You can spend hundreds (if not thousands) of dollars on professional costumes and you will still have to alter them to get the right fit. Luckily there is a cheaper alternative, learn to make your own! Bead Your Bedlah is a two part workshop which can be taken in any order. In this workshop Huraiva will take you through the steps of making a pattern for a belt and assembling and covering the base.  She will also teach you some basic beading techniques to help add some bling to your belt. You will need to bring:

 

 Recommended Supplies:

Craft paper long enough to go around your hips with some overlap or several sheets of computer paper
Pencil
Tape (scotch or masking)
Buckram long enough to go around your hips with overlap
Heavy interfacing long enough to go around your hips twice with overlap (preferably single sided iron on)
Quilt batting long enough to go around your hips once with overlap (this comes in a roll)
1 to 1.5 yards of crushed velvet (panné)  or other stretch fabric - this will give you enough to do a bra as well
Scissors for cutting paper, fabric & threads (this is three different pairs for me)Straight pins
Standard sewing needles
Thread in a color that matches your fabric 

Other supplies you will need eventually, but probably not the day of the workshop can include flannel to line the belt, pant hooks and/or snaps for closures, sequins, beads, sequined trim or braid, appliqués, jewels, crystals, fringe (beaded or chainette), glue (I use E6000), chains, tassels, mirrors, shells, coins and anything else you think you would like to decorate with.