tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440826468164107465Mon, 04 May 2026 11:14:43 +0000monster high dollbootsvideoflat feetmiss piggymold makingwedge solescasting resinsybariteplatformbooklatexplastictonnerbarbieplaster castingfoot lastpolymer claycard weavingpatternbaha catamerican modelcorkheelsjessica rabbitstilettoreal life replicasrubber bandstickerscard stockcollectionfeltcomparisonkindi kidsliving dead dollmetalcissymodeling clayrepainttiny kittyfashion royaltyhot gluesiliconeagnes drearybratzcasting plasticcigarette holdersinsolesloaferslouboutinpaintingpulliprinisandalstiny betsyzipperManolo Blahnikcatwalk kittiesfurlife sizenovi stars dollpaperpinkie coopersealerthigh-highwoodzazzleMaking doll shoes, both high heel shoes for fashion dolls of various sizes and shoes for dolls with flat feethttp://fashiondollshoes.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Tarja)Blogger191125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440826468164107465.post-6487359837354481877Sun, 13 Mar 2022 17:02:00 +00002022-03-13T19:02:09.737+02:00life sizepapervideoThis isn't a doll shoe project, but still fits better in this blog. This is my first attempt at making a life size paper shoe. http://fashiondollshoes.blogspot.com/2022/03/a-different-kind-of-project.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440826468164107465.post-7654556046507927135Wed, 03 Mar 2021 14:24:00 +00002021-03-03T16:24:25.531+02:00bootsfeltfurmiss piggyWhen I made felt boots while I was writing the book, I used felt that's made of recycled textiles for making several pairs. I still have plenty of that felt left, so I decided to try boots with normal heels. The felt is thick, so larger scales are better, and the doll with the biggest feet is Miss Piggy. So she got a pair of boots as well.The first thing to do is to make a pattern and cut the http://fashiondollshoes.blogspot.com/2021/03/felt-boots-for-miss-piggy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440826468164107465.post-9087564981673747487Sat, 16 Jan 2021 15:08:00 +00002021-01-16T17:08:47.937+02:00bookI finished the "Doll Shoe Projects: Felt Boots" book today, and it is currently in review at Amazon. The last time, it took about a day for my book to get accepted, so it will be available soon. The price is the same as for the first book, $2.99 (plus VAT, if applicable).The "Doll Shoe Projects: Gladiator Sandals with Flat Soles" book will be available at a discounted price ($1.99) at Amazon.com http://fashiondollshoes.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-book-will-be-available-soon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440826468164107465.post-5565980837052054056Sat, 09 Jan 2021 08:31:00 +00002021-01-09T10:31:54.736+02:00bootsfeltThe second Doll Shoe Projects book will be about making felt boots. I have the first draft ready, that is, structure done, all photos done, descriptions written, but still needs editing. As I started my studies on Thursday, I will probably need to leave this for the weekends, so it's going to take some time to get this finalized.The idea with the book is that it starts with the simplest possible http://fashiondollshoes.blogspot.com/2021/01/felt-boots.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440826468164107465.post-4580648732849029687Tue, 05 Jan 2021 11:34:00 +00002021-01-05T13:34:23.867+02:00casting resinhot gluemetalmiss piggyplasticplatformThis is going to be a long post. I decided to try something new and wasn't sure how it would turn out. I ended up fixing things a few times when everything didn't go quite as planned.To start with, I made a pattern for the soles (the doll is the 16" Miss Piggy). Then I cut the soles out of metal sheet (0.3 mm thickness, cut with shears) and bent them to follow the bottoms of the doll's feet.The http://fashiondollshoes.blogspot.com/2021/01/experiment-with-metal-foil.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440826468164107465.post-2649828449825072805Fri, 01 Jan 2021 14:49:00 +00002021-01-01T16:49:52.452+02:00bootsfeltkindi kidsplasticI've been mostly writing the book, so no new shoes, but I did decorate the yellow boots from the previous post. I'm really having fun with the hot glue gun, now that I have a proper one. All the decorations are attached with hot glue, except the metal ones on the sides.The cup cakes have metal spikes for attaching them. That's otherwise fine, but the metal may end up scratching the doll's leg. http://fashiondollshoes.blogspot.com/2021/01/some-decorating.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440826468164107465.post-9151187076996406806Wed, 23 Dec 2020 03:17:00 +00002020-12-23T05:17:03.257+02:00bookbootsfeltflat feetkindi kidsmodeling claypatternThe second Doll Shoe Projects book will be about making boots. This is one project that did not make it in the book, because things didn't go as planned. The yellow felt used for the uppers was already salvaged from another unsuccessful project. Probably should have just scrapped the whole thing, but I didn't want to throw all that felt away.The pieces for the boots are simple, just the uppers http://fashiondollshoes.blogspot.com/2020/12/boots-made-of-felt-and-modeling-clay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440826468164107465.post-8174124830955860551Sun, 20 Dec 2020 09:40:00 +00002020-12-20T11:40:05.323+02:00feltflat feetkindi kidsloafersThe second try on the loafers was more successful. In the photo below, you can see the soles (black, made of the same old mousepad as the sandal soles), paper pattern, pattern cut from clear plastic (more durable than paper), and the vertical side pieces. The soles