Last week I showed you how you can make a custom pattern for a baladi dress using your own shirt. So glad to receive emails and comments from dancers telling me that they are excited about this pattern! 😀 This week, we’ll sew all the pieces together. So let’s get started! Get your FREE keyhole neckline pattern here! Check out… Read more →
Happy New Year! 😀 I wanted to start the new year with a DIY project that has been requested by many dancers, and it’s baladi dress. Baladi dresses are used when belly dancers dance more folk pieces, like ones with canes, and fun shaabi pieces. They can be made fitted or loose and can be simple or heavily decorated. So… Read more →
Merry Christmas! I hope you are having a wonderful day with your loved ones. I’m just finishing up the last bit of work here then heading off to my fiance’s parents’ place for dinner. It’ll be a good time 🙂 Before I go, I want to quickly share with you some photos. I often receive photos of beautiful creations by dancers, and… Read more →
Since it’s nearing the end of this year, my fiance Navid and I went for a nice dinner together last weekend to chat about our achievements from this year. We did this last year too, and these dinners are great opportunities to reflect on what we love doing, what and whom we appreciate in life, and how fortunate we are.… Read more →
Brrr….it’s cold in Vancouver! And it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…. already! So Navid and I went to the Vancouver Christmas Market last week, and had a great time. If you are in Vancouver and haven’t checked out yet, we highly recommend you go! My favourite this year is this yummy drink called Feuerzangenbowle – German Fire Punch.… Read more →
Last week, I showed you how I made these pretty veil wings. Hope you liked it. 🙂 This week, I want to jazz it up a little bit, and make it even more fun and Christmas-y with LED lights! I’ve seen many pictures of LED isis wings, and I think they are very cool, but they are pretty expensive. So… Read more →
It’s November, and Christmas events are coming up! As dancers we must prepare for those events ahead of time. So, in the next few weeks, I’ll do a Christmas series! I hope it’ll spark fun holiday dance ideas. 🙂 First of this series is DIY isis wings. This DIY was inspired by a video shared on Sparkly Belly’s Facebook group.… Read more →
(This post is longer than my usual posts 🙂 If you want to download this book in PDF format so you can add to your dance resource collection, click here.) It’s November and… Christmas events are coming up! As you work on your funky Christmas pieces to perform this year, I wanted to share some great beauty articles… Read more →
Earlier this month, my fiance Navid and I visited my family in Japan, and on our way there, we stopped at a store called Beads Factory in Tokyo. See this lovely shop and what I bought AND giveaway details in the video 🙂 Click here to sign up for Sparkly Belly newsletter! 🙂 Beads Factory has an amazing selection of… Read more →
Have you felt like something is missing when you put on a costume? Maybe it looks too simple or off balance or just doesn’t look complete. I want to share with you 1 very useful dance costuming tip. If you feel like any of the above, try adding a bit more fabric on your arms. Whether it’s armbands or wrist… Read more →