Fanciful Friday: Giant Heels

Today is the birthday of a friend of mine who is the sister of a very good friend of mine.  She and I share a love of shoes and sports, though we unfortunately are fans of different teams altogether.  I have been dying to post about the present that I made her, but I could not until now, because I did not want to spoil the surprise! But since today is her birthday and her present has arrived and been opened, you are in luck.

I wanted to get something unique, different, and totally fitting for this beautiful, sweet, fun girl.  In the fall when I was looking for the NFL schedule I came across a picture of some shoes she would love - a combination of footwear, glitter, and the NY Giants.  They were perfect for her, but not for sale.  So just like my mom, instead of feeling defeated, my instant feeling was "I can do that," and I did.

I bought a pair of plain heels.  I was looking for something that would be easy to paint over and would give me enough room on the side to put the name of the team and the logo.  This is what I ended up with.

Before ... plain shoes!

My first step was to use a pencil to trace on the Giants name and logo.  Then I painted it is with white fabric paint.  I did it free hand, but you could probably use some sort of stencil too. 

Start with stenciling and painting

After I completed the name and logo, I did the base of the shoe (the platform part) and the heel.  I painted sections in a fabric glue and then sprinkled red glitter over the top.

Add some glitter

Once the red glitter was applied to the base and heel, it was time to finish the rest of the shoe.  I again painted sections of the shoe with fabric paint, starting with the hardest part, around the logo and name which I had already painted on in white.  As I painted each section I applied the blue glitter.  I finished the shoes off with a flexible clear, glossy glaze.

And you have some beautiful, sparkly shoes 

that any female sports fan will adore!!

I must say that despite the fact that the NY Giants are not my favorite NFL team, I adore these shoes.  I could not think of a better person to give them to either!  Happy Birthday!!  :)

Say yes to shoes!