alonewiththemoon | sometimes I really crack myself up

Yep, one panel of a corset belt. I still need to shape the tassel a little bit. Oh well, I really should have known better--I probably could have slapped together a very basic corset belt in an afternoon, but not one that required sewing 40 little shell washers onto twill tape by hand... On the positive side, even though I only completed one panel, I do have all the pieces cut out, shells sewn, materials assembled, etc., so finishing it won't be too bad. If I didn't need to get in some practice time tonight, I'd just forge on through, but I do need to run through some things.

On that panel you can see the shell washers, plastic skull beads on ribbons, a coconut shell ring, a kuchi coin, a carved bone skull and horse hair. And of course skull fabric, and you can't see the denim backing I put on for stability. The lacing will be a dusky maroon, pretty much a darker shade of the chair it's sitting on in the photo. It looks a bit more pirate than I'd like, but I think the whole ensemble will say voodoo when it's done. And I suppose if I ever get into that notorious pirate belly dance fusion, I can repurpose it ;-)