DIY

It's has been a while, I know, but what better way to start off then with a DIY for summer. I found a pair of clean white heels at my local thrift store and had to buy them when the lady told me they were on sale for 75 cents not to mention that they are perfectly white satin, a leather bottom, and look like they have never been worn. Needless to say that was months ago and with college taking up most my time I just threw them up in my closet for a project later. 

After wanting the Valentino Rockstuds [$945] for months and then recently seeing the Spring 2013 Miu Miu [$895] shoes that showed up at Neiman Marcus I finally pulled out my 75 cent satin heels, went to the craft store to buy studs, and began the redo. 

First of you'll need a pair of satin or if you can't find satin at least try to get strappy heels. I was a bit lucky in a finding such a clean white pair, i keeping thinking they might have been some brides. But like I said the important part is that they are lower heel, lots of straps, and a pointed toe. 

Next you'll need to gather some supplies:

-4 Prong Triangle Pyramid Studs [about 50]
-E6000 glue [if you want to reinforce some studs or to fully attach them if you could only find flat back studs]
-A pair of shoes
-Butter knife to push studs in & secure them

[overall I only spent about $5 and I hardly used the E6000 because I was 
able to attach them with just the prongs on the studs, pretty good deal if you ask me]

After you have your supplies in hand I advise starting on one strap at the end of it and continuing on till the other side of the strap so the spacing doesn't get out of proportion. From here it is simply really, just poke the stud through [or glue] and secure the prongs on the interior of the shoe so that it doesn't poke you. I eyeballed my spacing but when looking back I left about one studs space in-between each with a little room to spare. 

For anyone that has studded before this process doesn't need much explaining and even if you haven't it is pretty easy!

Don't worry if the leather/fabric on the inside of the shoe looks bunched up after pushing the prongs in [above], it will only show on the interior and not affect the look of the shoe.

 After finishing the straps I chose to go on and add some to the toe to resemble the Valentino pair I was looking to for inspiration. Although the shoes would look great if you just wanted to do the straps, I found it was a lot more difficult to push the studs through the toe portion. 

The finished product! I like them a lot and although they are not identical to either of the inspiration shoes I like to think it's like the two brands did a collaboration or had a baby haha. 

Keep an eye out for when I start posting styled looks again and what I pair my new shoes with! 

Valentino please!

DIY:

The Nina shoes I found at the consignment store [below] although

plain are high quality shoes in themselves [you can still find like styles

at Nordstroms] all they needed was some sprucing up. I tried to think

of something I could add to the classic shape without over doing it and

what came to mind was the Valentino Bow d'Orsay Pump silhouette. 

I figured I should use a shoe clip [I found mine in the jewelry department

at Joanns] in case I ever change my taste or just prefer to wear the 

plan black pump alone. Best part….no sewing! 

You only need a few items to make these beauties: 

high heel pumps

super glue

shoes clips/small clips 

good ribbon to match your shoes

[^about 17 inches of ribbon]

P.S. make sure after you glue the clips to the bows you let them

dry for at least 30 minutes before clipping them onto the shoes.

Wouldn't want your removable bows to become permanent! 

1. swag the ribbon from side to side creating

   loops and forming the bow shape.

2. wrap the left over 1 to 2 inches around the center 

   and glue under on both sides to prevent the loops

   from shifting. 

3. glue the shoe clip on, wait for them to 

   dry, and you're ready to go!

Perfect to wear with some rolled up boyfriend jeans.

Bon A Petit:

Blueberry Crepes with Fresh Whipped Cream:

Despite what you may think making a gourmet breakfast doesn't take much 

time. I was in the mood this morning for fancy food but didn't want to

put a lot of work into it so I looked in my little recipe box [which I highly 

suggest to keep your favorite & family recipes] and found my simple crepe recipe:

Crepes:

cook time: 20 minutes

serves: 4-5 [2 per person]

2 large eggs

1 cup whole milk

1/4 cup water

2 tablespoons butter

1 cup all-purpose flour 

2 tablespoons white sugar

dash of salt

1. After you mix all the ingredients together thoroughly pour about a half cup of 

the batter into a skillet on medium heat[I have a crepe pan which helps the

process a lot, but I have made them before on a regular pan, you may just

have to watch them closer]. 

2. The batter should be like a watery pancake consistency, after you pour

the batter in the center of the pan tilt the pan back and fourth to spread out

the mixture. 

3. You will know when to flip it because the edges will start to come up 

and if you check underneath it will be barely golden brown. Be careful 

when flipping the crepe because this is when you can easily rip it. Loosen 

the crepe on all sides and wedge your spatula under to flip it. 

It takes a little over a 1 minutes to 2 minutes on each side.

I found some fresh blueberries I had frozen and let them defrost, and to top

it off I made some fresh whip cream that couldn't be easier. [it just need some

elbow grease]

Whipped Cream: 

1 cup heavy whipping cream

1 teaspoon good vanilla extract 

1 teaspoon confectioners sugar

After mixing in ingredients whisk until stiff peaks/whipped cream consistency.