Play clothes for little girls who want to dress up?

This is especially cool if the hander-down has little feet!

As I have grown older my heels have gotten shorter and shorter until they are flat. he he. But I can think of a couple of uses, both decorative. You could decorate the heels with beads, shells, or even “found” objects and use the different styles of shoes as a collection. Another use, more practical, is to use the decorated shoes as as lamp base. Matter of fact I like this idea so well that I think I will go to goodwill and find some shoes to decorate. he he.

To build on this idea…I have seen old shoes recovered in fabric strips. I would leave the edges unfinished, so they have a slight worn look to them. I have a pic, but am not sure how to post it here.

If you could get them to stay upright, maybe by sticking them to a base with a little bit of concrete, they would look very cool in a garden with small plants growing in them.

I’ve done this with old boots, but high heels would be very original and they might be quite rigid and well suited to the job.

Cut a tiny hole in the toe for drainage, and look out for anyone building a wall or something who could give you a small amount of concrete - or maybe sew the pair to each other to make them not fall over?

You’d need to do this artistically or be clever about it, but ….

from the open part to the toe, these could be small wall pockets, mounting several in a row.

the back of the shoe, especially with the tall heels, remind me of wall hooks for hanging something onto.

as a mere man how about just cutting the heels off and use as gardening shoes

High heels have a very stiff outer sole, so even if you cut off the heels, the shape of the shoe remains. That’s why when a heel breaks accidentally, the person either has to take both of off or walk on her tippy-toes in the broken shoe.

My sister had an old pair recoated in the same cloth of her wedding dress. She was quite happy, her big day and no blisters or foot pain!!

What about this?
http://www.instructables.com/id/GLITTER-SHOES–Recycled-from-ugly-worn-out–lookin/

How about this idea:
http://img.hgtv.com/HGTV/2006/04/12/hdec5101s_seg2_ShoeShelves_e.jpg

Wallflowers and Shoe Shelves
Vintage metal brooches are pinned inside frames to create pretty wallflowers. An old pair of pumps is adorned with ribbon, flowers and beads to create a very feminine conversation piece.

give them to a local school for a dress up box

or keep them for bonfire night and make a girlie not a guy!