I rarely ever, almost never, make anything for myself.
As we transition into warmer weather here, it’s often a little too warm for my winter slippers, a little too cool to be barefoot, and with so many wool rugs in the house my socks end up completely covered in fuzz… so with all the shoes I have been making, why on earth do I not have my own pair???
In the midst of this quandary, I found a bag full of beautiful leather scraps at the thrift store. While I appreciate leather as a functional and durable material, I do not go out of my way, for ethical reasons, to purchase it new; though I have been secretly hoping to find some scrap to use for soles. So, you can probably guess where this is going… I have some new shoes, and yep they have leather soles (and organic fleece linings, of course!) : )
AND, perhaps even more exciting… tomorrow evening I am having a giveaway!
So do come visit tomorrow for a fun surprise!
as with everything you create – beautiful!
Abby~
I am so happy to see you have treated yourself!
They are oh so lovely. And sound wonderful.
Woohoo! I love give~a~ways….good luck to all!
(*^_^*) Thank you Abby for just being you.
Rane
These are awesome, Abby. And it’s nice you have treated yourself.
I share your ethical feelings towards leather. I’ll add my appreciation for you repurposing secondhand scraps. I feel that repurposing leather, woolens and other animal-derived items is better than letting those items go to waste by not using them at all. For me, using these otherwise discarded items is a way of respecting the lives of the animals who provided those goods. It also prevents waisting what others have taken from them, which would cause their deaths and/ or suffering to have been in vain.
So, cheers to slippers made from thrifted leather!
Hi Abby :)
Aww yeepie for at long last making something for you only ! I know that habit but too well … I can’t remember the last time I made something for myself … which my hubby often tells me is not really great.
I also share your view about leather, and I’m glad you could re-use thrifted leather for your shoes. I’m sure it’s super resistant.
Oooh a giveaway … you are so kind & generous, my dear. Thank you in advance xoxox
Nice you did something for yourself – the shoes are beautiful!
And happy to know you don’t buy new leather – I reuse or wear only old leather items too :)