Blue Bottomed Shoes

The inspiration for these shoes was the faux Christian Louboutin's by Sarah D. at Cut Out and Keep. http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/faux_christian_louboutin_s My goal was not to make them look designer, just to up the funk factor a bit and cover up the ugly .99 price that was on the bottom of each shoe. Here is the hideous before picture. I just used blue acrylic paint that I got from JoAnn Fabric's for 50 cents and painted the bottom of each shoe with several coats, then used Krylon Clear Acrylic to seal the bottom of the shoes.

WARHOL '60'S INSPIRED BARRETTE

Quick and easy and cost less than 50 cents to make.

I made this to go with a pair of shoes with same theme.

http://craftsandcreationswithkathy.blogspot.com/2009/07/retro-warhol-60s-inspired-shoes.html

Items used:

• Barrette blank
• Cardboard
• Felt
• Photo
• Packing tape
• Craft Glue or Hot Glue Gun
• Amazing Goop or Hot Glue Gun
• Ruler
• Scissors

Measure a square on the cardboard that is 3 1/2 inches wide and 1 3/8 inches tall and cut out.

Glue down the piece of cardboard in the center on the felt cut to proximately 7 inches wide 2 3/4 inches wide, then apply glue to the top of the cardboard and along the center of the felt on each side.

Fold the edges over vertically.

Apply glue along the length of felt and fold the edges over.

Apply the packing tape to the top of the part of the photo you want to use and then glue it on top of the felt piece.

Apply Amazing Goop or hot glue to the barrette, the secure it to the bottom of the felt.

JELLO CAKE VERSION - TROPICAL CAKE WITH ORANGE CREAM FROSTING

This is a version of the following Jello cake that I posted previously.

http://craftsandcreationswithkathy.blogspot.com/2009/05/peach-jello-cake-with-whipped-peach.html

With the summer days being hot, we were in the mood for something tropical and this hit the spot.

I used a lemon cake mix and used orange juice instead of water and baked according to the directions on the box then allowed the cake to cool then poked holes in the top with a fork.

I then used a small box of Tropical Fruit jello and 1 cup of boiling water, mixed it together then poured over the cake.

For the frosting, I used 1 8oz tub of whipped topping, 1 cup powdered sugar and 1 cup of orange juice.

FUN FRINGE BIB NECKLACE FROM AN OLD T-SHIRT

Flirty, fun fringe necklace - imagine how fun this would be to wear when going dancing!

This awesome concept is by Maegan over at "love Maegen", except I added a few beads to mine.

http://www.lovemaegan.com/2009/06/diy-t-shirt-to-fringe-necklace.html

Items used for this project:

• Top of an old t-shirt
• Scissors
• Beads with a wide opening (pony beads would work well)

This took me 10 minutes to make and did not cost me anything as I had everything on hand.
Start with at t-shirt - I used what I had left over from my no-sew skirt.
http://craftsandcreationswithkathy.blogspot.com/2009/06/5-minute-t-shirt-to-no-sew-skirt.html

Cut around the neckline in back until you reach the shoulders, then cut across and cut off sleeves. This is what it looked like when I did that:
I then trimmed the t-shirt into a curved shape like so.
I then made cuts into the fabric all the way around. It makes a fun look if you stop here, but I picked a few strands and added beads off of an broken necklace and tied a knot to secure them.