Googly Eye Shoe

Inspired by the Leboutin Deju Vu heels and the fact that googly eyes are awesome (my googly eye research/links compiled here), here's the Googly Eye Shoe!

The gold is from the Glitterage, so I don't have any info on it. The purple interior and lettering are ArtMinds glitter and the wedge (including the sole) is covered in Recollections black glitter. I lined the top edge and top with a really big purple sequin trim (I don't usually use the big stuff, but felt like this shoe shape could handle it) and the divide between the shoe and the wedge I lined with purple sequin trim from one of those cheap 5 yard Michael's spools.

Then I covered every centimeter of wedge (both sides, front and back) with GOOGLY EYES. I've been collecting googly eyes of all sizes for a while so I'd have a good variety. I applied them with Jewel-It glue.

In case you're looking for a little extra glitter inspiration

I found this youtube video of someone's 2014 collection:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA0KH9NUeFU

Some really gorgeous stuff, and I'm super jealous she's finished already :)

More shoes!

The voodoo doll shoe after assembly (some pics with and without flash):

And some more work in progress shoes:

COUNT IT DOWN

I don't want to freak anyone out, but we have officially left the triple digits...LESS THAN 100 DAYS UNTIL KREWE OF MUSES 2014

COUNTDOWN CLOCK WIDGETS

Y'all got your glitter-game-faces on?

Work in Progress - Voodoo Shoe

Busy working on shoes, so I haven't had much time to update here (posts may come in fits and spurts until after Mardi Gras 2014), but I wanted to share some pictures of a work in progress.

When Halloween stuff went on sale, I picked up some stuff that I thought had a good voodoo vibe, and I'm hoping to stretch it out to a couple of voodoo shoes this year.

Here's the base shoe, without most of the embellishment or "Muses 2014." The acidic green on the heel and platform is Martha Stewart "golden beryl." The purple is ArtMinds and the black is Recollections.

The shoe had a kinda cool and funky base, so I played with that:

Here are some pictures with flash:

Isn't that purple gorgeous?

I have a boatload of little voodoo doll magnets (I think all NOLA natives have a bunch of these...they just spring up in the backs of drawers and on fridges). It didn't seem glitzy enough for a shoe, so I dolled it up (see what I did there?)

Here the doll before its Muses makeover:

And here it is after:

That's definitely going to go on this shoe, possibly with some extra embellishment (I have some glitter skulls and little bottles I can throw in the mix), but I haven't decided on the final composition.

Happy glittering y'all!

Maryland Shoe

Oh, how I have missed posting here! I have a ton of shoes in the work, so I'm going to start playing catch up again...

To prepare for my sister riding this year (!!!), I've been whipping up some special shoes for her. She lives in Baltimore and the inhabitants of her fair city possess absolutely epic levels of civic pride (sound familiar, New Orleanians?)

Starting with a white pump, I divided the shoe into four quadrants and applied several (~3-4) coats of white or yellow. The white glitter I used was ArtMinds (my new favorite white) and the yellow was Recollections with a little orange paint mixed in with the Mod Podge to increase the brightness and opacity. 

After I was happy with the yellow and white base coats, I printed the Maryland flag coloring page I bookmarked a while back, and traced in black or red glitter (both Recollections). I peeled the transfers, fitted them onto the shoe and trimmed where necessary:

After the transfers were glued and set, I lined the edges between quadrants in red sequin (I had a wee bit leftover from the Ruby Slipper) and lines the upper and lower edge with black sequins. I glittered the interior and heel in Tulip gold glitter and glittered the sole in dark red (ArtMinds)

Another thing Maryland has in common with Louisiana = crabs. After the whole shoe was glittered, I perched some little red crabs around the edge of the shoe using hot glue and, once they were dried, arranged a string of pearls in their little claws. The effect I'm going for is that a little band of crabs are scuttling around the shoe and working together to catch one single strand of beads together. The pearls came from my husband's modest 2013 stash...he's a non-native and this past year somewhat adorably discovered how fun it is to pass everything he catches along to kids around him (and yes, I can totally tolerate the hit my craft supply took as a result).

Still needs lettering and the year, probably on the inside?

Almost there....

Two more days until Halloween, and that means only a few more costume tweaks before I can dive back into Muses shoes!!