54 Days to Go: $1 Remake
It’s Muumuu Monday!!
Day 54 – Before
I fell in love with this fabric – the red base with blue and green flowers and butterflies? It’s like the print was made with me in mind! It’s still a muumuu though…
Neck Drawstrings!
…and needs a bit of help before I wear 
If the dinner party I was going to was Three’s Company themed, I’d have my Mrs. Roper ensemble ready to go.
Mrs. “Muumuu” Roper
Unfortunately, it is not, so I have a date with my sewing machine!
I started off cutting the piece! I trimmed about 18 inches off from the bottom.
Scissor Sisters!
This piece is going to be shorter now!!
Extra fabric for the stash!
I prepped the raw edge to sew a new hem by pinning it in place…
Pinned Hem!
…and then sewed it down! The body was a bit too big, but I was loving the wider sleeves, so I took in the sleeves starting at the elbows (to maintain the thick cuff) and then tightened up the body. I also unzipped the piece about five inches and folded the edges under to create a V shape.
A Stitch In Time
Love to hide those drawstrings now!! With my piece finished, I added my sunnies and Urban Outfitters flats I scored at Buffalo Exchange for $12, and had a dress totally appropriate for dinner!
Day 54 – After
I still can’t get over how fun this print is!!
Love this fabric!
It’s like you can’t even tell it started off as a muumuu, aside from the zipper
Big cuffed sleeve!
Wearing my new ensemble, I met up with my girls Sonya Nimri and Maegan Tintari for a little dinner action.
Charlie’s Angels!
The kicker to this delish meal…some decadent sweets from Porto’s! (PS, for those of you who aren’t Los Angelenos/familiar with this Cuban café, here’s Porto’s site to get an idea. I LOVE this place – it’s super reasonable and the pastries/sandwiches/empanadas are simply insane!)
Porto’s Mango Mousse!
I started off my day working on my Fantasy Football draft and ended it with my girlfriends.
Oh happy day!!
Best way to celebrate the close of the weekend!! Hope everyone had a great one!
