Not quite diamonds on the soles of her shoes.

My brand new shoes turned out to not be great for actually walking around. The laser cut leather was cute, but tended to peel in layers if anything scuffed the toe or heel. As the soles are still comfortable, I wanted to repair the surface somehow. Bring on the trusty gilding kit!

Taped front toe on the first shoe as an experiment.

There's the kit. The toe is painted with adhesive size and allowed to dry.

Adding the gold leaf to the prepared heel.

Toe following the application of leaf. It was difficult to get a clean edge, so I decided to allow it to be rough.

Finished toe and heal. There's already a scuff on the toe, but I just slapped another piece of leaf on it to repair it. 

Now that the toes and heels are done, I've coated them with sealer, and look forward to seeing how they look as they wear. I won't consider the look finished until I've got some scuffing pattern to dim up the brightness a bit. However, I'm glad these are once again fit to wear with nice outfits.