Shoe customising

After a recent context tutorial at Uni, I had the idea of customising shoes and possibly making an online business from this. This also reminded me of my best college project where I decorated cardboard shoes with dried flowers (http://rosieprestoncraft.blogspot.com/2010/07/past-projects.html). The only problem I had with these shoes was that they were not able to be worn.

Before I could think about making a business, I needed to practice! I was originally going to use my own old high heels, however on a recent trip to Primark I found a pair of black suede effect heels for just £2! Even the lady on the till had to double check it was correct! I then made a trip to small habedashery on Farsley town street where I picked up some fringing, beading and ribbon.



I wanted to use cream as I thought it would look really sophisticated against the black alongside the layering of the embellishments. I used simple running stitch to attach the fringing and beading together and then used strong glue to layer the ribbon on top.

This was then strongly glued around the inside edge of the shoe so it hung and sparkled!



I am hoping to sell these for around £15 due to the low cost of materials and to gain some feedback.

As always, comments full appreciated.

Enjoy!