If you’re in my Applique Making course or if you’ve read my decoration tutorials, you probably heard me saying, “It is important to make a clean outline.” I truly believe an applique will look beautiful with a clean outline, even if you mess up the inside of the outline a little 
It’s especially true for dance… Read more →
Beaded appliques are perfect for decorating your dance costumes with… or even your evening dresses or bags! They make everything look so fine and polished! 
And so they come with high price tags. Can you make one yourself? Sure you can! In fact, making your own beaded appliques is actually simple and… Read more →
Whether they are made of beads, yarn, embroidery floss…. I LOVE tassels! 
They are so charming, and it’s fun to watch them sway and jiggle on dance costumes! In my last tutorials, I shared with you the beaded sleeves and swag to attach to your skirt, and I thought adding matching tassels would be perfect for this costume!… Read more →
Last week I shared with you the DIY beaded sleeve which was so easy to make, yet so pretty! And this week, let’s continue with the bead theme, and make this beaded swag for your skirt! This swag is so beautiful to add around the hips and moves so nicely with your movements. The best part is, it’s… Read more →
Sometimes as a belly dancer, you want a bit of coverage over your torso. Maybe you have a more conservative audience, or you feel more comfortable with more coverage. And it’s perfectly fine to not show your belly to dance belly dance. But sometimes it feels like options are limited. At the end of the day, it… Read more →
Looking for ideas to cover up your belly? Sometimes as a belly dancer, you may want a bit of coverage over your torso. Belly stockings are a great option, but you may not want to completely cover up. So in this post, I’ll share with you this partial belly coverage that you can incorporate into your costume design. … Read more →
Decorating a costume is the best part of costume making. You get to be creative and play with all the sparkly items! But because there are so many embellishment options out there, it can be overwhelming! And once you start decorating, you realize there’s SO MUCH SPACES to fill! So no matter whether you want… Read more →
In my last post, I showed you how to make easy fabric flower appliques that I used to decorate this costume In this post, you’ll see how to make fabric rose appliques. These are also easy to make, and so delicate and pretty. Let’s get started! Click here to sign up for the free course and start creating beautiful… Read more →
Decoration is my favourite part of costume making But it is the most time consuming part at the same time. It really challenges your patience. So I love easy and beautiful decoration techniques like one I’m excited to share with you today! A while ago, I shared my time lapse video on how I made this costume, and many… Read more →
In my last video, you saw how to make a heart shaped beaded applique. And this week I want to share with you this paisley beaded applique. I love paisley designs, and they look great on costumes in every colour. Let’s get started! Download the free paisley patterns here! To make these paisley appliques, you need: Felt – to use… Read more →