I spied these shoes a while back and have been aching for them.
image found here
I mean, look at them. They are shimmertastic. And I love, love herringbone. But alas, with a new baby, a single income family and a move to a much pricier cost of living, I just can't satisfy that lust right now. I'd love to put my money where my mouth is and not only have these stylish shoes but support Toms, which is a great cause, but that will have to wait.
Sidenote: today is their One Day Without Shoes day! I'll be participating, but then again I probably won't leave the house today...
Anyhow, my lust continued on as I informed Matt how much I needed them, how they would make me feel like such a hip mom, etc. etc., until I spied this post on a blog I frequent.
She made these sparkly sandals
with some mod podge, glitter and varnish.
I used to re-create my shoes/clothes/anything like this all the time, so this was right up my alley. Another sidenote: I once had a pair of shoes that I would paint with nail polish to match my outfit the next day. I think I was in middle school at the time? Yeah. Let's say middle school:)
I made up my mind that I wanted to do this, and I found these bad boys at Target the next day!
Do you see where this is going? I picked up my supplies from Michaels and got to work glitterfying my shoes! I was able to work on them while Charly napped, and it really didn't take me too long. Pretty soon we were left with this:
They looked great with my new skinnies
I was pretty pleased with the outcome. Sure, they were no gilded Herringbone Toms, but they were fun and funky and just the wardrobe pick-me-up I needed. Sad story: I wore them Saturday when we went to the Cherry Blossom Festival (read about that adventure here) and since the soles were made of natural fibers they got completely water logged and nasty during that rain storm, so my new glittertastic shoes are no more:( Lesson learned: Wear appropriate footwear.
And now, for those of you who frequent my blog to see pictures of the most adorable child in the world (I'm talking to you, mom!) here she is rocking her skinny jeans:
Yep, she's pretty adorable, if I do say so myself, (which I do, several times every hour of every day)
Anybody had any crafty endeavors lately? Were they successful?
