Rockaway Beach Adventure: Fun on the Northern Oregon Coast

There is little on this earth that is as refreshing as a trip to the beach. The beauty and power that can be seen in every coastline is just remarkable. I was aching for a trip to the coast so we decided to visit Rockaway Beach after visiting the Tillamook cheese factory.

Rockaway's shore

Rockaway Beach is the stretch of beach that is North of Tillamook, OR. Like all Northern Oregon beaches it is almost always windy and cold. It was drizzling when we went but that didn't stop us from running all over on the sand. It is so beautiful!

When we went there were only two other groups within eyesight, yet pretty far in the distance. To me, that is the perfect amount of people. I like feeling secluded yet not totally lost or alone. Free to be silly! 

All in all I loved our visit to Rockaway beach. We didn't stay too long since it was drizzling and cold but it was still such a good feeling. We also visited Cannon Beach during this trip which I will blog about in the future. 

Peace and <3 KM

Sewing: Bomber Dress from Men's Shirt

I found a shirt at K-Mart in Hawaii. I thought the fabric was so cool. I usually stay away from Hawaiian prints. They usually aren't my style, but I thought this was just too awesome to pass up. It looks like a normal print if you aren't paying attention, but if you do then you see there are awesome bombers and fighters flying over Diamond Head, and there are aircraft carriers in the ocean. I had to have it, but all they had was xxl and xxxl men's. I ended up buying the xxxl to make sure I had enough fabric. 

I first ripped all the seams in the shirt. You wouldn't believe how many colors of thread were used in this garment. At least six! I've never seen anything like it in my whole career of ripping apart perfectly good clothes.

Anyway, I cut out the pieces for my dress, basing it loosely on another dress that had unfortunately gotten too small over the years. I added some nifty pleats to the front that I had to do over a couple of times to make them line up right. 

It turned out a little big, but that ended up to be a good thing because I had forgotten to wash the shirt/fabric before I sewed. I washed it and it shrank to the exact right size. Now I have some silly resort-wear that does not make me cringe. I am happy.