logo
g Text Version
Auto
Beauty & Self
Books & Music
Career
Computers
Education
Family
Food & Wine
Health & Fitness
Hobbies & Crafts
Home & Garden
Money
News & Politics
Relationships
Religion & Spirituality
Society & Culture
Sports
Travel & Leisure
TV & Movies

dailyclick
Bored? Games!
Postcards
Astrology
Take a Quiz
Rate My Photo

new
Journals
Folklore and Mythology
Business Coach
Marriage
Senior Living
Ethnic Beauty
Adolescence


dailyclick
All times in EST

Autism Spectrum Disorders: 4:00 PM

Full Schedule
g
g Beadwork Site
Shala Kerrigan
BellaOnline's Beadwork Editor

g

Gypsy Costume- Beaded Accessories

Halloween is coming soon. Almost every costume my daughter has worn in the last 8 years has had beads in it somewhere. The year she was a princess, I did some delicate netted beadwork off a wire headband that hung on her forehead, the year she was Lisa Simpson, I made her a pearl necklace with big faux pearls, last year her video game inspired costume had big duct tape beads she made for it. Beads are helpful in a lot of costumes.
A gypsy or belly dancer costume is easy to put together with clothes you might already have. A full skirt or two, a peasant blouse or fitted plain teeshirt, clipped up to make it a midriff baring shirt for a belly dancer, lots of shawls and scarves in bright colors all look like the movie versions of gypsies and bellydancers.
The right accessories finish off the look.
A wire and chain necklace with fake coins hanging off of it looks very sparkly and works well for this sort of costume.

Thishandflower works up fast in netting and looks very pretty and mysterious.

Coin earrings are a nice chunky and contemporary look that are very wearable after Halloween.
Big dangly brick stitched earrings also work well for this look. This pair done with asymmetrical fringe was one of my mom's favorite patterns. In this example I used tiny clapperless bells that chime as you move your head.
Of course, you can't forget bangle bracelets with this costume. This project is an old favorite of mine, they work up really fast and are a great use for extra beads or bead grab bags. You can also use smaller beads to make smaller rings to use as scarf clips or with much finer wire and beads, nice hoop earrings.




Review - Beaded Chain Mail Jewelry
Netted Earrings
Beaded Bangle Bracelet (peyote stitch)
RSS
Related Articles
Previous Features
Site Map

Add Gypsy+Costume%2D+Beaded+Accessories to Twitter Add Gypsy+Costume%2D+Beaded+Accessories to Facebook Add Gypsy+Costume%2D+Beaded+Accessories to MySpace Add Gypsy+Costume%2D+Beaded+Accessories to Del.icio.us Digg Gypsy+Costume%2D+Beaded+Accessories Add Gypsy+Costume%2D+Beaded+Accessories to Yahoo My Web Add Gypsy+Costume%2D+Beaded+Accessories to Google Bookmarks Add Gypsy+Costume%2D+Beaded+Accessories to Stumbleupon Add Gypsy+Costume%2D+Beaded+Accessories to Reddit


Content copyright © 2009 by Shala Kerrigan. All rights reserved.
This content was written by Shala Kerrigan. If you wish to use this content in any manner, you need written permission. Contact Shala Kerrigan for details.

g


For FREE email updates, subscribe to the Beadwork Newsletter


Past Issues


print
Printer Friendly
bookmark
Bookmark
tell friend
Tell a Friend
forum
Forum
email
Email Editor

g features
Miniature Beaded Pincushion

Review- BeadTool 4

Basic Beading- Making Loops with Wire

Archives | Site Map

forum
Forum
email
Contact

Past Issues
memberscenter

jobs
what
job title, keywords
where
city, state or zip
jobs by job search


vote
Growing a Garden
Veggies and Flowers
Veggies Only
Flowers Only
No Garden

g


| About BellaOnline | Privacy Policy | Advertising | Become an Editor |
Website copyright © 2009 Minerva WebWorks LLC. All rights reserved.


BellaOnline Editor