Fire Surgery, day two.
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If you're starting to make costumes, a common mistake is to cover large areas with beads...the same size and color beads. I know, I did it a little bit on my first good constume...but it's really a waste of time. The effect is lost at a distance. It looks rich, but not THAT rich. If you want to cover the whole fabric in one blingy color...beads AND sequins are the key. It takes less time and it will catch more light....or else spring for some really great blingtastic fabric and sprinkle the area with crystals. There is no reason to cover a whole base in the same sead beeds in the same color (with the exception of 3-d patterning)...filling in shapes, yes, whole bases...no.
The fire bedlah, of course, is covered in beads. I usually don't care if someone wasted time making a bedlah, but this wastes much of my time in making the ribcage band.

The fire bedlah, of course, is covered in beads. I usually don't care if someone wasted time making a bedlah, but this wastes much of my time in making the ribcage band.

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