Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle high heeled shoes?

By: Medeea

Medeea — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 22:52:53 +0000

This may sound silly, since you no longer wear them. Probably you have your reasons.
If esthetics is your concern, maybe you could pair them with a pair of wide leg pants? This would camouflage a bit the shoes…
Best would be to donate them.

By: donna

donna — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 02:32:13 +0000

i recycle womans heels i brake the hole shoe down into parts an then rebuild the shoe so its a complete new style
contact me bye email at x6babe@hotmail.co.uk if you would like
to donate old shoes or would like ur old shoes revampt
from donna xx

By: Olia

Olia — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:08:24 +0000

Donate them to community theater.

By: frank

frank — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:11:41 +0000

Because heels are very hard you could always keep them for breaking up stuff for recycling, i.e old plastic pens, radios , old toys , lego bricks, video tapes, phones and anything else we can be recycled.

If you wear heels it will make light work of flattening/crunching the above, which would prove difficult with a normal shoes i.e sandals, trainers as they don’t have hard sole like high heels do.

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 22 May 2010 15:46:32 +0000

For those who are very concious about shoe recycling, there are shops which sell purely recycled shoes made from things like car tyres and old car seat belts! Just a thought… :)

By: Lizzy

Lizzy — Sun, 02 May 2010 12:32:08 +0000

I feel so deceived by all the ‘posh girl stuck in a jungle’ films now, where the guy chops the heels off, much to the the girl’s protestation of how ‘they were Italian’ .

By: Hannah

Hannah — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:15:41 +0000

I have a pair of heels that broke, so I cannot donate them to a charity shop or something like that because no one else would be able to wear them.

I have read about Nike’s Shoe Recycling program, but that is only for athletic shoes. Is anyone aware of a similar program for heels and other dressy shoes?

Thanks!
Hannah

By: shawn

shawn — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:55:34 +0000

I had a pair of four and a half inch stilletos which were no longer wanted, and used them when painting in the house when getting up high but not high enough to need a ladder, perfect so not always standing on toes, of course the were ruined from getting pain on them, but they served on last time before disposal in garbage!!

By: alison bailey smith

alison bailey smith — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:29:49 +0000

I saw a ring/ jewellery holder made from a pair of high heel shoes with folds of fabric to supprt rings stuffed where your feet used to go.

By: Scuffy

Scuffy — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:15:37 +0000

Just sell them on ebay and make some money. Lots of people buy used and broken shoes, epically high heels.

By: Renee

Renee — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:25:12 +0000

Recycle Shoes – 651.222.7247 Woman owned company that makes items from recycled leather.

Or the standy Soles4Shoes.com (they fix and send overseas)

By: Robin

Robin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:27:15 +0000

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.

By: Leah

Leah — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:08:42 +0000

give them to a local school for a dress up box

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

By: ABPryor

ABPryor — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:09:45 +0000

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.

By: sksews

sksews — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:47:58 +0000

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

By: ana

ana — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 16:03:59 +0000

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

By: ana

ana — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:40:24 +0000

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!!

By: boofsmom

boofsmom — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:03:39 +0000

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.

By: mojo

mojo — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:56:32 +0000

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

By: Debbie

Debbie — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:38:42 +0000

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.

By: Alice

Alice — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:33:07 +0000

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?

By: Bobbie

Bobbie — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:55:37 +0000

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.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:13:25 +0000

Play clothes for little girls who want to dress up?