Thread: glitter dot nightmare

hahaha... just kidding
I have this blue glitterdot that I was thinking about covering with a black mesh/lace and making into a tribal-ret costume....anyone ever done this?

I am looking for ideas to "tone down" the glitterdot but still get some sparkle!

i was picturing you describing waking up and being smothered with glitterdot fabric when i saw the thread title LOL

I thought it might be a dream about being buried in glitter dots themselves. ..l;, Or a Trekkies dream of their skin being naturally covered in glitter dots. ,r:;

haha...well it got someone's attention....lol

that would be a nightmare...could you imagine inhaling and drowning in glitter dots?

ewww

I've used purple assuit over purple glitter dot and it looked really pretty. Added just the right amount of sparkle.

From the subject header I assumed it had gummed up your sewing machine ..g.:

I think glitter dot can make a really nice base under other fabrics--it's a good use for it.

Great way to use glitterdot fabric - who really wants to have to look at it directly,f::

My nightmare would be that when, Heaven forbid, I get married someday, the seamstress will royally f*ck up and make my dream gown out of acid green GLITTERDOT!!!!

Having a rash of raised glitter spots on one's skin, like chicken pox, would be pretty bad, too.

ANYWAY. I've actually wanted to do that for a very long time, but never got around to it. I have some bright red glitterdot left over from an old project, and a semi-sheer black georgette with vine embroidery and sequins on it, and always thought it would make a cool burgundy effect. Glitterdot is a lot like the sun, after all: bright and lovely to look at, but if you stare directly, it will scar you for life! ..l;,

I say go for it. Half the fun of costuming is playing around outside the box! I always love your daring, fun ideas!

Now, it's time to go eat my supper....hopefully the C.E.O. of Glitterdot Incorporated or the Anti-Glitterdot Defamation League don't read our glitterdot abuse the wrong way and get pre-emptively offended. .p::

Lisa

Oh, and just as it's sort of on topic- it certainly WOULD be someone's glitterdot nightmare. One time at a wedding in Chicago- it was an Indian venue and they had a stage.
The entire stage curtain, floor to very high ceiling was white with gold glitterdot. But .... honestly? the magpie in my was curiously pleased looking at it from afar. *blush, blush* I don't care for it in clothing, but a huge wall of curtains...and I liked it.
Belly dance has done odd things to my taste for sparkle.

Funny thing is, Samira, I can see where glitterdot actually would look very cool in curtains. All the folds and drapeyness would probably give it a liquid kind of shine.

The up side to glitterdot is that it can look very nice from a distance!

How could I resist the title of this thread? ..g.:

Using glitter dot for sparkle underneath another fabric is a great idea. Don't know if my sewing machine would be any happier about it, though.

My sewing machine is coughing and sputtering just thinking about using both fabrics at the same time. Definitely a job to do by hand! ..l;,

My costumers have used glitterdot under sheer fabrics -- go see:

http://www.bhuz.com/file/pic/gallery/8027.jpg (gold/black pantaloons under red chiffon skirt)
http://www.bhuz.com/file/pic/gallery/thumb/7866.jpg (blue glitterdot under black/blue sheer/sparkle stuff)
http://www.bhuz.com/file/pic/gallery/thumb/7874.jpg (fuchsia glitterdot pantaloons under fuchsia chiffon skirt)

We may hate glitterdot and all it stands for, but in a dark restaurant (where I wore all these costumes) with crap for lighting, one sparkles quite nicely whilst wearing it.

BTW -- all these costumes are for sale :)

Oh, yeah...

The skirt/bolero I'm wearing in my profile pic -- RED GLITTERDOT!!!

OK, now I have 2 new ideas for troupe names. Turkish Super Fringe and Glitterdot Nightmare.

One of my teachers wore a glitterdot skirt under a semi-sheer skirt and it was really a cool effect. Every once in a while when she turned or did a "big" movement, you would get a glimpse of sparkle. It was so subtle I couldn't figure it out until I finally asked her what her skirt was "made of".

Originally Posted by jetgirl

OK, now I have 2 new ideas for troupe names. Turkish Super Fringe and Glitterdot Nightmare.

YES!..l;,

I've done a costume where I layered strips of a tribal-ish "deconstructed, ripped up" fabric over a lace with sort of gaudyirresecent areas, It really helped give the costume depth and hidden sparkle on stage.

I think that's a great used of glitter dot. You'll get the sparkle, without the nasty plastic layer.

Originally Posted by jetgirl

OK, now I have 2 new ideas for troupe names. Turkish Super Fringe and Glitterdot Nightmare.

OMG, my riot grrl/60s girl group will be called Turkish Super Fringe!!!

naw, the ultimate Glitterdot Nightmare would be having your little girl put her glitterdot princess dress in the dryer.

i confess i forget which bhuzzer came on in a panic seeking ideas to de-Dot her dryer, but i'm still laughing about it.

Oh, yeah! I remember that. But who was it?

Originally Posted by carolynn

naw, the ultimate Glitterdot Nightmare would be having your little girl put her glitterdot princess dress in the dryer.

i confess i forget which bhuzzer came on in a panic seeking ideas to de-Dot her dryer, but i'm still laughing about it.

Originally Posted by SatinWorship19

Funny thing is, Samira, I can see where glitterdot actually would look very cool in curtains. All the folds and drapeyness would probably give it a liquid kind of shine.

I wonder if I could convince my husband of this? Giltter dot curtains in my house? It would make me giggle every day!

Originally Posted by mish_mish

OMG, my riot grrl/60s girl group will be called Turkish Super Fringe!!!

As lead singer you would have to be named Ozel. And all the band members could have the last name of Turkbas, kinda like the Ramones.

I love it. I'm so in.

I thought it was Laura or Kim, but I can't remember exactly who had the glitter dot dryer explosion.

I had an afternoon gig last week, and under my dress I wore...not just glitter dot, but...glitter dot harem pants! :zillevil:

And though I feel like I am having a little coming out party here, I freely admit I have done it before and will do it again. I love those pants, they add some easy bling to any ensemble.

So, Jenlindseys, I think covering it up with lace for that layered shiny look is a great idea. Glitterdot is only a tool. We must not let it control us, but we can learn to use it wisely!

If wearing Glitter Dot is a crime, let Monica be guilty.

,m:: I have to admit, I am severly disappointed. This thread totally doesn't live up to the promise of it's title for me. I was looking forward to very many interesting nightmares about glitterdot. The strange, the surreal, the sublime.... I feel kind of cheated actually. Needless to say, I'll be writing the management about this.

~ M

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(I'm sorry...I'm soooooooo punchy this afternoon. And I'm just putting off slapping on the makeup again...*Sigh* ok...ok.... I *do* have to go looking for that glitter dot dryer thread though......l;, )

well glitterdot was a nightmare in a costume I just wore this weekend....and the totally american crowd drooled over it!!

pics to come!

all glitterdot + mardi gras beads. there's a nightmare for you aamel