Tuesday, December 7, 2010

DIY: Tac-dazzle Wedges

Jeffrey Campbell Tick
On the left: Jeffrey Campbell Eyebrow; On the right: DIY version

I had been eyeing the Jeffrey Campbell Tick for a while online.  They were sold out foreverrr, but then a closed toed version called the Eyebrow popped up. I finally took the plunge and ordered a pair in the tribal print.  While I will always love me some JC, I realized when the shoes arrived that they were basically a nice pair of wedges with tacks stuck in the platform.  For $165 (yikes I know!), it seemed a little steep.  Today's DIY is a simple way to get that Jeffrey Campbell look for a fraction of the price.


What you need:
-a pair of black wedges (mine were $25 from urbanog.com, try these from forever21 ) You can even use a pair of platform heels you already own.
-metal tacks (I used about 800)
-hammer
-super bionic thumbs (they will probably be sore for a couple of days afterwards)
-A couple of hours (I did one shoe on a saturday afternoon, and one today in-between classes)




Tips:
-Make sure that you get large packs of tacks- the bigger, the better. I made the mistake initially of getting packs of 40 from the hardware store and had to go back when I ran out, and then I caused the store to run out. Staples sells them in packs of 200 and at $2.50/pack, a much better deal.
-When you press tacks in, they should overlap slightly.
-This DIY is easy in that all you're doing is pressing tacks into a shoe, but hard in that it requires patience! Take breaks and listen to fast paced music :)


STEP 1:
Push the first tack in at the top of the platform heel. Make a straight line going down the back, and tap with hammer where needed.






STEP 2: 
Tack a row along the top of the platform, going all the way around the shoe.

STEP 3:
Tack 2 more rows under the one you just made. Again, hammer as needed.
STEP 4:
Tack a row along the bottom of the platform, all the way around the shoe
STEP 5: 
Continue tack rows under the top 3 you made earlier until you've filled in all the space.


STEP 6: 
Repeat with other shoe, and you're done!


Happy Tacking!

15 comments:

  1. Super Bionic thumbs!! BAHAHHAHA!! Love it! And DANG! Those things turned out amazingly! You mind if I post a picture or two on my blog and link it to your fabulous post?

    Happy {totally taking your genius idea} Day!

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    www.hellobombshellblog.blogspot.com

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  5. Gooooshhhhh!!! they look FABULOUS!!!! I love them!!! I think I'll do it!!! love iiittt!! I've just gone crazyyyy!!!

    I wanna end my exams now, I've got a lot of DIY things to do!!
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  6. that is an amazing DIY, seriously! your 'new' boots are amazing!

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  7. Wow, honeeyy! nice job. no one would actually notice.

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  8. This is a great post! I love your creativity! Thanks for sharing xoxo

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  10. Amazing!! I am wowed by your creativity! really nice job ;-)

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  11. Wow, I actually thought they were the real deal before reading your post! Well done :) NHG x

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  13. wonderfull!!!
    u very talent :)

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