Do you converse....

Well it's been well over a week since my last post and I thought it was time to make an effort and show signs of life! My son was ill those last couple of days and decided to spray the walls with whatever was coming out of his mouth!! How much can a small child regurgitate??!!! It's unbelievable... and since I have a very sensitive nose and a rather weak stomach, let me tell you I did NOT have much fun... The 3 o'clock calls (why is it that when they're ill children always seem to shout "mummy" in the middle of the night?! daddy is much shorter and rolls perfectly well off the tongue, so why, why oh why?!!!!).  Anyway having had to stay home to look after him I thought I would put my free time to good use and produced this:

 This is a card for my daughter's friend who is thirteen this weekend. I was under strict instructions: it had to be purple, no flowers or things too girly as she is a bit of a tomboy and no little girl stamps as she is far too old for that now!! Anyway whilst I was trying to get to sleep after the second "mummy" call last night it came to me! They all love Converse shoes and since the shape is kind of easy to reproduce I decided to give it a go.

Stamp is Red Gingham Designs "Super six- Sentiments"
 from www.littleclaire.co.uk 

Ribbon from Trudy Anne Designs

I made a very rough template you can download here: Converse template 

I printed it first on paper and cut it out. I then traced the bottom part of the ouline on card (cutting one shoe first) and then scored and folded the card in half and cut the second shoe from the shape of the first cut (a bit confused?? it is really easy when you do it ! promise!). Once you have your based shape just punch some holes for the rivets and decorate with stamps etc... When you're all done with the customisation of your trainer, fix in the rivets and thread the ribbon or laces. For the bottom part I used a ribbon from Trudy Anne Designs which I purchased at the Hobbycraft show a few weeks back. I chose it because the stiching made it look a little like the lines on the bottom of the real Converse.  Anyway I think I stuck to the brief... Why don't you give it a go and show me yours....