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How do I order pants?!?!?!?!?!

2009-06-29T19:10:39Z

I really need some of these pants, how do I order?

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New how to hairstyles online!

2009-04-24T23:33:20Z

I just finished an updated version of my "how to wear hairpieces" page. It now includes several cool hairstyles and detailed instructions on how to make them. Check it out!
http://www.auralynne.com/wearfl.html

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New Pics online!

2009-04-15T14:50:44Z

I got pics of the new designs! Am uploading them right now...

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Bad Kristi!

2009-04-10T21:15:10Z

I logged on today and realized I haven't been on Tribe.net since November of last year... Okay I know I'm forgetful and suck at keeping touch but that's a long time even for me!

I've been super busy lol, besides chasing after a baby I've got a few new designs in the making. I'll be uploading them as soon as I get some pictures I am happy with.

I finally managed to redesign the garter flare pants to my liking. What I've come up with is the absolute cutest, sexiest thing I have designed so far... Pics coming soon! I just need to hem the two pairs I made.

The other new designs I'll be uploading at some point - a peekaboo vest (sort of like a modernized ghawazee with curly ends like my orchid petal skirt) Also I have finally figured out how to cover a bra in a reasonable enough amount of time to be able to offer them for sale. I am redesigning my cascading headdress - the new design is a bit more elaborate looking but simpler to make, more secure, and will be $10 cheaper than the original. I designed a belt to replace my macrame fringe belt, a cowrie shell fringe belt. I created the first one today and am very pleased with it. It is super simple to make, and thus I am gonna be able to charge only $40 bucks for it. Perfect accompaniment to a headband hairpiece, or actually any headdress worn with cowrie braids.

I have also been working on creating bridal accessories. One day I had the thought - what if you took my basic design for the cascading headdress, replaced the yarn with a long cathedral style veil, replaced the tribal jewelry with bridal jewelry, and used more corsage quality flowers in the headdress. That is how I wound up redesigning my cascading headdress - I couldn't get the current design to work with the veil and liked the new one much better!

Well sorry for being away for so dismally long, and I'll make sure to post those pics soon!

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Fingerless gloves

2008-10-30T15:25:59Z

I made a new how to!
Fingerless gloves. Image is in my tribe pics.

Just in time for the cold season - I need to make me a couple pair! :-P

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Random news

2008-10-23T00:52:03Z

I got back from Rakkasah and it was great! A big thank you to the people from tribe who stopped by to see me... :-D I have some stuff left over and I am going to work on getting it up on Etsy. If anyone needs a hairpiece quickly, just ask! I might have what you are looking for in stock.

Also, bandana belts, and a new style of hairpiece are online - flower mini's, for just $10 each!.
http://www.auralynne.com/minis.html

I've discontinued a couple of things for which I don't get many orders, but there is a replacement available for most of them!

First, my barrette hairpiece has been discontinued, but if you were a fan of that style, may I suggest instead getting yarn hair falls, and a flower mini. (If you really like the cowrie shells I put in my barrettes, may I suggest getting some of my friend Crystal Kini's cowrie clippy bits and attaching them to the flowers.) A good replacement for my bun hairpieces is also my flower mini's. My sister and I are going to take some pics of my hairpieces one of these days - I'm in desperate need of new ones! I'll post them when we do.

My macrame belt has also been discontinued. I don't really consider my bandana belt to be a replacement for that, but I have in the works a new belt design - a cowrie shell fringe belt that I think I'll be able to sell for under $40!

There are a few things I have available now that I haven't quite gotten online yet. The belt and coin headpiece pictured on the main page of the website is now (finally!) available as well. Yarn hair falls without flowers (on ponytails) are available ($18 for one super thick or $20 for 2 thinner). The O-ring belt which matches my dragon brocade bodice is available for $89.99.

If anyone wants to preorder something not yet on the web page, msg me and I can invoice you. Thanks!

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Rakkasah

2008-09-30T15:56:09Z

I am going to be vending at Rakkasah this year! I was on the waiting list, and they had a one-table space open up. I'll just be bringing a bunch of headdresses and jewelry and stuff - no room for costumes this time. But if anyone is going be sure to look me up!

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Upcoming Vacation...

2008-08-25T14:08:04Z

I am going to be in Florida for a week and a half coming up. I will be sure to ship all headdress orders received before Monday the 25th before I leave. Any orders sent to me on or after Monday will be created and shipped when I return.

I will be gone from August 27th to September 7th. I will be able to check my email up until the 31st, after which I will be on a sailboat in the Atlantic ocean (long happy sigh) probably with sketchpad in hand sketching belly dance costumes! ;-P

Oooh and soon after I get back I plan to upload a bunch of the stock I've been busy creating to etsy - look for it! :-D

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New tribe with stock available now!

2008-07-21T12:00:56Z

Hi! I finally managed to get some pics of stock online. So far I've got bandana belts and peacock cowrie hair tassels (something brand new...) up. I'm going to also put up all my stock headdresses eventually.

So check it out!
http://tribes.tribe.net/auraboutique

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Hello, my name is Kiki

2008-07-20T17:58:42Z

Hi girls,

Im Kiki from the Czech Republic (eastern Europe) and I just joined this tribe.
I love Auralynne designs....very beautiful and feminine!

