Guest Post by DISNEY!

My first refashionista guest needs no introduction, but I'm going to give it a shot anyway. Please put your hands together for....DISNEY of Ruffles and Stuff! If you haven't yet discovered Ruffles and Stuff, you have probably been living under a rock. Disney's blog is a virtual how-to guide to looking gorgeous on a very modest budget. She is also a very sweet person and I am blessed to call her a friend. Now, without further ado, here is Disney:

Hello, everyone! I'm Disney from Ruffles and Stuff, it's wonderful to meet you all! And I'm so delighted to be part of Alida's super fun refashioning event. I love refashioning! It's definitely one of my favorite ways to sew. It's a great way to recycle, cut down your crafting budget and best of all, skip some tedious sewing steps!

Today I'm sharing the refashioning of a dress that a dear friend at church gave me. She thought I could take it in and make it fit, but I had more in mind for it than just that!

Here's the dress before:

Very nice on me, I think. :o)

And here....is the "after"!

Much better.

I took in the sides...

Hemmed up the bottom...

And used the extra fabric to make a ruffle around the neck!

Do you have a dress sitting in your closet to re-work? If not, hit the thrift store, lady! There are tons there waiting to be rescued.

Here's a little more detailed how-to:

• Start with a long sheath dress. If your dress is too big, like mine was, you'll want to take in the sides. Just turn your dress inside-out and sew down the sides, following the original shape of the dress.

• Then you'll want to try on the dress and find the right hem length for you. Add an inch or two to that, and cut off the excess evenly.

• Use the part you trimmed off to cut a 4" strip, 1.5-2x your neckline measurement. Be sure to use the hemmed edge so you don't have to hem your ruffle.

• Serge or zig-zag the raw edge of your 4" strip, hem the two ends and then gather it into a ruffle. Pin your ruffle to your neckline (wrong side of ruffle should face right side of dress) and sew on!

Isn't that an easy refashion?

And what a dramatic difference!

I hope that gets your mind reeling of fun things to alter. Once you get started, it's hard to stop!

Thanks so much for having me over, Alida!

Happy refashioning!

Love,

-Disney

Don't you just love her? Thanks so much Disney for being a part of this event! Stay tuned for more special guests, and a big GIVEAWAY at the end of the event!