big sigh of relief).

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  2. Did you drop the F bomb as your needles broke?

    ~Bliss~

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  3. How many needles did you go through? Funny (probably not to you...sorry). I nominated you for the versatile blogger award today at http://wp.me/p25O5U-gj just because I like your blog. Good job.

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  4. I had the same issue with a "mermaid" costume, made of the aforementioned sequined fabric. But she was eventually the cutest 4 year-old mermaid in the 'hood.

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  5. Tragedy....narrowly averted! Good thing you know your way around a sewing machine needle!

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  6. "oh, that would be me." PRICELESS. LOL! I might possibly know someone else who has had such wonderful ideas. ;) LOL! blesings ~ Tanna
    PS the important part is that they look GOOD when they wore them!!

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  7. Congrats on getting it done .. and being done - until next year!

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  8. You can't keep the Jersey out of the girl - you've really blinged those gloves out!!
    Kelly

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