I was wondering if some of you ladies know where to buy Lion Brand Bolero Yarn online with the opportunity to pay via PayPal and ship the the Czech republic...
I know that this is possible on ebay but I dont have an ebay account and also dont want to create one....Can you help?
Thank you in advance!
Best wishes
Kiki

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Vacation

2008-06-04T12:15:04Z

I'm going on vacation tomorrow. Yay! I get to go back to FL and visit my family (many of whom haven't yet seen Tristan) and then we're going to Montana to see Nick's family. So I wanted to give all of you a heads up that I probably won't be quite as attentive to stuff online as usual, but I will try to check my email at least once a day from Florida, and hopefully I can find a computer with working internet in MT.

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Rock those superbright turquoise flares!

2008-05-20T20:03:23Z

Thursday night my sister and I, like the blonde and blonde at heart sillies we are, went to Providence (1 hr drive) for a drum circle. Only trouble was, the drum circle was NEXT week. I was confused thinking it was the 22nd already (man did this month fly by!) And my sister thought the drum circle date was the fifteenth. So we walk in the space all decked out in our prettiness... and rows and rows of older people turn toward us with quizzical expressions. So that it wasn't a complete waste of a trip, we decided to hang out at the Providence Place mall for a bit.

I'm wearing my black corset flares, laced with red ribbon, and layered black and red tank tops, so after I removed my belly dancing belt I looked somewhat semi goth-ly normal. Andrea (Auryssa on here) however, was wearing basic flares, a halter tie top, and sleevelets in superbright, nearly glow in the dark turquoise! But I gave her my black tank top and she put that on to cover her stomach and we figured what the heck! It'll be an experience.

Our tally for the evening: Well, we lost count of the stares, two whistles, one evil glare, one utterly hilarious raise-eyebrows-with-thumbs-up from an Oriental guy, and a bit more ice cream than normal from the guy at Ben and Jerry's.

Over all, a great night!

Pics of Auryssa's costume coming soon. We had just finished it Thursday!

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New member

2008-05-20T18:05:26Z

Hello! :) I just happened upon your site, and am impressed by your style of dance attire! I really love the Ren. styles, and the pants.

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Feeling particularly pleased with myself

2008-05-02T20:00:52Z

I finally did it! You know all those designs that I have sketches posted of that include some sort of bra? I've been holding off making those designs because I have had a devil of a time trying to figure out a way to cover a bra that doesn't include lots of hand sewing. I HATE hand sewing, and I don't like the actual fabric and reinforcement being hand sewn, because I feel the machine sewn stitch is stronger.

Well, today I just completed the most difficult part of the covering of the bra (the cups and the sides are done, I only need to sew on straps and connect them in the front) Stretch velvet over a hard-cup underwire bra (the really thick stiff kind that's great for tribal!) And I did every bit of it on my machine. I'll make a tutorial when I do my next bra - for all you fearless people out there! (fearless of breaking your sewing machine by running over an underwire, that is :-/ )

Now, since I have a mental block against hand sewing, to get my sister to decorate it for me! Woo woo! Pics coming soon!

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Everything is back online!

2008-04-15T21:59:41Z

I am finally fully up and running again! I've had a time trying to balance taking care of my fussy baby and creating things, but thanks to the help of my family, all of my product is now back online.

A couple changes: My Aunt Kim and my Mom are now making my Renaissance line. They are both wonderful seamstresses with over 25 years experience - my Mom taught me how to sew. The bodice is available in a second choice of fabric now too - Chinese dragon phoenix brocade! Within the next couple of weeks Kim will be creating the matching belt and the first bodice - the belt is a different design than my Renaissance belt. I posted a sketch of the design here, and once we have the model, we'll get pictures up. Here's the URL for the Renaissance stuff:
http://www.auralynne.com/renaissance.html

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New colors of Cotton Lycra and Tie tops

2008-03-11T20:24:00Z

My tie tops and sleevelets are posted on my website now. And I have several new colors of cotton lycra available, including "denim"!

http://www.auralynne.com/pantsfabric.html

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Pants are back online!

2008-03-10T19:51:48Z

I've been training my sister on how to make them, and she's doing really good - completed a couple pair of basic and one pair of corset for us. So now that I trust her to make them with my supervision, I am putting the tribal costumes back online.

I also got a shipment notification yesterday for my backordered elastic! :-D The tietops are finished except for the elastic, so those (and armlets) should be up really really soon.

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New pics of tie tops and other adorableness

2008-03-07T01:57:09Z

I'm posting pics! We got some of my sister in some stripey armlets with her tie top and stripey pants. Check em out!

I'll be posting the stuff on my website soon, but until then here's some prices and details:

Tie tops:
halter style, tie in front. Available in XS-XL - sizes correspond with the sizes of my pants.
Available in all fabrics that my pants come in.
They are lined with elastic and have a bust seam for a perfect fit!

Price: $29.99

Sleevelets:
available in XS-XL
Available in all fabrics that my pants come in
They are made with 1 1/2 inch elastic at the top so they are comfortable and stay up with no problem!
Available in lace!! I am going to make some white ones - pics coming soon!

Price: $29.99 per pair

Or, if you order a set of matching pants, top and sleevelets I'll knock $5 off the price.

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I'm gonna have a work studio!

2008-02-22T01:00:57Z

We're buying a house, and it has a finished basement - I mean carpet and ceiling and paneling even! So I'll finally have a space to make all my pretties in that doesn't involve trashing my house! The entire basement is gonna be used for my business, so it'll be awesome to finally have all the space I need :-D

Other than the basement (which was the selling feature for me) the house had a good sized kitchen (I love to cook and bake) and 3 bedrooms plus a small office (yess no more ugly computer cords in my dining room!) There's a front and back porch which are nice mostly for insulation from the outdoors and a decent sized above ground pool that the little guy's gonna love come summer!

