About a year ago, I tried making these baby sandals using ITH toppers and found how simple they were to make. Although I have never sold them, I knew they would come in handy someday. I went online and checked out a new way of making them, but my elastic was too wide to use that method, so I stuck to the original way I knew.
I cut 10" of elastic and make a figure 8. If you try making this, just remember that you have to twist where you meet in the middle so they lay properly. Most show using glue gun, I took mine to the machine and zigzagged the overlap where they meet in the middle. Gives it more security. Then taking your topper, whether it is a flower like mine, or In The Hoop hair toppers, or little bows, just glue that down onto the top part of the figure eight (where they meet together). Again, I use Fabri-tac and not hot glue. My reason for this is: 1. fabri-tac glue will seal in the dryer if you wash anything. 2. hot glue will come apart in heat. I cut a small circle and attached it under the flower to keep from irritating the skin.
So here are the baby sandals. You can see these match the fascinator and also the dress.
Top of the sandals
how to put them on.
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