Appreciation of the Finer Things in Life

After finishing a bunch of christmas cards, which was very much fun, (and a first time for me using napkin decoupage) I recalled seeing this piece of news in the tv.. Some chick was showing her lovely handcrafted postcards and telling about this new hobby of hers. After a while of googling about postcrossing and whatnot, I found out the name of this fancy hobby was called ATC, Artist Trading Cards, and looks really interesting! Basically people do those little ice hockey-sized cards using various materials and swap them with other people. The reason why I remembered that tv spot was that the chick in it had this really pretty corset-themed ATC card with tiny little eyelets and whatnot.

And from talk to action; here are my new shoe boxes :D It was tons of fun covering them, and they turned out really pretty. They’ve got a small nameplate attached with a round piece of masking tape for easy changing. And a pretty bow. <3 Cleaned all the shoes and packed them nicely, now they’ll stay dust-and scratch free.

This is what happens to your clothes hanger rod thingy when there’s too many leather jackets…

For those not Finnish, the label above means “Minnie Mouse heels” and the rest of the labels… Uhh, derogatory words describing the shoes inside. =D (My mom came up with “slutty heels.”

 Grade for the cards;

And for the shoe boxes:

Well, not quite sewing, but related nevertheless; I picked up some six shoe boxes from the nice lady in the local shoe store, and two rolls of cheap wallpaper and a jar of glue for ~6€. Snip snip glue glue, and I’ll have some nice storage boxes for my little party shoes =) It sounds almost too easy to be true… gulp.

Off to snip snip glue glue, will post pictures when they’re ready! (and the living room rug is messed up…)

Now playing: Iron Maiden! \m/

Okay, so I should have gone to the shoe store, and shouldn’t have looked at the shoes, and shouldn’t have fallen in love with this one pair.. okay, but I need them for Sunday!

Lovely heel, looks great and easy to walk in, comfy, HOT, and of course shiny PVC! I couldn’t have left them there. And it was pay day and all… And they weren’t that expensive after all.. So, I’ll just not eat for a while and quit partying.. err, yeah. Thank you Trendi-Kenkä! Mmm…. Shoes… *Homer drool*

The leg is a little bit too wide, so I might take them to be repaired, but not yet, I don’t want to part from them. ;)

Back to sewing, now (with my shoes on). ;)

Okay, the shoe craving is on again.. And why did I even have to feed it by going to some really nice shoe site(s).

I want either these or these.
Most likely the latter ones, since they’re all nice and practical… Already got one pair of boots I can’t really walk in unless I pad my socks. :D And the lacing, it takes forever. Why must all lovely shoes be so uncomfortable?! (Last saturday in little heels.. oww)

I actually even tried on the latter shoes at Lumous Dark Market, they were really nice and even quite comfy despite the large platform, but unfortunately not my size. Now I really really need them. Quite expensive, but you know.. You will always somehow find the money to eat, but buying shoes is a once in a life time opportunity (blah blah…)