| Vada/Storm Trooper Heels, approx. $69.26 USD by CustomShoeGeekness |
| If I could wear one of these pairs today, it would be this one. We tend to go for the Dark Side in this house, so these would be perfect. CustomShoeGeekness is out of the UK, and only ships to certain countries - thankfully the USA is one of them. Her lead time is 2-3 weeks once ordered. |
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| R2D2 Star Wars Heel Shoes w/Box, $100.00 by DeathStarDoll |
| The Star Wars love story... in sparkly heels with R2D2 on the bottom! These are perfect wedding shoes, and they even come with an R2D2 keepsake box. Besides these fabulous heels, DeathStarDoll makes other Star Wars themed items for your special day. She's based in the US and her lead time on the shoes is 2-4 weeks. |
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| Star Wars Heel, $200.00 by CustomPaintedHeels |
| Although these are a bit pricey, all the shoes offered look to be high end brands and VERY well painted. I even spotted a Jack and Sally pair in her sold items for future reference... I like this idea because if you don't want all your geekness to hang out, you can get the design you want painted on the bottom of the heel. You also don't have to pick R2D2 or even pick this particular pair of shoes to get the design painted on; this is just an example of what she can do. The lead time for this shop is 4-6 weeks. |
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Sunday, May 4, 2014
May the Fourth Be With You: Star Wars Heels
It's Star Wars day! How do you celebrate? I've got on a Star Wars t-shirt right now with a pair of jeans, but I wish I had a pair of heels to complete my outfit. I decided to take a peek on Etsy to see if I could find some contenders to do just that.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Sole Spotlight: Shoe Themed Jewelry From "Zoe's Barbie Shoes"
Raindrops on roses and fluffy orange kittens,
Da Bears and Tim Burton and SHOES make me smitten,
The packages that the mail carrier brings,
These are a few of my favorite things!
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One day a few months ago I sat down to look for some shoe jewelry on Etsy. I had a purple Barbie shoe bracelet that I purchased several years ago and I wanted to find one in a different color scheme. My search kept bringing up one shop in particular: Zoe's Barbie Shoes.
It was shoe jewelry heaven and I thankfully had the time to leisurely go through the shop. Besides the bracelets I was searching for, there were earrings and necklaces, and even more - wine charms, keychains, brooches... all made with shoes! And some were not just shoes, but, for example, a bracelet with my beloved Chicago Bears and football themed charms mixed in with orange and blue shoes. Squee!!!!! When I found that I knew it was kismet.
The jewelry is made by Matthew "Zoe" Gladkowski, a Barbie fanatic (yes, the photo below is him in his amazing Barbie room). He played with Barbies as a kid, encouraged by as he says "the BEST Grandmother EVER!!!" Today with the start-up help of his Grandmother, he has over 1000 Barbies total, ranging from the 1960s dolls to those of today. Besides his extensive Barbie collection, Matthew also knows REAL women's shoes. He has done drag as "Biter Ann Jaded" and now can appreciate a well made heel. That is something I appreciate as well!
Over the years when a friend would gift him Barbies for his collection, he would always make them a keepsake bracelet with the shoes. In 2012 a friend found her bracelet from back in the 80s and posted it on facebook. When the requests from others wanting one began to flood in, the Etsy shop was born. With his 500+ listed creations being incredibly popular, today in just over 2 years he's almost at his 1000th sale.
When playing, he would dress his Barbies impeccably, obsessed with color coordination and making sure outfits, purses and shoes all matched. This skill is definitely brought into his jewelry today. The pieces are made with different yet coordinating shoe styles and colors, charms and vintage beads. A lot of the materials used for his pieces are found while thrifting, and seriously, can you think of a better way to upcycle?! Matthew makes his jewelry in his Barbie room and will often take a few dolls from the shelf that match to keep him both inspired and focused. Making the items for his shop also gives him the most perfect excuse to spend more time with his collection enjoying it.
His charm bracelets are the most popular, with the rainbow, tropical, pastel and goth (made with deep red, purple, navy, forest green, silver, and black shoes) themed ones being the frontrunners. Matthew also gets a lot of custom orders, such as a recent necklace and bracelet set he made to match actual John Deere themed heels, or the one I requested from him. Besides my Chicago Bears, I am a huge Tim Burton fan. I requested a "Nightmare Before Christmas" themed bracelet with black and white shoes. I couldn't love it more!!! The shoes are all my style sexy high heels, and mixed in with them are with vintage beads, Jack and Sally charms, a few pumpkins, a few skulls, and some spider webs. I've already got my next custom request picked out. It will revolve around Catrine DeMew, a Monster High doll I consider my alter ego...
