As if I need another hobby! I’ve recently started learning how to dye silk. Most belly dancers prefer to dance with silk veils and most of us can be downright picky about the size, weight, color and style of them. During my veil class with Deirdre, it became clear that my veil collection wasn’t up [...]

A couple of weeks ago a dance friend commented about how I always keep track of costumes (i.e. what people wear to shows and who the designer is). I love costumes and costuming, especially of the belly dance variety, but I don’t want people to think it is because I am superficial or because I [...]

I’ve blogged about both of my handmade costumes here and I really like both of them. The first one was the sleek and simple pink and purple costume and the second was the stash buster. For my hafla I wanted to wear something super easy to get in and out of because I would have [...]

Yay, we did it! Last weekend I hosted my first student hafla! Now, I’ve helped plan lots of events before but this one was all me (well not really, because I had so much help). All of the performers, students and professionals alike, were fantastic and the audience was so supportive. I want to especially [...]

A couple of weeks ago I bought a clearance dress from Target for $15. It’s so cute and trendy that I decided I needed to wear cute shoes with it. Now, I’ve been on the unsuccessful hunt for cute boots all season and I have yet to find anything. So this morning while digging around [...]

Back in March of 2009 I realized that I had collected enough stuff in my sewing stash to create a new costume. These items were mostly impulsive purchases, things that I bought on clearance, or left over items from other projects. Inspired by costume maker Ozma and her stash projects, I decided to start one [...]

It’s supposed to snow here and sleet for 24 hours soon. Because I am in the south this causes everything to shut down. I probably won’t miss any work (because it’s the weekend), but being the homebody that I am, I will have a great reason to stay home this weekend. I’m already preparing my [...]

Pink Oriental Dress – $325 This is a well-loved Joharah costume. I paid $375. I am so heartbroken to see it go. I adore this costume, but it should really be on someone who is slimmer and shorter. Or maybe if you are slimmer it will be longer. Size: Large to XL, 12-14Chest: 36D, 36″ [...]

Ladies. Looking for a fun night in with the girls?Fellas. Looking to get something for your sweetie? Bring Mountains to the Sea to your house or party location for fun and easy jewelry show. Hosts will receive a $25 credit toward my shop (one per household). I know things are tight after the holidays, but [...]

Oh dear, what am I going to do! I started making this beautiful purple costume out of some miscellaneous costume scraps around my house. At first, it was just going to be a belt, then I decided to make a bra too. That’s were the trouble started. The base bra that I bought was too [...]