Hey friends! I've been in Texas (woo, Longhorns!) the past week for an amazing blogging conference and am back in action. Before I give a total rundown tomorrow, I wanted to post the second way I styled this fab shirt. Remember the before...

The size was wrong, seams were undone, and the sleeves were too big because the elastic was worn out.

But, that pattern was good. SO good!

Cute and casual now, right?

So, lets see how this works dressed up a bit more...

Some heels and a black mini skirt totally change the vibe of the look!

Red lips + black, white, and tan = fun color combo :)

I'm totally digging Look #2!

It's really the most fun when you can take one piece from your wardrobe and craft multiple looks from it.

I love playing the game of, "how many different things would this piece look best with" because sometimes I surprise myself with the pairings!!

The pattern of this top is what sold me from the get go!

The size was wrong, seams were undone, and the sleeves were too big because the elastic was worn out.

Because I can't ever turn away from a good pattern, I knew this shirt could be salvaged into something I could wear all the time!

Ya hear? ALL. THE. TIME.

Before we even get started, I'm kind of obsessed with the label of this piece.

This piece had the collar seam undone...

...so to keep the neck intact, I repinned the fabric...

...and then stitched a new seam to keep it in place. This allowed me to retain the crew neck style of the shirt.

I loved the print of this piece, but the shirt was just a bit too big overall. Post neck fixes, I moved onto the body and the sleeves. I trimmed the sleeves shorter because the length just wasn't doing it for me :) Plus there was some pinkish discoloration that I didn't want to have seen!