(hmmm I'm excited cancha tell?)

BTW, I did finish with the tie tops. Both my sister and I have been horribly sick lately, and didn't want to take pics of our red noses, but now I'm basically over it and we're going to a drum circle tomorrow nite - I'll make sure to get pics of our costumes there, which will likely include the tops!

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International Shipping :-)

2008-02-01T14:32:24Z

I now ship internationally again. A few days ago I logged onto my Paypal account to discover that they finally decided to update their shipping center! So I was able to configure my cart to charge different shipping prices based on location... finally! But since Paypal still has to make things a bit tedious for us sellers, I have to add each country and rate singly. So far I've added Canada, Mexico, Australia, China, Japan, the UK, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Netherlands, Italy, Norway, and Spain.

Anyone on here I'm forgetting? ;-D

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tops tops TOPS!!

2008-01-31T03:25:52Z

So the good news is I came up with the absolutely perfect design for a tie top!

The bad news is (for me anyway) that it came to me right at 5 am this morning and I was so excited that I couldn't get back to sleep :-P

It's going to have both elastic and fitted seams so it fits just right and stays where it's supposed to - and the pattern will only require cutting out and sewing together 3 pieces of fabric - which means I can price it extremely reasonably!

So when I come back online with the pants (can't tell you a date until I know for sure but I think it will probably be pretty soon) I'll have tops too! Yay!

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International Orders

2008-01-25T18:00:09Z

According to my website as of this afternoon, international orders are no longer available, and any money sent to me from a foreign address will be refunded. No worries for tribe.net members though! My international order form will stay up and you can use it to place one just like in the past.

http://www.auralynne.com/intlorder.html

Yes, there is a reason for this. I keep getting orders from people in foreign countries who use my shopping cart. When it first happened, I put in more links telling people not to. Now with all the warnings I have written, I really don't see how anyone could make it as an honest mistake. Not to mention the orders I get like that are always tiny orders, and the hassle I'd have to go to to type out a letter explaining why I need the extra 2 to 3 bucks isn't worth the 2 to 3 bucks! So I've decided to avoid the hassle.

But, as I said, no change for everybody here! You'll just have to access the international order form from this message instead. :-)

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My cowrie braids

2008-01-25T17:54:14Z

I ordered some braids (and alot more goodies!) a while back but never got a pic in them till now! This was from Saturday; thought I would share!

http://people.tribe.net/ec007c40-f337-476d-bd85-5dffe355cfd0/photos/ee0e7db4-7ff1-4138-8858-98f1e70be340

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i love my costume!

2007-11-20T02:36:40Z

thanks a million, i was a hit with my costume, i even added a tribal tummy drape to put a little jinglein my step, wish i had a picture showing the belt more but thought you might want to see one of your creations in motion. I didn't wear my chemise as it was quite warm. It fit perfectly!
Thanks again

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Back! (sort of)

2007-11-16T14:28:23Z

Hi everybody! Sorry I've not been on here in forever... Between pregnancy, trying to finish the baby's room, and getting lots of orders, I've been swamped. But I wanted to give an update on what's going on with me anyway...

Nope, haven't had the baby yet. Should only be a few days now - better only be a few days, or I think I may scratch my poor red itchy stomach to death... (bad Kristi) We decided on a name we both like a lot finally (not an easy feat between me and my husband) - Tristan. The nursery is for the most part finished (not decorated but the furniture is in place at least) and ready for baby.

I am waiting until after the baby comes and I know how much time I will have to start any big plans for the website, but I've got a couple of helpers now, so some things will be happening a lot quicker. My friend Ingri is doing cowrie braids, and I now have stock of 22" in almost every color, so I'll be able to get those out a bit quicker. I've also got 3 new colors in 22" - burgundy, teal, and dark purple! I'll take pics and post soon...

My sister is staying with me currently, and will be making and posting headdresses on ebay... They'll probably be up this weekend!

Well, hope everyone is well, and still dancing! I am (in my living room anyway.) It totally keeps me from getting swollen ankles, and backaches, and stuff like that... (yay bellydance!)

:-D

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armbands/armlets

2007-09-25T08:11:41Z

Hi there! Will you ever be selling those beautitul armlets separately from having to also purchase a bodice or belt? They are gorgeous!

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Leaving!

2007-09-07T08:10:23Z

I am going to be out of town visiting my family starting tomorrow (sept 7) thru September 29ish. Any orders placed between those dates will be filled when I get back. And any orders that I've already recieved I will try to take supplies with me to make them in North Carolina. So no worries if you've placed an order and haven't gotten the ship e-mail yet - you will soon!

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Changes...

2007-09-01T09:43:19Z

Well, you haven't heard from me in a while! I've been insanely busy trying to keep up with orders, get ready to take a few weeks vacation in North Carolina with my family, and organize and condense my gobs of craft stuff so that it fits in the front closet, so that I can turn my craft room into a nursery.

I've also finally managed to train my friend on making the cowrie braids. I was immensely pleased and somewhat surprised to see that she is just as picky as me - I picked up a bunch of them from her just the other day, and each and every pair was perfect, and it felt great to think of all that work that I wasn't doing myself, lol. Oh, and I've dyed 3 shades that aren't on the website yet - burgundy, dark teal, and dark purple. Pics coming soon!

