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Pimp your Shoes

For some woman, it is considered  sacrilegious to wear  the same outfit that was worn before to another occasion, apropos with her shoes.  If you have a talent for dressmaking or you have your own seamstress (lucky me I got  3 dressmaker sisters) , then the dress can be altered but you are somewhat limited to what you can do with it, maybe accessorize it or forget about it.


I hang on to my shoes as much as possible, especially if the fit is excellent and  it is not giving me  mountains of bunions or calluses as rough as sandpaper .  Eventually I will get tired of  the shoe  but it is mighty difficult to give it away, donate it or throw it.


Then maybe its time to pimp the shoes, add more pizzas to it , make it look new. When my vanity outsizes my bank account, then my creativity rears its beautiful head .


I thought of getting shoe clips, its like clips used for earrings, or ready made shoe clips ranging from floral to funky but it will set you back for $20.00 or so.  Check on Etsy.com, it offers handmade and eclectic choices for shoe clips. 



shoe clips from etsy.com

















But then I decided to do it on my own.  When a woman decides that her shoes need to   change its appearance, its mortality begins to go fast  in her closet. That means I can pimp it without regrets.
 

BEFORE




After
 To perk up this Dr. Scholl's sandals, I glued the blue studded flower (part of earring and brooch  set from my mother in law's jewelry box clean up) on the middle of the ribbon.


Before


Anne Taylor's Loft flat shoes plain jane look bothered me lately, to amped up the black color,  I glued the metallic floral disc (leftover form my scrap booking project) on the center.  

Tips on pimping your shoes: make sure that accessories you use complement the color and structure of the shoes. Use double sided tape  to attach the decoration to test on how it will look on your shoe and on your feet.  I opted to use glue nails, if it can work on you carpentry work it sure will definitely work on your shoes.

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  1. AnonymousOctober 19, 2010 at 7:29 PM

    Its really nice Adel. I had the same idea but haven't did any action yet.

    Lynn

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  2. AdelizaJWOctober 19, 2010 at 8:48 PM

    Thanks Lynn!

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  3. AnonymousNovember 8, 2010 at 1:45 AM

    Hi ADel, i did not see this blog before, otherwise i will be the first one to read this...dont i love it!!! Shoes are our passion!! Congratulations Adel!!! Love it!!!
    Greetings from work!!
    Jasmin

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  4. AnonymousNovember 8, 2010 at 1:55 AM

    Adel ang ganda nito...you know shoes are my passion too...you are very creative!!!
    Bow!!!
    Teach me on this artsy. I know etsy.com i did not know that it has shoe clips...hmmm, i learn something new today!!!
    Congrats!!!
    Greetings from Laguna,
    Jasmin

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