As a
teenager and while dancing around my room at university (rather than studying)
one of my biggest musical heroes was Missy Elliott. She worked hard, she wasn't afraid of success and most importantly you got the impression she didn't let anybody walk all over her - my kind of role model. Now, while I might be more
Primarni than Armani I do love a bit of bling and this project harked back to
my youth where I saw Missy perform live at the Hammersmith Apollo, London. Missy
had recently injured her foot and spent the majority of the show riding around
the stage on a mobility scooter entirely covered in crystals (I’m not joking).
She also shamelessly promoted her trainer range with Adidas like a true
business woman.
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| The finished toddler shoes looking awesome |
As I’ve
stated I’m not big on expensive clothes – I go for quantity over quality every
time – and trainers never excited me so as a skint student I didn’t indulge in buying any.
However, when a friend of mine who remembers how much I once loved Missy recently gave
my little one a pair of super fly dinky Adidas pink trainers I was instantly
inspired to engage in some serious bling action.
I
already had the gems and tweezers leftover from my wedding shoes, where I’d
taken a £12 pair of Primark’s finest purple satin shoes and covered the soles
with gems. You wouldn’t believe how many people complimented me on my wedding shoes
asking where they were from, I got some very shocked faces when I told them my
thrifty secret! So all that was left to get was the superglue and then, making
sure all the windows were wide open, I got to work.
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| My wedding shoes after a walk on the beach |
Because
the shoes were white and pink I reflected this with clear and pink flat back
crystals. The gems were only cheap from Hobbycraft a couple of years ago, and
it’s easy to find similar ones online, but it was necessary to use the special
tweezers otherwise placing the gems on would have been too difficult. I simply
covered a small area at a time with glue and then carefully placed the crystals
on, checking they didn’t slip off and also that they tessellated properly. I
was very careful not to get any glue on me, the table or anything else.
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| Special tweezers and some gems |
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| superglue |
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| I used bigger gems round the back in a single row |
I
tried to leave all of the logos etc free so it was obvious they were genuine
Adidias, even if they weren’t genuine Missy Elliott shoes! Talking of which,
once complete I tweeted the shoes tagging Missy and she ‘favorited’ them – one of
the musical heroes of my youth liked my little craft project, happy days!
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| 'Adituff' is still visible at the front on purpose |
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| Missy 'favorited' my tweet! |
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| Photos on Twitter |
I
should point out that the diminutive model loved them too, running down the
road admiring her twinkling toes in the sunshine had her giggling with joy. I
will be honest, not all of the gems have survived after a couple of rough and
tumble strolls around town and the park but it doesn’t matter, they still look
great and children aren’t in their shoes for very long before they grow out of
them so they’ll survive long enough to enjoy plenty more sparkly walks.
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