Do you remember this?  I got the idea from one of my new favorite blogs.  .  .Ruffles and Stuff.  I have said this before, but I love Disney’s style.  I am all about making something fabulous out of almost nothing, and she does a fantastic job of showing us how to do that.  Disney is a preacher’s wife and has a beautiful little 2-year-old who happens to do most of the modeling for the  site.  I’m  telling you, there are troves of fabulous ideas, so dive into her archives, and don’t forget to check out her etsy shop as well!

$2 “Ruffle Necklace” Waffle Shirt

 Before: I got these PJ’s for my daughter at the Dollar Store of all places, with the intention of making them pretty, but when I got home I couldn’t find a coordinating fabric that I liked, so I decided to just re-do the shirt!

So I cut a leg off…

Cut it into 5 strips, about 3/4″ wide, and ruffled them on my machine…

Pinned them to the shirt where in a necklace pattern, with the excess all hanging off one end. After I sewed them on, I wrapped the excess ruffles into a rose pattern and hand stitched it with two pearls in the center.

Then I stitched a bow on, made from some vintage ribbon I had on hand. I love the color!

Cutie Pie!!

If I hadn’t been too lazy to go back down to the $ store, I would have bought another pair of pants, and ruffled the bum or something. My daughter really needs jammies! And I’d love to have some that didn’t have a cartoon character on them.

P.S. Sorry about doing ruffles again! I can’t help myself. The blog name should have warned you! )

Thanks Disney!