174 Days to Go: Reader Donation – Amber
I got the piece du jour from Miss Amber Lena in the Pacific Northwest!
Hi Marisa – I thrift almost every weekend because I sell outfits on my blog and I keep seeing this tunic. I love the pattern and I think it’s homemade. I love your site and am curious how you will restyle this – I got it for 99 cents! I love your site and talent. Amber Lena
So sweet to think of me Amber 
Day 174 - Before
It’s a mid-calfy mix between a tunic and a muumuu…a tuumuu or a muunic perhaps (thoughts??)…and I’m just not digging the length. I got my scissors in hand ready to go!
Week 5: Day O’Muumuus
Greetings from Dallas!!
I spent the day on set working with lots of muumuus. Yep, that’s one in my hand below!
Muumuu!!
I was in a non-remake, vintage, mint green dress that was the exact shade of Rachel McAdams’ amazing Vivienne Westwood from The Vow premiere.
Love this whole look!
The only difference…I scored mine for a buck and hers was well…not a buck There was no new outfit today, however I did begin working on this puppy!
Sneak Peek!
Isn’t the pattern fun?
Fabric ECU!
Working out of my hotel room, I began a little deconstructing. Since I’m sans sewing machine, all the tweaks are going to be hand sew/glue friendly. Needles and thread came with me on my flight!
Snippin!
The leftovers…
What to do with the excess fabric?
Tune in tomorrow to see the results!!
PS, there’s still time to enter yesterday’s scarf giveaway! A winner will be chosen on 4/1!
Week 12: Peter Pan Collar
Can I just say how good it feels to be back in action? After rest, lots of soup, a ridiculous amount of tissues (I’m still blowing…), I’m feeling grrrreat!
Tony the Tiger knows what's up!
Today’s piece was one I worked on for the gals who asked about the Peter Pan collar! I procured this piece myself…
Week 12: Peter Pan collar - Before
I loved the diamond-y print to this piece and the neckline is going to work like a charm for the collar. Grab a doily and let’s get crackin!
Week 17: Erin
Today’s piece came from my gal Erin, who’s grad schooling her way through Kent State!
“Dear Marisa – Hello! Long time listener, first time caller note!”
PS, best letter intro I’ve received.
Week 17: Erin - Before
“The muumuu has been at the bottom of my closet since August, at which I had high hopes of acquiring a sewing machine from Santa in the near future. Well Santa has come and gone. He ate the cookies, drank the milk, and forgot to put a Singer under the tree 
I bought a hand held Singer Sew Quick in a last “stitch” (har har) effort to execute my vision. Obviously, no luck. It is now yours to do with what you wish!”
Before we begin, can we take a minute to check out this fab bubble-lope? Love!!
Stellar packing job!
Time to make this muumuu work!
Week 23: Cristin’s NDAD Creation
Happy Sunday friends!! Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend! I took a trip up north to San Francisco to hang with some amazing pals and taste some amazing wine. I’ll have a fun post to share tomorrow!! Today’s piece comes from my gal Cristin…
“Hello! First let me say, you’re uber creative, and I’ve loved following you. Like every creative and DIY project I see, I thought to myself – I could do that! I made this proclamation aloud to a coworker and he challenged me, saying, ”No way you are going to do that… If you make a muumuu into an appropriate dress and wear it to work, I will wear a suit that day.” (I work in a very casual environment). We set a cut-off date and I took the challenge!!
Week 23: Cristin - Before
Let’s see how this challenge goes down!!
