If you're like me, you love shoes.
Correction.
You adore shoes.
So recently, I was looking at one of my favorite pairs: Mary Janes with a nice thick and high heel and thinking how they could so easily be altered, because of the way the straps are designed.
So I cut strips of red wool felt and gathered some buttons and went to work.
Just a needle and thread are what I used to stitch the strips into little bows and then to stitch a vintage button in the middle.
So flippin' cute, right?
So how about you? What can you do to a pair of shoes to make them extra special? You could stitch on bows and buttons, paint directly onto leather, crochet a little trim, decoupage papers, and more.
Show us how you alter and wear your shoes by creating a post on your blog and then linking here by leaving a comment. Deadline: September 1, 2011. Happy Art of the Dress. :)
So much fun! I posted about altering a pair of flats and a pair of boots. Thanks for the challenge, Jenny!
Posted by: Karlasteele.blogspot.com | 08/30/2011 at 10:20 AM
I've thought to make individualistic alterations to my clothes, but not my shoes?! Well you have just opened the flood gates. This should be fun.
Posted by: Aj The Fighting Gear Girl | 09/02/2011 at 10:23 AM
I found this site very interesting. I never realized that an old shoe can be born and make it extra special again by pouring those beads and laces on it. I'll try this one on my daughter's shoes which I know she will really love it.
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Posted by: Karenbarbara01 | 10/12/2011 at 03:09 AM
they are a cute shoes and I'll recommend that models to my colleague and family too.
Posted by: plus size dresses | 10/13/2011 at 02:40 AM
That looks great! I never thought such a minor change could change the whole look of a pair of shoes. I think I'll do something similar with my Alegria clogs.
Posted by: Alegria clogs | 01/09/2012 at 06:53 PM
Super cute! My little man would look so stylin' in those!
Posted by: Pandora Sale | 03/03/2012 at 11:28 AM
I love those shoes. It looks very cute..
Posted by: Salwarekameez | 03/05/2012 at 10:38 PM