My sister and I are going to be working on bra and belt sets. We will start with the simplest first, so she doesn't get bogged down -
http://tribes.tribe.net/auralynne/photos/89b25b0d-4798-4db0-b0b0-69734aefdebd
there's the original sketch of my design. Bra will be bikini style halter (not triangle) top with soft cups, and they will be available undecorated in all the fabrics that match the pants.

There is going to be a change in time for custom made costumes. I'll keep my time for hairpieces down to 1-2 weeks, but larger items like pants and renaissance stuff will now take 4-6 (which seems to be the standard elsewhere) instead of 3-4. I will do my utmost best to finish with the orders I've already gotten within 4 weeks, and if you have a performance that is at least 4 weeks away when you order let me know and I'll probably be able to fill it.

While I'm in NC, I will still be doing any headdress orders, and I'll also bring the fabric to make any orders I recieve prior to leaving. I'll be back within 4 weeks, so I'll be able to finish with any orders I recieve while there upon my return. Just keep in mind that rush orders are not available for the month of September. Thanks!

Ooh, by the way, my sister and I and our friend are going to a renaissance festival later today, so we'll be sure to get lots of pics and post them!

Happy dancing everyone!

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Serger for costumes - trade!

2007-08-30T13:05:58Z

I know this is a long shot, but I am looking to purchase a serger within the next few months. If anyone has a 5 thread serger (or a 2-4 thread that is capable of doing a 2 thread overlock with a true safety stitch NOT mock) and would like a bunch of costumes from my website, I'm interested in trading! I'd prefer a bernina or a baby lock, but any well known durable brand works.

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:-P

2007-08-24T12:55:10Z

Last night I was opening up a box of fabric I'd just recieved. There was so much utterly gorgeous fabric in the box. There was a glittery mottled teal with dark brown vines curling up from the bottom of the fabric that I absolutely fell in love with. I was holding it up to myself and figuring out which way to cut the pants so the vine pattern would look cutest, totally excited...

...And then I woke up.

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More cotton lycra colors!

2007-08-09T11:52:34Z

It's not up on the website yet (will be soon) but I got red cotton lycra! I'm talking the most absolutely perfect dark, bright true red color you can imagine! Yay! And I got a bunch more black... And I also got some cool funky lace - black with red velvety roses - hint hint - if you are thinking of ordering lacy flares may I suggest either red with the black/red rose lace or black with the black/red rose lace! I'm definitely gonna be making me some - I'll post pics when I do!

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ebay - save $!

2007-07-22T14:52:17Z

As you all know I've got my etsy store open now, at least for headdresses. I've decided I need to be on ebay just a bit for the exposure. I'm going to post at least one headdress each week, and once in a while I'll post pants and ren bodices. I'll usually start the bidding on headdresses at $5 off the website (sometimes more!) and when I post the bigger stuff it will be at a huge discount - sometimes up to half off! I'll post on here when I post on ebay too, so if there's something huge you want from me watch the tribe!

Everything I post on ebay will be custom made too - that way I don't have to spend so much time creating a new auction with different pictures for each headdress.

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It's a boy!

2007-07-20T05:27:58Z

So no teeny belly dance costumes. Lol, I'm not a mean mom. Hubby's very very happy. As is my Dad - he had both me and my sister and was hoping for boys both times - so he's like "FINALLY!" And I'm happy too - woulda been happy with either - and now at least I know how I'm gonna decorate the nursery!

So I thought I'd let u guys know!

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I've got Cotton Lycra!

2007-07-14T08:15:16Z

So my fabric order came in - a few days ago - Thanks everybody for placing all these orders and keeping me so busy! :-)

I have... Black cotton/lycra for pants
Sage green cotton/lycra
and Lilac cotton/lycra.

My camera refuses to take a picture of the sage green and the lilac that is the right color, so I am going to make the colors in Photoshop and post it.

Then I also am working on getting a stock of funky slinky prints! For anyone not familiar with slinky fabric, it is a acetate/lycra knit that doesn't snag horribly, is reasonably durable (8 oz weight) and is super super stretchy even with funky metallic glitter prints all over it!

I have: Purple glitter slinky, which is a dark plum purple with lighter pinkish purple glitter flowers on it. Will post a pic soon!

Oh, and the best news of all: pants made in any of these cool fabrics are the same price as stretch velvet; if you want some, just order on my website and put your fabric choice under "special instructions."

The black I have a lot of, but the lilac and sage and purple slinky are limited quantities, so if it's too far after today when you order, you may want to contact me first to make sure I have some left!

Thanks a bunch!

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So who all likes tribaret?

2007-07-08T22:01:48Z

My sister makes her own gorgeous beaded fringe:
http://people.tribe.net/auryssa/photos/29fe6221-be76-48f7-bd8c-fdbc5d82100a
http://people.tribe.net/auryssa/photos/d182b574-4ff5-4697-9234-a7914cfca1e4
... something that I do not and will not ever have the patience for! But isn't it wonderful? She uses dental floss to string it - and it is as flexible and swings just as nice as the fringe you get from egypt or turkey or wherever but lasts literally forever! Sometime we're gonna stitch some to some duck and weight test it just to see how many pounds it takes to break. Maybe sometime we're up late and getting punch drunk, LOL!

