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Etsy Finds: Boot Camp

2009-10-15T12:10:00-05:00

Do your adventures take you crunching through fallen leaves in the apple orchard or teetering over cobblestone to the galleries downtown? No shoe means business quite like the boot. When I'm lacing up my knee-highs, I'm strapping myself in, preparing for challenges both topographical and sartorial. I think you'll find the Etsy Finds below undoubtedly strut-worthy.

Short and Sweet

TO DIE FOR leather ankle booties

From trashyourself, $200.

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Shadows Are on Your Side....boots

From GinaMicheleVintage, $28.

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Suede CORSET Ankle Boots

From santokivintage, $45.

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Vintage Cream Justin Lace-r Boots

From GenerationGap, $42.

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Maroon 60s Ankle Boots

From violetfolklore, $29.

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western blue gray DESERT suede

From 20twentyvintage, $40.

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80s Black STUDDED Gold BUCKLE

From jamesrowlandshop, $115.

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Vintage Turn Down Booties

From leolucaescobar, $65.

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Red Suede Tie-Up Spanish Booties

From VintageShouting, $32.

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Vintage BRUNO MAGLI Lace Up Boots

From thegreedyseagull, $58.

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Vintage Lace Up Granny Boots

From nstylevintage, $41.

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saddle brown leather (ankle) boots

From thevintagecloset, $30.

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To the Knee and Beyond

80s SLOUCH Heel Boots

From putonthatdress, $28.

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80s Boots Red Leather Slouch

From Reruns, $30.

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1970s chocolate brown leather

From savagespider, $25.

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Vintage Embroidered Western Boots

From mellowdayss, $49.

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BOHO Suede FRINGE FLAT BOOTS

From greygardensvintage, $75.

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Oatmeal white pirate boots

From Boomboxblitz, $42.

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STITCH taupe leather slouch boots

From brownbagvintage, $48.

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80s EMBOSSED Leather Tall Boots

From starletvintage, $68.

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Vintage Joan and David lace ups

From Georgeaccessories, $95.

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Bitchin Tall White Leather Stacked Boots

From zwzzy, $42.

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chocolate brandy riding boots

From Thrush, $78.

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1970s RUSTIC CANYON LEATHER

From greatestfriend, $65.

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All the Fixin's

Leather Leg Covers

By artlab, $265.

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Herringbone spats w/ leather ruffle

By ashesandempires, $76.

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White Nite BEAST STRAPS guys/girls

By heavymetallaundry, $50.

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Mesh Hex Leggings, S/M/L/XL

By daintythings, $40.

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Black Thigh High Knitted Tights

By xiaguan, $50.

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1940s vintage HOUNDSTOOTH spats

From allencompanyinc, $65.

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Black Ruffle Leather Spats

By joiacouture, $48.

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AQUA/BLACK Super Shine Bicolor Leggings

By CASTCOUTURE, $28.

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Sidhe Stem Stockings - Made to Order

By undertheroot, $65.

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Victoria Grey Ribbed Knit Leg warmers

By KnitLush, $28.

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Leather Panel Leggings - Cream

By blackmarketbaby, $80.

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Ankle Spats Basic Black

By spiderlilyclothing, $16.

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Process: Felted Mouse Booties with PrettyLittle

2009-04-08T16:00:00-05:00

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I first became familiar with Lacey Smith of PrettyLittle's work when Vanessa ordered her felted mouse booties as a gift. I screamed. While I was working on this video, interestingly enough, anyone who got a glimpse of the footage had the same reaction: a squeal of delight. In fact, I've yet to meet someone who hasn't gasped, squealed, squawked, gawked, or become dizzy at the sight of Lacey's creations. There's not much cuter than a baby, but give Lacey a crack at an infant, and you're in for a serious cute overload. Just look at this cutie...

*GASP*

Lacey was gracious enough to invite us into her Portland, Oregon home, where she shared her refined process for making unbearably cute mouse booties. Lacey also gave some insight into the history of her craft and what motivates her to create these mousies, bunnies, and more.

When Lacey decided to start making gifts for family and friends with children on the way, she turned to the Internet and taught herself how to crochet. She started with yarn, and when she became dissatisfied with simple crocheted shoe patterns, she moved forward to felting her work. At this point, she's made hundreds of pairs of felted booties for little ones using patterns that she developed herself along the way. Like many crafters, she's sold her work at area craft fairs and boutiques. Today her success with online orders is all she can keep up with. If you know a fashionable baby (or even a puppy with baby-sized feet!), be prepared to see some of these booties toddling your way in the near future. Aw!

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Guest Curator: Baby Shower Picks with Cookie Magazine's Crabmommy

2009-01-28T17:18:00-05:00

Crabmommy is an Etsy buyer and also writes a humorous motherhood blog for Cookie magazine with a monthly Etsy feature. She divides her time between motherhood and complaining about it.

