Costume College

Destiny and I after setting up the Sassy Feet booth.

Sassy Feet  went to Costume College this past weekend
 to teachand have a booth at the Vendor's Marketplace. 

 Sassy Feet's amazing Glitter It! paint.

Parasols and puppets and a view down the vendor hall. 

Stylish hats and bags.

Skeleton toile fabric by Alexander Henry.

Small bustles,

big bustles.

 A touch of the macabre.

 The biggest hat at the event.

 Now that I'm retired I got to go along and help  and  check out all the amazing costumes.  We had a great time. Margot and Destiny taught very successful classes, the booth sold lots of product and we're already looking forward to going back next year.

Guest Post from Sassy Feet - Faded Pastel Tennies for Spring

As many of you know, my wife Margot is the founder of

Sassy Feet.  She teaches people how to paint, and

 embellish their shoes.  There's a book, an online store,

 a blog, a website, on-line classes and in-person 

workshops.  Since these shoes were all for me I 

decided to steal this post from Margot's blog and

 let you see what a lucky girl I am!!

Since Type-Pad and Blogger don't want to talk to 

each other here's the link for Margot's  

Sassy Feet Glitter Sweatshop Blog - this will tell 

you exactly how to recreate these great coloured shoes.

You can start with white and add colour or start 

with a colour and lighten it with white!

Everytime I wear a pair of these I get loads 

of compliments - colour, distressed - what's not to love?

Fabulous Shoes

Several years ago Margot made me these 

great coppery high tops

 and I wore them so much they literally fell apart.

But one of the wonderful things about being married to the 

founder of and creative genius behind  Sassy Feet is
she's always happy to make me a new pair!

These are the latest. Van knockoffs from Payless,

painted Neopaque Brown, then stenciled in
  Lumiere Super Copper using

Tim Holtz's new Burlap layering stencil.
And she distressed the soles  with Ranger Adirondack  ink.

And the crowning touches?

Custom stitched laces and

a distressed embellishment
 rescued from the original pair

Aren't I a lucky girl?!

Wonder Web Wednesday - Caroline Groves

 This beautiful site showcases the bespoke shoes of Caroline Groves. 

The footwear is exquisite, handmade using the

 finest leathers and materials available, each individually fitted. 

Caroline's Cotswold based atelier welcomes 

the elite of the world, with a starting price of £1800.

The site is easy to navigate, includes many short videos of different aspects of her work, and links to her blog, her press, and a gallery of shoes that is brilliant - showcasing full pictures and then several detail shots as well for each shoe.

Most of us will probably never be able

 to afford to own bespoke shoes -

 but this website makes it a lot of fun to dream.