It should be obvious why I love these custom-painted Little Mermaid shoes
FINE YES, my name is Ariel and when The Little Mermaid came out, I was at the height of my high school musical theater career, and could not have been more pleased. To this day, “Part of Your World” is one of my top five karaoke jams. With this in mind, it is of course no surprised that I got a special feeling in my imaginary mermaid gills when I spotted the custom-painted Vans that Shondypie wore at her aquarium wedding. These were custom-painted by Etsy seller SomethingFromTheSun.
Rosie & Kerry’s fantastical fairytale costume wedding
You guys, this wedding has got what you need: handmade Victorian garb, lolita bridesmaid dresses, a magician who performs a Punch and Judy show, and tons of costumes, including one Dobby the house elf! These theatrical folks know how to party, fantastic fairytale-style! Plus, this bride has some sage advice about taking on a lot of DIY projects.
Make your own classy shoe clips
Ok, remember our tutorial for DIY shoe clips made with ric-rac, felt, and a glue gun? Offbeat Bride Tribe member AnneBldSvy totally rocked the fuuuuck out of that tutorial for the clips she wore on her wedding shoes. Are you freaking out? WE ARE FREAKING OUT.
DIY shoe clips made with ric-rac, felt, and a glue gun
After searching Pinterest and Google, I found tutorials for using ric-rac to make flowers. They were the perfect pop of color I needed for my wedding shoes. So here’s what you need if you want to make some ric-rac flower shoe clips (although it’s not limited to your shoes because you can use these for anything).
Hanae & Shawn’s ferns and feathers farm wedding
Tractors, chickens and the cutest grandma pictures ever are just the beginning of this farm wedding. DIY chicken cake toppers seem to high-five the festivities, and chicken feathers made a subtle, chic appearance on the bride’s shoes, in the groom’s boutonniere, and all the bouquets. With a cluck cluck here and a cluck cluck there…
How to make cheap, awesome, and easy custom shoes for any occasion
Offbeat Bride featured a pair of comic book shoes. I looked at them and thought to myself “Oh.” Two days later, I had my first pair. A week or so later, I have 12. Oops. Here’s the low down on how to create your own custom shoes for nearly free.