Lately Matthew has been trying to expand his shop and make a larger variety of jewelry. He has been adding many cameo styles (such as can be seen in my bracelet above), some with shoes and some without. He has also been starting to use more clip art and customer photos to make truly personalized jewelry and gifts. His creations come very nicely packaged, perfect for gift giving or better yet, a nice present for yourself (as mine both were). Speaking of gifts, I have one just for you. Go check out Zoe's Barbie Shoes on Etsy right now. And the gift - use coupon code CUPCAKEDEB during checkout to receive 20% off your purchase. Happy shopping! =)
Da Bears and Tim Burton and SHOES make me smitten,
The packages that the mail carrier brings,
These are a few of my favorite things!
★
One day a few months ago I sat down to look for some shoe jewelry on Etsy. I had a purple Barbie shoe bracelet that I purchased several years ago and I wanted to find one in a different color scheme. My search kept bringing up one shop in particular: Zoe's Barbie Shoes.
It was shoe jewelry heaven and I thankfully had the time to leisurely go through the shop. Besides the bracelets I was searching for, there were earrings and necklaces, and even more - wine charms, keychains, brooches... all made with shoes! And some were not just shoes, but, for example, a bracelet with my beloved Chicago Bears and football themed charms mixed in with orange and blue shoes. Squee!!!!! When I found that I knew it was kismet.
The jewelry is made by Matthew "Zoe" Gladkowski, a Barbie fanatic (yes, the photo below is him in his amazing Barbie room). He played with Barbies as a kid, encouraged by as he says "the BEST Grandmother EVER!!!" Today with the start-up help of his Grandmother, he has over 1000 Barbies total, ranging from the 1960s dolls to those of today. Besides his extensive Barbie collection, Matthew also knows REAL women's shoes. He has done drag as "Biter Ann Jaded" and now can appreciate a well made heel. That is something I appreciate as well!
Over the years when a friend would gift him Barbies for his collection, he would always make them a keepsake bracelet with the shoes. In 2012 a friend found her bracelet from back in the 80s and posted it on facebook. When the requests from others wanting one began to flood in, the Etsy shop was born. With his 500+ listed creations being incredibly popular, today in just over 2 years he's almost at his 1000th sale.
When playing, he would dress his Barbies impeccably, obsessed with color coordination and making sure outfits, purses and shoes all matched. This skill is definitely brought into his jewelry today. The pieces are made with different yet coordinating shoe styles and colors, charms and vintage beads. A lot of the materials used for his pieces are found while thrifting, and seriously, can you think of a better way to upcycle?! Matthew makes his jewelry in his Barbie room and will often take a few dolls from the shelf that match to keep him both inspired and focused. Making the items for his shop also gives him the most perfect excuse to spend more time with his collection enjoying it.
His charm bracelets are the most popular, with the rainbow, tropical, pastel and goth (made with deep red, purple, navy, forest green, silver, and black shoes) themed ones being the frontrunners. Matthew also gets a lot of custom orders, such as a recent necklace and bracelet set he made to match actual John Deere themed heels, or the one I requested from him. Besides my Chicago Bears, I am a huge Tim Burton fan. I requested a "Nightmare Before Christmas" themed bracelet with black and white shoes. I couldn't love it more!!! The shoes are all my style sexy high heels, and mixed in with them are with vintage beads, Jack and Sally charms, a few pumpkins, a few skulls, and some spider webs. I've already got my next custom request picked out. It will revolve around Catrine DeMew, a Monster High doll I consider my alter ego...
Lately Matthew has been trying to expand his shop and make a larger variety of jewelry. He has been adding many cameo styles (such as can be seen in my bracelet above), some with shoes and some without. He has also been starting to use more clip art and customer photos to make truly personalized jewelry and gifts. His creations come very nicely packaged, perfect for gift giving or better yet, a nice present for yourself (as mine both were). Speaking of gifts, I have one just for you. Go check out Zoe's Barbie Shoes on Etsy right now. And the gift - use coupon code CUPCAKEDEB during checkout to receive 20% off your purchase. Happy shopping! =)
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