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! š And so they come with high price tags. Can you make one yourself? Sure you can! š In fact, making your own beaded appliques is actually simple and… Read more →
I love beads, and beads are necessary for decorating dance costumes with. They add colours, shine, and movements to your costumes! š But just walking through a bead shop without knowing much about them is overwhelming!Ā š So hereās a quick guide for beads for beginners, so you can confidently shop for beads for your costume… Read more →
Whether they are made of beads, yarn, embroidery floss…. I LOVE tassels! š They are so charming, and it’s fun to watch them sway and jiggle on dance costumes! š 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 →
Iāve been enjoying playing with beads these days š But decorating costumes with beads can be intimidating, especially for beginners! You may wonder, “Is it going to take hours of work? Is it going to look good on my costume?!” So today I want to share with you this pretty DIY beaded sleeve for your costume. Itās very beginner-friendly and… Read more →
In my last post, I showed you how to make easy fabric flower appliques that I used to decorate this costume š In this post, youāll see how to make fabric rose appliques. These are also easy to make, and so delicate and pretty. Letās 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 š 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 →
If you are part of a troupe, you know the power of belly dance troupe costuming. When troupe members are beautifully dressed in the same theme colour or costume style, it creates a very cohesive look, and makes the performance that much more powerful! ….But this kind of troupe costuming can be challenging at the same time.… Read more →
So this week, weāve been on a big journey to figure out how to outfit you in a beautiful, perfectly-fitting costume… …so that youāll walk on a stage at that special show you are working towardsā¦ and feel, āIāve arrivedā¦ now watch me!ā š Weāve seen that many people are afraid of costume making because they believe that… Read more →
As belly dancers, we all want to get up on stage in a perfectly-fitting costume that makes us feel, āIāve arrivedā¦. Now watch me!ā In my last post, weāve seen that this is possible – youāve heard about Sarahās transformation from not being proud of her first costume to outfitting herself AND making costumes for other dancers who canāt find… Read more →
In our belly dance world, we celebrate femininity š In classes, we talk about loving our curves and jiggly shimmies. …and many of us learn to appreciate our bodies as they are through belly dancing. Yet before shows and haflas, we almost always struggle to find bras that fit our bra sizes or skirts that donāt create a muffin top… Read more →