Frangipani Shoes

Last week I saw this very nice idea of crochet espadrilles for babies and I thought 'Why not make those for me, myself and I?!'.
With making the espadrilles I could combine three things that I wanted to do for quite some time, namely 1) buy espadrille-like wedges with flowers, 2) use two frangipani flowers that used to be hairclips but somehow broke loose from the clip and I saved for whenever I would get idea where to use them for and 3) make me a pair of shoes. 

This is how they turned out:


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And it's not a lot of work either, you can make them in just a couple of hours. For the bottom I bought cheap wedges and cut off the cheap fake suede fabric, but maybe you can buy heels-without-shoes somewhere around.


This is what the shoes looked like before their make over. 

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My Crochet Stars were featured by Rooted in Thyme this week!


And my Paper Cat was featured by Bowdabra Blog!!


 Thanks, Jody & Stan and Bowdabra Blog!

Comments

  1. Maya KuzmanAugust 11, 2014 at 7:02 PM

    I love your shoes makeover! They are stunning!

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  2. Witchcrafted LifeAugust 12, 2014 at 10:55 PM

    That is fabulously cool!!! I love the vivid colours tempered by soft, sandy beige. That palette sings with the spirit of summer and is wonderfully feminine, to boot. Awesome work on your new shoes, dear gal!

    ♥ Jessica

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  3. Claire JustineAugust 17, 2014 at 9:58 PM

    Love your shoes, pinned and featuring this week at Creative Mondays :) thanks for sharing ...

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  4. Lilly's MomAugust 18, 2014 at 12:14 AM

    Love the shoes! What a great idea.

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  5. TheresaAugust 18, 2014 at 9:34 PM

    These turned out amazing! Love how you made them! Thanks for sharing at the party @DearCreatives Theresa

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  6. UnknownAugust 19, 2014 at 4:16 AM

    Fun! This is such an awesomely fun activity! Thank you for sharing your post with The Natural Homeschool and The Life of Jennifer Dawn Linky Party. :) See you next Wednesday! :)

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  7. Shanice BannisAugust 22, 2014 at 4:26 PM

    Wow what a transformation! Thank you for sharing this post at City of Creative Dream's City of Links last Friday! I appreciate you taking the time to party with me. Hope to see you again this week :)

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