What to do when you want to save money and...

...you love Manolo Blahniks, I love these magical shoes by the maestro, but didn't have the original £700+, or even the £300 second hand to splurge on shoes I would probably never wear.
And so I had great fun making my own....

 Shoes £3.99 from ebay...

 foliage free from some old silk flowers which were looking a little the worse for wear...

 Superglue doesn't bond well fabric to fabric, thank goodness for the plastic straps

 ta da! they fit and are very comfortable

 Fingers are the casualties, but as much as I love a perfect manicure on others, for me it makes me feel a little sad like a life half lived, no danger of that for a while....