are smaller this time. I traced the foot on paper and just rounded the result, not adding any extra length.This time I used hot glue http://fashiondollshoes.blogspot.com/2020/12/fixing-loafers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440826468164107465.post-2013447527183319060Sat, 19 Dec 2020 05:56:00 +00002020-12-19T07:56:13.345+02:00feltflat feetkindi kidsloaferspatternThis is the sole I made for the Kindi Kids sandals. You just trace the doll's foot on paper and then shape the sole around it. This time I used it for making loafers out of felt.Here are the pieces for the shoes. The grey soles are made of thick felt (0.3 mm) that is made of recycled textiles. The red parts are made of thinner felt I bought from a supermarket's crafts section. The uppers are http://fashiondollshoes.blogspot.com/2020/12/simple-loafers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440826468164107465.post-5558348752773301121Tue, 15 Dec 2020 05:51:00 +00002020-12-15T07:51:24.429+02:00flat feethot gluekindi kidssandalsI have been practicing with hot glue, and the Kindi Kids doll I have is perfect for this. The proportions of the doll are so off that it doesn't matter, if the shoes look a bit clumsy.I'm also practicing with some new materials. The first of those is the black foam I used for the soles of these shoes. It's from an old mousepad. I just removed the fabric covering of the mousepad, and the material http://fashiondollshoes.blogspot.com/2020/12/sandals-using-hot-glue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440826468164107465.post-9027463500735522942Thu, 10 Dec 2020 07:55:00 +00002020-12-14T19:57:35.164+02:00casting resinhot gluemonster high dollplasticThese shoes are made with similar resin soles as the red stiletto heels. The previous post shows the painting stage. I wanted different heels for these, but ended up using the same structure underneath. I don't remember what kind of glue I used for the red pair, but this time I used hot glue to secure the wooden sticks in place.I painted the heels black, and while the paint was drying, I thought http://fashiondollshoes.blogspot.com/2020/12/variation-of-stiletto-heels.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440826468164107465.post-7626947564975474898Tue, 08 Dec 2020 08:12:00 +00002020-12-08T10:12:42.555+02:00casting resinpaintingplasticI have two more pairs of the soles I used for the stiletto heels. I like resin soles, because you can do so much more with them than with plaster castings, but the thing I'm not that fond of is the painting required. It took over a week to get these painted because enamel paints have such a long drying time.Now I'm trying to decide the type of heels and the uppers for the yellow shoes. The black http://fashiondollshoes.blogspot.com/2020/12/painting-resin-soles.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440826468164107465.post-4787137015496732705Mon, 07 Dec 2020 06:27:00 +00002020-12-07T08:27:26.032+02:00collectionmonster high dollsybaritetiny kittyThe final wall-hanging display case has really small spaces, so only fairly small shoes fit into it. Mainly that means Monster High dolls, Sybarite and CED dolls. The link info below the picture again states for which dolls the shoes are made.Row 1 - Decorative copper shoes, Madame Alexander's Alex: second pair, third pair; Tonner's Tiny Kitty: fourth pair, fifth pairRow 2 - Monster High: first http://fashiondollshoes.blogspot.com/2020/12/monster-high-shoes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440826468164107465.post-7955591264658190966Sun, 06 Dec 2020 03:36:00 +00002020-12-06T05:36:10.532+02:00american modelcissycollectionjessica rabbitmiss piggymonster high dollHere is another display case hanging on the wall. The shoes in it are for Monster High Nefera, Tonner's Jessica Rabbit, Tonner's 16" Miss Piggy, Madame Alexander's Cissy, and Tonner's American Model. The link info below the picture will state which dolls the shoes are for.Row 1 - Nefera; Jessica Rabbit: second pair, third pair, fourth pairRow 2 - Miss Piggy: first pair, second pairRow 3 - Miss http://fashiondollshoes.blogspot.com/2020/12/another-wall-hanging-display-case.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440826468164107465.post-8009102063886324112Sat, 05 Dec 2020 03:20:00 +00002020-12-05T05:20:52.527+02:00agnes drearyamerican modelcollectionflat feetliving dead dollThe next part of my collection is yet again in a display case in my bookshelf. The top shelf contains shoes for Tonner's American Model, Jessica Rabbit and 16" Miss Piggy. The second shelf has shoes for Tonner's Agnes Dreary on the left, and two pairs for Mezco's Living Dead Dolls on the right. The small shoe in the middle is a charm that I cast using tin and a silicone mold. The third shelf has http://fashiondollshoes.blogspot.com/2020/12/various-types-of-shoes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440826468164107465.post-1866206839203691928Fri, 04 Dec 2020 07:15:00 +00002020-12-04T09:15:32.391+02:00american modelbootscollectionmiss piggyrepaintThe first picture shows another display box in my bookshelf. The black boots are the first ever pair of doll boots I have made. They are for the same old doll as the flat-soled shoes in the first collection post. The post about these is in the Finnish blog. The other two pairs are for Tonner's American Model doll. The post about the beige boots is here, and the other boots can be found here.The http://fashiondollshoes.blogspot.com/2020/12/some-boots.