Dear friends of ours recently got engaged. Given my newfound passion for design and decoration, I'll be posting more about this event, but today I want to focus on their engagement gift. Giving (and receiving!) gifts is one of my love languages, and so I wanted to make sure we gave them something meaningful and that they wanted (no formal engagement party, no gift registry). Their request - his&hers slippers! I went to many different stores in search of such creatures and if they do exist, they were not to be found on my shopping day. This kind of "slipper" (above) was not good enough.
So I dared to makeover some myself!
There was much saga involved in the preparation, including but not limited to finding the slippers, finding a store that sold purple dye, tossing up between iron-on and store embroidery for naming, and then trying to track down another pair after my precious boy was a wee bit naughty and mistook a slipper for a soft toy (he loves soft toys to pieces... literally).
Nonetheless, in the end, they worked!
1. Purchase comfy "doona feet" men's slippers in appropriate sizes for the lucky couple (they are very much lounge around, casual and comfortable people).
2. Dye one pair purple! I used Violet iDye for cotton which was super easy - one hot wash with the dye and a cup of salt, then one cold wash, dry in the sun and presto!
3. Iron on names - to match the casual footwear, we went for their nicknames.
4. Add an assortment of other presents including socks and microwave-proof tupperware (another gift request)
5. Wrap lavishly!
