As you may already know, I got
a Madame Alexander Elise doll
for Christmas!
She had Ballet slippers, but no heels.
I ordered some inexpensive heels
from eBay, but they fit badly.
The plastic is so hard it won't
allow Elise's foot to slide in!
(Elise was not happy)
This is how I fixed them.
I protected my work surface with foil.
Then I gathered my supplies.
Cutting tool, hot glue gun, elastic and felt.
I cut off the plastic straps. I also
trimmed the sides of the heels
since they were a little too wide.
Next I lay a piece of paper on the sole
and draw around it to make a pattern.
Like this.
Test the fit.
Draw on your felt using the paper pattern.
The ink or pencil side will go down.
Cut out two felt pieces, staying just inside
the lines. Set these felt insoles aside.
It was hard to get a good photo of this step.
I wrap the elastic around her foot
so it just touches underneath.
Then glue to the TOP of the shoe.
Don't worry if the glue is messy
it will be covered by the felt.
The ankle strap wraps around like this,
then goes under the foot.
Just like the toe, wrap around the foot then cut.
This is what it should look like.
Cris-cross over the front of the ankle.
Next slide the felt, from toe upward,
covering the glued elastic.
Glue felt to sole starting with the heel and
carefully gluing, a bit at a time
down to the toe, until it is all secured.
Trim any excess felt from the edges.
Cuticle scissors are great for this!
One down, one to go!
Here's a little trick, use sharpie to color out
glue residue on the black soles and elastic.
(Shh, don't tell anybody)
Still not a perfect fit, but better than they were!
Before and After
Much better!
Here are some other shoe makeovers I have done.
There are links to a couple posts showing all the steps.
MA Cissy and Miss Revlon Shoe makeovers.
Little Miss Revlon and Toni Shoe makeovers.
Coming soon!
These are some fabrics I will use
to make a dress, or two, for Elise!
