Saturday, July 28, 2012

Creative Things To Do With Old Baby Shoes



If you're a mom I'll bet you still have at least one pair of these tucked away somewhere in your home: baby shoes!
 So cute and little and oh, the memories...



Or maybe you have a pair of your own baby shoes that you once wore many moons ago that your parents hid away. In either case, why not display these precious keepsakes like these creative folks below did? 

Check it out! 




Karen B. of Todolwen
In the beginning...

Years ago it was common practice to have baby shoes "bronzed."
This was a way to preserve baby shoes as precious keepsakes and consisted of the shoes being electroplated with copper. 

In previous generations, folks were limited to shoes with a bronze finish. Nowadays you can have baby shoes preserved with a plating of pewter, silver, gold, standard bronze, bright bronze, or even porcelain! 




Antique Bronzed Buttoned Hightop Baby Shoes Treasury Item
Antique bronzed buttoned high top baby shoes from okawvalleybirdhouses via Etsy



What a tender display... from The Feathered Nest




Mirror adorned with vintage baby shoes. Photo by Sprout Flowers




Baby shoes with flowers by Rooted In Thyme




Creative Things To Do With Old Baby Shoes:




Dishfunctional Designs: Creative Things To Do With Old Baby Shoes frame shadow box:
1920's lacey baby shoes displayed in a framed shadow box from Petrie Point Designs





Pretty baby shoe display with nest by LibertyBiberty





What do you think?

Do you still have your first pair of baby shoes?



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I hope you have a great week 
Love, Laura


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