I ruffled many mommy feathers when I dissed baby shower registries on my blog. I'm not against baby showers--just registries themselves. Registries — in my not-so-humble opinion — are tacky, dull, and presumptuous, and I pledge to never, ever purchase some Buy Buy Baby hideous automated mobile off a dang list, much less recommend such an act to my mom-readers! Thankfully, with such a splendid abundance of Etsylicious offerings available, one can ignore those pesky registries and easily find exquisite, lovingly crafted, original, and memorable gifts to be treasured, which is what giving is supposed to be about.

Mellon Slippers by bellaserababy

Etsy's baby bootie booty is an embarrassment of riches. I just love the creativity in Etsian handmade shoes. I have a bit of a thing for easy-to-put-on and certain-to-stay-on crossover-style baby shoes, like these from bellaserababy.

Magic Jewel Bears - Limited Edition Print by zukzuk

One-of-a-kind nursery artwork is the present that lasts forever. Frankly if someone had given me one of zukzuk's bear or soon-to-be-relisted logland prints for my babe, I would have made him or her a godmother even though I'm an atheist.

Algiers, 1932 by tollipop

Ditto with tollipop's delectable bunny print. Its strange, compelling title — Algiers, 1932 — makes me feel intellectual and well traveled.

Felt Balls - Custom Letters by kneek

What could be more thoughtful than a customized baby present? I am so digging these brilliant custom-letter felt balls for the babe room — way cooler than those ho-hum store-bought blocks spelling out baby's name. At only $7 a ball you score even more if baby's name is Cy or Pax!

Natural Wooden Doll Bodies by goosegrease

If you're artsy, start with goosegrease's wooden dolls and paint your mom friend's new family (convo with the seller to customize).

Wooden Grabbing and Nursing Necklace by stonesofhealing

For a practical pick that is also eco-fabulous, this nursing necklace from stonesofhealing is genius. A gorgeous tactile birch ring, it distracts baby from pulling hair or biting Mama.

Eco modern baby cushion circle by boopalinabebe

Continuing the eco theme, you can't go wrong with boopalinabebe's chic mod multi-purpose baby cushion/mat/changing pad, made from organic bamboo fleece and cotton. Swanky!

Sweet bird bib, burp cloth & changing pad by jenniferladd

I'm totally in love with this scrumptious bib, burp cloth, and changing pad set by jenniferladd in heavenly mod bird-patterned fabric. Seriously ad.or.able.

Play Mat Vintage Apples by mimoo

Etsy really is the place for baby play mats. mimoo's awesome selection includes this vintage apple-themed number. Yummy!

Little Jasper by rosieok

My hands-down fave baby presents are those that could easily be for mom too. For me, that's amigurumi crocheted dolls and animals. My babe was given a tiny crocheted duck as a newborn. I promptly stole it away for myself. I would have done the same had my newborn been given one of rosieok's custom-crafted boy or girl dolls — and her pandas and teddies are equally charming.

Crochet Pattern - Ruby in a Strawberry Costume by Owlishly

Note: Owlishly (and many other Etsyfabulous sellers) lists her own amazing amigurumi patterns for purchase. Me, I'm far too lazy and intimidated, but maybe you're not. If you're up to it, why not tackle this dear strawberry creature (pattern is geared towards beginners), or else convo to price out a custom order.

Beige on Beige Cranberry Piped Smocked Dress by darlasclothing

If your mom-friend is expecting a little girl and traditional retro-fabulous baby clothing floats your boat, then what could be sweeter than a smocked frock? This romper is so screamingly adorable it *almost* makes me want to reproduce again.

Soiree Dress by rockerbaby

rockerbaby's darling bow and spotted dresses (from newborn up) are equally striking, updating vintage looks for the mod tot.

I hope you enjoyed my new baby findings and that you'll stop by my blog at Cookie magazine for more chitchat. In amongst talking smack about motherhood in general and poking fun at others and myself, I like to showcase quality affordable design for kids and moms. Sellers, feel free to convo with me if you have something cool in the $20 and under range for my monthly feature!

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Handmade Kids How-To: Firefly LED Baby Booties

2008-07-25T15:32:00-05:00

Craft Zine and Michael Miller Fabrics recently sponsored CRAFT’s Michael Miller Baby Bootie Contest, with the many entries posted in a Flickr group. We were so charmed by these Firefly LED baby booties that we asked the creators to give us a how-to for the project.

Special thanks go out to Craft's Natalie Zee Drieu who coordinated this post. She is expecting a baby girl and has shared her favorites in the related items below!

But first, a safety disclaimer:
Babies should wear LED booties with adult supervision only, as small electronic components can be a choking hazard if removed from the booties. You can also glue the LEDs to the fabric for extra hold or use surface mount LED beads and sandwich them between the surface and liner fabrics.

