2 more hair falls tonight, making 3 sets in total. :)  Not bad for one day’s work, eh? :D (And I cleaned the house today too!  Loving this productive streak! :D)  Let’s pray the bellydancers, drummers and faerie spirits at this faerie festival I’m going to will like them! ^_^

In order from left to right, top to bottom:

1. StormFront, made of light grey/silver, dappled grey and black yarns (3 kinds), w/3 different types of cording and ribbon in there very sparingly for sparkle & texture. :)  They’re also shortie falls (about a foot long), like the Unicorn falls. 
2. Pixie falls!  This pair has a slightly different set of yarns used in comparison w/the Unicorn falls, and is much more full/voluminous, as well as a good bit longer. :)  There’s more pink and peach in this pair, and they’re about 3x as fluffy as the Unicorns. Also, the Pixies are ribbon-free. :)
3. Reminder from earlier:  Unicorn falls.  First of the day, made with lighter colors than Pixie, and shorter than Pixie, but offering touches of satiny white ribbon, to add to the feeling of innocence & purity. :)
4. Lastly, all pairs made tonight appearing together.  On top (far left) is the Unicorn, then StormFront (middle), then Pixie (far right/back). :)

Hope y’all like!

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“Unicorn” hair falls made for my upcoming gig (to sell). ^_^  (One with flash, one without.)  

I may or may not be performing onstage for this one, but either way I’ll be a traveling minstrel, dancing everywhere I go, and I’ll have a vending booth. ^_^  

(And to those who worry for our endangered creatures’ safety, fear not!  These were made by benevolent li’l pixies to act as decoys- for luring hunters AWAY from our unicorn friends. ;))

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Hi guys!  I wasn’t gonna post here about this originally, but since some of my bellydancing friends have talked about how perfect this would be for upcoming performances, I thought I’d share. :) 

For those of the water-baby persuasion, I just wanted to put out a quick share regarding a little contest Alternate Visions (my art, craft & otherwise randomly creative business) is having.  The contest ends whenever I wake up Apr. 1, and all you need to do to enter is submit a poem about a mermaid being tired of getting mistaken for a manatee (or other aquatic creature, as per all the old legends and peoples’ rationalizations of them now). :)  First prize consists of this necklace AND a piece of new, original mermaid art, and second prize is a mermaid-inspired bracelet. :) 

For more info, visit: https://www.facebook.com/alternatevisions/posts/10152427205462588.
or my blog page discussing it, at:
http://alternate-visions.blogspot.com/2013/02/arright-since-it-seems-snow-daze-image.html

You can submit an entry here via Tumblr, there via Blogger/Blogspot, or on the FB page in a Page post or through PM. :)  And if you like, feel free to share. ^_^

I know it’s not exactly -exclusively- bellydancy, but I guess it could work well for a more casual venue, or water-inspired performance, no..? :)  

Hope ya dig!

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As it’s close to Halloween and this is costume/makeup related (not to mention partially Tribal bellydance-inspired :)), I thought I’d share this w/you all. :)

So.. what you see before you is a sampling of the pics I took for my horns & ears pieces last night. :)  I’m pondering various outfits for Raven’s Night & FaerieCon coming up, n’ this was both a means for experimentation, and a way for me to show folks how they might wear my weird, crafty little bibbledybobs. :)

These shots are PURELY for fantasy’s sake, and inspired by everything from good friends who do GREAT makeup, the interpretations I’ve seen some Tribal dancers do in the spirit of more ancient, aboriginal-style face painting, shamanic and warrior designs used by various tribes of peoples around the world, & faerie-related events; like the aforementioned, fast-approaching FaerieCon. :)  

This was also my first attempt ever at doing makeup in this kind of style- so please be gentle. ;)  (It was harder and more exacting than you’d think! ;D)  And boy.. I cannot TELL you how truly & INCREDIBLY empowering this experience was.  I dunno if it was the makeup, the shirt, the accessories or a combination thereof, but I do not exaggerate when I say that for the first time in my life, I was able to look in the mirror for once and not see ANYTHING lacking.  I felt fierce, powerful, beautiful, edgy, magickal and STRONG, and I cannot relate how special that feeling is.  For once, I was -completely- in love w/image I saw staring back at me- and that’s huge. :)

I have always found beauty and exotic, powerful qualities in others, but never, EVER believe myself capable of such things.  Sure, at times I’d feel “pretty” or “well,” or “smart,” or even “strong..” but I neeeever thought I had the epic kind of “wow” that some others exhibited on stage- or elsewhere.  I freely admit that I have HUGE confidence problems, likely an inferiority complex that it’d take a bulldoser to unearth, and I wouldn’t be surprised if I needed a truckload of counselling surmount it.  But last night, I got a taste of that epic confidence, and that was amaaaaaaazing. ^_^  ..I kind of no longer feel like I entirely lack the Epic gene. ;)

If you’ve ever felt that before- like you were always wanting, but never had, or if you too have had an experience similar to this, you can imagine how powerful and transformative a moment like this can be. :)  Now that it’s over, I sure as Heaven hope the power of that realization stays w/me.. always.  ..But now that the makeup’s off, I can still feel that kind of gravitas and appreciation of my OWN beauty shining through.. so.. maybe this one’ll stick. ;)

I’m not exactly sure what or how it happened, but regardless, I am ENORMOUSLY grateful.  I guess the lessons I learned from last night were “venture outside your comfort zone once in a while,” “have faith in yourself,” and “don’t be afraid to do what truly inspires you inside.. ‘cause the end result could mean SO MUCH more to you (and others) than you’d ever POSSIBLY imagine.” *beams*

If you’d like to see more, you can find other pics from this set on my FB page here.  Mehopes you like what you see, and that you have a moment like this too sometime soon, if you haven’t already. ;) ♥

Great Big Hugs & Love,
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