Wedding shoes

My niece is getting married this fall and she decided the last thing she wanted to worry about on her big day was her shoes.  Comfort was her main objective and she found a cute pair of Dr. Scholl's that fit the bill.  I got to do the decorating and it was great fun!

I started with some stretch lace which I wrapped around the shoe.

Glues of the trade.  Of course as a seamstress I couldn't resist a little hand sewing, just to reinforce.

 

 

My working conditions - a lovely sunny windowsill for the glue to dry.  The pins helped hold things in place.

 

 

 

Every bride needs a sixpence in her left shoe for good luck.

 

 

 

I used the decorative letter programming feature of my trusty Bernina 1230 to add the

names and wedding date to ribbon which I added to the side of the shoe.  I used pink thread

so that it would show up but not be too obvious.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The finished product, in it's own clear "glass" shoebox.