Looking for new decorations for a hafla? Or an inexpensive and inspiring way to decorate your dance space? Recently I see so many beautiful DIY banners and garlands on Pinterest, made with scrap cotton fabric or burlap. I thought –…
Big tassels look beautiful on ATS style belts and costumes, and I’ve been enjoying tassels as my dance space decor. In this video, you’ll see how to make a tassel – super easy! You can make a few or a…
This week I have a super easy DIY project for you! I love the fun look of overskirts or hip skirts often worn by tribal fusion dancers, and even if you are not into tribal, you can wear an overskirt…
Decorative cut outs on costume skirts create such a fancy and unique look. And even though these cut outs make your costume look professional, they are pretty easy to make! In this video, you will see how to make these…
Update – Since I published this post, I received many questions, so I’ve updated the post. If you came back to this post, have a read again below. If you are new… welcome! 🙂 First, I’d like to say THANK…
Update – Since I published this post, I received many questions, so I’ve updated the post. If you came back to this post, have a read again below. If you are new… welcome! 🙂 You asked for it… And here…
Happy New Year! 😀 Sparkly Belly’s first post of the year is How to Make Armbands! This is Part 2 of how to make Bella inspired gauntlets. Part 1 was about how to make the wristbands. If you haven’t seen…
I love Bella costumes. I don’t own one (yet), but whenever I have an opportunity to look at them, the details on Bella costumes are something I can stare and observe for a long time. These gauntlets were inspired by…
Recently, I made a video on DIY Fringe Hip Scarves for Tiazza’s Free Bellydance Classes. If you haven’t heard, Tiazza’s website is an awesome resource for belly dancers! You can find lots of videos on techniques, music, cultures… and discussions on…
We make lots of tubes when we make shoulder straps, ties etc for belly dance costumes. To create a clean looking shoulder strap, you need to sew a tube wrong side out, then turn the tube so the pretty side of…