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teal suede heels

08/05/201608/05/2016 Carolynshoes, Uncategorized32 Comments on teal suede heels

Heels! I’ve made some high heeled wedges, specifically designed in colour, shape and height of heel to go with my newest Alabama Chanin outfit.  Hurrah! I know, right? we can all breathe a sigh of relief now.  I’m sure everyone…

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olive leather desert boots

03/05/201604/05/2016 Carolynshoes, Uncategorized42 Comments on olive leather desert boots

I’VE MADE SOME REAL LEATHER BOOTIES!!!  (screams hysterically and with a certain stunned disbelief) And I’m sooooo happy with them, finally 🙂 Leather; I bought both the olive/tobacco brown leather and the coloured leather strips for laces from a leather shop in the Nippori district…

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black derbys, and some tights

19/04/201625/05/2016 Carolynsewing, shoes38 Comments on black derbys, and some tights

Hello! We’re Carolyn’s feet; don’t know if we’ve been introduced yet, but hi there!!  We’re here today to model some more shoes that she’s made… *sigh* yep, we’ve managed to avoid too much of her self-made nonsense for years and years…

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don’t let the grass grow under your feet

03/04/201610/04/2016 Carolynshoes34 Comments on don’t let the grass grow under your feet

I’ve made some rather funny sandals.  Grassy, you know.  What, isn’t that normal?  Well, you know, you see some materials, you get an idea and you’ve just got to run with it.   🙂 Cassie brought some small pieces of fake grass…

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Lucy Heartfilia

02/04/201613/04/2016 Carolynsewing20 Comments on Lucy Heartfilia

Who is this??  I barely recognise my daughter in her fabulous cosplay outfit!  For ComicCon this year, Cassie decided she wanted to go as Lucy Heartfilia, from Fairy Tail; the anime/manga conceived by Hiro Mashima.  And she has been busy busy…

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sheeplefeet

31/03/201601/04/2016 Carolynsewing, shoes13 Comments on sheeplefeet

Baa-aa-aa! So, I was thinking of calling these Uggspadrilles.  You know… uggs? espadrilles?  Haha. YeeeeeeeeaNo. Anyway.  I’m fulfilling a need for some slop-around-the-house winter footwear.  All winter, I usually LIVE in my sheepskin ugg boots at home.  I wanted, nay, needed something like…

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paprika suede desert boots

29/03/201629/03/2016 Carolynsewing, shoes, Uncategorized83 Comments on paprika suede desert boots

I’ve made some boots!  or kind of like, shoe-boots, really.  Desert boots. Ok, I have to be honest; I’m so proud of these I think I might just explode with happiness!!!  Finally, a pair of winter shoes in which I…

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better black shoes

22/03/201623/03/2016 Carolynsewing, shoes25 Comments on better black shoes

So, black Oxford shoes, mark 2.  This version was made with the help of my beautiful new lasts!  Or I guess I should say, old lasts?  ha. Design, my own, based upon a classic Oxford shoe style.  My tutorial on…

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