But anyway, she really is more of a cabaret dancer, and you all know I like tribal costuming, so if we really collaborated on designs at least one of them should be tribaret. So who all likes tribaret?

I was wandering around online (as usual) yesterday and came across this store that sells the most gorgeous hand beaded, sequined and embroidered trims you'll ever see! They totally inspired me to design a costume. You can see my... very... quick sketch in the next pic, as well as a sample of some of the trims this place carries. I called my sister and for about the next 20 minutes we were having a conversation that consisted mostly of squeals and "look at this one - on page three - the fourth one down."

The bra and belt sets would be made of stretch velvet - the really plush pretty shiny stuff, and the fringe would be two layer - with Czech drops on the top short layer, and probably 5 to 6 inch seed bead fringe that ends in a Czech bicone bead. For anyone who doesn't bead, Czech beads are a lot like Swarovski - very gorgeous and sparkly - except not so expensive as to add 60 bucks to the costume!

The trims come in varying lengths - all of them enough to bead at least one set of bra and belt, and some of them enough to have matching accessories like armbands and headband (fun, yes??) And each one would be a one of a kind creation! If you saved up for one of these you'd be the only one in the world to have one! And sometimes we'd vary the style of fringe to the style of trim - for instance, I am picturing the black and silver trim on the bottom with black seed bead fringe - ending in silver coins for the top short layer, and ending in little jingly india bells for the bottom layer!

So my question: I know all about the market for tribal. Everyone does tribal! And everyone usually prefers handmade stuff since it's much better quality. We're hoping to complete these sets and sell them for somewhere in the neighborhood of $250 to $300. Remember, hand beaded fringe that lasts forever! How many people out there do tribaret, and do you think people would like to save their money for a really stunning true blend of tribal and cabaret styles?

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Yay! Happy happy!

2007-06-23T14:16:16Z

It's official - my sister is coming to visit me while hubby is deployed. (For any that don't know, he's navy on submarines so he gets to go underwater for 6 months in a tin can with a hundred other guys every couple of years.) He'll actually only be gone 3 months cause they're bringing him home halfway thru so he doesn't miss baby, but we just bought her a coming here plane ticket 'cause she's going to stay till baby and after a bit to help me keep up on website stuff...

Here she is on tribe! She's just as good as me at making costume stuff, but I'm the designer, and she's the one with the patience for handsewing:
http://people.tribe.net/auryssa
All of the costumes she's wearing in pics she's made, including beading her own fringe.

So while she's here we're going to get together and make costumes! Bras and belts are the main thing I want to get her started on, since they take too much hand sewing pour moi. I've already designed the first style and got some of the stuff needed to make them - jacquard ribbon with paisely designs and chinese coins (the ones with the square hole in the middle) and I'll post a sketch and pics of the materials soon!

And she'll be helping me with everything and Mr. stops-in-the-doorway-and-stares-askance-at-mess will be gone so I'll have more time to make stuff constantly. I also want to start on bikini style bras (halter top like the new style that came out a year or two ago) made of stretch velvet, cotton lycra and slinky (to match pantsss!) And also I want to make choli's with built in swimsuit bra-cups - so they are backless but don't make ucky triangle boobs, and the swimsuit style bra cups are flexible enough that a bra could still be worn over them...

So I wanted to give you guys a preview! Combining my designs with my sister's patience... It should be a wonderful thing!

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Newsflash!

2007-06-02T13:11:34Z

Well, I've got the start of my etsy store online now. Some headbands and some clips are now online and available for purchase!

I've still got a lot more to upload, but since etsy does the search function by most recently added - I will get the most exposure if I upload a little at a time... I'll post again when I'm totally finished!

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=88660

My final plans for what I intend to sell in the etsy shop besides hairpieces:

cotton lycra pants - fabric on the way and should be here any day now!
ready-made renaissance bodices and belts
ready-made tribal belts
hairsticks with beads on the ends - beads order for these on the way!
jewelry - probably chandelier earrings and necklaces with goddess/nature/fantasy themes

:-D Fun fun!

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gothic cascade

2007-05-21T19:10:32Z

sorry auralynne, this was the best way I could think of to contact you. Do you think you could manage a gothic cascade that was a bit more manly? Specifically, more skulls and spikes and a few less flowers. still flowers though. How much would that be? Or as a bun cover?

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cleaning out my closet sale!

2007-05-13T02:15:19Z

Well, thanks to a baby on the way and the house being only two bedrooms, my craft room is going to have to become mostly a nursery! So I am going through all my belly dance stuff and getting rid of some of it. Here's the page of stuff available:

http://www.auralynne.com/closet.html

A lot of it is projects I never finished, and I am selling much of it at close to the price I paid for materials! I am continuing to sort, so I will probably add more over the next couple of weeks.

Thanks!

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got my bun cover....

2007-05-13T02:11:05Z

...and I love it!!! Within seconds of trying it on, I knew I needed another one. I got black, lavender, and green flowers- just beautiful! I also got the lavender sale skirt, and it is gorgeous! :)

Thank you so much for your help!!! :)

Any suggestions out there on flower colors for a redhead? I'm stumped about which ones to get next. Black, white, and green, perhaps?

Thank you again! :)

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thank you thank you thank you

2007-05-01T10:55:14Z

I would just like to say thank you and to let everyone out there who's been thinking about ording something from this lady to get up off your butts and order. I ordered a pair of the clip style and they are beautiful, worth every penny so now i'm saving my pennies up for a cascading headpiece (probably after i move) wonderful, Will try to post a picture this weekend so you all can see.

