Happy Holidays and welcome to the Petaloo Blog! We have a special treat today...a Guest Designer ... Nichola Battilana!
We are so thrilled to have her join us for the holidays and we hope you enjoy her beautiful Christmas designs as much as we do...
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One day, not so very long ago, a lovely lady gave me a rather large bag of pointe shoes. In her previous life she had been a ballet dancer and had saved her old slippers, all beaten and well worn. My two left feet have forever prevented my participation in dance (except in my kitchen when no one is looking) so ballet slippers have always held a sort of wonderment to me. The Petaloo products seemed the perfect pairing for those magic slippers.
The very first thing I did was to prepare the slipper. The shoe has been lined with “My True Love” from the 12 Days of Christmas collection from Graphic 45. The toe of the slipper was then stuffed, forming a sturdy base to embellish.
Loads of lovely Petaloo florals and feathers have been used to decorate the toe. I love the rich and vibrant colours, so elegant and quite dainty. The cranberry Floral Ephemera is absolutely divine. I’ve also added a beautiful Petaloo Vintage Tricket too.
Inside the shoe I’ve added some organza and Cream Chantilly-Velvet Hydrangeas along with a fussy cut lady from the 8” Ladies Dancing sheet.
You can see here that the paper seams in the slipper have been hidden with a bit of glitter.
The paper edges around the opening have been finished with a bit of ribbon. The heel completed with a tiny bow and a Petaloo Shades of White Brad.
By working slowly, and in layers, the old ballet slipper is eventually transformed into a lovely memento, a Christmas gift to its former owner.
Material List
Petaloo:
Feathers x 40 • Cream • ITEM: 1608-001
Trinkets x 6 • Vintage • ITEM: 1930-001
MixedTextured Layers x 12 • Ivory • ITEM: 1257-200
Chantilly-VelvHydrangeas • Cream • ITEM: 1272-162
Brad Asst x 20 • Shades of White • ITEM: 1920-000
Botanica Blooms x 4 • All Ivory • ITEM: 1102-001
FloralEphemera • Cranberry • ITEM: 1100-214
Botanica Minis x 11 • Cranberry/Amber/Orange • ITEM: 1101-003
Graphic 45:
12 Days of Christmas 8” pad
• Ladies Dancing
• My True Love
• 12 Days of Christmas
• Joyeux Noel
Other:
Pointe Ballet Slipper
Ribbon
Glue
Glitter
Organza
Stuffing/Batting
What a beautiful creation! Love all the little details! TFS!
Posted by: Barb Macaskill | 12/29/2013 at 08:07 PM
absolutely stunning - what a beautiful finished project! Everything is just spot on perfect.
Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Tristan Robin Blakeman | 12/25/2013 at 09:14 AM
oh.my.gawsh!!! This is sooo beautiful!!!!
Posted by: Laura Gauthier Turcotte | 12/25/2013 at 07:28 AM