The Red Rose of Texas

DFW People - Belly Dance Show / Competition Tomorrow Night!

fieryredhead — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:15:58 GMT

Speaking to all you Dallas Fort Worth people! My belly dance troupe and I are competing in a very big competition tomorrow night where the winners are picked by audience ballot! Obviously we are hoping to pack the audience with as many friends as we can so if you can we'd love to see you there!

Tribal Evolution (that's us!) will be debuting two numbers from our upcoming full length show, Le Cirque Nouveau, at Yaa Halla Y'all this Thursday, August 19th at the Grapevine Convention Center (1209 South Main Street, Grapevine Texas 76051). Here is a link to the show's website with more information.

A little bit about the show the two numbers we will be performing are from: A magical dance concoction; part vintage cabaret, part hypnotizing belly dance with essences of smoky ragtime, raucous vaudeville, mysterious vagabonds and deliciously exotic world music all in an interactive atmosphere of beguiling characters and scintillating scenes. Be transported to an era of the past that never truly existed outside the realm of fantasy.

Doors at 6 P.M. Show 6:30 P.M. Tickets are $18 each. Please come out and support Tribal Evolution in their quest for "People's Choice Award" at the event!

Since I know that pictures tend to catch people's attention more than just words here is a teaser pic of a little bit of my costume for tomorrow night:

Hope you'll come out for the show & vote for us! ;)

Black & Gold Elizabethan for Sale

fieryredhead — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:52:07 GMT

The bad thing about losing weight is uber-cool stuff you bought before losing weight is now too big. Tried on the bodice to my black & gold Elizabethan and I am swimming in it. As I don't ever intend to get back where I was sadly I must let this go.

Before anyone suggests it, no it cannot be altered smaller without ruining the embroidery. It's about a size 14+ & adjustable to much larger sizes(laced back bodice to which a modesty panel can be added under the lacing, overskirt has lacing & underskirt has hook & slide); looking for the measurements now but pretty adjustable. Will measure for seriously interested parties.

EDIT: Measurements!
Please remember the bodice is supposed to be TIGHT & worn as you would a corset as it is boned so you would not wear another corset beneath it! Also you can leave some of the lacing open in the back & add a modesty panel!
Bust 41
Waist 35
Hips are freesized.

This is a gown for ROYALTY. Made from very high quality black cotton velvet and elaborate gold brocade. Heavily embroidered & embellished. The sleeves are wrapped ribbons of velvet which were embroidered and then pearled within an inch of their life. Also has an attached dainty pouch hanging off the back of the bodice made in matching velvet & embroidered in the same designs. Made for someone about 5'6/5'7; I am 5'5 and had to hitch the skirt up pretty high under the bodice to get it to a good length for me.

(Wow, I really hate the above pic but it shows off the amazing sleeves)

Back view

If anyone is interested in making an offer (purchased for $1300 & worn twice) please private message me! Hat, bodice, detachable sleeves, overskirt, underskirt gold panel built into black overskirt but ties on sides; hard to explain) & chest 'chain' included; chemise, snood and hoop skirt not (previously purchased).

Shipping to be determined once we figure out who's buying it. Happy to deliver to Pennsic. PM me with any questions

Please feel free to cross-post; this post is public!

Thanks!!

PUBLIC POST - Lots of good stuff for sale!!

fieryredhead — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:43:58 GMT

Opening this sale up to the public at large now. ;) I have a lot of fabric, trim & costume goodies for sale and I'm consolidating them all in this post! Hope you will take a look!

Prices are somewhat negotiable but not by much. Will happily work out payment plans if needed. No, I will not cut yardage on the fabrics or trim.

3 yds red silk dupioni with embroidered metallic wavy lines - $30

5+ yards red with white embroidery silk dupioni $50

3+ yards silver with white embroidery dupioni silk $30

7 yds 'Tim Burton' trim (it looks like the stripey snakes he always has) $25

6.75 Hematite trim $50

All of the following fabrics are of unknown content unless specifically noted.
3 yds NICE black cotton stretch $20

2 yds semi-sheer blue & black shimmer stretch $10

5 yds semi-sheer green & black shimmer stretch $25

2.25 yds sheer mesh green patterned w/ sequins stretch $8

1+ yd sheer mesh white w/ blue & black flowers stretch $4

1.5 yd black sheer w/ ruffles & sequins stretch $5

3 full yds & 2 'cut' (used half the piece) yds army green fishnet mesh stretch $15

2 yds + 4 '1/2'yds (used part of the fabric) Padme's diamond weave sleeve lining SOLD

