Do you have a skirt that could use a little makeover? You can easily transform a simple skirt into an exciting ruffle skirt if you know how to add a ruffle to a skirt! The original skirt is from my 3-panel mermaid skirt tutorial, and I decided to add ruffles to upgrade it. In this video, you’ll see how to… Read more →
Want shortcuts for rhinestoning your costumes? 🙂 Today I’m excited to share with you this cool product! The ladies at Crystal Queen contacted me a while ago and sent their rhinestone stencil kit for me to try! Since I had a new dress in progress, I used it to decorate the neckline of the dress! So let me show you… Read more →
As soon as dancers walk on stage in fun belly dance baladi dresses, YOU KNOW it’s going to be a good show! Is it a cool cane piece? Or a cheeky shaabi? Whatever it is, you know you’ll be clapping your hands and beaming at the dancers in a few seconds. It’s going to be fun! And that’s not it!… Read more →
If you’ve made a costume before, you know every costume has a story. Where the fabric came from, what the inspiration was, how the design transformed in the creation process…. But most often we don’t get to hear these stories. I’m ALWAYS amazed by how my students take what they learned, add their own inspirations and personalities, and create costumes… Read more →
I’m in love with this lace wrap top! In my last 2 posts (Part 1 & Part 2), I showed you how to make the unitard style dance practice wear (which so many of you loved! Thank you!) In this post, I want to add a layer and extra coverage with this cute and comfy, stretch lace wrap top. Let’s… Read more →
I’m really excited today! I’m launching the brand new Cascading Ruffle Skirt course TOMORROW. The Cascading Ruffle Skirt course is live now! And when I was working on the ruffle skirts, I just knew Swirly Belts will go perfectly with them. So I made a new one, and captured the creation process in a time lapse video. Have a look!… Read more →
In my last week’s tutorial, we made this easy loose crop top that’s perfect for dance practice! So in today’s tutorial, let’s make a matching hip scarf with ruffles to complete our belly dance practice outfit! It’s fun & easy 🙂 Let’s get started! Click here to learn more about the Belly Dance Costume Workshop! To make this hip scarf,… Read more →