DIY Baladi Dress / Saidi Dress Pt 2: Sew Along

DIY Baladi Dress Saidi Dress Pt 2 Sew Along

Last week I showed you how you can make a custom pattern for a baladi dress using your own shirt. So glad to receive emails and comments from dancers telling me that they are excited about this pattern! 😀 This…

Sparkly Holiday Costume Showcase 2015

Alia silver mermaid skirt

Merry Christmas! I hope you are having a wonderful day with your loved ones. I’m just finishing up the last bit of work here then heading off to my fiance’s parents’ place for dinner. It’ll be a good time 🙂 Before…

Best of Sparkly Belly 2015

Since it’s nearing the end of this year, my fiance Navid and I went for a nice dinner together last weekend to chat about our achievements from this year. We did this last year too, and these dinners are great…

Light Up Dance Costumes DIY

How to light up dance costumes DIY

Brrr….it’s cold in Vancouver! And it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…. already! So Navid and I went to the Vancouver Christmas Market last week, and had a great time. If you are in Vancouver and haven’t checked out…

DIY LED Isis Wings!

DIY LED Isis Wings Veil Wings

Last week, I showed you how I made these pretty veil wings. Hope you liked it. 🙂 This week, I want to jazz it up a little bit, and make it even more fun and Christmas-y with LED lights! I’ve…

DIY Isis Wings (Veil Wings)

DIY Isis Wings Veil Wings

It’s November, and Christmas events are coming up! As dancers we must prepare for those events ahead of time. So, in the next few weeks, I’ll do a Christmas series! I hope it’ll spark fun holiday dance ideas. 🙂 First…

For Perfect Stage Makeup… Belly Dance Beauty Book

Belly Dance Beauty Book Cover

(This post is longer than my usual posts 🙂 If you want to download this book in PDF format so you can add to your dance resource collection, click here.)   It’s November and… Christmas events are coming up!  â€¦