1 yd Arwen coronation sleeve lace in pale rose $10

5 yds blk & white faux 'grey wool' moulin rouge gown fabric $30

81 inches of sheer black embroidered fabric. I actually purchased this to use as the veil for the gothic tower scene in Moulin Rouge but it had too much embroidery. Its really nice!
$25

5.25 yds blue peach taffeta $25

1.5 yds pleather 'beetle' - this stuff is cool, you can't really see it in the pic but it is irridecent like a beetle. $10

4.25 yds of sheer black with red satin embossed $20

3+ yds sheer gold (I used this for one of my middle eastern outfits) $10

6.25 yds Black with embroidery & silver stripes in cotton $35

3.25 yds Teal with embroidery & silver stripes in cotton $15
*PICTURE PENDING but same as black above; just Teal*

3 yds sheer blk w/ sequin stripes $12

2 yds black velvet burnout slight stretch $8

2 yds red semi-sheer w/ black embroidery $8

Mina's Green and Gold Silk Velvet and Dupioni 'End Gown' from Bram Stoker's Dracula - $400 (The materials alone cost me MUCH more than that!)

A very detailed replica of the green velvet gown Mina wore at the end of the movie Bram Stoker's Dracula. Made with deep green high quality silk velvet and shimmering gold dupioni silk this is a high end replica for sale at a deeply discounted price due to having been previously worn for a short time. Some of the fabric covered buttons need to be replaced (not shown; picture was taken upon completion of construction); you can either make more of the covered buttons or choose other buttons to use (button replacement will be done by buyer). High collar in the back with double layered long flowing sleeve. The under sleeves are meticulously hand pleated to match the ones in the movie; kind of hard to see in this photo but the entire under sleeve is pleated!. Completely lined in gold silk dupioni as well.

This was made for a very slim lady (NOT ME!); here are the detailed measurements used to create this gown:
Bust: 32 inches
waist: 25 inches
hips: 33 inches
bicep: 9.5 inches
Shoulder to elbow: 13 inches
shoulder to wrist: 22 inches
underarm to waist: 9 inches
waist to floor in front: 43 inches w/o heels, 47 inches with heels
waist to end of train in back: 48 inches w/o heels, 52 with heels.
Hollow of throat to where buttons start: 6 inches

Linsner's Dawn Green Battle Goddess Costume Armor - $350

Replica of Linsner's Dawn Green Battle Costume & Armor. Very detailed and crafted to look as close to Linsner's illustrations as possible.

Included in the sale is the full green outfit with detachable back half skirt. Made of satin, hand piped with pleather and stretch velvet at the lower arms & calves for ease of wearing under bracers & boots. Pair of green stretch pleather 'calf covers' (they look like knee high boots). Snap closure at the neck. Leather 'codpiece' intricately etched with roses and vines is sewn on as well. Also included in sale is the hip armor and the bracers. Made out of hand formed leather, the hip armor closes with a leather snap on one of the rings while the bracers lace closed. Armor is covered in high sheen silver leather paint that as you can see from the photos really looks great.

PLEASE NOTE: The Boots and the flesh tone leotard with skulls are NOT included in the $350 sale price. If you really want the boots (ladies size 9) I am asking $500 total (There is a TON of work in these boots; email for close up pics). If you want the leotard too (hours and hours of hand painting went into this; each skull is shaded separately) I am asking $600 for the whole ensemble. Gloves are not included (they didn't match well anyways). No, I will not sell the leotard or boots separately unless the main part of the costume is purchased first.

Sizewise this costume is about a 12 but very adjustable because of the open front. Can get exact measurements for serious inquiries. Made for someone 5'5.

Sexy White Velvet Unicorn Bodysuit and Wigs - $100

Custom made white velvet bodysuit with mesh covered diamond shaped cutout on the chest & white hair on the arms and legs to mimic horsehair. Also included are two white curly wigs (one for your head and one for your tail) with metallic silver ribbons tied randomly in them. This item was worn once for two hours. The wigs will need some restyling.

Measurements used for the custom bodysuit:
neck - 13
bust - 45
under bust - 34
waist - 30
hip - 40
inseam - (crotch to ankle)29.5
upper thigh close to crotch - 26
knee - 14
ankle - 9
upper arm - 13 (this is right next to armpit; bicep is 12)
wrist - 6
arm length - 21
Height - 5'5
From just below the little divot at the front of neck to where the point of the sweetheart neckline starts - 9
from just below the little divot at the front of neck to waist - 15
from just below the little divot at the front of neck to
bustline (fullest part of breasts) - (straight to center is 9 but if I go diagonal to the fullest part of each breast or the nip it is 10.5)

Please note the rhinestone corset nor the ears and horn are included in this purchase; only the bodysuit and the two wigs. Corset has been sold separately; can be remade in the same or different colors for $350.

