Remake: Orange Floral Muumuu

My final piece that I brought to Costa Rica with me... This MUUMUU!!!

New Dress A Day - vintage muumuu - Goodwill - thrift store shopping

I was obsessed with the colors - a little bit of orange, red, and pink??  Sign me up!!

New Dress A Day - vintage muumuu - Goodwill - thrift store shopping

I wanted something to wear as a beach coverup since I'm so fair.  I'm always wearing layers at the beach, so I thought this could work out perfectly as beachwear!

New Dress A Day - vintage muumuu - Goodwill - thrift store shopping

Time to get to work!!

I started by chopping off the sleeves.  I followed the seam and left about 1 1/2 inches.

New Dress A Day - vintage muumuu - Goodwill - thrift store shopping

I folded under the excess trim to make each armhole totally clean.

New Dress A Day - vintage muumuu - Goodwill - thrift store shopping

I stitched my new sleeves in place and my beach coverup was complete!

New Dress A Day - vintage muumuu - Goodwill - thrift store shopping

I'm going to take this piece a little further, come summer.  I think I want to really push the sundress route, but for trip purposes it was just right!

We went to a beach area that was filled with beach chairs, umbrellas, and these gorgeous crocheted hammocks!!  I immediately became obsessed because the details are spectacular.

New Dress A Day - vintage muumuu - crochet hammock - Costa Rica

I totally got on...

New Dress A Day - vintage muumuu - Costa Rica - Tamarindo beach

...and I totally passed out!

New Dress A Day - vintage muumuu - Costa Rica - Tamarindo beach

I loved wooden carved "private" signs the most.

New Dress A Day - vintage muumuu - Costa Rica - Beware Sign

The signs totally got me in a crafty mood, so when I found the perfect beach chair spot...

New Dress A Day - vintage muumuu - Costa Rica - Tamarindo beach

...I got to crafting!

I made a sunglasses neck holder! (I'm going with that because I'm just not quite sure what these thingamajigs are called.)  Before the trip, I went to the fabric district in downtown LA to grab some supplies -  I got some beads and the actual connectors for the sunglasses.  I added a jump ring to the connector and then added fishing line to string the beads (2).  Next I started beading away!  I came up with a fun pattern using some turquoise, red, and white beads (3), and then finished my holder by tying the cord to the other jump ring attached to the connector (4).

New Dress A Day - vintage muumuu - Costa Rica - Tamarindo beach - DIY Sunglasses beaded cord

Love how this turned out!  I was using it all the time instead of putting them on my head when I went inside somewhere. Cute, eh?  I have a not-so-hot track record of losing (er, sitting on) my sunnies, so this was a practical little project to avoid such mini-disasters.

New Dress A Day - vintage muumuu - Costa Rica - Tamarindo beach - DIY Sunglasses beaded cord

The beach was fully enjoyed...

New Dress A Day - vintage muumuu - Costa Rica - Tamarindo beach

... as was the most adorable pup ever!!

New Dress A Day - vintage muumuu - Costa Rica - Tamarindo beach

There were coconuts served by amazing machete-wielding beach dudes who cut the tops of them off right in front of us...

New Dress A Day - vintage muumuu - Goodwill - thrift store shopping

...and then I enjoyed my sweet, sweet, coconut water nectar in the sand!

New Dress A Day - vintage muumuu - Goodwill - thrift store shopping

I was in love with the beaded hangers at the boutique nearby...

New Dress A Day - vintage muumuu - beaded hanger - Costa Rica

...and all of the gorgeously colored wares...

New Dress A Day - vintage muumuu - Costa Rica boutique

It was tough to say goodbye to Tamarindo....

New Dress A Day - vintage muumuu - Costa Rico - Tamarindo

...and one last sunset was thoroughly enjoyed.

New Dress A Day - vintage muumuu - Costa Rica - Tamarindo beach

Oh, and that pina colada was thoroughly enjoyed as well!!

New Dress A Day - vintage muumuu - Goodwill - thrift store shopping

Such a dreamy time!!