Whoa! Three cheers for another unintentional YIP hiatus! (Anyone? Anyone? No?) Okay, well then Happy New Year, YIPpers! We're back from a long (I think our longest ever??) break and getting back in the podcasting grooooove! We missed all of you! Ahhhhhh!! We're so exCIted!! And we just can't HIDE it!! This episode features the fabulous "Mother of Tribal Fusion" herself...Jill Parker!! (More fan-girl SCREAMING!!!) Download Episode 61 Or Listen Here: On This Episode: Asharah's blog - "Live Onstage - or Why don't you stop recording and just watch the show" 31 Signs You're a Bellydancer Mahin Bellydance Quickies - Contact Mahin! Bhuz.com - Vaseline on your teeth  Image from www.juicybeautyword.com Hipmix.net Raqs in the City - Najla's Belly Dance blog - "Baby Your Bling" Stuff you NEED! Trust me!!: E6000® , clear fingernail polish , Fray Check The Pink Coinbelt Chronicles - Tales of a boy and his hip scarf - "Hot and Bothered" 15 Fabulous Ways to use Vaseline The Tribal Way - "Choose to be kind to yourself" Tribal Mind - The cool April Rose interview! Tribal Solstice Donna Mejia Sherri Wheatley April Rose The Fab Principessa Ann on Facebook! Ariellah Arish Lam playlist on YouTube Jabbawockeez Zoe Jakes mask routine FestiByn The best scene in "Drumline"!!! Muh ha haaa!!! MARCHING BAND!!! Phil Thornton Helm Jill Parker Carolena Nericcio Michael McElhaney and The Stud Azure Bellydance (Michael McElhaney and Andra Young) Jill's wrist tattoos Image courtesy of: The Dancer's Eye Featured Music: Artist: FestiByn - Amazon or Album: Balkan Express Songs: Dönme Bana Sevgilim, Sparaben i Staden, Besame Mucho Artists: Helm and Phil Thornton - Amazon or Album: Tribal Spirit Songs: Lovar Jivera (trad. Rajasthan), Le Rosier Blanc (trad. France), Lashir Spirit (trad. Yemen) Additional Music: Album: The Gathering Season - Amazon or Artist: Solace Songs: All No-Sew T-shirt Skirt So, I thought I'd gotten the idea from Generation T, but now I can't find what I specifically did in there. So...sorry for not giving credit where credit is due, but here are the steps:   1. Cut the sleeves and collar off of a T-shirt (since this skirt version doesn't taper the fabric in at the waist at all I recommend using a shirt that fits you rather snugly, or you'll have weird bunched up fabric around your waist). If you'd like a straight edge at the bottom of the skirt then just cut off the whole section from under each sleeve (at the armpit) to the other side. I like the look of little slits at the side, so I didn't cut straight across.   2. Cut a hole in the bottom hem of the shirt. The bottom will now become the waistband. Using a safety pin - or a bodkin - thread 1/4" elastic or a strip of fabric through the bottom hem. (I used a piece of stretchy fabric, which gave me a cute bow with some cute dangle-y ties, but also made the waist super elastic comfy). If you're planning to just put in elastic then you can make the hole on the inside of the shirt hem so that the hole is hidden.   3. Ta-da! It looks a little boxy in this pic, but that's only because my floor has no curves. It's actually pretty flattering for a 5 minute project! :-) Don't forget that this skirt version turns the shirt upside down, so if your T-shirt will look weird upside down then don't do this version. I think the Beats Antique logo looks fine upside down, so I didn't mind it being flipped. :-)