Category: Costuming
Gasp!
I don’t want to make my own dress anymore. I. Just. Want. This.
The Dress Update
The problem with making promises like “pictures to follow” is that it inflates my own expectations so that I never do follow up. Like I’m secretly (not so secretly now) thinking, “well I said pictures were going to follow, so this had better be a planned and well-written post. Naturally, that meant I was hunkering [...]
The Seven Swan Brothers: craft priorities and deadlines
I started making my first belly dance costume, oh, four months ago, I think. I priced a bunch on the internet, and the ones I liked were upwards of $400, and suggested a twelve week lead time because they’re made to order. I considered spending the $400, but I didn’t like the lead time — [...]