Articles for tag: Plastic Toys, Shoe Repair

Karla News

Repairs Made Easy with Glue Guns: Not Just for Crafts

Glue guns are traditionally used to make various crafts. They are great at that job. Over the years, I have discovered that they have many more wonderful uses. My grandson is destined to be a Mr. Fix-It. He has my curiosity into the building or rebuilding of things. During the last few years, he had ...

Karla News

A Guide to Dyeing Wedding Shoes

The wedding plans are coming together and there’s only one major thing left to do: Locate the shoes and have them dyed-to-match the bridesmaids’ dresses. The same can be said for proms, pageants, or any special event requiring a matching ensemble, and the following guidelines will make purchasing and dyeing the items a little less ...

Naot Shoes Feature Cork Foot Beds

Naot footwear is a line of shoes that are known for their comfort and durability that make shoes for women, men and children. The Naot brand is made in Israel and come in European sizes. The styles only come in one standard width. Women’s styles start at size 35, approximately a 4 and come in ...

The Plus Size Fashionista’s Guide to Knee-High Boots

Every fashionista, no matter what her size, loves her shoes. Fabulous shoes are a very important element in any wardrobe. According to a poll taken by the Consumer Reports National Research Center, 15 percent of women own more than 30 pairs of shoes, and 33 percent of those women have trouble finding room to store ...

Karla News

How to Make a Shoe Fit

The Problem It has happened to us all. The shoes fit great in the store, but once you get home something changed. Maybe your foot was swollen and now the shoe seems too big. Or maybe the longer you wear the shoe the tighter it feels. Or maybe you have a toe that seems to ...

Karla News

Living with a Shoe Prosthesis

For over 30 years, my left shoe has needed an external shoe lift. My left leg was left shorter than my right after an automobile accident. To this day, I still am not used to having 98% of the people see my shoe before me. Here is my short true story of living with a ...

Shoe Shopping in Manhattan: Check Out 8th Street

For people who don’t do a lot of shopping or don’t do a lot of reading up of the shopping pages or shopping reviews, there is something of a shock when one comes upon anomalies in the shopping patterns of the world. While there are many different “sections” or “districts” in Manhattan; the diamond district, ...

Karla News

Screaming Bunions

The pain can be unbearable sometimes. You can be sitting in a very important meeting and all of a sudden the sharp pain comes in an instant, you try to sit there and pay close attention while trying to get your shoe off with the opposite foot. You’re sound asleep dreaming of something wonderful when ...