Dazzling Tootsies

Dazzling Tootsies Inspired by Marilyn Monroe's style we are excited to Dazzle the world with our Epoxy Resin Shoes!

It’s been a very long time since I posted here. I’ve been down with a foot issue from a life of wearing either no shoes ...
01/16/2025

It’s been a very long time since I posted here. I’ve been down with a foot issue from a life of wearing either no shoes or crappy flip flops sent a 53 year old foot into a tailspin.

I’m struggling pretty hard… the MRI showed no problems today. That news was followed by lots of tears.

I find ways to work on a single pair a sweet man ordered for his wife before Christmas. He is very patient and understanding but I’ve got to get these done.

My wonderful husband made me laugh while sanding today. We got the ribbon channels drilled today. Tomorrow we should be able to flood coat and ship the next day.

This tube of Elisabeth Arden orange lipstick just sold at auction for $65,000😱. I was hoping to get a bobby pin or somet...
08/07/2024

This tube of Elisabeth Arden orange lipstick just sold at auction for $65,000😱. I was hoping to get a bobby pin or something some day but I don't have an extra 20 grand lying around😂.

Bit o Trivia... Marilyn never wore only one color of lip stick. She always created her full lip effect by strategically applying 3-5 shades of whatever she was going for... Brilliant Lady.

She must have the highest selling stuff in history right?

30 years and counting! I could not have imagined loving him more than I did on our wedding day but it’s a fact… love gro...
02/20/2024

30 years and counting! I could not have imagined loving him more than I did on our wedding day but it’s a fact… love grows 🥰. God has given me the greatest husband to lead me on this Dazzling Adventure 🙏🏻😍

Here she is in her favorite shoes! Photos by Frank Powolny
02/04/2024

Here she is in her favorite shoes! Photos by Frank Powolny

Happy Birthday Karen Darnell, you are a very Dazzling Tootsie!
08/06/2023

Happy Birthday Karen Darnell, you are a very Dazzling Tootsie!

07/24/2023

Answering questions about changes to the height of our heels, and the reasons behind our design.🥰

I thought I found every available image of Marilyn in her Cinderella slippers, but stumbled upon these in a fantastic gr...
04/14/2023

I thought I found every available image of Marilyn in her Cinderella slippers, but stumbled upon these in a fantastic group about how wonderful she was.

Look closely at the first photo… She’s holding see fans! I also look for ways to re-create her images in these shoes, and these sure to give me some great ideas! I am now on the hunt for giant sea fans, and a polkadot handkerchief🤣

This was a photo shoot by Burt Ryan’s filled for How to Marry a Millionaire in 1953. I got to dig a little more to see if I can find the exact date.🧐

Going live on our Instagram page and just a few moments to share a quick tutorial on getting our ribbon through our toot...
04/12/2023

Going live on our Instagram page and just a few moments to share a quick tutorial on getting our ribbon through our tootsies. Come join us🤩

01/10/2023

It has been a while since I gave an update of our progress... this is TOUGH! We are debating whether to keep "flood coating" our Tootsies or switch over to hand polish. What do you think?

It is very important to understand, and I want to be completely transparent, (pun totally intended 😆)every pair of Dazzl...
10/01/2022

It is very important to understand, and I want to be completely transparent, (pun totally intended 😆)every pair of Dazzling Tootsies will have a small degree of “pale yellowing.”

This is a phenomenon fought by epoxy resin artists since the concept began, my work is no exception. I use the very best in the industry at UV protection, WiseBond Deep Pour & Table Top Epoxy but even their excellence is not immune.

I have a trick up my sleeve I am going to start to play, but it’s in the experimental phase.

Storing your tootsies in our red velvet bags or any dark space really helps protect them but there is an inevitable initial yellowing that some peoples eyes are more attuned to.

I happen to be one of these people… I found that out when David and I were shopping for my upgraded wing for our 20th anniversary. The lady helping us at the jewelry store noted how sharp and I I had for any yellow in a stone.

If you take a close look at the foursquare shots, you will see the apparently varying degrees of yellow but this is the same shoe, on the same day, in different lighting.

This is my personal shoe that I’ve had since at least January. You’ll notice on the white sheet, it looks very yellow but when in my hand and on those stairs appears crystal clear. 

I struggle to understand how Marilyn’s shoes never looked yellow but I do know lighting is everything and she worked with the best. Her heels were at least 2 1/2 to 3 years old. I’ve documented the first photographed image to January 11, 1951 and the last one in I think it’s August 1953. The search this dating continues.

Thank you for being on his Dazzling journey with me. My work is not perfect but is Dazzling.

In searching for more information on those skating pictures I discovered Marilyn was the star of a Coke Commercial! The ...
09/27/2022

In searching for more information on those skating pictures I discovered Marilyn was the star of a Coke Commercial! The fellow's proposal is pretty risqué😆

I saw this picture of her drinking a coke in the same skating dress and connected the dots. Then I found an ad of her wearing the same suit (probably shooting day) as the commercial.

I bet she had a few days of a contract with Coke, and they took her from the skating rink to the beach and opted for the beach scene😂 https://youtu.be/d1HMGytwFCA

This is fun... I cannot find any photos of her skating but here is Marilyn lacing up her ice skates!!! I grew up on the ...
09/26/2022

This is fun... I cannot find any photos of her skating but here is Marilyn lacing up her ice skates!!! I grew up on the ice. This blurry, sorry, shot of my mom getting me ready to compete was on the front page of the local paper.

The second shot is when I skated to Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend in a little show and another very dazzling shot of a pioneering outfit in the skating world. I think this is one of the very first dresses made from this "n**e" stuff... at least in my area of the world it was. My coach used to cover me up when I was not on the ice so others could not see how it was made😆

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