WITCH CRAFTS

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Friday, July 20, 2012

NEW CANDLESTICK DOLL

I'M GETTING READY TO GO TO "ALL DOLLS ARE ART" CONFERENCE IN TEXAS NEXT WEEK. I MADE A NEW CANDLESTICK DIVA TO SELL. HER NAME IS "TRIBAL DIVA". SHE IS BASED ON THE TRIBAL/FUSION BELLY DANCERS.

I'VE SEEN THIS NEW FORM OF BELLY DANCE PERFORMED, & I LOVE IT. THE COSTUMES TEND TO BE MORE ETHNIC THAN THE TRADITIONAL CABARET-STYLE BELLY DANCE.



I'VE CONTINUED THE COSTUME PAST THE TOP EDGE OF THE CANDLESTICK. THIS IS THE FIRST CANDLESTICK I'VE MADE THAT HAS A FULL SKIRT ON IT. (USUALLY I STOP THE COSTUME AT THE HIPS AND HANG BEADS & FRINGE ON THE EDGE OF THE CANDLESTICK.)

Sunday, July 1, 2012

MORE MERMAIDS

AFTER VIEWING MY POST OF MY "MERMAID" CLASS IN ALBUQUERQUE, A STUDENT FROM THE SAME CLASS I TAUGHT IN SAN JOSE SENT ME HER FINISHED MERMAID.

THIS IS BY STEPHANIE SMITH:


SHE'S SO COLORFUL! GREAT JOB STEPHANIE.