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A Closet Full of Shoes: Simple Ways to Make Them Chic

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I've read a woman can never have too many pairs of shoes. And in this respect, I am all woman. I probably have far too many pair, none too much alike, and who cares?

For my business, which involves Scottish wedding themes, I'm always on the lookout for ways how to further develop Scottish-ness and have fun using Scottish roots to celebrate a wedding.

So I bought A Closet Full of Shoes to see what ideas the authors had and how they might evolve with tartan, Celtic knots, and other Gaelic motifs.

Personally, I don't wear anything with a heel over 1 inch, so I glad to see so many ideas for lower heels and flats. The stiletto heel ideas shown are great, glittery and glitzy...if only I could.

From cover to cover I thoroughly enjoyed the read, the photos, and the creative ideas. It was nice to get directions about "how" to fasten the decorations on the shoes...and stockings!

Eleven creative women contributed photos and directions. There are 49 ideas for ladies, 6 for little girls, 5 work of art displays, and many more photo ideas showing slippers, sandals, flip-flops, sneakers, boots, every day shoes, dressy night-out shoes and wedding shoes.

Embellishment ideas include silk flowers, feathers, glitter and sequins ~ ribbons, trims, fabrics, and lace ~ applique, stencils, beads and buttons ~ computerized photo transfers and painted designs ~ jewelry, including brooches, charms, trinkets, and clip-on earrings. And combinations of these media.

Quotes from Imelda Marcos, Sex and the City, Bette Midler, Oprah Winfrey, Marilyn Monroe, Teddy Roosevelt, Allan Sherman, and Cinderella add a whimsical humor.

My favorite quote was anonymous, "When life gives you rain, splash in the puddles," with a pair of girls rain boots. How long since you've run and splashed in the puddles? Too long, I'll bet.

I loved this book from the moment I first opened it. I'm a wearable art artist and the more sources I have the better. This book gives me a new source of options. All my shoes will be having overhauls on them very soon!

This is a great little book full of inspiring ideas. You will need some crafting knowledge to implement the projects. It does make you look at your shoes in a different way. After I purchased this book I ordered additional copies for friends.

I LOVE my shoes! And....I do NOT let a scrape, smudge or dog bite keep my shoes from my feet! This book has EXCELLENT ideas for revitalizing old (or new) shoes! Great for CRAFTERS or WANNA BEES!

This book is great, but either the description is a bit misleading, or I totally misunderstood. It does NOT show you how to make your own unique, custom shoes---not from scratch, not even by taking apart a pair of store-bought shoes. What it DOES do, however, is show you how to decorate a pair of shoes you already have. Basically, you take a pair of shoes and glue stuff on them, or paint them. The end results vary from over-the-top flamboyant, to subtle and pretty. A few are too "crafty" for my taste, but several of the projects given are simple and elegant.

I deducted a star from my rating because it didn't show me how to remake a pair of shoes into something different, but it still gets four stars, because the decorated shoes are pretty and fairly easy to accomplish.