Friday, November 30, 2012

Winter Wonderland

We only have two seasons where I live up in the top of Australia – Wet and Dry – then there is the ‘Build Up’ (which is the lovely (!) time of year between the pleasant cool, crisp air of the Dry and the cleansing and exciting storms of the Wet) which is the time of year that you have to swim your way through the humidity in air…
This year happens to be, so far, one of our driest Wet Seasons - so the lack of storm relief and the humidity are way up there…
Now everyone links Christmas with the snow and colder climates, so I want to use that to my advantage and create a Winter Wonderland so it ‘looks’ cooler then it feels!
Last year my theme was red and silver for a traditional feel – this year I wanted to use white and silver for a clean crisp winter-y feel. I shall put my tree up next week so we shall see how it goes…

Thursday, November 29, 2012

DIY Time! Festive Party Canvas Shoes

I LOVE a sexy pair of high heels like any other girl, but when it comes to 5 hours non stop dancing in a club I opt for a comfy pair of ballet flats to get me through the night. Now apart from Ballet flats as a staple for comfy footwear, canvas shoes are equally favoured, but they are generally saved for casual outfits. I love their cool persona they give off and wanting to adopt them as something I could wear on a night out. I am no stranger to wearing Converse type shoes with dresses but it can be hard to find ones that have a little attitude or bling unless you want to fork out a small fortune on a name brand for them the get totally ruined in a club...

Bring thorth my DIY Festive Party Canvas Shoes! Complete with glitter and 'studs' they are sure to get noticed among the abundance of high heeled beauties (and be infinitely kinder on the foot...) :D
 

 
Step 1: Find a pair of cheap canvas shoes
Step 2: Mark the front with a line where you want the studs to start

Step 3: Brush the fabric glue on one section (excluding the front section for the studs) of the shoe at a time 
Step 4: Sprinkle the silver glitter on SPARINGLY until the shoe is complete
Step 5: Brush the fabric glue on the front section of the shoe and attach the studs

PRESTO!

I left my laces white but you could also use coloured ribbon or even tartan for Christmas (which I might do and post the pics).
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