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{Creamy coin and lace}

admin — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 02:24:33 +0000

I started this costume a year or two ago and it is finally done!! yeah for me!! The base is covered with a pretty neutral tapestry type fabric. I then covered it with a beige lacy shirt I never wear and some lace trim. Added kuchi coins, button, crystals, rhinestone chain, pearl chain. Here are some previews, photoshoot coming soon.

{New costume}

admin — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 05:06:22 +0000

Traded my Red/Black Bella for a Purple Egyptian Costume! Not like I really needed another purple costume, but this one is different than the others. Really chunky beading and I will probably add some more swarovski crystals and rhinestones and might redo the bra a bit. It arrived a day earlier than expected and since I had already been to the hair salon yesterday, I decided to do some pics.

{Costume revamp}

admin — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 05:01:18 +0000

I have a beautiful Green Sim Moda Evi, that I bought of Bhuz many years ago. It came with a black chiffon skirt sewn directly into the belt. I hardly ever wear it because I am not fond of the color combo. So, I ripped out the black chiffon and bought some pretty fabrics on sale at Joann’s for $30!! What a deal! I am going to make circle/ panel skirts. The base will be the satin/taffeta with the lace overlay. It changes the whole look of the costume. I am so excited!!

Here is the original costume:

New fabric:

Midnight Blue/Black Sparkle Costume

admin — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:43:06 +0000

Midnight Blue/black Sparkle $350

I am cleaning out my closets and this costume is still available!

Includes: Bra,Skirt, Gloves, Headband. Only worn for one performance and for photos.

This is a really pretty Navy Blue Glitter dot fabric.

Bra band: 34″ C cup -W 7″, H 6″, D 8″
Skirt: length is 36″, with an addition 1 1/2″ tacked under
Upper hip unstretched 27 1/2″, and will stretch another couple of inches

**In these photos, my measurements were 33 upper hips and 35 lower hips, and there is still room for stretch.

{Royal Blue Pharonics $425}

admin — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:02:59 +0000

Royal Blue Pharonics $425

I am cleaning out my closets and this costume is still available!

Includes: Bra,Belt,Skirt, Gloves. *There is some fading on some of the sequins and peeling on some the pearl like beads on the bra and belt. This was already like it when I received it. I tried to paint over some of them. This is still a beautiful costume with chunky rich beading. Costume is sold ‘As is’

Bra band: 34″ C cup- H 6 1/2″, V 5 1/2-6″, D 7″
Belt: 2 pieces: front- 15 1/2 “, back- 28″ (Total belt length- 43 1/2 inches)
Skirt: length is 35 1/2″ (with a little tacked up at waist line) * Skirt not shown in photo.

**In these photos my measurements were 33 upper hips and 35 lower hips.

{Turquoise Shimmer $450}

admin — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:22:41 +0000

Turquoise Shimmer
$450

I am cleaning out my closets and this costume is still available!

I got this gorgeous Turquoise Shimmer Costume from the Bellydance Shoppe a couple of years ago at a workshop. It comes with bra, skirt, gloves, headband. It has only been worn for 1 short performance and a couple of photo shoots. It is brand new and absolutely stunning! It is lots of crystals and turquoise beading. It has cut outs over each leg and the skirt is made out of a shiny holographic fabric.

Bra band: 35″ C cup- H 8″, V 6″, D 8 1/2″

Skirt: Lycra skirt is 35 1/2″ in length with 1 ” tacked under. Unstretched the waist is 19″.Stretched up to 35-36 ”

*In these photos my measurements were 33 upper hips and 35 lower hips. It fits me comfortably and I would not go much bigger as this is a petite skirt.

{Beach Photo Shoot}

admin — Sun, 26 May 2013 01:52:33 +0000

We just got home from a fun fabulous week at the Outer Banks. We stayed on Hatteras Island and the weather was perfect! It did rain the last day and a half, but the week of gorgeous weather made up for it. I decided this year I wanted to do a Mermaid inspired photo shoot, because I absolutely love mermaids. I made a Seashell bra and just draped some fishing net around a teal skirt. We took these just around sunset and drew quite a crowd. So much for keeping to ourselves. The water was pretty cold at this time and it was so strong. I have decided this beach shoot was just as hard as the ones on the snow. It was so windy that day and it was hard to keep my hair in the right spot. Overall, I am really happy with the way they came out.

{Lacy Mermaid Goddess}

admin — Wed, 08 May 2013 01:44:28 +0000

So, less than 2 weeks and I will be at the beach!!!! Going to the Outer Banks which is one of my favorite spots. I made my daughter another mermaid tail for a photo shoot and it came out really cute, so next I am going to work on some tops w/ shells and starfish. I had started a tail for me using the same scaled concept as hers, but gave up because I was getting bored. I had given up on having my tail for our trip, but then inspiration struck while I had insomnia and started a lacy one. I used 3 layers of non-stretch fabric, so as you can imagine it was a challenge. I used a cream color tafetta, creamy crinkly, and a lace on top. I just finished the waistband casing and laying out the strips of leftover fabrics and lace that I will attach at the bottom. I am not going to make a regular fluke, just have all the fabrics draping down. I am going to wear it w/ my seashell bra/belt set I made for my photo shoot from our last beach trip. My first Mermaid Goddess Photos!! Can’t wait!

I just started this last night, so I dont have many photos. Overall it took several hours to get to this point. The most challenging was keeping all three layers of fabric lined up which was difficult because they are all sheer. I over estimated the size and made it inches larger than necessary. (Better to make it bigger and cut away, then too small and screwed). I had to resew it smaller about 4 or 5 times to make it fit. I made the casing. Just need to add elastic and all the fabric scraps as the fluke!!

Here are my other projects:

{cream and lace}

admin — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 21:30:14 +0000

Finally decided how to do the lace on top. I found an old stretchy lace tank top I never wear and added that too. Had a hard time decided what to do:

{new costume}

admin — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:50:18 +0000

So I started a new costume about 2 weeks ago out of the blue. It is going to be lacy with coins, ect. Still trying to decide exactly how I want it. I have the bra all ready to be decorated and I just got all my kuchi stuff in the mail today.