OK, it's back into the swing of things!! We've got some family in town so it's been on the go - I feel like a tourist again in LA, which is really fun. This polka dotted piece came from Miss Val in Eugene, OR and is going to be the weekend wares!

"Miss Mariss, I grabbed this when I was thrifting at Goodwill during my last stop. I think the colors are really pretty, but it definitely needs some work. It's like a pastel snowstorm and hail patterned dress, LOL. Can't wait to see the finished product, girl."

Ha, it's totally a scattered showers dress Val!! Lots of dots and even a few holes...

Not the most fun dress right now, but we'll get it to a chic spot (PUN!!) in no time!!

The holes were on the seam keeping together the top from the skirt, so I decided to just remove the skirt from the piece.

Once I got it in two, I took the shirt and cut a vertical slit down the center to the waist and peeled back both sides.

I stitched down the center and rehemmed the bottom of the piece.

With the addition of a hot pink polka dotted belt from J Crew that I thrifted for $2, I went to the abstract market :)

Our cousins from Austria just hit LA so we did the circuit...

We stopped by the Hollywood sign with about 75 other visitors...

...before stopping at In-N-Out for a little treat!

A trip to LA isn't complete without a stop here...

Since I virtually live at the Hollywood Bowl, this one was easy :)

We relaxed to Sarah McLachlan crooning all night with the Bowl Orchestra. It brought me back to 1995 when I was in high school when I listened to her on repeat!