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440826468164107465.post-6984773443923056169Thu, 03 Dec 2020 06:47:00 +00002020-12-03T08:47:26.615+02:00cissycollectionmiss piggyThe next part of the collection is two display boxes in my bookshelf. These shoes are mostly for Madame Alexander's Cissy and Tonner's 16" Miss Piggy.We'll start with the display box on the left. The bottom shelf has one pair of shoes for Cissy and two pairs of boots for Monster High dolls. The rest are shoes for Miss Piggy. There's no blog post for one pair, which I think I made when writing thehttp://fashiondollshoes.blogspot.com/2020/12/more-of-my-collection.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440826468164107465.post-7019448735681865462Wed, 02 Dec 2020 11:58:00 +00002020-12-02T13:58:57.699+02:00cissycollectionflat feetI started making doll shoes about 20 years ago, so I have accumulated quite a bit of them, although I did sell some for a brief time around 2004. The money I got for the ones I sold wasn't worth it because of the time it takes to make just one pair, so later I just traded some with friends for other doll items.This is the first post of showing my collection and providing links to the relevant http://fashiondollshoes.blogspot.com/2020/12/first-part-of-my-collection.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440826468164107465.post-1073299731482197905Sun, 29 Nov 2020 06:37:00 +00002020-11-29T08:37:10.356+02:00baha catcasting resinfoot lastlatexmold makingThe final piece of resin casting was making a pair of boot lasts for the Baha Cat. I used the last I made using balsa wood. I made one latex mold, then placed it beside the last when making the second one, so the two molds are connected and, thus, easier to keep upright when pouring the resin into them.I cast a pair of lasts from the regular resin, and as I had some clear resin left, I used that http://fashiondollshoes.blogspot.com/2020/11/baha-cats-boot-lasts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440826468164107465.post-816607196677144893Fri, 27 Nov 2020 05:23:00 +00002020-11-29T08:34:56.552+02:00casting resinflat feetfoot lastlatexliving dead dollmold makingmonster high dollAs I was using the last of the resin as long as it was still usable, I decided to make some castings for boot making. For shoes, you only need the casting to be up to the doll's ankle, but I wanted to make boots for Gooliope. 16" dolls are especially difficult to handle when making shoes, so having just the leg below the knee makes things a lot easier. As I was going through the trouble, I http://fashiondollshoes.blogspot.com/2020/11/more-resin-castings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440826468164107465.post-6521207279462291471Wed, 25 Nov 2020 18:01:00 +00002020-11-26T09:04:32.623+02:00bookI finally finished the book, and it is now available in Amazon. I was planning to make it -50% for the first few days, but it seems that I can't do that. The promotion page says it needs to be available for 30 days first. So, it's $3.29 or whatever that is in your currency. To check it in Amazon.com, click here.Edit: It seems that the price is actually $2.99 like I set it when publishing the bookhttp://fashiondollshoes.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-first-doll-shoe-projects-book_25.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440826468164107465.post-5357300995504916266Wed, 25 Nov 2020 03:54:00 +00002020-11-29T08:35:54.377+02:00casting resinheelsmold makingmonster high dollstilettoThis is one of the projects that have remained unfinished for a long time. The idea with these was to create resin soles that would require little additional work for finishing. Of course that didn't turn out to be true, because the painting alone took a lot of effort as these had to painted a bit at the time and using several coats.The first thing I did was creating a universal sole (same for http://fashiondollshoes.blogspot.com/2020/11/stiletto-heels-for-gooliope.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440826468164107465.post-5584162321410560571Tue, 24 Nov 2020 11:08:00 +00002020-11-24T13:08:38.819+02:00bookflat feetsandalsI've had this book unfinished for a long time. I started it after I wrote Techniques for Making Doll Shoes, but I had so much other stuff to do that I left most of the doll shoe projects for a long time. Now I finally got the last project to be included in the book finished, so I've got all the pictures I need. All text is also written, but it's going to need some editing. This is going to be a http://fashiondollshoes.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-first-doll-shoe-projects-book.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440826468164107465.post-2916544700986971734Mon, 23 Nov 2020 06:09:00 +00002020-11-29T08:36:03.507+02:00casting resinheelslatexmodeling claymold makingwedge solesSome time ago I had to get rid of some resin before it got bad, so I made some new masters for soles and heels. The soles were wedges, because those are much easier to handle when using latex molds. The master on the left is for Monster High Gooliope Jellington and the right one for 16" Miss Piggy.Here are some of the soles I made after making the molds. The reddish sole in the middle has some http://fashiondollshoes.blogspot.com/2020/11/soles-and-heels.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440826468164107465.post-4631096836314580484Sun, 22 Nov 2020 10:19:00 +00002020-11-22T12:19:24.371+02:00If you want to get a notification when I update the blog, follow me on Twitter. I will post updates on new blog posts, some other stuff about my projects, and occasionally some Nintendo Switch screenshots.http://fashiondollshoes.blogspot.com/2020/11/follow-me-on-twitter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0