Holidays are upon us, and it’s an exciting time with all the fun social events. But sometimes I really, REALLY appreciate the quiet, alone moments I get in between those events. Don’t get me wrong. I really enjoy sharing lovely moments with friends and families… but the more social events I enjoy, the more quiet, alone time I crave. Can… Read more →
I often look at different dance costume designs other than belly dancing to get new ideas that I can bring to the belly dance world. And I’m in love with ballroom jewelry 😀 They’re really sparkly and gorgeous, but the problem is, I can’t find any tutorials on how to make them! So I made my own sparkly swirly armband… Read more →
I’ve been getting SO many requests to do ATS and tribal fusion costuming over the years 🙂 Now that I got inspired to do ATS / fusion costuming, I had a problem. What should I make!?!? So I asked everyone on my newsletter to submit their ideas, and I decided to do one that was very popular and best of… Read more →
The sound of zills is enough to get me excited and wanting to dance! 😀 😀 But they are a bit too loud to practice at night in my small apartment… 🙁 So in this tutorial, you’ll see how I made these zill mufflers and a matching zill pouch! You can make them to the sizes of your zills, and… Read more →
If you’re a belly dancer, your summer schedule is likely full of shows and rehearsals! Have you decided on which costumes to wear yet? 😉 When it gets busy, you may plan to re-use a costume you have…which is fine! But you can definitely jazz it up and give it a fresh look with accessories! So here are 10 DIY… Read more →
Which part of costume making do you love the most? 🙂 For most people, decorating is the best part of costume making, because you get to be creative! But sometimes it’s hard to find a good balance of different decorative pieces…. Or maybe you’re not sure where to start…. Or you have all these different things you want to use… Read more →
Last few weeks, I’ve been decorating this grey costume 🙂 I made the drape sleeve with lace…. added appliques… and I even made a matching hair clip that doesn’t fall off 🙂 It’s really fun seeing how the costume evolved! In this post, I’ll finish up this costume by adding small sparkly decorations. Let’s get started! How to make the bra… Read more →
What accessories do you wear with your dance costume? 🙂 In the last couple of posts, I showed you how I’m decorating this costume, and I wanted to make a matching hair accessory. So here’s a cute and easy hair clip to make, and the best part is, it won’t fall off even if you shake your head, which makes… Read more →
Remember this costume I used to show how to sew on beaded appliques? 🙂 Well, I decided to jazz it up with this vibrant yellow lace fabric 😀 In this video, you’ll see how I created this drape sleeve which continues over to the bra cup. It’s easy to do and very pretty! Let’s get started! To make this lace… Read more →
So I opened my DIY Applique Kit shop a little while ago, and people love the kits because they come with everything you need to create beautiful appliques yourself! 😀 But some of them asked, “How do I attach the appliques to a costume?” A very good question 🙂 In this post, I’ll show you exactly… Read more →