Design by Night

Want a cheap way to have some cute summer shoes? Turn a cheap pair of  white canvas tennis shoes (I got mine for less than $6) into cute saddle shoes! Usually saddle shoes are black and white, however since you are creating them you can paint them in any color you want. I picked a tiffany blue. Supplies Canvas tennis shoes Tulip soft Matte Paint Paint brushes (I used two, one was a quarter inch flat brush and one was a round finer point brush) Pencil Paper towel Scissors Download and print this template for the front of the shoes. Since shoes are 3-dimensional I cut my template out of a paper towel. This will allow you to mold it to the shoe. Remove the shoe laces. After you have cut the template out of a paper towel, place it on the shoe. The point should point to the center on the shoe's laces. Trace the outline using a pencil on the shoe. Note : Since your shoe might be larger or smaller depending on the size you might need to tweak the template a bit. ...

Come visit me at Artfest 2013! Nelly's Echo, contestant of the reality television program, The Voice, Midlife Crisis, and Ruut will play music this year. New food vendors include: Groovy Girl Cupcakes, Prigel's locally owned and organically farmed creamery will offer hand dipped ice cream, Food by Fire will supply the main fare, and of course, Brickers Famous French Fries will again serve up plentiful helpings of fresh, hand cut fries. This year all wine tastings will include a gifted wine glass! Make art matter in Maryland and come to the show! For more information, visit www.nbcaf.com/artfest.html When: Saturday, June 1, 2013  Time: noon-7pm  Where: Boordy Vineyard (rain or shine).