How to make a pistachio shell dragon

This was a fun creation made from mostly stuff around the house and majority of pistachio shells.

Pheonix Carving Pattern

Cap Measuring Diagram

How to Measure for making a cap pattern from scratch and where the measurements are used on the pattern. Video on how to make pattern on Youtube

Fancy Feather Pen Supplies Needed

Multi Color Pack of Suck Feathers
Black or Multi Color Pack of Regular crafting feathers
Cheap 20 pack of pens any kind will do
Ribbon of any kind
Rhinestones of a variety of colors sizes and shapes
Stencils from anywhere
Scrapbooking Stickers
Crafters Acrylic paint Folk Art has good opaque solid colors preferred.
Glue gun of any kind
Plyers
Scissors
Typical supplies can be bought at Wal-Mart or Micheal's
Or you can shop these items on Ebay
Pretty Standard Craft items.

How to Make Dance Pants Pattern Guide

 

This is your measurement guide to start making your pattern. The click on the video below to continue the guide to making Belly Dancing Pants. 

How to Make Dance Pants Video

Dragon Dancer Drawing

How to make Long Fingerless Gloves

Long Fingerless Gloves

24 Peg Circular Loom 

1 Skein of Yarn

1 Looming Hook

1 Crochet Hook

P-Purl

K-Knit (Toss Over Knit)

S- Skip

E- E-wrap

MB- Move loop Back one peg

TO- Toss bottom loop over top

PYO- Place yarn over the empty peg

Creating a hole

Skip peg 1, e-wrap peg 2, take loop from peg 2 place it on peg 1, toss bottom loop over, knit peg 1, pass yarn over the front of the empty peg, then purl or knit 2.

Base of Glove (Work Circular)

Cast on with an e-wrap

Row 1: Knit 24

Row 2-4: Purl 24

Row 5: S1, E1, MB1, TO, K1, PYO, P3 Repeat to finish row.

Row 6-8: Purl 24

Arm of Glove

Row 9:S1, E1, MB1, TO, K1, PYO, K2 Repeat to finish row

Row 10-11: Knit 24

Row 12- 39:  Repeat rows 9-11 Nine more times

Wrist of Glove

Row 40: K8, *S1, E1, MB1, TO, K1, PYO, K2** Repeat 2 more times from *to**, K4

Row 41-42: K24

Row 43-52: Repeat rows 40-42 Three more times

Thumb of Glove (Work Flat)

Right Side

Row 53: K7 stop reverse direction

Row 54: K12, *S1, E1, MB1, TO, K1, PYO, K2** Repeat 2 more times from *to**reverse direction

Row 55-56: Knit 24 reverse direction at the end of each row

Row 57: K1, *S1, E1, MB1, TO, K1, PYO, K2** Repeat 2 more times from *to**, K10 reverse direction

Row 58-59: Knit 24 reverse direction at the end of each row

Row 60-62: Repeat rows 54-56

Left Side

Row 53: K8, *S1, E1, MB1, TO, K1, PYO, K2** Repeat 2 more times from *to** accept when you get to the last peg on the 2^nd time K1 instead of 2 then reverse direction

Row 54-55: Knit 24 reverse direction at the end of each row

Row 56: *S1, E1, MB1, TO, K1, PYO, K2** Repeat 2 more times from *to** K12 reverse direction

Rows 57-58: Knit 24 reverse direction at the end of each row

Rows 59-61: Repeat rows 53-55

Top of Glove (Work Circular)

Rows 63: K1, *S1, E1, MB1, TO, K1, PYO, K2** Repeat 2 more times from *to**, K10

Row 64-65: Knit 24

Row 66-67: Purl 24

Row 68: S1, E1, MB1, TO, K1, PYO, P3 Repeat to finish row

Row 69-70: Purl 24
 Cast off using the crochet hook.

Ring of Fire Sword Dance

Recent performance with a sword. Have not performed with a sword in quite awhile. This is my second in a two week span.

Dance Like You Ain't Got Nothing To Lose

Pop Drop Shimmy and Lock

ATS

Comfort in Your Body

Diva

New dance with Isis Wings this is my first time performing with them. I am fairly happy but still feel that more work can be done to truly make them breathtaking to watch. It is not as easy as swinging some fabric around to make them look interesting, you need to put love into making them move with your music and you moving with them and your music. I have seen very few dancers pull off Isis Wings and make it look completely lovely and beautiful.

New Beginnings

 

Here is an illustration for a book called New Beginnings.

Flashy Costume, Stage, and Lights

Where Do We Go From Here

This is a new digital painting that I recently finished. While so far not many get it and they see the obvious that this relationship isn't going to work, it is the whole purpose of the image. As humans we fall in love with people that we know it isn't going to work but we still fall. It is the concept of wanting what you can't have. The purpose of the piece is the very thing you notice first. That is the only way to appreciate the image is to understand we have all been standing here at one point in time.

Belly Dance Doesn't Matter Who You Are

Dance is freedom

Music is the body in motion

Dance Brightens My Moods