Art and functionality collided in Grace Gallery’s latest group exhibition on August 14. Here are some pics of our shoes that we exhibited at The Shoe Show (part of the Olio Festival).
Urban Overload by Miranda
Propaganda by Ada
Besides our passion for hand-painted shoes, we also have a passion for funky jewelery. Sometimes we make our own and they turn out horribly, but this one’s so easy there really is no excuse to go out and pay for something like this.
Stuff you need:
- scrap pieces of leather
- 2 hoops
- 1 lobster claw
- 1 old chain
1. Find scrap pieces of leather (I cut mine off of a skirt that I made shorter)
2. Cut leather into rectangle of whatever size you please
3. Cut fringes into the leather. Basically cut straight strips but leave around 1 cm at the end attached.
4. Poke holes using a thick needle near the upper corner of the leather. (Upper being the part where all the pieces are attached)
5. Attach a hoop to each hole (I used hoops left over from the minipunkz project)
6. Attach lobster claw to one of the hoops
7. Find an old chain that you don’t really wear anymore and attach it to the necklace (hoop to lobster claw)
8. Attach additional dangling bits to hoops
9. Wear it!
Hong Kong Nights and Obsessions on the front page of Etsy!
Miranda and I love comics, especially twisted ones. (Giggles~)
A friend of mine, Zorro, a talented chef/artist, has created his own series of comic strip on the side.
Check it out!
Custom Shoes for Kathy.
Kathy wanted the theme “Angel & Devil” with detailed background.
Angel=Innocent looking girl with European landmarks.
Devil=Business woman with Metropolis theme.
Miranda and I collabrated on this pair of shoes. Miranda painted the girls and I painted the background. 
How to make Mini Pumps Keychain:
Material:
-1 Pair of Mini Doll Shoes
-A Safety Pin OR a Needle
-A Lighter OR A Lighted Candle
-Tweezers
-2 x Earring hoops (It’s the little circle thingy, I think that’s what they call them… You can get them at Arts & Craft store like “Beadswork” or “Micheals”)
-2 x Stainless steel French Hook Ear Wires (You can get them at Arts & Craft store like “Beadswork” or “Micheals”)
Here are the steps:
1) Heat the tip of the safety pin/needle with a lighter/lighted candle. (CAUTION: The pin/needle will get super hot once it’s heated, so make sure your hands are protected, wear a glove or something…)
2) While the pin/needle is still super hot, try to poke it through the back of the doll shoe to make a hole. Yes…I know…it’s tough, but don’t worry, you can do it.
(Miranda lost a shoe when she tried to do it shhh….)
Now…you might need to do this repeat Step 1 and Step 2 a couple of times if your pin/needle is not hot enough. (Repeat Step 1 and Step 2 until you manage to make a hole)
Oh and try not to inhale when you are doing Step 2, because it smells kinda bad.
3) Use a tweezers (I used my finger nails), slightly bend open the earring hoop (the circley looking thingy), hook it into the hole. Use a tweezers and close the earring hoop. Repeat for the other side of your earrings.
4) Attach the French hook ear wires to the earring hops. Repeat for the other side of your earrings.
5) Ta Dah! Now you’ve got a COOL pair of Mini Pumps Earring.If you want your earrings to look EVEN COOLER, you can purchase some Oil Based Paint/Acrylics and paint some designs on it. Enjoy!
Speaking of which…I customized one pair for my sister, but she lost it:(! Maybe I will make one again later and show you guys what the earrings could look like when they’re painted.
Once in a while, I like to mix patterns. So for the second post of how we wear our shoes, I decided to mix a little animal print with stripes. A little pattern never hurt anyone, right?
The palette:
The Outfit:
The Shoes:
