I've Got A Red Thumb

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I gave up buying shoes for lent. Gawd how dumb does that sound?! I'd judge me. So I had to improvise. I've always been really into the idea of the Jeffrey Campbell Tick Wedge but I could never fully appreciate the shape of the shoe itself. I decided to take a pair of wedges I already had and add the "tick" myself. I won't lie, it wasn't easy to get the tacks to line up or to push them in for longer than an hour before feeling like my thumb was going to fall off, but I'm still really happy with the outcome, and it will hold me off for another couple weeks. I hope. 

25 Comments:

  1. Natalie said...
    great work! I can only imagine the pain, although i can imagine it to be somewhere along the lines of studding!
    sharonlei said...
    Great DIY. I've been wanting the JC's Tick bootie for some time now... I'm need to find some cheap wedges and give this a try!! :)

    xx Love & Aloha
    shopahallic said...
    wow! i thought that was the actual picture of the jeffrey campbell wedges! those look amazing! i am going to do this!
    MizzJ said...
    Great job! The shoes look so cool. haha it's as they say: no pain no gain :S
    Erica said...
    fabulous shoes! i wish i had the energy to do that! well done

    -Erica
    http://allaboutitt.blogspot.com/
    Robbin said...
    ahhh! this is awesome! i really wish i had the boldness to do that haha

    how firmly do the tacks stay put?

    - Robbin
    www.hellocreation.blogspot.com
    Maari said...
    ooh la la fierce heels!
    Marla Singer said...
    oh wow! amazing DIY! love these shoes so much <33
    Jade "Purple" Brown said...
    cool DIY! I WOULD TRY IT MYSELF BUT I WOULD BE TOO AFRAID I WOULD MESS UP!

    JADEPURPLEBROWN.BLOGSPOT.COM
    fanfareforlibrarians said...
    are you joking?! those look SUPERB! just amazing.

    http://fanfareforlibrarians.wordpress.com/
    ANN said...
    I can't believe this is a DIY, you did an amazing job! I could never have the patience to do that, haha.
    Missy said...
    love those shoes!

    Missy
    Last day to enter my Olivia Rubin giveaway:
    http://thefashionfusion.blogspot.com
    AttemptingStyle said...
    i wish i had given up buying shoes for lent.. i'd have a lot more money for stuff like, you know, food. love this look!
    Nina said...
    What a GENIUS DIY! You're giving me ideas too!
    Taj Acosta said...
    These are so cool! I can imagine it sucked doing it though! Poor fingers! xoxo
    Oh to be a Muse said...
    these are hot!
    and i'm def. incorporating butterflies in my wedding somehow. thanks for commenting. i'll follow you now; feel free to follow me.

    cherylclarke.blogspot.com
    Ashley said...
    They look great!
    Brooke said...
    no WAY!
    good. freaking. job.

    http://selectivememorysisters.blogspot.com
    t said...
    Cool DIY! Good job! :)

    http://initialed.blogspot.com
    le pearl said...
    argh you clever girl! you have inspired me to do the same to the next pair of wedges I get my hands on <3
    V said...
    this is the coolest thing i've ever seen. i want some!!
    alice/SELECTIVE MEMORY said...
    I'm totally with you... the Jeffrey Campbells are too.. bulbous or something. But THESE are AMAZING.
    Looking at my shoes to see who will receive this makeover.

    Love your blog!
    -alice
    ediot said...
    well done. i really like this diy! xx ediot
    drollgirl said...
    um, THIS IS TOTALLY FUCKING KILLER!
    Alma said...
    Looooove the ideea!!:D

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