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10 Beginner Steps to a Custom Belly Dance Bra
How to make your own beginner friendly belly dance bra in 10 easy steps. Read more →
4 Must Know Fabric Tips to Hide a Tummy
The fabric you choose can make or break your dress. It can either highlight areas like your tummy or help create a smooth, stunning silhouette. Read more →
How to Make Fabric Fringe with Rhinestones
Today I want to share with you how to make fabric fringe with sparkly rhinestones! Read more →
How to Make Flared Harem Pants (Trendy Belly Dance Pants 2024!)
These super trendy flared harem pants are so stylish and fun plus they are actually quite easy to make! Let’s get started! Read more →
How to Make Rhinestone Appliques for Belly Dance and Ballroom Dresses
These rhinestone appliques help create more dimensions in your dress design than just gluing on rhinestones. They are super easy to make too! Read more →
11 Do’s and Don’ts of Sewing Sequin Fabric!
Sequin dresses are breathtaking, but sewing sequin fabric can be very challenging! I recently had a lot of fun creating a very sparkly belly dance dress. Along the way I learned a dozen tips, tricks, and lessons for sewing sequin dresses, so let me share my notes with you, so you can avoid mistakes and make pretty and sparkly dresses… Read more →
How to Reinforce Bra Cups for Belly Dance Costumes with Chani Pt 1
If your belly dance costume bra needs some reinforcing then our alteration expert, Chani, will be able to walk you through the process. Read more →
Meet Chani! – Costume Alteration Expert
Got some costumes you inherited from your teacher that don’t fit quite well? Love vintage costumes but need help with altering them? Today I’m super excited to introduce to you a belly dance costume alteration expert, Chani! As you’ll see in this post, she is excellent at taking an old costume and putting new life into it. And her work… Read more →
DIY Floating Mermaid Shell Bra Top for Belly Dance & Festivals!
This month I’ve decided to make a 2-piece mermaid costume! It’s perfect for a fun summer belly dance performance, but it’s also great for parties, festivals and halloween 😀 In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to make this really pretty, floating seashell bra top. Let’s get started! Click here to sign up for the Sparkly Belly newsletter and get… Read more →