BOY! This winter has been a rough one! Although I started the year healthy and raring to go, I’ve been battling a string of colds and bronchitis. When your health is poor, it’s exceedingly difficult to stay focused and be…
New free class on using Canva to make flyers In my part of the world, belly dance event season has begun! Our inboxes and social media feeds are filled with event notices. At events, people are handing out promotional flyers and…
I just love the costume worn by actress Lily Elsie in the 1907/8 theatrical production of The Merry Widow in London. This amazing ensemble was created by Lady Lucy Duff-Gordon working under her professional design name Lucile. She was one…
One of the most frequently asked questions over on my sewing circle on Facebook is, “How do I make a solid non-stretch belly dance bra band?” Because this question has come up so many times, I thought I would take…
True confession time. I broke my January “No Spend” challenge. I hadn’t really told anyone about this “money fast” because I wasn’t sure I would succeed. January for me is a time of intensive work. Each year there’s a combination…