"Click them thrice and think of home"

Any pair of red shoes remind me of the ruby ones whose heels Dorothy clicked and thought of home. I remember watching the film as a kid, in total awe of those shoes. They aired it at 9pm on one of those days when Cartoon Network would give way to TNT for its regular evening-night time slot.

TNT usually stuck with its black-and-white movies but one day decided to air The Wizard Of Oz. My Grandpa told me I would love it and we watched it together, and Dorothy's slippers never left my mind after that. Any shoe with a slight hint of red=Dorothy's shoes.

And by any pair, I mean any pair, as long as they are red in colour.

Dorothy's shoes didn't need any retouches (In my six year old mind, they were the most beautiful pair that ever existed) but I felt these ones could do with a little bit of work. To be honest, I loved them as they were, but I wanted to take things a little further and experiment with shoes as well.

Olympic rings much?

The first round of stitching went well.  And then I thought, 'Why not stitch some more?' It was a risk, because these were not even my shoes and ruining them would mean inviting my friend's wrath. But she had okayed me for the change so there I was, confident that the assurance of her blessings would cloud over any experimental disasters. 

And here is a photo of her feet happily posing for the camera before rushing off to work. The pink nail paint was unintentional, but it fits right in. Just like jigsaw puzzle pieces coming together.

Another happy day.