{"id":8916,"date":"2022-02-08T15:59:52","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T23:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/?p=8916"},"modified":"2022-02-08T16:02:40","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T00:02:40","slug":"2022-vlog-1-sorting-assiut-fabric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2022\/02\/2022-vlog-1-sorting-assiut-fabric\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Vlog #1 &#8211; Sorting Assiut Fabric"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p44BDDWCNIM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Why Vlogs?<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been following for a while, you know that I&#8217;ve been posting sporadically to YouTube for many years.\u00a0 I started my current channel just before my birthday in 2011.\u00a0 My mission back then was to have a place to put up dance clips and performances of my friends, my troupe, and myself.\u00a0 I had dreamed of putting up content, but I never really had that one &#8220;great idea&#8221; that I could really sink my teeth into.\u00a0 Until now!<\/p>\n<h2>Making My Own Challenge<\/h2>\n<p>Between 2014 and 2018 I joined a few makeup challenges and had a blast sharing the craziness.\u00a0 These were month-long topic-driven events with a list of prompts to drive the project. Didn&#8217;t know what to do for a day?\u00a0 Look at the prompt!\u00a0 I found it very gratifying to throw myself into the process of completing the challenge but was also grateful when it was over.\u00a0 \u00a0Here&#8217;s a playlist of my submissions for the the 2017 belly dance makeup challenge.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent&#038;listType=playlist&#038;list=PL8sqQ6u_75t65WTyebKzTFQcs9Ls9DyBn\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Sustainability, Interest, and Motivation<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Makeup is one of the key elements of my &#8220;5 Layers&#8221; of belly dance appearance.\u00a0 But, during these challenges found that I would run out of steam and energy, and sort of let the challenges just drift off.\u00a0 In 2017 I learned a critical lesson, I&#8217;m not a makeup artist, and I just couldn&#8217;t sustain the energy to come up with a month of different and unique looks.\u00a0 And just so we are clear, I still love WATCHING makeup videos.\u00a0 I still love buying cheap and cheerful products, and setting aside &#8220;makeup playtime.&#8221;\u00a0 Makeup video creation was fun, but not a sustainable choice for me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">What I needed was an angle to my topic of belly dance costuming that I would find interesting enough to make content regularly.\u00a0 I also needed to find a video quality that was good enough to feel motivated to share.\u00a0 And finally, I needed to hone in on a workflow that allowed my work on YouTube to be a sustainable process. Sort of like writing a book!\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><em>And that&#8217;s when it came to me:<br \/>\nI needed to share content about being a costumer\/author!\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8917\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2022\/02\/2022-vlog-1-sorting-assiut-fabric\/screen-shot-2022-02-08-at-12-07-32-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-12.07.32-PM.png?fit=584%2C329&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"584,329\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2022-02-08 at 12.07.32 PM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-12.07.32-PM.png?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-12.07.32-PM.png?fit=580%2C327&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8917 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-12.07.32-PM.png?resize=580%2C327&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Silver the Tabby Cat looking up in wonder!\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><em>Silver the Tabby, one of my Studio Assistants<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>2022 &#8211; The Year of ABCD<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This year, I&#8217;ve created my own year-long challenge that involves me documenting and sharing the process of finishing up my book.\u00a0 Moving forward from here, I&#8217;m going to be sharing the process of book creation starting with the raw materials for the costumes.\u00a0 Then, I&#8217;ll share with you peeks into my world as I design and make &#8220;30 Looks&#8221; for this new book ABCD or &#8220;Assiut Belly Dance Costuming in Detail.&#8221;\u00a0 There&#8217;s going to be a ton of things to see and do over the coming months, I hope you will join me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>1K in 2022?\u00a0 Subscribe to the Studio Davina Channel!<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">If you want to support my work, my first YouTube goal for 2022 is to reach the 1K subscriber mark!\u00a0 I&#8217;m almost halfway there!\u00a0 When a YouTube creator reaches 1K, their status changes behind the scenes, I have access to more data and tools, and I will rank higher in search. Thank you for your ongoing support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><em>I hope you are having a great day!<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><em>Dawn Devine ~ Davina<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><em>February 7, 2022<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/p44BDDWCNIM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8921\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2022\/02\/2022-vlog-1-sorting-assiut-fabric\/screen-shot-2022-02-08-at-3-53-40-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-3.53.40-PM.png?fit=576%2C864&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"576,864\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2022-02-08 at 3.53.40 PM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-3.53.40-PM.png?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-3.53.40-PM.png?fit=576%2C864&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8921 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-3.53.40-PM.png?resize=576%2C864&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Studio Davina Vlog with Silver the Tabby Cat laying on Assiut\" width=\"576\" height=\"864\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2022\/02\/2022-vlog-1-sorting-assiut-fabric\/\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"84\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/New-Belly-Dance.png?fit=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-attachment-id=\"8920\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2022\/02\/2022-vlog-1-sorting-assiut-fabric\/new-belly-dance\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/New-Belly-Dance.png?fit=576%2C324&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"576,324\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"New Belly Dance\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/New-Belly-Dance.png?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/New-Belly-Dance.png?fit=576%2C324&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><p>Why Vlogs? If you&#8217;ve been following for a while, you know that I&#8217;ve been posting sporadically to YouTube for many years.\u00a0 I started my current channel just before my birthday in 2011.\u00a0 My mission back then was to have a place to put up dance clips and performances of my friends, my troupe, and myself.\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8920,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/New-Belly-Dance.png?fit=576%2C324&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2YZtR-2jO","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8916"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8916\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8927,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8916\/revisions\/8927"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}