Tuesday 23 April 2013

Wow, my first blog post!  I'm smiling in this picture, but if you look closely you'll see that I'm pretty freaked out about this too.  I have been wanting to do this for some time now, but with young kids and trying to build my business it's been a rough ride these last couple of years.  I feel like it's the right time now because my youngest is now four and I have a lot of upcoming projects to post about, so I figured- "hey, why not?!"  By the way, the design of this blog is still evolving, so please bare with me:)

The reason I started this blog is to inspire you to try new fabrics, textures, mediums, and techniques in your shoe making projects.  I'll share what I make and ask you about what your making.  It would be great if we could swap ideas and inspire each other! 

So let's start now!  I'm working on a new, sleeker looking ballet flat with a pointed toe and a variety of easy add-on options to change the entire look.  I'm currently working on about eight pairs of these.  I have them all traced out and now I just need to cut them out and sew them together.  I'll share the finished shoes as I go. 
I must say I'm most excited about the patchwork fabric on the top.  It's called Enchino Fall 2011 and it can be found here on Etsy here.  It's a medium-weight Japanese fabric that is 55% linen and 45% cotton. 

4 comments:

  1. Welcome to world of blogging. I enjoy it because it gives me a space to chronicle and catalog my projects, and life in general. It's like a scrapbook but without the mess. You've figured out more than I have, so you are ahead of me in that aspect. I looked around your site, love it. The Kid's and Toddler Slouchy Boots are adorable. Good luck! :)

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  2. Thanks for leaving the first comment and for your support!

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  3. Congratulations on your beautiful new blog!

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  4. Thank you so much Sandra! So glad you came by to visit:)

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