This week we have some time off for the mid winter break......time to relax and hang out:)






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Last weekend I returned to the Blackforest to continue teaching my New Years Resolution series workshops with Gudrun Herold.

I love coming to this area....well because its beautiful, and plus these workshops are on a continuous rotation. Which is one of my favorite ways to teach workshops. It gives me the opportunity to create relationships with students, because I get to know them better!

Last weekend was part 2 of the series...and we had a blast!!!


whoosh those ladies worked hard!!!

Another reason I love these workshops so much, well its the chance to hang out with Gudrun! She really is just a lovely charming woman, and we always have much fun together!


mmmmmmmmm..coffee and cake!!!


stunning window at this coffee shop!!


a very wintery Black Forest!

be sure to check out Gudrun's site......Devadasi Caravan....Gudrun is a certified FCBD teacher and is also sells a fabulous collection of skirts and choli's check out here site here.....

Devadasi Caravan

watch out for an exciting summer date coming up June 23,24th...Gudrun will have some exciting news for a great event this summer...I will keep you posted!!


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Last weekend I had the lovely chance to get over to Zagreb to teach workshops and hang out with my lovely friend Susan Frankovich!

I was super excited to go.....well because I really do love Croatia, and all the beautiful dancers from this area!

Zagreb, was soooooooooooo snowy!!! I loved it!! It really made Zagreb quiet and beautiful!!

Hahahahah....yes I did actually see Zagreb during the day.....But to busy to take pics!!

I got off the plane,  had a quick bite to eat and off I went to teach some workshops....I got to teach in the studio where Susan teaches most of her classes. It was lovely to see her home turf!

After I kicked some butt....went home had some much needed rest, cause the saturday was gonna be a long day!!!


All the ladies were super awesome, and I had a great time. I love getting to travel and meeting so many different types of people! Its the best part of my job!!

Heres a vid of my day with these great ladies!!


ahhhh.....sigh.....I miss everyone!!

Sunday was the big day for the show!! And it was snowing like crazy, AGAIN!!!


Poor Susan...she was really nervous about folks getting to the show.....but the people came and supported the event!! It was a lovely night!!


sooooooo fun...and a great great show!!

If you wanna see some more great photography from this event check out my friends page from facebook.....

AMBROSIA | photography © Photo by U. Cotman
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2684356590126.2114050.1292709078&type=3

and if you havn't.... be sure to check out Susan Frankovich here.....
https://www.facebook.com/susanfrankovich

Huge huge huge thanks to all the ladies who came out to the workshops....
Congrats to Susan on a great event!!

Hvala!!!

ohhhhh and ps....yes of course......I have added to my mug collection...:)



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My very good friend and beautiful dancer, Calamity Sam has opened her very own Etsy store!
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So many cute cute items!!!

Sam creates her pieces with bits and bobs she finds takes them apart and remakes a beautiful creation......

here are some of my personal favs!!!



ok get over to Sam's etsy site!! HERE!


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So sometimes you have a very much loved belt,  it will get  really worn out with so much use...what to do?????
Reuse,Recycle and update it of course!!

I loved this belt so much...I made it last year....but really it had seen better days. It was really falling apart, the beading was catching on everything. Sequins were falling off, it was snagging on everything!
But I so loved that belt!!

I tried doing some repair work on it...but in the end...I needed to pull it apart and redo it. Now, some would say why not just make a new belt...yeah I could. But I really enjoyed pulling it all apart and recreating it with the same idea but with some new features.

Plus when you wear in a belt.....you kinda get attached to the feel of it. I can't really explain that....but there you go. I still have my one of my first belts, its called Old faithful.....everytime I look at it to pull it apart. I just can't do it yet...its a wee bit too sentimental.

Anyways my craziness aside....ta daaaaaa...
my new belt!







yeahhhhh!!! just in time for my trip to Zagreb!!

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So I had orginally made this belt last summer...and really, never got the damn thing done.

I threw it together for Tribal Umrah last year, and really made it workable. But not finished. So finally I got it sorted out.

Silver Silver....







ok....now really its your turn!!! What are you working on?????

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