'Instant Anna Valerious' outfit' Wig & embroidered blouse - $100

(Paid $125 for medium blouse alone & purchased wig for about $40) Both are new and have never been worn.

Payment via paypal; would prefer payments sent as 'Personal Gifts' if possible which will save me the paypal fees & not cost you anything extra.

Happy to hand over in person if possible; just ask when we can meet up. Shipping cost for those that can't pick up will depend on the amount of items purchased but I prefer to ship via priority mail which is $5 for their small bx, $12 for the medium box & $15 for their large box. Please contact me for specific shipping quotes or with any questions you might have.

Thanks for looking!

STICKY & Public -My BPAL for Sale

fieryredhead — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:09:41 GMT

Items will be deleted as they are paid for so if it's on here it's still for sale! Shipping will be $6 to anywhere in US via Priority mail with Delivery confirmation or $4 for First Class in a padded mailer; insurance can be purchased at additional cost. Will ship anywhere as long as shipping is paid!

Willing to negotiate on prices!! Had to start somewhere with pricing though! FYI all bottles are *at least* several years old; please inquire for specific dates so I can look them up for you!

Oil Level key:
n = Neck
s = Shoulder
TOL = Top of Label
FYI The items bolded are just items of interest I wanted to call attention to.

Bottles:
Autumn Moon on the Mirror Stand (45%) - $10
Beanman &Beanwoman (between shoulder & TOL) - $15
Beaver Moon '07 (s) - $20
Bite Me '09 (s) - $15
Black Death (s) - $18
Bon Vivant (n) - $10
Bread & Butterfly (s) - $10
Brides of Dracula (just below TOL) - $25
Champagne & Roses (S) - $35
Chaos Theory Amber Series #55 (s)
Dark Chocolate & Key Lime Truffle (40%) - $8
Dawn Cernunnos (s) - $20
Dawn Maiden (s) - $20
Dawn Mother (s) - $20
Dawn Priestess (s) - $20
Set of all 4 Dawn scents - $70
Ecstasy of Passion (n) - $50
Edge of Chaos DCCCXCVII (s)
Edge of Chaos MLXXIII (s)
Egg Nogg '07 (s) - $15
El Amor La Muerta (55%) - $10
Fledgling Raptor Moon (s) - $18
Harlot V2 (s) - $25
Hay Moon (TOL) - $10
Heavenly Love, Earthly Love (n) - $20
Ho Ho Ho '08 (s) - $30
Honey Mone (n) - $30
Khajuraho (s) - $10
Khajuraho (s) - $10
Last Rose of Summer '09 (60%) - $9
Lucy Westenra (s) - $20
Lupercalia 2011 (s) - $20
Midnight Mass (Just below S) - $20
Milk Moon '07 (s) - $15
On Darkness '09 (45%) - $8
Parliament of Foules (s) - $10
Rose Cross (s) - $10
Sara Pezzini (s) - $20
The Dole of the King's Daughter (s) - $10
The Harp of Cnoc I'Chosgair (n) - $25
The Perfumed Garden (TOL) - $15
Three Witches original in cobalt (s) - $30
White Chocolate, Strawberry & White Pepper Truffle (s) - $20
White Chocolate, Strawberry '09 (s) - $20
Wildfire original Cobalt (15%) - $10
Witchblade (n) - $20
Young Pine Saplings (n) - $20

Holiday Wishes!!

fieryredhead — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:55:10 GMT

EDIT 11/18/09: Making this entry public due to requests!

I actually am getting to this BEFORE they open the community for posts! HA! I had a few people email me and ask me for my present list already so I started working on it & to my surprise finished! I'm actually not quite sure how this year will go as this is the first year almost all of the items are very specific items. *shrugs* I mostly pulled directly from my Amazon wish list rather than just linking the whole thing & then asking for more random stuff. Last year was not a banner year so I am hoping it will be better this year.

So! Here is my list; I'll post on the community (which is HERE btw) next week along with my intro.

EDIT: Got my list posted in the community; here is a direct link to it!

Step One: Make a post containing your list of 10 holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from simple ("I'd love a Potter fanfic icon that's just for me") to really big ("All I want for Christmas is a new car/computer/house/TV.") The important thing is, make sure these wishes are things you really, truly want. If you wish for real life things (not fics or icons), make sure you include some sort of contact info in your post, whether it's your address or just your email address where Santa (or one of his elves) could get in touch with you.

