Remake: Green Floral Muumuu

I really loved the print of this muumuu.

The floral print at the bottom was my favorite part, so I started to think about ways to upcycle this into something wearable!

While wearing the piece and looking at all the seams, I knew exactly how I was going to upcycle this!

Time to get out the seam ripper!

Seam, meet seam ripper! You guys are going to get along really well.

I started to remove each of the sleeves.

I really loved the shape of the neck on this muumuu.

And when the sleeves came off, it was easier to see the sharper edges that were made at the shoulders. I wanted to let this be the focal point!

Sharper shoulders, check! I pinned to prep for a little bit of sewing.

On top of the shoulder area, I also took in the piece a bit at the arms. There was a larger hole made from when the sleeves were taken off, so I wanted to close up shop a little as well!

I was headed to Palm Springs, so leaving it long and flowy was just how I was going to wear my new piece!

Hello 70s!!

I went to Palm Springs with two of my best girlfriends for a quick weekend getaway! Even getting out of LA for a night feels like a way longer vacation!

We were taking too many pics in the photo booth at the Ace Hotel!

We went to Las Casuelas for a Mexican feast and met a bunch of new pals while dancing to the live band play everything from Journey to Roy Orbison.

There were too many candids going on at the table!

We had the most fun dinner before heading back to the hotel...

...where the shenanigans continued! I was so obsessed with the window display at the hotel! Hello amazing knots! I posted this shot on Instagram over the weekend and @mackenzie.91 called it "an awesome parrot toy" which I couldn't agree more!

It's got a total retro/nautical vibe going on, which suited my ensemble to a tee!

It was back to the room after that, where we grabbed glasses of water to find them super cloudy. We even checked with the hotel to see what was going on and they said it was because of extra air bubbles in it. (It had an Alka Seltzer-y look because of the color/bubbly texture.) I added a pack of Emergen-C to my bubbly H2O...

...and called it a night!

More Palm Springs pics to come...

Remake: Brown Bib Dress

I gave you guys a little teaser of this dress last week.

Big time bib action on this one!!

Plus some shoulder pads that were large enough to be pillows on my couch!! OK, slight exaggeration...

This one is all about paring down. Time to get crackin'!

I brought this piece with me to work on while I was up in San Francisco last week. (I cruised up north to work on some fun Creativebug videos that I'll share as soon as they become available!!) I packed it in my LeSportsac bag of clothes galore...

...which rivaled my monogrammed Skipping Girl tote in size, that was solely filled with my toiletries. Girl's gots to have her beauty products when she's road tripping and does not need to comply with travel carry-on rules! Full sized, all the way.

This vintage frock was packed in the weekender while my curling iron, shampoo/condish duo by Fat Hair (it's vegan and it thickens my über fine hair), sat on top of my contacts/contact solution, toothbrush/paste, shine spray, moisturizer, sunscreen, makeup, and glasses. I was 100% prepared for a video shoot or a month stuck in the forest.

This was a little taste of my view driving up...

Once I made my way up to SF, I got to crafting during my down time. I began with that bib!! I just wasn't feeling it, so I started on my journey of removing it with a seam ripper.

Once I got it removed, it looked just like this.

All I need is a little bit of padding and we're ready for some football!! The draft is only a few days away...just sayin.

The new neckline was super clean, which I loved.

The large-ish shoulder pads came off next...

...and the length of the skirt followed.

I trimmed. I pinned...

I sewed...

There was some cool button work down the center of the back of the dress, so I decided to turn the dress around and wear the back as the new front!

I opened a few of the buttons and tucked under the fabric to create a makeshift V-neck.

Paired with an elastic, straw-colored belt and with the sleeves pushed up above my elbows, the dress had a sleeker and more cleaned up vibe.

Sometimes removing just one thing changes the entire look of a piece. I'm talking to you, bib!!

Love the comfort of this piece and you'd never guess that there was anything attached to the top of it!

I've got some fun things on tap for the week - more remakes and more giveaways! Speaking of, congrats to Carly for winning the UncommonGoods gift card. Check yo email, girl!