Monday, 22 July 2013

Smoke and Mirrors...

Which can be used to describe the art of the magician, or it could be used to describe the new belt I'm currently working on!

Yes, wasn't on my list of things to do as per my last post, but the stuff all came together in my head (I have an almost encyclopedic knowledge of the stuff I have bought for costuming over the years).  Also, I'm waiting on doing a fitting and getting some measurements... so over the weekend, I started work on this...

Smoky gunmetal satin, black Venice lace, shop bought decorative elements repurposed for this belt, and you can see, in the bottom left hand corner, the hint of a pair of Yemeni silver bracelets (too small even for my tiny wrists) which form the main focus of decoration on the ends of this belt.  There's more beading and some super shiny chandelier crystals to be added, then I'll be posting more pics.

And yes, this one's for sale. I have more than enough costuming for myself!!  Full details coming soon... watch this space!!!

Monday, 1 July 2013

Coming soon...

What's up next for Monteith Creations??  Well, I'll be making a start on covering a bra for my lovely troupemate Ali, so I might take some pics of the process for a future blog post - maybe help any of you out there who are struggling to make your own costume bras!!

Of course, if even after me posting a 'how to' blog you're still none the wiser... you can commission me to cover a bra for you!  So if you want to do the fun bit yourself, the decorations, I can do your base on your own bra, and send it back to you.

Or of you want a fully made, ready to go, one of a kind bra made just for you... well, guess what?  I can do that too!! :D

After that, it's a custom headpiece for the lovely BatStork... in a darkly Gothic Victorian strumpet stylee!! ;-)