Today is the first day of the Studio Stroll. Asheville has a wonderful area called the River Arts District. A hundred years ago it was the factory and warehouses district, now most of the buildings have been converted to artists' studios.
Since we've been doing more and more belly dance related costuming and events, I put together a page to collect the photos and info.
I'd like to split myself into 3 to attend all the wonderful events this weekend. First, the place we will actually be, is right here in our Asheville studio. The twice yearly River District Studio [...]
Perhaps you didn´t follow my advice and start early? Are you scrounging around at the last minute for a costume idea? This list is clever, lots of PUNS. Some good ones: Dress in pink and [...]
We've been making dog armor since 2007, though only a few sets a year. It takes a certain kind of dog lover and dog to invest in such a unique project. Making costumes [...]
We had a lovely time at TribOriginal, a four day tribal belly dance retreat in the mountain town of Hendersonville, NC. The participants were friendly and excited to see our wares. The organizer, [...]
Okay for the last post in the series I'll leave you with my own mini-tutorial. 12 Steps to a DIY Halloween costume 1. Figure out what you want to be. I'm a list [...]
Detail of a Lunar Headdress More uncategorizable goodies from my month of gleanings, as well as some follow ups: No dearth of Darth c/o Weburbanist Instructables tute for a very large costume - [...]
Only 3 more days of my DIY Halloween series. Have you got an idea for your costume yet? Only 32 days left (really less because most of the parties are going to be on the 29th and 30th). Over the month I've found a pile of interesting goodies that don't fit into neat categories. I've packed them up into two posts. Enjoy, and please join our mailing list (box to the left) to get the Organic Armor quarterly newsletters.
Prosthetics used with make-up will take a costume to a new level of awesome. The process was pioneered by make-up artist Dick Smith in the 1970s.