My model was rather uncooperative today. Maybe she didn't like the shoes. I think they turned out rather cute and cozy, but decidedly NOT wedding shoe material. I made them from a felted wool sweater that was too short on me and its large, itchy turtleneck had banished it to a storage trunk. The soles are some suede-like decorator fabric that I bought a scrap of a couple years ago to repair Calvin's beloved bear. It has worked fabulously for nicely grippy shoe bottoms. I found the pattern awhile ago here.
The gorgeous vintage buttons are from Nana Jean's stash and they do add a bit of something to the otherwise very moccasin-like shoes. I think she will get some lovely foot-toasting wear out of them before warm weather, but pairing them with a frilly, silk dress looks sort of like wearing Uggs with an evening gown. So my efforts are not entirely in vain, but I will likely end up with some cheap, "made in China" Target-wear (more to follow) as I am running out of time and it is the only place I can shop with all three of them stuffed into a cart.
She does, apparently, like the buttons.
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Love the shoes - and buttons! - have been blessed with a ton of buttons from my foremothers as well *
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