Happy April Fool’s Day! I wanted to share a little story about a tradition that I had heard about that performers that were leaving the show would do on their last night. Watch the video to learn why the tradition stopped and what I did on my last night in the show. In the video, […]
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Hey there Member! Here is your March 2021 guest roundup bonus episode!! This episode features Amelia Bruff, Alison Kravenko and Janet Kravenko. More mind-blowing stories from these three guests!! If you have suggestions for future bonus episodes, I will try to make them work within each month’s interviews. Maybe a specific question? Drop them in
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Hello Member! Here is your replay! Not much progress today, as there were some rhinestones to sort out!! I rhinestoned body chain for the front piece and filled in the missing stones on the crown. Almost done!! I will be finishing this hat during the sparkle snacks this week. I will post the video of
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Hey Member! Here is the latest Sparkle Snacks video. I continued where we left off from the livestream in the third section. Section 1 and 2 feature my love, making me a sculpture for the front part of the hat. (I meant to include it in the previous set, sorry for the exclusion!!) The wire
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Hey Member! Here is your replay of the livestream. Reposting since the video didn’t integrate properly. Sorry about that! Continuing on with the Moonlight crown revamp, I finished sewing the buckram to the metal sculpture. And explained what’s next. I also shared a bunch of late night sketches I made for upcoming livestream projects!! Let
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This is part two in a series about the trio of costumes I created for the Moonlight Frolic mini Showgirl production that I produced in 2017. watch part one if you missed it, to learn the inspiration behind these costumes. In this video, I share all about the process involved in making these three costumes
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This is part three in a series about the trio of costumes I created for the Moonlight Frolic mini Showgirl production that I produced in 2017. If you missed them, you can find part one and two to learn more about these costumes. Watch the video to learn just how much this trio of costumes
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Hey there Member! Here is the collection of 30 minute sessions I did this week on this hat. I am glad I saved this task for the snacks because it was really loud and annoying to have the hairdryer going every few seconds. The good news is that I finished the feather twisting!! AND I
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Hey there Member! New project today!! Today I started the Moonlight crown revamp. It’s painful to take these costumes apart and give them new life, but I want all my costumes to get worn and the trio costumes just weren’t getting used. If you missed the trio act mini-doc, you can see that here. And
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This is part one in a series about the trio of costumes I created for the Moonlight Frolic mini Showgirl production that I produced in 2017. Watch the video to learn the inspiration behind how I created 3 different looks with just one costume piece. Thank you for watching! Part two about the process releases
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Hey Member!Here it is! The last bunch of videos on this hat!! Pretty good (and my normal speed of finishing a project) to get it done within 2 weeks. Enjoy this last bit of time lapses for the finished product. Tomorrow we start a new project! woohoo!! Athena
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Hey Member! Here is the replay of the 2nd livestream for the Bouffant hat! Lots was completed during the sparkle snacks last week, so be sure to check out that video before you watch this one! I think I may just finish this hat before the next livestream! I will let you know where it
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Hey Member!Made quite a bit of headway this week on this hat in only 3 hours (plus an extra 11 minutes, I’m not sure why I stopped and started another 30…) I was able to wrap the sculpture, re-shape the sculpture (my love on camera doing it,) attach the sculpture to the hat, sew
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Welcome back to the “Bo” crown and body chain making of series. You can see the inspiration and process videos here in Part one and Part Two. In this video, I discuss all the stats about this crown and body chain. The time it took, cost of the supplies and how much it weighs. I
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Hey Member! I’m so excited to share this next video with you. I have been waiting for the perfect time to share the story about these costumes and this act. If you want the full details about the costume creation, check out the Inside Gazealous Studio costume vlogs. This video was created especially for you
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Hey there Member!! Here is the first replay in the Bouffant series of livestreams!! I go over the history of the hat parts, showcase the jewelry that goes with the hat and talk about the process that will be happening this time around. It’s all an experiment!! Look out for the Sparkle Snack time
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Welcome back to part two of the “Bo” crown and body chain series. If you missed part one, you can see it here. Ready to learn how I made this crown with sparkly dreadlocks? The time spent to bring this Showgirl headdress and body chain to the stage was over a year in the making.
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Hey there Member! Here is your February 2021 guest roundup bonus episode!! This episode features Gayve Littles, Victor Littles and Andrew Branche. Some pretty personal moment on these ones, less editing and more rawness. If you have suggestions for future bonus episodes, I will try to make them work within each month’s interviews. Maybe a
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Hello Member! Here is this week’s replay. It’s finally DONE!!! In this video I shared about my dream to open a Showgirl show, and the theatre I want to do it in. It’s for SALE! Here in Denver!! If you know someone looking to invest or grant money to artists, please send them my way!!
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Welcome back to the Inside Gazealous Studio costume series. This is part one in a series about the crown I lovingly nicknamed “Bo” after the crown of the same nickname from the white principal finale costume in Jubilee designed by Bob Mackie and the body chain that goes with it. In this video, I describe
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Hello Member! Here is this week’s replay. Feathers are DONE!!! This beauty is nearly complete! Just one last step to make it super pro! See you next week! Athena
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Hey there! Welcome back!! This is the final post in a three-part series about my Créme Showgirls costumes. If you missed the first two posts, here are links to part one and part two.The video below is all about the stats of these costumes. How much time I spent on each, what was the total
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Hello Member! Here is this week’s replay. Finished hand sewing the skull cup lining yay!! Next week is feather attachment. WE ARE ALMOST DONE!! I promised to show you in the video what a french curl is. I forgot. I will try to remember to do it next week when we play with feathers!! (Writng
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Welcome to part two of the Créme Showgirl costume series. If you missed part one, you can see it here. I get to discuss my favorite part of making costumes, the design process!! My process is pretty standard when it comes to design:1) Inspiration2) Plan3) Prep4) Construct Some projects skip planning altogether and go straight
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Hey there Member! Here’s a special video I made just for you!! I started blogging on my website again, and this time I decided to start sharing the stories about my costumes. I started with the costumes that started it all, the Créme de Luxe Live Band Burlesque Show Showgirl act, A Pretty Girl costumes.
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