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Shipping :-(

2007-04-29T12:12:51Z

USPS is changing all their shipping rates and fees, effective May 14th. I use Priority Mail and Global Priority mail for my shipping. Domestic Priority mail isn't changing much, my prices with handling included will only go from 4.99 to 5.99. Global Priority mail, and basically every other international mailing service are now combined into Priority Mail International, which is the only option for shipping packages to other countries. And rates for it are increasing to almost double. :-(

For instance, my shipping to Canada used to be 8.99 - now I am going to have to increase it to 16.99. I'm going to change my shipping rates on the 7th of may to reflect the post office's changes, but I wanted to give you guys a heads up! If anyone in another country is thinking of ordering something small from me like a hairpiece (not pants - I can't make them in a week!) you may want to hurry up and order before the 7th so you won't have to pay the exorbitant shipping prices.

Thanks everybody!

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Thanks for the input!

2007-04-20T04:47:16Z

The web page is fixed and pants are online! I am going to sell strictly stretch velvet pants through my website, and sell the cotton lycra pants through etsy, since it will be easier to keep track of constantly changing stock on etsy. I have links to etsy on the pants pages that link to nothing, as of yet, since I haven't got anything uploaded in my etsy store yet! I do have a stock in one kind of fabric, so for now while I'm still pretty sick (bad child!) I won't have too much to do to at least get SOMETHING in there...

Thanks a bunch, lurker-dancer, for the input. I've used all of your suggestions - I even put the blurbs about ordering flower hairpieces on a different page - with text in yellow that will hopefully be noticeable telling people to please read before they order. I'm going to try it like that and see if I have a problem with it... But I do definitely like the shorter wording.

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Web page is up (yay! pant pant...)

2007-04-18T13:46:37Z

So I finally finished - all those silly little images are fixed and it's online. The pants page is still under construction - I'll have to finish it when I get back from FL - but that won't take long compared to all of this. Please let me know what you all think of the new design! :-)

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Price increases

2007-04-16T12:54:43Z

Well, I'm pregnant! Those of you who've read my blog already know! And for everyone who read my blog, I've since discovered that if I eat a big bowl of shredded wheat (the big biscuit, NOT frosted kind) each morning and stay away from any and all sugar the nausea goes away almost entirely.

My intuition, (and my Mom's, and all the little old-wife-taley signs) tells me it's a girl so I'll most likely have a little mascot and be making some TINY headdresses and costumes soon! :-D

Sad news for you guys is, it's got me thinking about some stuff. One, do I want to keep doing this business for the rest of my life? Or do I want to be forced to go back to work for someone else for a steady income? An emphatic no to the second question.

I did a really good job figuring time and materials when I opened this business and set my prices. What I didn't figure in, however, is the time I spend in various things - like posting on ebay, answering customer questions, updating the web site. I also didn't really figure the money I spend on these same types of things - tickets to renn fests and belly dance fests to run around and pass out cards, ebay fees, computer software, office supplies... I knew I'd be spending money on all those things, but it didn't dawn on me that it would be that much money (25% of my gross income last year) and since a lot of it was stuff I do for fun anyway it didn't seem all that important to figure it in to my prices.

Well, now with baby on the way, and me hoping to keep playing with flowers after hubby is no longer in the Navy and collecting money for rent each month - I'm having to take the money I make with auralynne.com a bit more seriously!

So I wanted to let you guys know that over the next 8 months there are going to be some price increases to the stuff on my website as I add in the overhead. It's not gonna be a lot - probably not more than a dollar at a time, and probably not much more than around 5 dollars total to most items. I've compared my prices with my competitors - and after adding the extra I will still be priced more reasonably than most comparable items. But I wanted to let you guys know in advance, so if anyone is planning to order sometime soon you may want to order sooner rather than later! :-)

I'll leave 'em alone the rest of April to give you guys time, then probably the first increase will happen early to mid-may.

I'm also working on making a bunch of colors for stock and opening an etsy store! I'll post a link when that's done.

As always, thanks a bunch for your support and understanding,

Kristi
"auralynne"

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So freakin proud of myself, LOL

2007-03-25T00:06:33Z

Everybody probably knows I used to just offer the 22 inch length falls. Well, since I put 3 lengths on the new website, and I finally got an order for 14 inch, I thought I better get off my butt and make the jig to wrap the yarn. I confess, up until now I've been wrapping the yarn around the arms of my computer chair, which happens to be exactly 22".

So I went to Lowe's and got some PVC and a bunch of connectors, then sat down on the dining room floor with my trusty ruler and handsaw (I'm scared of jagged edged blades, by the way, so I totally feel like superwoman now) and it didn't take long at all! And not only is it easier, and faster than the old way, it cost me a grand total of $3.75 to make this thing and now I no longer have to get off my butt to wind yarn! Totally freakin awesome!

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back from the dead...

2007-03-22T20:36:53Z

*Cough* I mean the world of dead computers.

It was so sad staying with my parents. I had a choice of two computers, both windows. There was my Mom's which would take about 2 minutes to load a text only page, and then there was my Dad's which was quicker but would freeze about 40 percent of the time while browsing. Needless to say, the only reason I got online was to check and answer e-mail, and sometimes I couldn't even get that to load! Stupid, irritating, bug-facilitating, virus-attracting Microsoft!

Um, sorry, I guess I've gotten spoiled with my mac...

