"Kristen" Louboutin Shoes- yep. I made-over shoes

I love shoes just like every other living, breathing woman.  I really love expensive shoes- I have Carrie Bradshaw to thank for the love of Manolo Blahnik and Christian Louboutin and Jimmy Choo.  There are two problems with that; 1. I can not see myself spending $600 on a pair of shoes. 2. I do not like really tall shoes because they hurt my feet and because I am already almost 5'10" and I don't like to tower over the menfolk.  So what is a girl to do?  Forgo rent for a pair of shoes?  Well, it might be funny in the movies but real girls can't roll like that. Nope. I crafted my own hot shoes. Take that, Christian Louboutin!

Here is my inspiration:

HOTTTTT!

Here is one of my least favorite celebrities, but you gotta admit that the shoes are cute:

And here is "Carrie" in the shoes in the movie, and Fergie in the shoes too:

Close-up of Ms. SJP's feet in the shoes:

Ahhhh. So pretty.  I totally want those!!!  Enter my crazy-crafting side.  There is almost nothing that can't be solved with a few trips to the craft store.  But first, I needed a pair of shoes. 

Have you heard of Chernin's Shoe outlet?  There is one on Roosevelt Road, one on 87th and the Dan Ryan and there are more in some of the suburbs.  Their claim to fame is that they have shoes for $9.99 and up.  PEOPLE! They have miles and miles of shoes.  Some of which are super gaudy and would only match with a bright yellow ensamble that an old lady might wear on Easter Sunday with a big huge yellow hat, but some of the shoes are cute, and some are hot.  I needed a pair with a low heel and I wanted a round toe, but it had to be a pair that glue would stick too.  I figured I could rough up the sheen of a pair of shiny shoes with 200 grit sandpaper if necessary, but I was on the lookout for a pair where this would not be necessary.  I scored these:

Brown Suede. (Well, fake suede anyway.) Low Heel.  $13.99!  Here is the proof:

Now onto Jo-Ann fabrics (I live right down the road from a superstore!)  I needed some tacky glue and glitter.  This is the glitter I found:  It is specially made for fabrics.  I think it was $7 after my coupon.

I didn't really want gold OR silver.  So I mixed them both together.  I decided to mix the white glitter in too, to soften up the look.  I applied a thick layer of tacky glue in sections and added the glitter.  I discovered the best technique was to put a bunch of glitter onto my hand and lightly "tap" it onto the glue, being careful not to smush the glue.  The glue seemed to stick very well to the fake suede.  I did the whole top of the shoe and left the heels alone so that I had something to hang onto.  After the shoe top dried I did the heel.

This is what I ended up with:

I decided to add modge-podge over the glitter so that it wouldn't come off.  I used outdoor so hopefully it is rain-resistant.  We will see.  I can't wait to wear them somewhere with a pair of jeans and a cute top.  Now If only mine had that signature red sole...... Oh well?  I love my "Kristen" Louboutin's.  And All I have to say is "Nah- Nah- Nah- Nah- Nah."

I will post a pic of me in the shoes later.  I need a new camera.