Step Two: Surf around your friends list (or friends friends, or just random journals) to see who has posted their list. And now here's the important part: If you see a wish you can grant, and it's in your heart to do so, make someone's wish come true. Sometimes someone's trash is another's treasure, and if you have a leather jacket you don't want or a gift certificate you won't use--or even know where you could get someone's dream purebred Basset Hound for free--do it.

You needn't spend money on these wishes unless you want to. The point isn't to put people out; it's to provide everyone a chance to be someone else's holiday elf--to spread the joy. Gifts can be made anonymously or not--it's your call. There are no rules with this project, no guarantees, and no strings attached. Just...wish, and it might come true. Give, and you might receive. And you'll have the joy of knowing you made someone's holiday special.

My wishes:

1. Windstone Editions Black Grand Unicorn or brightly colored Poads – I recently was able to start collecting Windstones as I had been wanting to for many years. So far I have a complete white unicorn family & almost a complete black unicorn family… I’m just missing the Black Grand. Would pretty much kill for one. ;) I also fell in love with Poads. I currently have three of them, from left to right you see the blue mosaic #4, the silver spangle #1 and the black peacock. As you can see I like the bright colors & don’t like the more natural colored ones (no browns, whites, greys… that sort of thing).

2. Fluevog Mini Sugar boots in black, size 9.5 – I’ve wanted this pair of boots since I first saw them. I tried a pair on when I was in San Francisco for a Bellydance convention & the 9.5 fit perfectly (they run small). I would love to get my hands on a pair of these boots, used or new!

3. Pug chewies, treats and toys (for the dogs) – With three enthusiastic little monsters we go through dog treats, chewies and toys quite rapidly. Their favorite games are fetch and tug of war; their favorite treats are crunchy stuff like ‘pupcorn’ in the cheese flavored kind. They do not like regular ‘milkbone’ type treats. Picky, I know. Toys; they love anything stuffed but tend to tear them apart so fast only the sturdy toys survive! Lol!

4. 25 yard tribal dance skirt – Would love a scarlet red or teal one! My favorite seller is Flying Skirts but as long as the skirt is lightweight (not see through please!) I will be happy!

5. Home Fragrance oils – I have several oil burners as with all the animals I like to try and keep our house smelling nice. I’ve been using Bath and Body Works ‘Winter’ & ‘Leaves’ so far this year and I like them alot. I like the spicier scents rather than the citrus or floral ones. For example; my house has those air fresheners that smell like apple cinnamon all year round. So Glade ‘Apple Cinnamon’ plugins house oils would work too if you didn’t want to get the burner oils.

6. Goodies from LUSH. – LOVE LUSH. Very particular about the products I like though. Would love a tub of Gorgeous moisturizer. Also would love the marzibain bubble bar, ceridwen’s cauldron bath melt, Soft Coeur Massage bar (my favorite!). I prefer the ‘honey’ scents (currently have HIWTK soap & solid perfume, HoneyWood shower gel) & do not like the citrus or really overly floral.

7. Babydoll Tshirts from ThinkGeek – For some reason ThinkGeek has the most comfortable, well fitting tshirts I have come across. I would love to get the Meh., Keep Out of Direct Sunlight or WTF? shirts. Size Large.

8. SCA useable fabrics - I do historical recreation with the SCA & make most of my outfits. I try and be a *little* historically accurate and use only natural fibers. I love to work with silk the most and have many a gown made out of smooth dupioni (I prefer the lack of slubs). Would love love to get my hands on large amounts of silk or linen! I tend to wear blacks & reds but have been trying to get more blues & greens. Do not like purples, pinks or oranges.

9. Queen Elizabeth’s Wardrobe Unlock’D - The holy grail of a female SCA costumer. Never have been able to afford a copy though!

10. Embroidery Software – If anyone happens to not need their Bernina Artista 180 software and the fancy dongle that comes with it I’d love to take it off your hands. I’m pretty new to all this but I’m hoping to be able to create my OWN designs eventually so I need one of the higher end software programs. Unfortunately I’ve not been able to afford it yet. :( I’m pretty sure whoever reading this that might have the software would know what I need before I do!

Traci Baker
2310 Eastgate Drive
Carrollton, Tx 75006

My email is fieryredhead@livejournal.com

Please be sure to do your own wish list and please try and comment on this post with a link to it. I don't promise to be able to send gifts to every one I read but I will sure try!

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fieryredhead — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:26:37 GMT

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