Mario, Kirby, Pokemon and Legend of Zelda

I wanted to share these with you, they're finished and she loves them.

Mario turned 30 yesterday as well. Seems fitting.

This pair was a challenge for me in a number of ways, but they might be my favorite pair I've ever finished.
I hope you like them and I hope you are doing something that you like just as much!

Pokemon! Kirby! Metaknight! Mario!

Knee high sneakers have room for lots of art!
I'll post the final pictures after she receives them... she wants to be surprised at the 4th side.

The story of these has been a long journey. Knee high Converse are no longer available. I can do them in a generic version but actual Converse are not being made at this time. 

Nintendo

Working on some nintendo sneakers!
Still a work in progress, but turning out pretty cute!

What's on your list of things to do today?

For love of my little Gamers

I am surrounded by nerds. :) I say that in the most loving of ways, but in one way or another everyone in my life geeks out in a major way about SOMETHING. It's a huge influence on what I make.
Sometimes you start making stuff by accident (like the sneakers) and like the earrings. I don't do a lot of jewelry because I'm not a metalsmith and it had never occured to me to branch into that direction until...
So, see Thing 1 has a best friend. We'll call her J. She recently helped out watching our dogs and while I paid her, I wanted to give her something a little more personal. She is a HUGE Zelda fan. I think my youngest minion actually has a crush on her (though he will never admit it) because if she was blonde, she would be everything he ever dreamed of. LOL
But J will sit and play video games with him for hours, then she studies with Thing 1 and they get their Supernatural or Doctor Who nerd on and really, when you have teens, you want them embracing these things in my opinion... but I wandered off again.
J is a good kid. I wanted to make her something she wouldn't find anywhere else so I made her these.

Zelda earrings

The pair above obviously isn't done because they are in her ears almost all the time. LOL

But she suggested I make other things as well as these and put them in my shop.

So my project is more of those (because I just shipped out the last pair I had made) as well as some cute new Mario inspired designs. These are probably going to take a little more work, but that's ok. They were just a test and I have a good friend who is Mario obsessed that  I can send these practice pairs to! 

Red Mario inspired Mushrooms

Green Mario inspired Mushrooms

And then these are my new favorites. :) 

I'm keeping a pair for myself.

Mario style stars

Happy Friday everyone!