Shoes - Almost Done!!!

What have I done so far?  I painted 8 coats of silver on the body of the shoe, two coats of black on the toe and top heel, two coats of black points on the heels, 3 coats of silver on the heels, a sealer coat of matte seal, and glued on rhinestones to the heel.  I need to go out and get more rhinestones tomorrow (I grossly underestimated how many I'd need) but in all I'm pretty excited about the result!  Come see them at the KC party Friday at PhilCon!

Monday Progress Update: November 4th

This week I finished Halloween costumes, started my PhilCon costume, and painted shoes!

 Thing 1 in her Twilight Sparkle princess dress.  Ears and horn from YayaHan.com.

Sir Ally Saur in his dinosaur costume.

My 23 Skidoos, now painted silver and black.  Only a few more layers of silver on the heels and I can bling them out!

Shoes!

This week I decided to use American Duchess' Paint your Shoes tutorial to make my 23 Skidoos Silver and Black with rhinestoney heels.  In this picture I've got a layer of silver painted on, and after 2 days I've been able to add 6 more silver layers on top of that.  Soon I'll be able to start the black and the blinging!

I think I'm going to try and copy the first heel on the left top on this picture:

KCI, 1925, stolen from American Duchess' tutorial linked above

Reviving a Dying Blog

This blog has been dead for way too long. I apologize for that. I think that many of you will understand that teaching fitting got really intimidating for me . . . so I put it off until it was embarrassing to jump back in. Then there was Costume College, and WorldCon, and, of course, life, which always gets in the way. It's a Jewish new year, though, and I resolve to be better about not missing posting in the year to come.

So, for today's post I want to show you American Duchess' new shoes. She's running a giveaway, so if you can get there in the next few hours you can enter!

Claremont 1930's Oxfords Giveaway: http://americanduchess.blogspot.com/2013/09/giveaway-claremont-1930s-oxfords.html

Highbury Shoes!

Win a pair of shoes from American Duchess!  Go here:  http://americanduchess.blogspot.com/2013/04/giveaway-win-pair-of-highbury-regency.html

Yay Shoes!

American Duchess is at it again with more great shoes!  I've already ordered mine, have you?

American Duchess Shoes

American Duchess is at it again . . . this time with 1920's shoes!

The sophisticated "23Skidoos" are perfectly styled for any of your Great Gatsby picnics, Downton Abbey teas, or wild Boardwalk Empire nights out.  Available in classic brown/white or white/white spectator, the Skidoos are an exclusive designer shoe with all the hallmarks of Deco-era footwear - French heels, t-straps, wingtip styling, and a perfectly-shaped toe (not too round, and not too pointy).

The 23 Skidoo shoes are available for pre-order now, and they're perfect for your KC in 2016 party!!!  Come get a pair!

Pompadour Shoes

New shoes from American Duchess! I love the brocade!  She always has droolworthy shoes!  Be sure to get your order in, or try your luck in this contest:  http://americanduchess.blogspot.com/2012/05/v137-pompadour-court-shoes-giveaway.html?showComment=1337722092786#c5040639310314582654

Kensington Pre-Orders!

American Duchess has more amazing shoes!  These are the Kensingtons, which are taking pre-orders now!  

Ruby Red or Coal Black
Pre-Order Now Open
March 5- 19, 2012
On Sale - $99 ($120)

Pick yours up today!