I wanted a quick but beautiful accessory to wear with my newest belly dance dress! Today you’re going to see how I made this pretty beaded belly chain. It’s an easy, relaxing project with an awesome result! Let’s get started! Click here to learn how to make the dresses I’m wearing! How to Make Beaded Belly Chain for Belly Dance… Read more →
Every belly dancer would love to have a beautiful collection of classic belly dance skirts in her costume wardrobe 🙂 But costume skirts can be quite pricey, and most likely, you have to fix off-the-rack skirts to suit your size as they come in a limited range of sizes. So why not make your own? 😉 If you are new… Read more →
As a belly dancer, you can’t have enough hip scarves. They are great for practice and of course for easy costuming! So today I want to go back to basics and create this cute and simple fringe hip scarf. Let’s get started! 😀 Click here to sign up for my FREE email course Belly Dance Costume Making 101! 😀 To… Read more →
This may be the easiest DIY I’ve done… 😉 In my last post, you saw how to make a sleeveless choli top that’s perfect for your holiday theme performance. In this post – Holiday DIY series Pt 2 – I’ll show you how to make a SUPER EASY skirt with ruffles. This is so easy that I’m not sure I call… Read more →
I like DIY’s using T-shirts. They are easy and cheap to get, and because they are simple, you can do so much with them 😀 In the first episode of Thrifty Belly, we made an off-shoulder peasant crop top out of an old t-shirt. I paired the top with a DIY Turkish vest also made from a t-shirt. I really… Read more →
Happy Friday and welcome back to Your Sparkly Wardrobe Project Week 4! Last week in Your Sparkly Wardrobe, Mahin showed you the really cool costume mix & match technique. If you missed it, check it out here. Now you can mix and match your costumes…but sometimes you need something to tie all pieces together. What completes the nicely put-together look… Read more →
Do you like an easy, quick DIY that’s actually wearable? I definitely do 😀 Many dancers liked the 10-minute overskirt DIY that I posted a while ago. So, I made another 10-minute project. It’s a cowl neck top that can be used as a practice top or decorate it to make a costume top. It’s a no-sew project so even if… Read more →