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April 09, 2009

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Leilani Bennett

Damn! Even pressing my nose to the screen on the enlarged pic I can't figure out how you did the city scape! Is it Lumiere paints? Is it little metallic leather appliques? So I say again, Damn!

Thanks for the scoop on suede dye. I have a pair of yellow suede Mephistos that are still great but looking well used. Now I know what to do!

Margot

Can't wait to see what you do with those yellow suede Mephistos!

The little buildings are pieces of leather that I painted with various colors of Lumiere, then cut out to look like ... uh ... little buildings. Then I used Barge Cement (a leather glue) to glue them to the suede-covered wedge.

Oh, yes, and Destiny showed me how to make little windows in the buildings using black and silver Sharpies.

Camilla

Hi there! I came across your site as I was researching ways to dye the greatest suede shoes that I just don't like the color of. Thank you so much for posting your blog and photos, as most places make it sound nearly impossible!

Coincidentally, I also want to dye my suede shoes from pink to blue - can I ask you to describe the shade of blue you got using the Angelus on the pink suede? I'm hoping for a vivid, electric blue.

Also, how many bottles of the dye did you need to coat your shoes?

Thanks in advance for any help you can give on the matter! And SO glad to know that it's possible to salvage these shoes!

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WELCOME TO
GLITTER SWEATSHOP
This is the place to learn and swap the latest ideas about how to paint, bead, embellish, and collage your old shoes into new ones -- think wearable art shoes that you can really wear, again and again. Visit our site, Sassy Feet, and our online store.
THE SASSY FEET! BOOK
ABOUT US

Margot Silk Forrest (top) and Destiny Carter (bottom) are partners in Sassy Feet, the DIY craft site about transforming ordinary shoes into wearable art. For our story, click here.
WHY "GLITTER SWEATSHOP"?
As you might know, we invented a glitter paint that works on leather, manmade leather and fabric. It comes with a bottle of paint base and a little packet of glitter. Now, someone has to open the big jars of glitter that come from the glitter elves and spoon just the right amount of each of the 21 colors into their packets. Being the head honcho, Margot is that someone. Problem is, she's not the tidiest person in the Western hemisphere and after 20 or so packets, there are a lot of microscopic (but fetchingly sparkly) particles of glitter in her hair, on her cheeks, and decorating her nose. One day someone came in during this process and remarked, "This place looks like a glitter sweatshop!"
OTHER BOOKS WE LOVE
"Shoes: A Celebration of Pumps, Sandals, Slippers, and More"

"How to Paint With Jacquard"

"Cowboy Boots" (and their other books on the same topic) by Tyler Beard and Jim Arndt

"Stiletto" by Caroline Cox

"Shoes: Fashion and Fantasy" by Colin McDowell

"Manolo Blahnik" by Colin McDowell

"Blahnik by Boman: Shoes, Photographs, Conversation" by Eric Boman

"A Century of Shoes: Icons of Style in the 20th Century" by Angela Pattis

"Shoes: The Complete Sourcebook" by John Peacock

"Shoes: A Lexicon of Style" by Valerie Steele