So I'm back! I'll probably be officially back tomorrow, since I've been up since 4:30 and I plan to take it easy tonight, but wanted to let you all know anyway...

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What an honor...

2007-03-07T20:41:11Z

...to be the tribes main pic! Thanks Auralynne!
:oD

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Leaving tomorrow

2007-03-06T21:56:33Z

I'm going to Florida tomorrow for 2 weeks (where it is hopefully much, much warmer...) All orders made will be delayed till I get back on March 21st. Thanks!

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GORGEOUS!

2007-02-23T00:07:13Z

I got my Cascading Headdress today... It's absolutely beautiful Auralynne!!!
I'll post pics soon...
Amani

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I give up!

2007-02-21T11:53:50Z

Those of you who joined the tribe when I first made it know of my loooong search for material for the pants. So - here's the deal. I finally got the samples from the wholesale supplier. It's supposedly 11oz cotton spandex. You'd think it would be thicker than the 7.6 oz cotton spandex I got from a retail supplier, right? At least, that's what I'd assume. In a perfect world, I'd be able to request nice thick cotton spandex, and someone would carry it. Well, it's apparently not a perfect world.

So there's good news and bad news. If anyone wants pants, I've decided to just get my fabric retail and get swatches to be sure it's high enough quality. So all colors are available. But, since I'll just be getting random fabric from random stores, it means the pants will not all be made from the exact same fabric, and some will undoubtedly be better than others. I didn't want to do that, I wanted to be able to buy thick, uniform cotton spandex from one supplier, but apparently said product doesn't exist unless you are a huge buyer like Melodia. That's all I can think of anyway!

Oh, and if anyone wants pants made from stretch velvet, most colors are available.

That's all! Please give me input, will it be that terrible to have fabric in varying quality? I'm kind of bummed about this, to tell the truth. I've always been able to find all the supplies I've looked for over the years, at least since I got internet, so this is a first... :-(

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Advance warning...

2007-02-18T23:56:18Z

I am going to Florida from March 7th to March 21st. All orders placed during that time will be taken care of after I get back to Connecticut. If anyone needs before then, try to place your order by March 1st so I can be sure to finish it before I leave!

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Web page!

2007-02-10T01:48:06Z

I've been silent for so long I just decided to post a random update! I'm working on incorporating the new stuff into the web page, and of course I can't just do the simple thing and add it! I'm sort of redesigning it - and I'm making some changes in what I offer!

Change #1: different length options for hair falls. My hair finally got longer than my falls, and I missed being able to add a few inches to my "every day" hair when I danced, so I made myself some longer falls. Then I thought some of you guys might want some like that too! The three lengths will be 14" (mid back length) , 22"(current / waistlength), and 30" ( butt length - hehe I loooove my long hair)

Change #2: options where you can click a drop down menu to select the color of bead (ex, silver or gold beads on the headband, and silver or gold ends on the cowrie braids.)

Change #3: new products: Pants (of course), tie on tops, belts, the new hairpiece (which I don't know what to call by the way...suggestions?)

I made cool celtic looking design thingies for the pages too - I posted a screenshot of the home page so far! Everybody lemme know what you think? Any other suggestions/ ideas while I'm at it? Thanks!

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Finally!

2007-02-01T14:04:52Z

So they're finally available for sale.

The first style I don't have the pic of yet. It is the plain version of what you've already seen. No decoration, legs a full 1/2 circle flare, 1.5" elastic waistband, custom made to your measurements. Price is $65. I've got a call in to my sister to send me a pic, since she has one. I'll post it when I get it!

The second style:
http://www.auralynne.com/images/pantsblack1.jpg
http://www.auralynne.com/images/pantsblack2.jpg
http://tribes.tribe.net/auralynne/photos/8bd7b09c-bb78-4798-8d7b-d66acf09623b
Price will be $95. Elastic waistband, legs 1/2 circle flare, custom made to measure.

The third style:
http://www.auralynne.com/images/pantsivory1.jpg
http://tribes.tribe.net/auralynne/photos/b0edc27b-d121-443b-8ea0-d9e47a691b5a
Price with overskirt will be $109. Price for just the pants will be $90. Legs almost full circle flare, elastic waistband, of course custom made to measure.

Available fabric:
http://www.auralynne.com/images/samples.jpg
These colors are closeouts from my supplier, which I can order by the yard. I especially like the one on the bottom right, the stripes are about 1" wide. I think that would look adorable to do horizontal stripes on a plain pair of pants.

http://www.auralynne.com/images/stockcolors.jpg
These are stock colors which I must order by the 70 yd bolt. I will offer all of these colors eventually. If you want pants in one of these colors, I can do it now if you order 3 pair in the same color or if you get with 2 other people who want the same color. Get on my tribe on tribe.net to coordinate this with other dancers!

3 step sizing:

Step 1 - Choose your basic size from the sizes below:

XS
Bust: 29-33
Hips: 33-36
Waist: 23-26

S
Bust: 33-38
Hips: 36-40
Waist: 26-31

M
Bust: 38-43
Hips: 40-45
Waist: 31-36

L
Bust: 43-50
Hips: 45-51
Waist: 36-43

XL
Bust: 50-58
Hips: 51-58
Waist: 43-51

Step 2 - measure your inseam. Measure from crotch to floor on inside of leg.

