I am so excited! I will be hosting a belly dance student hafla and my very first workshop on April 21, 2012 in Durham, NC. I hope you decide to attend one or both of the events! Beading for Belly Dance Costumes This workshop covers basic beading techniques that are used in making belly dance [...]

I’m not really a Valentine’s Day celebrator (much to my fiancés relief), but I did want to share a special Valentine’s Day message about how important it is to cherish yourself and love yourself as you are today. Right now. As a part of my day job, I write and design health education brochures for [...]

I got an iPad for Christmas from my fiancé and his parents. I didn’t really ask for one since I am so attached to my laptop, but I was so glad that I got it! It literally hasn’t left my side since Christmas. As soon as I was up and running, I was thinking about [...]

The Chocolate Cupcake is finally finished! According to the date on one of the first photos I took for this project, it appears I started construction in February of this year. Um, yeah; it’s December. That’s a 11 month costume right there. I’ve got a photobucket album loaded with over 100 photographs of the process. [...]

I try to keep this blog all about belly dance, I really do, but sometimes it’s fun to talk about other things that are going on in my life. This year, I’ve decided to vend at some craft fairs to sell my handmade line of jewelry, Mountains to the Sea. I’m very excited to get [...]

I recently signed up with a new vendor service, called Thumbtack. This is your typical local vending site, like Yelp!, Local, Eventective, GigSalad or Gigmasters, only Thumbtack has some neat features on its site that I haven’t seen on any of the others. Thumbtack uses a point system and the more information you provide them, [...]

SOLD – Custom made Eshta Amar costume for sale Gently used costume for sale. Please contact me for more information. I take PayPal, Amazon Payments and most major credit cards.  Shipping not included in price, unless otherwise noted. All sales are final. Costume comes from a smoke-free house. I’m selling my signature costume (featured on the [...]

I’m making a joke here because I am working on a pink and brown costume and every time I pull out the fabric my fiancée says, “What can brown do for you?” He’s not a fan of the color, but it reminds me of liquid chocolate. Anyway, I’ve been working on this project for about 2 months [...]

Us belly dancers are lucky. We can choose whether or not we wear shoes when we dance. We even get to choose what kind. Most styles of dance have very specific “shoe regulations.”  So wearing shoes while belly dancing comes down to personal choice. I personally prefer to wear shoes when I dance. It hasn’t [...]

Have you found the perfect belt shape to replicate, but the size is too large or too small? It’s actually very easy to fix! Here’s a little tutorial on how to do this in a fast and easy way. I had to figure this out for myself when a bhuz friend was kind enough to send [...]