Tuesday, August 21, 2012

altered baby shoes

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Its official- Lucy can walk and that means its time to start wearing shoes (it has been bare feet, socks and booties up until now).. The only problem is that I seem to have hard time finding funky girl shoes- so I set out to alter a couple pairs of simple shoes with the hope to begin a fun little shoe collection for Lu.

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I started with a pair of white shoes that had a bow. First I removed the bow and then using blue painters tape I blocked off to the surface to create a little triangle design. Next, using Tulip Soft Fabric Paint I painted the surface. Once the paint was dry I removed the tape to leave a fun geometric design.

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I added a few tiny red embellishments with Tulip 3-d Fashion Paint.


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Last, I altered the bow that I had removed by cutting it into more of a geometric shape and then painted it blue. Last I sewed it back onto the shoe

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The result- a funky little pair of baby shoes- a little more our style!

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For the second pair I once again removed the bows and then painted the entire surface of the shoes with Tulip Fashion 3-d Paint in metallic gold. While the paint was still dry, I used a crumbled up paper towel and dabbed the surface of the paint to create texture. Once the surface was dry I added tiny little metallic dots with 3-d paint.

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Another cute pair of funky shoes!


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Now lets see if we can keep shoes on this kid!

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28 comments:

Giggles said...

Absolutely adorable!! You need to design baby shoes!!! Big claps for Lucy walking! You may have a little shoeless hippy girl on your hands!!

My adult daughter just painted a pair of white gladiator sandals with tulip paints! She mixed several blues to get a teal color, they look so professional too. Hip hip hooray for painted shoes!!

Hugs Giggles

Unknown said...

these shoes are really adorable

Clara {Clover and Violet} said...

The shoes are adorable, but the baby is sooo adorable!

Unknown said...

having a girl is soooo much fun! enjoy!

Kay said...

that sweet baby could make anything look wonderful...but I love the shoes!

Jessie K said...

Your little girl is a doll!! Great idea with the shoes. Love it!

Mode Chic said...

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Katie said...

These are so cute!!!

Katie x
www.katiescreative.blogspot.com

Nissa said...

Wow, I Love the Black and golden shoes! So pretty.

Nissa

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous!
I just hope for you, she would not EAT them....mine does!!!!!
;-)

Christina said...

What a charming project! And Lucy is adorably beautiful as always.

Inna said...

How cute!! Personalizing your things is so awesome. :)

RaNae @EweCreekCottage said...

so cute

Lesley said...

Lu is darling. Love her altered shoes
you might start a new fashion trend Alisa.
Take care
Lesley

Maya Kuzman said...

Pure gorgeousness!
I'd like to have them myself :)

Preeti Dubey said...

That's incredible Alisa ! Loved the transformations ! And Lucy is looking so grown up and trendy with those pants and shoes on. Love.

Joanne said...

love love love these -- lucy is adorable --

Lisa L. said...

Wow she has gotten so big. What a beautiful little one...love the shoes too.

Kathie said...

The shoes are fab! ! Lucy looks adorable!

Kate Burroughs said...

I just saw some adorable shoes for little kids made by Toms (the company that donates a pair of shoes for every pair you buy to kids in 3rd world countries who can't afford shoes). Here's a link to their tiny shoes online:
http://www.toms.com/tiny-toms/new-styles?view=all
I am not affiliated in any way.
Aloha, Kate

Caryl said...

I call this complete blackmail... she is never going to leave home with a MaMa who makes her look so cute.

Caralulù said...

Ma come è bella!! E sembra già tanto grande!Le scarpine sono bellissime ma Lucy lo è ancora di più! Un bacio lulù

Nelda said...

NOOOOO!!! She is growing up too fast! But she does look adorable in those cute little shoes. What a good idea.

funkycrafter said...

the shoes are cute. i agree, you should design them or sell them.
Lucy is adorable. love those eyes and smile. so photogenic too.

Anonymous said...

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Unknown said...

You are very talented! I love your creativity. I will try to make one pair for my friends daughter! thanks for sharing! I think it is better if you make plenty of shoes then sell it. FOr sure many people will like it!:)- babyshoe.com

Kidz Shooz said...

Oh, that is so cute! Those altered shoes are lovely. Its style is just right for your angel, Lucy. Regards!

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