Changes

After yet another day of debate, and endlessly walking back and forth past my boots, I think I've finally decided on not going through with it. I think I need to lay the boots to rest. As much as I want red glitter cowboy boots, I don't think this is the route I should be taking. :(  However, I do think I'm going to continue on with the swarovski crystals and sparkling up my own pair of shoes. We'll see. I'll probably sit on that one for a little bit longer.

On another note, my Monroe piercing I got a few months ago...may be no more. I love the little gem and waited 7 years to get it so this is a difficult decision for me. I'm just concerned with where it's located and the affect its having on my gum and teeth.

Do I give it a couple more weeks in hopes that it gets better? Under normal situations, that would be my first option. We are unfortunately scheduled to take our engagement pictures on the 12th. Do I leave it in until the 12th? This way I won't have a healing scar. Or do I take it out now? Hopefully the scar will have healed by then. My other thought is if I do leave it in until after the pictures, will I really want a piercing showing on our engagement pictures? When I won't have it soon after?

I love this piercing.

I don't want to take it out.

But.

It hurts.

A girl already has to put herself in enough discomfort and pain with a zillion other things to fit into this society. Do I really want to add to that list? Just because I think it's cute?

The Big Shoe Debate...

So anyone who knows me, knows I can't wait on things. Once I get an idea in my head I want to make it real. ASAP. One of those things being my boots.

I ended up finding a pair of black, shorter, lower heeled cowboy boots on Monday. Since Mr. Fiance wouldn't let me run to Michael's that very same night, I waited until Tuesday on my way home from work. It's on my way home, duh. Kinda...maybe ten, fifteen minutes out of my way but hey! I wanted to get this party started! I entered the world of Michael's to find my wonderful jewels waiting for me. And guess what!? They were on sale!! It's meant to be.

I hurry home, finish a couple chores and sit down at the kitchen table to begin my long and tedious adventure. First, lets back the train up a bit. On my way home between Michael's and my driveway I was thinking that maybe I'd be safer to do an actual heel with this gems instead of the boot. I mean, these little gems aren't cheap. So if I finish these boots and I don't like them-then what? Wear them out of guilt? Here starts the big debate. Red glitter boots or red glitter heels...such a tough decision!! What if I don't like the boots? What if they don't turn out how I'm dreaming them up to be? Why can't Taylor Swift just lend me her boots for the evening? Ugh. Celebrities. Why do they always have to get the good stuff!? Anyways. Back to the task at hand. I decide to do a couple and see what I think. I sit at the table with the glue and gem in my hand. Here goes nothing. I stick the first one on. Eh. It's ok. Add a couple more. Still ok.

Enter Tony.

T: "You should space them out a little more"
H: "I'm still debating if I do the boot or if I find a pair of heels"
T: "You can find a pair of sparkly heels to buy online"
H: "I want to make them"
T: "Maybe you should get a red boot"
H: "Let me know when you find a red boot"

Thanks for the encouragement honey.

Here's what I have so far...

I know it's not the greatest picture and you can't really get the true idea of it yet, but I'm nervous. Do I continue adding them and see what happens? How far do I go before I decide?

Am I dreaming?

So a few weeks ago I attended the Taylor Swift concert. When we left the arena that night, I didn't leave there talking about the concert...while somewhat, I was a little upset about the lack of T-Party...anyways, I left there dreaming of cowboy boots and glitter. Red Glitter. At one point during the show Taylor came out wearing a black dress and red cowboy boots. These weren't just regular red cowboy boots though. They were glitter red. I mean, it's Taylor, that's pretty much a given.

I want them. I need them. I have to have them. Right now.

But.

I can't find them. Anywhere. I can't even find a photo or a video of her wearing them. Am I dreaming?? I asked Laura if I was crazy, but she remembers them too. Why can't I find proof!?

So, now I'm on a mission. To find glitter cowboy boots.

Here's what I've found so far...

The gold ones are...eh...gold...I'm still undecided on them. The issue is if I order them and they don't fit or I don't like them, I can't return them. Then I'm out $$.

The silver ones, which would have worked perfectly for what I want to do, are sold out. No word on when or if they will be restocked. Eh.

You can't find any red sparkly boots anywhere. So. As I was searching the internet about to give up hope, the light bulb turned on.

The last few months every now and then I read on weddingbee about brides who are making their own shoes. They take a regular "plain" pair of shoes and glue swarovski crystals on them.  Like so...

What's my light bulb idea? Well, I'm going to find, attempt to anyhow, a pair of cowboy boots. Then I'll find red, hopefully, swarovski crystals and glue them to the boots. If I can't find Taylor Swift's glittery boots, I'll just have to make them myself!

Wish me luck!