Saturday, 6 March 2010

Thistledown to Flutterby...

I made these shoes so long ago now. I called the style THISTLEDOWN and many pairs are out there, somewhere treading the earth. I dont know why but I never took many pictures of this style, so when I came to search a few days ago I could only find images of 2 pairs! Useless woman!
Here is a rosebud pink pair after a very grubby pair of Tiny tiddlywink feet had been in them for a few days...
I have decided to rename this style FLUTTERBY. It just seems to suit it more. I have also decided that in future all pairs will be in a single colour. Yes, the contrasting butterfly on a little girls shoe is very pretty, BUT on an adults shoe I feel it will be very much more practical if the butterfly matches the shoe. A little more subtle. Which leads me to the purpose of this post...
What I have'nt decided is this.... should the shoes have
1. Punchwork detail on the butterfly wings as in the sand / petal pair
or
2. Butterflies all plain with ribbon decoration to similate the antennae (yes I know it looks nothing like them but you know what I mean)?
Im sort of leaning towards the ribbon trim on a plain butterfly at the moment, but before I make this pair Ive already cut I would Love to know what everyone else thinks...


Thank you x
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11 comments

  1. Edera Jewelry6 March 2010 at 20:53

    So cute--I love the little pink butterflies!

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  2. Anonymous6 March 2010 at 21:19

    Lovely sweet shoes, I like the plain butterfly with ribbons!
    Rebecca x x

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  3. Susan6 March 2010 at 21:55

    So lovely and summery - prefer the ribbony shoes. S.

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  4. The Devil Makes Work6 March 2010 at 22:23

    I prefer the ribbony ones xxx

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  5. Karen7 March 2010 at 00:05

    I like both a lot, but would probably go for the ribbon versions :D

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  6. Linzi7 March 2010 at 09:03

    I think I like the punch hole ones, the ribbons are lovely but they hide the butterfly, and i like to see the butterfly!

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  7. Anne7 March 2010 at 09:08

    I would go for the punch hole ones if I was wearing the shoes.
    But I do like them both.....:)

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  8. tammykingdon7 March 2010 at 09:40

    I'm not normally into girly stuff, but I much prefer the ones with ribbons on. Love the photo of the shoes on the branch.

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  9. Dina,Croatia7 March 2010 at 18:54

    Both styles are great but I prefer ribbons more :)!

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  10. Jessie7 March 2010 at 19:58

    ribbons please :)

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  11. Lucy8 March 2010 at 18:11

    Ribbons! Gorgeous!

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