Halloween Pinterest FAIL

Less like a feminine book, more like a cast!

 

 

 





So, my daughter wants to be a witch for Halloween!  Also, I should note, that while I had access to Pinterest last Halloween, October was a big month for us - we were all involved in a wedding and my littlest had surgery, so making Halloween Pin-fabulous was not my priority.  This year, I have made up for that!
Back to my little witchy.   Upon the first dress rehearsal, she puts on her black dress shoes.  Mom has an issue with this.  Yes, they match and look great.  But honey, when you are Trick or Treating Hardcore, like we do, your feet are going to get really sore in those shoes.  Mom turns to Pinterst:

http://sugarnspicecreations.blogspot.ca/2010/10/costume-party-musketeers-part-6.html

And that is what I found.  Adorable right? 

Notice she starts with a church shoe.  This is already my issue.  So we start with a tennis shoe one size too big, so it can be slipped on:



 

Add the socks we are donating to the cause:

 

 

 

So far so good.  Now, we have so ducktape around that she can choose from.  Her costume has mostly black with hints of bright pink, but her witch hat has green hair.  So she picks the zebra pink/black tape.  I however have to add my personal touch and make green bottoms, for that little extra flair.  I also feel like we should make the toe pointy.  This was later veto'd strongly by my little witchy, who felt the point made her boot too "elfish."

 

So here we are mid project, and lo and behold, our ducktape runs out.  Funny stuff, we can't just stop mid-project - can't get them off at this point and too early to cut them off.  Yep, you guessed it, she has to go to Wal-mart with those on her feet!!!

 

 

 

So we back, we get them taped up, she insists on doing the cutting off. 

 

 

 

 

Then I finish them up (and cut off the point.)  And here is our pin-fabulous witch boot.

 

 

 

She hates them.  Because (I can't blame her here) they look like a cast or a fancied up boot you have to wear when you break your toe.  Way too bulky!  And the tongue of the shoe wants to curl in as she slips them on and there isn't enough room to stick your finger in there and fish it out. 

 

The boot is a fail. 

 

What did I learn?  Probably that the lady who made the pin first was on to something, using a dainty shoe! 

 

Luckily for us, when we were at Walmart we found a pair of slip on shoes, not the church kind, but canvas fake Toms kind, that were like lace patterned and match her costume perfectly.  She will probably be fine to run from house to house in those.  Not as glam, but now that I have ordered her a prosthetic nose, no one will notice her shoes anyway!

 

So all's well that ends well.  Happy Halloween Y'all!