Joy

How I did it: I started taking American Cabaret style belly dance in 2010 and shortly thereafter was introduced to the challenge that it the 3/4 shimmy. After over a year in cabaret I switched styles to Improvisational Tribal Style (ITS) an offshoot of American Tribal Style and Fusion belly dance. Again, I was met with the challenge of mastering the 3/4 shimmy!After drilling and drilling and more drilling I finally feel confident that I "have it." Perh… Read how I did it…

How I did it: I'm a magazine hoarder so I hoard for a while then the other half of me (the neat-freak, take-no-prisoners cleaning gal) gets really pissy.So...I went through these magazines (almost all of them) and tore out pages quickly, super quickly and only took the images I loved, LOVED at first glance.  I don't judge, I just pull and PULL!  It's a very gratifying feeling.I thought I'd wait to make a nicely constructed collage as I have i… Read how I did it…

How I did it: I'd been wanting to go to Burning Man for as long as I'd known there even was such a thing (probably 7 years or so).  So when I decided 2010 was the year, I put my head together with a good friend started planning.Initially we discussed the nuts and bolts stuff: food, shelter, transportation, water.  Then we got into fun stuff: costumes, EL-wires, body paints, glow necklaces, etc.Each week we got together and went over our list … Read how I did it…