Step 3 - measure your crotch height to determine your best rise. Sit on a hard chair and measure from the chair between your legs up to your natural waistline at smallest point. Below I have given average measurements for each size range:

XS - 9.8"
S - 10.2"
M - 10.8"
L - 11.4"
XL - 12"

I offer 3 rise options, med rise, low rise, and super low rise. If you are significantly (1 " or more) below the average, you should order super low rise. If you are significantly above the average, you should order medium rise. There is 1 1/2 inch difference between each.

Okay, I think that's all the info... Feel free to tribemail me if you have any questions. Thanks!

auralynne

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Happy Valentines Day!

2007-01-31T16:06:10Z

So I'm having a sale, for the first time! 10% off hairpieces, and 20% off pants from Feb 1- Feb 14th. To get the discount, tribemail me what you want and I'll send you an invoice!

Be sure to include colors!

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Hello from Sniffles!

2007-01-29T19:25:26Z

So my wonderful husband decided to give me a late Christmas gift - his sore throat and stuffy nose and fever! I'm almost over it now actually, so here's an update:

The supplier who was supposed to be sending my samples apparently doesn't want my business, because, again, I have received no samples. I am giving up on them.

I have samples on the way from a retail company. They should be here by next Tuesday. I am thinking it will be worth it to pay more for the fabric and avoid the hassle of dealing with wholesale companies. Customer service sucks in the wholesale industry! So I'll let you know when those get here.

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Better late than never...

2007-01-11T01:31:19Z

Yeah, I finally have internet back! To make a long story short, AT&T sucks! Actually, so does my fabric company. Apparently they sent my samples to Garland, TX. I'm going to call them today to find out if I was really charged for it. And I think I need to start looking for another company. It's hard to find one that carries enough of the different kinds of fabric that I'd like to use. Maybe I'll have to give up and go with several different companies.

Oh, and I sprained my ankle, so I'm rolling around the house on a computer chair currently. I'd walk, but my husband yells at me when I do (probably cause I keep tripping over stuff.) Sigh. I'm one of those weird people that isn't happy unless I have a bit of stress, but I could do with a bit less right now.

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Moving...

2007-01-03T14:22:41Z

I'm moving across town, and my internet is being disconnected sometime this morning. It will be reconnected friday. So if I suddenly drop off the face of the earth, that's why, and I'll answer any e-mails, orders, etc, just as soon as I get my internet back. Thanks!

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I'm back!

2007-01-01T19:29:38Z

I came back from Christmas vacation expecting to find samples waiting for me, and guess what? Big surprise, they were nowhere to be found. Grrr! That is the only thing I am waiting on to be able to offer the pants for sale, so I'll update again when/if my supplier gives me a tracking number. It's probably a good thing, anyway, since I have to be out of my apartment by January 8th. Just moving across town, but it still means I need to clean and organize all my junk and put it in boxes. Ugh!

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Updates on pants

2006-12-12T12:45:58Z

So I'm going to put any info on how close I am to getting these for sale online in this thread.

Basically, I have to make another pair of the style with the lacing down the sides to get a better time estimate, for which my fabric should come sometime next week. I am also making a plain pair, which I also intend to offer for sale. Once my fabric comes, I should be done with both of those in a couple of days.

And I'm getting samples and prices of Cotton Spandex from a wholesale company.

Then I need to take a bunch of pictures of everything and do the HTML for the page and the shopping buttons, but for anyone that really wants a pair, I can just send you an invoice so you don't have to wait for that step.

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Christmas break

2006-12-12T12:39:25Z

I am going to be off seeing family in NC for 10 days coming up soon here - I will have access to a computer to check e-mail, but I don't know how often I'll manage it.

That will be from Dec 19 to Dec 29th, so any orders placed during that time period will not be made and shipped till after I get home!

Thanks for your patience, :-)

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Read if you want to purchase pants!

2006-11-27T10:39:31Z

I've been getting a lot of requests from people wanting to buy pants (yay I'm popular!) I don't quite know the final price yet, and I've still got some stuff to do before I can offer them for sale. Once I do manage to get them ready for sale, I am going to send out an e-mail. If you would like to be included in this e-mail, message me your e-mail address.

I'll also post up on tribe at that point, so if you are a daily tribe checker like myself, you don't really need to worry about it...

Thanks, everyone!

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Pants

2006-11-23T12:45:21Z

So when do we get to purchace some pants??? Not in white...never want to be the bride again (lol) Showleh

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Choli fun!

2006-11-22T12:26:05Z

So I'm trying to make a choli - with a built in push up underwire bra. Easier said than done, it turns out. The pattern has to fit perfectly and pull in all the right places so that the top actually provides lift. After 3 tries in a practice fabric, I finally was happy with the fit. So I made the choli and the pants with the satin ribbon lacing in my pic (the pants turned out perfect, by the way) and the choli gaps in the front! It's miniscule, but I have to fix it. And I've decided it'll be easier to make a new one than take this one apart. I think the top would fit someone a bit more well endowed than me perfectly. So if anyone who is probably about a 34C would like a choli for nothing more than the cost of materials, let me know!

So I get to remake my choli, which I can't even do until I get the bra from ebay to put in it. Grr!

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back on ebay

2006-11-09T17:47:41Z

Well, after my long break, I am officially back on ebay and I should be there for a while. No more breaks for me!

I am currently working on making costumes. I want to start selling those as well as my hairthings (I'm actually more of a seamstress than a flower arranger anyway.) I will post pics of those in progress as soon as I start on them. Right now I am waiting on fabric I've ordered.

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