Emma has been asking for princess shoes for a very long time, so I decided to make her some.
DIY Princess Shoes Tutorial
MATERIALS:
- plastic canvas
- felt
- embroidery floss
- scissors
- thread
Here are the pieces (minus the decorative flower). I just traced her foot to make the pattern for the soles, and then stretched fabric over the top of her foot to figure out size/shape for that piece.
![20090105_0602[2]](https://www.mamasmiles.com/wp-content/uploads/20090105_06022.jpg)
I stitched everything together by hand using a blanket stitch. Here are the finished shoes:
![20090106_0605[2]](https://www.mamasmiles.com/wp-content/uploads/20090106_06052.jpg)
And again on Emma’s feet:
![20090106_0603[2]](https://www.mamasmiles.com/wp-content/uploads/20090106_06032.jpg)
If I were to make these again, I would make the top panel fit more snugly, and I would probably stitch two layers of felt together for the top panel to make it more durable. A closed-toe version is another option, but Emma definitely had open-toe shoes in mind when she was talking about princess shoes, so that’s what we made!
MaryAnne lives is a craft loving educator, musician, photographer, and writer who lives in Silicon Valley with her husband Mike and their four children.
Ooh, I don’t think I had seen those! Great idea!
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You are amazing, MaryAnne. I will definitely keep this in mind for when Rachel gets old enough to want princess shoes. Since we call her Princess all the time her time will come. :) And I can’t wait!
That’s a great idea! My 3 girls would love this. Ooh, and we have a birthday coming up next month. Thank you!
Very cute shoes!