Friday, February 21, 2014

Silver Slippers by Sara

If you’re a longtime reader, this may look familiar:



Yes, this is the shoe jewelry by artist Sara Gallo!  She makes stunning creations out of one of many girls’ favorite memories: Barbie shoes.  Look at all the little shoes in this necklace—strappy sandals.  T-strap sandals.  T-strap pumps.  Booties.  Dozens and dozens of tiny shoes turn her creations into something unexpected and beautiful.  (This necklace will run you $125 for a single strand, or $195 if you go big and get two strands!)  They come in bracelet form too—Sara sent me a beautiful one made of tangerine T-strap sandals that you’ve probably seen me wear if you know me in real life.  (Or see it on my wrist here!)

I featured Sara once before (back in early 2012) but she’s come out with something new since I last checked in and I had to share.  What’s new?  Silver!  She’s putting her silversmith expertise to good use with beautiful silver shoe charms.  Check it out!



Look at it!  It’s the classic silver Barbie pump we all know and love, in silver.  Love.  The chain is 16 inches and is bedecked with little dangly hearts, as if it wasn’t yet adorable enough.  In fact, she calls it her Heels & Hearts collection.

If this particular shoe shape brings back painful memories of stepping on them (or your parent stepping on them and yelling at you), good news!  Sara’s got five (five!) more versions to choose from, like the classic sandal:



And this strappy sandal:



I want this last shoe just to wear.  I imagine silver is hard to walk in, but I WILL MAKE IT WORK.  The necklaces will run you $85 at her Etsy store.  Just look at them all!



And there are matching earrings!



They’ve got the same dangly hearts and everything.  And do you see the little hearts on the front of the lever back clasp?  I can barely stand it.  The earrings come in many kinds too, like these T-strap sandals:



Look at the crystals on these lever backs, instead of the hearts.  And I thought I couldn’t love these earrings any more than I already did.  The earrings will run you $125.

She also has rings:



($95 each.)

More simple necklaces, if shoes are your thing but hearts aren’t:



($125.  Also available as a bracelet!)

And if you just can’t pick which shoe:



($420 from her Etsy store.)

We heart Sara, because Sara hearts shoes!



($480.)

Sales this weekend:
Aerosoles: Take an extra 20% off boots (even those already on sale!)
Bakers: Take an extra 30% off all clearance
Lord & Taylor: 20% off regular and sale and 25% off clearance with savings pass or code FEB
Steve Madden: Take an extra 50% off all clearance items with code BONUS50

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