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One last project for 2024 — a new caftan to wear in Cancun! I found this pink bat-print cotton and just had to make it up into a retro ’60s caftan. Easy-peasy project and I definitely want to use the pattern again, especially since I already have several caftans in this exact style, both vintage and repro.<\/p>\n

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At the resort, I wore the caftan with pink and lavender batty flip-flops from Strange Cvlt, a pink macrame purse from Target, flowers in my hair, and a pink batty necklace that was an Xmas gift from a friend.<\/p>\n

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One last project for 2024 — a new caftan to wear in Cancun! I found this pink bat-print cotton and just had to make it up into a retro ’60s caftan. Easy-peasy project and I definitely want to use the pattern again, especially since I already have several caftans in this exact style, both vintage<\/p>\n

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