Diy boots

If your kids want to be the Incredibles for Halloween, I've got you covered with this DIY Incredibles Halloween Costume tutorial today!

Recently I've been sewing cosplays for a future event, and realised, "Hey, if I take photos whilst I make this, I can post a tutorial!" Radical idea, huh? ;) So after a long (long long long) break, yo

Fall is officially here, and although we’re looking forward to pumpkin spice lattes and crisp weather, we’re mostly excited about busting out our fall boots! Yep, it’s officially boot season, but instead of rocking last year’s old boots, we’d much rather add a DIY touch to update them a little. With that in mind, we […]

The boots-- they totally finish the outfit, don't you think? And really, it is not too hard to make your own. Materials needed: Pair of ballet flats that fit your little Musketeer 3 yards of gold shoes laces trim satin scraps to match (optional) scraps of Peltex extra stiff interfacing (you will need a yard for the hat-- scraps from that work just fine) a pair of old knee high socks approximately 30 gold eyelets and tools to set at LEAST 1 roll of Duck tape in matching color (I have found…

I promised more details on how to make each of the Halloween costumes in our Disney Villains family theme. Now that I have sufficiently recovered from the crazy busy rush to get them done, I think I’m ready to tackle a mini tutorial.

As a mom and designer I'm on my feet for most the day and we just moved into our new home that has wood floors, including my st...

I previously covered how to make an easy shoe cover with stretchy cloth . This time I'll share with everyone how to make knee high boot...

We all know that shoes tend to come and go. We fall in love with a pair of boots but by next season another one has stolen our heart. The biggest loser in

I made my own Victorian-inspired Chelsea boots! In this article I explain the process, from the patterning the the final details!

Some of you might know that I have picked up a new, exciting direction for my crafty side. Thanks to Joyce at the Sewing Guild meeting I picked up a cute little book by Mary Wales Loomis called "Make Your Own Shoes" I love this book, in only 86 pages she makes this look so do-able! The first step is to make a shoe last which is like a dress for for your foot. She shows you two ways to make your lasts. I didn't like either way so I decided to do it the sewers way and make "duct tape doubles"…