Things to use as door stops (other than “official” door stops): A chair. A pile of books. More piles of books. An umbrella holder. A cabinet. A really huge box. The end of a table. A folded newspaper. A folded magazine. An electric fan. The end of the couch. A flip-flop. Now how about a shoe?
This Foot in the Door Doorstop is perfect for shoe lovers! Simply slip the tip of the shoe under your door and ta-da! It comes in black or red and is made from rubber. What a stylish way to keep your door open. At least …read more

Dear TOMS Shoes:
I just bought your shoes and I swear I feel like a better person already. To know that for every pair of TOMS shoes purchased, your company will give a pair of shoes to a child in need – now that’s awesome. One for One. I dig that.
My husband got his pair last month and we’d have our son Truman in them if you had youth sizes ready to sell, but you don’t. So please get on that, you know, when you have time between shoe drops. Because we want to do everything we can to make sure …read more

Acrylic paint is great for paper, canvas and fabric right?
Why not add some color to your accessories with it too!

Cut Out + Keep has a great tutorial on how to paint your own canvas or fabric shoes.  Think about all the fun designs you could make – no more boring shoes for you!
All you need is a pair of plain, white fabric shoes, waterproof markers, acrylic paint and a shellac or lacquer.
Hey, it’s simple enough that the whole family can make their shoes together (although little kids should probably get parent to do the sealing part)
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While b5.media’s own, SP Bragg over at Aging Faulous can offer grace, style and wit as she helps us to examine growing older, Nora Ephron can crack me up.
Check out this priceless piece from Nora, which appeared in this Sunday’s New York Time Style Magazine. (With the ephemeral, Evan Rachel Wood on the cover):

What do I always say about shoes!…and maybe you should keep Nora’s list.

One of the perks of working from home, as I do with The Pet Set, is that you can schedule work responsibilities around house responsibilities.
Yesterday was one of those days…customers would have to wait; it was time to take a trip down memory lane by organizing a closet that was simply out of control and sorrowfully out of date.
Join me and my Hefty garbage bag won’t you? as I take you to a land far, far away — once known to me as Corporate America: (wear sunglasses, some of this stuff is pretty darn horrible to look at.)

First stop: …read more