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What would a Fabulous Friday be without some glitz and glam. I refuse to believe that just because I'm over 30, that I am somehow beyond my sparkly years. If I want to break out the glitter and make myself some killer, sparkly, red heels I'm going to do it, and stripper or drag queen comparisons be damned.
You better brace yourself because today I am going to get all crafty on your arse.
A few weeks back the lovely, and all round Australian fashion goddess, Phoebe Montague from Lady Melbourne made her very own pair of Dorothy heels, following some muselike inspiration courtesy of an Alison Goldfrapp album. I developed a very unhealthy need to possess those shoes after the first glance. I mean they are red and they are glittery, what more could any girl, or discerning cross-dresser, want?
I have taken Lady M's basic idea and added a few steps to ensure maximum adhesion and minimal dispersal of glitter. Whilst it's cute to leave a trail of your own pixi dust in the form of glitter, I imagine there are many shop and restaurant owners who would be less than impressed with a trail of red glitter throughout their establishments. Besides, no one wants a pair of heels that look like they have developed the mange. And really a pair of heels missing large chunks of glitter is just sad.
Now there is no huge trick to these shoes of fabulosity. Even I could manage it, and considering Eunice has been on long service leave, that means they are uber easy to make. They are a 3 day project, thanks to drying times.
Preparation is everything. So here are the basic preparation steps.
You better brace yourself because today I am going to get all crafty on your arse.
A few weeks back the lovely, and all round Australian fashion goddess, Phoebe Montague from Lady Melbourne made her very own pair of Dorothy heels, following some muselike inspiration courtesy of an Alison Goldfrapp album. I developed a very unhealthy need to possess those shoes after the first glance. I mean they are red and they are glittery, what more could any girl, or discerning cross-dresser, want?
I have taken Lady M's basic idea and added a few steps to ensure maximum adhesion and minimal dispersal of glitter. Whilst it's cute to leave a trail of your own pixi dust in the form of glitter, I imagine there are many shop and restaurant owners who would be less than impressed with a trail of red glitter throughout their establishments. Besides, no one wants a pair of heels that look like they have developed the mange. And really a pair of heels missing large chunks of glitter is just sad.
Now there is no huge trick to these shoes of fabulosity. Even I could manage it, and considering Eunice has been on long service leave, that means they are uber easy to make. They are a 3 day project, thanks to drying times.
Preparation is everything. So here are the basic preparation steps.
- Buy or recycle a pair of super ugly, and super cheap heels (though I can't see why you couldn't do some ballet flats or go all outside the box, and bedazzle your ugg boots). I got my heels of tackiness, from the sale rack at Target. Mr Grumpy always says that a sale sign is really a "come in Michelle sign" and frankly, he's right (but don't tell him I said that. Can't go around letting your man know he is right about such things). I did a little dance of joy at my $10 price tag. I would have used an old pair of my own heels, but I love them all too much, and it would have been like bedazzling one of my children.
(Now whilst I may have reached the cougar age group,
I will not be wearing tacky metallic cheetah skin heels)
- Grab a bottle of PVA glue. PVA is cheap as chips, and you can get it anywhere. Luckily I have about 8 bottles at home in various cupboards. It's one of those items that I see on a shelf in a store and think "that'll come in handy", so buy yet another bottle. It's a sickness really.
- Grab some red glitter. You could go any colour glitter really. Hell, you could go all unicorn farty and get rainbow coloured glitter (What you didn't know unicorns farted rainbows? Sheesh keep up people). Though why you would want a pair of shoes that looked like a unicorn had farted on them I don't know. But I wont judge, I used to work in mental health and frankly unicorn fart shoes are on the lower side of crazy. Now where was I. Oh yes glitter. You don't need much, so don't be like me and buy the biggest jar of red glitter they had, and end up using about a bees dick worth. One of those little tubes could just about do it.
- Grab a piece of sandpaper. Any old sandpaper will do. I only used a small piece that I had lying around. A mid level grade of sandpaper does the trick.
- A spray can of high gloss enamel. Again you can purchase a can for minimal dollars, but I actually shelled out a few more dollars and brought some of the better stuff
