Feathers & All – Replicating Belle’s Shoes

The Shoes

Well, here goes another explanation of a crazy decision!

BELOW: (these are the shoes from the movie)

After seeing those two photos of Belle’s shoes, I was determined to find replicas, or more like, I needed to find shoes that had the same shapes so then I could paint them and add the feathers.

After many (I repeat, MANY) hours of research, I could not find any shoes that would work….well, I actually did, they just cost $130+ and I was unwilling to spend that much on shoes that I was planning to paint and glue add feathers to, plus, only wear a few times!

In those hours of research, I came upon these shoes (below) and decided to turn them into Belle’s shoes!  This decision was based on some encouraging posts I found online. These posts showed successful conversion of shoes.

~ The Base Shoe ~

These shoes are no longer available but here’s a pair that’s even closer to the right style!

~ The Process ~

I won’t be writing much for the rest of this post, I’ll let the photos speak for themselves!

Painting is done! Onto the feathers!

Thanks for looking and learning with me!

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