All over Pinterest I've seen people pinning heels with trendy feathers attached in different ways. And I've loved them all. But I don't wear heels - for a multitude of reasons. So, my brain started churning and this is what I came up with: Feather Flats.
Materials:
Two feather fascinators (easily found in the jewelry/headband making section of your favorite craft store)
A pair of color-coordinating cloth flats (see Moose Tracks for thoughts on leather flats)
Sewing thread in a coordinating color
Heavy-duty needle
The feathers I found are the type used to make your own headband. The are glued to a backing and have loops the headband slides through.
Step 1: Remove any sort of decoration on the show in the area where you want to apply the feather. Use a seam ripper or small scissors.
Step 2: Using the needle and thread, sew the feathers to the shoes.
Step 3: Show those babies off!
Moose Tracks:
I needed a thimble to help push the needle through the shoes and the feather. It wasn't difficult, but it's painful to push a sewing needle with bare hands.
If I can find some skinnier feathers (in a color/pattern I like, of course), I'd like to try wrapping/sewing the feathers around the heel of the flat.
I'm not a seamstress. I'm a lazy crafter. Because I used the right color blue thread, you couldn't tell how well I did or didn't sew. I made sure to get the edges of the feather fascinators and didn't worry about the center.
I did learn that any sort of large space between stitches results in a weird sensation on the foot.
If I'd had leather flats I'd probably have tried attaching the feather fascinators with some sort of adhesive cement that works on fabric and leather. Maybe I'll try that next time.
My total investment for these hip, trendy shoes was $9 for the flats and $4 for the feathers. So, pretty cool shoes for $13, right?
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