Materials:
denim
yellow cotton
felt
cotton thread
conductive thread
elastic
yellow ribbon
2 yellow LEDs
2 CR2016 (or CR2032) batteries
scissors
needles
paper
pen
contact glue

Pattern:
Click here to download the PDF Pattern for the LED Booties.

How-To:

1. Download the bootie pattern. Measure the baby’s foot size and reduce or enlarge pattern to fit accordingly. By sewing the two paper pattern pieces together you'll get a more or less fair view of the booties final dimension. This can take a few attempts, but it is actually a crucial step, so take your time with measurements.

2. Cut the denim pieces after tracing the pattern into the denim's wrong side. You can leave a mark that will help you distinguish the left from the right bootie once the pieces are all cut. Then, cover the entire outside edges with blanket stitches to prevent the denim from fraying.

3. Sew the two pieces of each bootie together with the wrong side of the denim. You can mark an even margin with a pen to help guide you.

4. Cut a small strip of yellow cotton and tack it to the bootie's denim edges. Cut it on diagonal direction, as the fabric will stretch in the bias direction.

5. Sew the yellow edge to the denim (try to make the stitches as invisible as possible) and then remove the temporary stitches. Fold the rest of the cotton in. You can also sew it to the denim from inside to make sure it will stay in place.

6. Cut a little piece of elastic and sew it very well to the inner part of the booty. The denim is great for this because the inner stitches won't be visible from the outside.

7. The firefly wings are basically a double bow (without the loose ends) made with ribbon. Just sew it together with a few stitches and it is now ready to be sewed to the bootie.

8. After sewing the wings to the bootie (on the right side of the bootie), use the same thread to make the embroidery. It's really simple, so you probably don't need to trace a drawing first. Just try to make them more or less symmetrical in the two booties.

9. Cut a large stripe of yellow cotton, enough to cover the inner side of the bootie. After tacking it to the denim, sew it with some invisible stitches leaving the front part still to be sewed.

10. The LED (short for light emitting diode) is a semiconductor that emits light when a current flows through. The plus of the battery must be connected to the anode (usually the long leg) and the minus to the cathode (usually the short leg). This makes it clear which way to wire the LED.

LEDs also have what is called a maximum voltage, and you should not apply more voltage to the LED than this value. We've used a 3V battery (CR2016 1,6 mm thick), and since most yellow LEDs have a forward voltage around 1.2V to 2.2V, we needed some resistance to reduce it, so we've used conductive thread.

11. Put the LED in place and stick the pins inside.

12. From the inner side of the bootie, curve the LED's edges with a pair of pliers.

13. Now sew the curved edges to the denim with the conductive thread. Make sure you use a different thread for each of the edges and that they don't touch each other (this would short-circuit the battery). One foot (20 cm) of conductive thread sewed along the base of the bootie is enough. You can pass them through the bootie's sides.

14. With one of the conductive threads, sew a few stitches (cross stitches, for example) on the back part of the bootie sole. This will work as a "pad."

15. Cut a little square of yellow cotton to prepare a little pocket for the battery. To make sure the battery stays in place, make the pocket as small as possible. Sew all of the edges to the denim, leaving a small entry for the battery, like a buttonhole. Make another "pad" with the other conductive thread on top of the pocket.

The battery should be placed between the "pad" on the battery pocket and the other "pad" on the base of the bootie, in order to make good contact. Just be careful and make sure both wires only meet at the LED when the battery is in place. If you mixed up the polarities, there's no harm to the LED; just flip the battery over and it should light up.

16. Cut an insole from the felt using a pattern like the one used to cut the denim, but a bit smaller. Then cover it with the yellow cotton and sew it together. This insole will cover the battery pocket. Glue the half front part of the insole to the bootie. You will need to leave the back half part unglued so you can easily remove or replace the battery.

17. The final result! These aren't everyday booties, of course, so you might save them to be used on a special occasion. With the battery on, the LED will be lit for around two hours. You can even replace the LED with a small bead.

About the creators: Ana Pires and João Silva were born in the seventies in Oporto, Portugal and they're currently living in The Hague, The Netherlands. They're very keen on arts and crafts, though professionally they've chosen other areas. Ana is an accountant and she enjoys painting, knitting, embroidering and sewing. João is an engineer and his hobbies include building computers and robots, gardening and biking to work every day.

The items below are curated by Craft's Natalie Zee Drieu who is expecting a baby girl!

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Etsy Finds: Crochet High Top Baby Booties

2008-04-04T10:44:00-05:00

It seems everyone around me is having babies these days. (Yes, babies! Two friends with twins on the way!) I have been spending lots of time perusing Etsy for the perfect gift for all of these new additions.

The one gift I keep coming back to are these adorable crochet high top sneakers by krafyladykreations. They are so cute, with real laces to tie the bootie on the foot. It is also perfect to add to the top of a gift instead of a bow or ribbon — a nice handmade touch.

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Be sure to check out the other hand-selected baby-related items featured in the gallery below.