I’ve made some rather funny sandals. Grassy, you know. What, isn’t that normal? Well, you know, you see some materials, you get an idea and you’ve just got to run with it. 
Cassie brought some small pieces of fake grass home; samples from her work that were getting thrown out, and I was instantly like, o yeah, summer-y sandals! I was allowed to have one piece and she plans to make some thongs for herself from the other one.
Design; my own.
Materials; fake grass, free sample; white vinyl from Clark Rubber, contact adhesive and black rubber for the soles from Bunnings.
The grass is sewn into a really stiff thick plastic backing that was pretty difficult to cut neatly, or at all actually. I used a stanley knife for that bit, and for cutting slits along the edges for the upper tabs to go through, and sanded off the sharp bits with the heaviest duty sandpaper I could find. I played with pieces of cotton on my foot to get the pattern pieces how I wanted, and then cut them from white vinyl with 3-4 tabs along each long side, to insert through the grass to fold down underneath. The vinyl is fabric-backed already, but I glued on some thick white cotton as well, for some extra strength and resistance to stretching. Hopefully, anyway! I also topstitched all around the edges of the vinyl, which I think looks nice and neat.
The vinyl tabs underneath and the black rubber soles are glued underneath to the grass backing with contact adhesive, so it’s all held together firm and strong.
cat contemplates shoes…
Are they going to get worn very frequently? Hmm, time will tell! They are kinda weird but I reckon fun and funky, and the fake grass means they’re very soft and comfortable to wear. Like slipping on a pair of soft comfy slippers! And I like that they’re o so summery. You know, green green grass, plus clean, crisp bright bright white. *blissful sigh* I love summer. It’s great since today the weather has forgotten it’s autumn and has turned up the heat with a cloudless blue sky. Picnic weather. Actually, they do feel just right for a picnic. Also, looking at the bright green plastic-ness reminds me of Christmas trees. Yes! The perfect sandal for Christmas do’s!
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