dreamy VANS

I have some friends who got way more than their share when God was dollaping out creative talent. Lynda Jane is one of those friends. She writes, paints, does photography, and everything else and saw some hand-painted shoes being sold and thought "I can do that" and this is what she whipped out. Insanity, I tell you. She can draw and paint just about anything. Your imagination is the limit. When you've dreamed up the perfect pair for you or a friend, head on over to her Etsy shop then please share! I've gotta see what else she does. ; )

the PAIR that got away

The joy and pain of Gilt Fuse.... This morning I found these amazing 80%20 flats for $39, down from $94. I rushed to tell my mom that she could buy them for me for Christmas asap-- those Gilt deals disappear fast-- I tried to put my size in the cart and they were GONE within minutes. *sigh* I guess they weren't meant to grace my feet because for $94 full price, they aren't coming near these tootsies.

Oh, and if you like the heart-racing rush of shopping unmatched deals on Gilt, shoot me your e-mail address at crookedshmooked(at)gmail(dot)com and I'll hook you up with an invite. Although I can't guarantee your experience will be pain-free. But what doesn't kill us, only makes us stronger, right?

i love myself some TOMS

I absolutely love my Toms. They are my go to comfy, slip on shoes. You can imagine my excitement when I received an e-mail showing off the new Toms Botas- all weather boots! I also caught hubby drooling over the same e-mail the other day. I'm thinking some his and hers Botas will make it onto our Christmas lists... or our we love comfy shoes and just can't stop ourselves list. 

smitten with SPIRO CREATIONS

If you are trying to keep your credit card out of the sun this summer, you are going to want to take those cards and hide them before I reveal this post to you. Go ahead. I'll give you a moment....

Okay. I present to you, Spiro Creations. The husband and wife team from Winnipeg craft gorgeous handmade shoes out of vibrant cow and deer leathers. Each pair is customized to your own feet after you send in a tracing and the measurements of your foot. Does that not sound amazing? I can't even begin to imagine how comfortable it must be having a shoe formed specifically for you. And these shoes aren't just comfortable, they are also ridiculously chic. I can turn down comfortable shoes that aren't cute and cute shoes that aren't comfortable, but shoes that are both? Uh-oh... Time to start my list for Santa.

Now aren't you glad I made you hide those cards first? To those of you whose credit cards are nice and healthy and allowed to come out and play: go ahead and visit Spiro Creations, you lucky dogs, you.

my FEET are craving:

Rosebud Saltwater Sandals & Bensimon Midtop Sneakers