DIY Louboutin Googly Eye Slingbacks by Glitter ‘N Glue
Did you see the latest episode of Project Accessory? For the second challenge, the contestants were sent to the Swarovski Crystallized store, where they each got to pick a piece to use for inspiration. (Yeah, totally jealous!) Then they had to create a pair of shoes and one other accessory to go with the inspiration piece, all of which were paired with a classic little black dress.
While I wish I could go to the official Swarovski jewelry store and browse around, that’s not a very dollar-store-centric approach, is it? For our purposes, we’ll work from a favorite piece we already own for inspiration. And no, we don’t have to make shoes from scratch! (Though you can if you want to. I bow before your boldness!) Here’s what we’ll up to this week for Project {Dollar Store} Accessory:
- Choose a favorite piece of jewelry from your collection and use it as inspiration for your challenge pieces.
- For this challenge, we will be working on two pieces: a pair of shoes and an accessory of your choice. You don’t have to make shoes from scratch unless you really want to. Instead, you can embellish or make over an existing pair of shoes.
- The shoes and other accessory should both work together with the inspiration piece, and will be paired with a little black dress. (After all, isn’t the little black dress all about accessories?)
Other than that, there are no restrictions! Come back next Friday (November 11) to see what we come up with, and if you’re playing along too, you can link up your creations! (Stay tuned for the Challenge #1 reveal and linkup, coming soon!)
9 Comments
J. Hill
I am not so good with the accessory-making, but jazzing up a pair of shoes sound really fun! I might have to take a little side trip to the thrift store this week!
Sararh
LOVE the shoes!! Too funny! I used the same googly eyes to make bobby pins and use them on the back of my head as a joke…mothers have eyes in the back of their heads.
heather
I’m gonna “shop” online for an inspiration piece, I think.
S
What happened to the results for week 1? I want to see it =)
heather
We finally posted it – it took longer than we thought! https://dollarstorecrafts.com/2011/11/project-dollar-store-accessory-thrifty-challenge-reveal-and-linkup/
Kathryn Arseno
I made my halloween shoes from a $3.00 pair of goodwill high heel shoes, nail polish (pink, purple, two kinds of glitter), 1/2″ tape, and ribbon. Total cost $9.00 from dollar store.
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Peaches
I don’t know if I will get my act together enough to compete in the challenge in time (great idea, btw), but I just have to say, those googly eye shoes are straight up rad!