they will freak out
these shoes should arrive anyday and when they do, the girls are going to go nuts. a unicorn, golden-haired mermaids, a rainbow, crowns, a jaguar, their most favorite colors, fancy flowers, along with their own made-up princess names: "lady eve" and "cinderuthie".. all on one pair of shoes in just the right sizes for their little feet.
i've seen some examples of customizable shoes in the past; choose which color you want where, a stripe or not there.. but i had no idea that you could go this custom- design your own fabric that the shoes will be made from custom- until chip came home from work one evening raving about the keds his co-worker, anjelika, was designing for herself and a friend in honor of their upcoming trip to disneyworld (awesome). the next day he sent images, i went berzerk and anjie was gracious enough to not only design two pair for the girls using all her perfect illustrations, but she also added princess names on the tongues and little blonde mermaids on the back.
oh, i cannot wait for them to arrive. after laying on my back, staring at the ceiling for two days and hobbling around the following five (warning about stretching your back in the morning: sometimes it doesn't work out and you finally get the chance to understand what "threw my back out"means..) i will take any bit of excitement i can get. and the excitement and squeals these beauties are going to elicit has me giddy.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 06:06PM
Reader Comments (36)
Those are AMAZING! My niece would love them!
These shoes are such a burst of colour! I want to be a kid all over again!:)
Well. I ran across your blog today and read the entire thing, every entry. Once I started I couldnt stop! It's a beautiful world you have made for your family and i am inspired by it all. Thank you.
'I' would wear these! Sod the kids!
TOTALLY AWESOME!!! I might have to get in on that action :) I took an illustrator class and LOVE IT! I'm so excited to EASILY be able to do the same things + SO MANY MORE that I couldn't in photoshop! I'll have to use some skills on some of those for my kids!!
omg, i wish my daughter was a tiny bit older because she would so appreciate this...she can say like five words and one of them is SHOES!
I just want to share this with you, because of this post! I find a book on a garage sale and when I saw it, the first thing I think was about your girls and their loves for the mermaids... but what really, really got my attention is that the pictures of the book and the colors are almost exactly as the keds that you have designed for them. The book is called "The Ice Cream Ocean" ; don't know if you have heard of it, but it's about poems about the sea. I take pictures of some of the pages so you can have a look... I think your girls would love them!
If you want please send me an email so I can send you the pictures... I try to do it in here but I could not attached the pictures.
By the way I LOVE YOUR BLOG... but even more the creations you make for your little princess!!
sincerely Monica
I just want to share this with you, because of this post! I find a book on a garage sale and when I saw it, the first thing I think was about your girls and their loves for the mermaids... but what really, really got my attention is that the pictures of the book and the colors are almost exactly as the keds that you have designed for them. The book is called "The Ice Cream Ocean" ; don't know if you have heard of it, but it's about poems about the sea. I take pictures of some of the pages so you can have a look... I think your girls would love them!
If you want please send me your email so I can send you the pictures... I try to do it in here but I could not attached the pictures.
By the way I LOVE YOUR BLOG... but even more the creations you make for your little princess!!
sincerely Monica
Those are too cool. I thought those DIY Keds were such a fab idea, but my boys are SO rough on shoes, I just couldn't splurge on some for them. These make me want them for me!
monica! how lovely and kind of you! i would love to see the pictures of the book but unfortunately i don't have your e-mail! you can e-mail me at:
katie[dot]rich[at]mac[dot]com. can't wait- that book sounds like a perfect treasure!
katie
Katie-
I just came across your blog through a series of links and, at this point, can't even remember which post first drew me in as they are all outstanding! :)
As luck would have it, my husband started Zazzle.com (the seller of customizable Keds) with some friends out of college and I am so thrilled that your girls love their shoes! I tried to comment on your later post, but wasn't able for some reason...Be sure to send their pictures to community@zazzle.com to receive $5 off your next order (for each product pic you submit...adds up quickly!).
Also, they guarantee customer satisfaction, so if the shoes are REALLY too big and the girls are dying to wear them, email customerservice@zazzle.com and let them know what happened. They should be able to take care of you.
You now have another faithful reader! :)
Kelli