DIY - ORCHID HEELS
I recently shared this Vintage Garden Glam look that incorporated these heels and you gals went crazy for them. I was super happy about the favorable response because I never know how one of my DIYs will go over.
Personally, I love these orchid heels but I cannot take full credit for them. One day while chilling on IG, my fellow blogger babe Ehmonie of What's Haute tagged me in the comment section of a photo of a pair of orchid heels and I fell in love. We started chatting about them in DM, only to realize how pricy they were. I'd already invested in a few timeless pieces this season so these heels were definitely out of my budget.
As we swooned over how beautiful the designer-made shoes were, Ehmonie told me they were her favorite flowers and my DIY lightbulb went off. They don't call me the DIY queen 👸🏽 for nothing!
I was already planning a floral shoe project and decided I'd used these Alzúarr heels; switching out my original flowers for orchids. Easy peasy!
SUPPLIES
For this DIY you'll need the following:
- Faux orchid flowers
- Glue gun
- Minimal ankle strap heels
- Faux Pearl cabouchons with flat backs (optional & not pictured above)
STEP 1
Begin by cutting your orchid flowers off the stem. Each shoe should have the same amount and size of flower.
STEP 2
Secure your first flower to the outer edge of the toe stap on your heels. I places the flower with bulbs in this position to add some dimension.
When glueing, ensure you secure the flower in a position that keeps it from dragging on the floor when you walk.
STEP 3
Repeat step 2 with the remaining orchids until the toe strap for both sides are covered with the flowers.
Ensure there is symmetry for the heels.
STEP 4 (OPTIONAL)
You can most certainly stop at step 3 but I felt like something was missing from my heels.
I eyeballed them for a while and then pulled out my flat- back pearl cabouchons and adhered a few to the flowers in random spots. I and held each pearl with a pair of jewelry making pliers and dropped a tiny bit on glue on the back, then secured to the flowers. If you don't have jewelry pliers, I'm sure a solid pair of tweezers can work as well.
STEP 5
There is no step 5! Just take your beautiful orchid heels for a spin.
