Comments on: Dying Ballet Shoes http://www.frugalupstate.com/kids/dying-ballet-shoes/ Use what you have, get creative and save! Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:06:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.frugalupstate.com/kids/dying-ballet-shoes/comment-page-1/#comment-3224 Anonymous Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:50:00 +0000 http://www.frugalupstate.com/2008/05/dying-ballet-shoes.html#comment-3224 We have a slightly different version of this problem. Our teenage son plays cello in his school symphony, and is required to wear a black suit, white shirt, black bow tie and black dress shoes. We're on his second set of all of the above and had to let the hem out several inches on the pants, buy a new white shirt, and he has to squeeze into a pair of too tight shoes. He is unusually tall and skinny so suits are hard to find, let alone on ebay, by thrifting, or exchange with previous students. This year's suit will be worn three times...Christmas concert, wedding, June concert and that's it, unless he needs a dark suit for his semi-formal later in June. Any ideas anybody!<br/><br/>Thanks<br/><br/>Christine We have a slightly different version of this problem. Our teenage son plays cello in his school symphony, and is required to wear a black suit, white shirt, black bow tie and black dress shoes. We’re on his second set of all of the above and had to let the hem out several inches on the pants, buy a new white shirt, and he has to squeeze into a pair of too tight shoes. He is unusually tall and skinny so suits are hard to find, let alone on ebay, by thrifting, or exchange with previous students. This year’s suit will be worn three times…Christmas concert, wedding, June concert and that’s it, unless he needs a dark suit for his semi-formal later in June. Any ideas anybody!

Thanks

Christine

]]> By: Jenn @ Frugal Upstate http://www.frugalupstate.com/kids/dying-ballet-shoes/comment-page-1/#comment-3200 Jenn @ Frugal Upstate Sat, 24 May 2008 14:13:00 +0000 http://www.frugalupstate.com/2008/05/dying-ballet-shoes.html#comment-3200 Lisa-Honestly-sharpies were my next line of defense if the dye didn't work.<br/><br/>Jerry-I think parts of the whole dance thing are a rip off. Oh well, the things we do cause we love them.<br/><br/>Rebecca-Character shoes are pretty comfy. Glad she was able to save the money. Lisa-Honestly-sharpies were my next line of defense if the dye didn’t work.

Jerry-I think parts of the whole dance thing are a rip off. Oh well, the things we do cause we love them.

Rebecca-Character shoes are pretty comfy. Glad she was able to save the money.

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.frugalupstate.com/kids/dying-ballet-shoes/comment-page-1/#comment-3194 Rebecca Fri, 23 May 2008 22:27:00 +0000 http://www.frugalupstate.com/2008/05/dying-ballet-shoes.html#comment-3194 Ha! I did not know about the special paint at shoe stores, but we just had the spray painting character shoes experience. <br/><br/>The entire "Castle Staff" in B & the B has to wear tan character shoes and we found out like a week and a half before the show. Well, Spokane dance stores don't have that many pairs of tan character shoes in stock. DD ordered a pair for $40, but then the costume lady told her to go dig through the black ones. Sure enough, at the bottom of the final box, she found an old broken down pair that fit her. But who cares? It's $40 she gets to keep! The costume lady spray painted them for her and she's good to go.<br/><br/>So thanks for the info. :) And now I will be checking all the thrift stores for character shoes in any color, size 10 N. Ha! I did not know about the special paint at shoe stores, but we just had the spray painting character shoes experience.

The entire “Castle Staff” in B & the B has to wear tan character shoes and we found out like a week and a half before the show. Well, Spokane dance stores don’t have that many pairs of tan character shoes in stock. DD ordered a pair for $40, but then the costume lady told her to go dig through the black ones. Sure enough, at the bottom of the final box, she found an old broken down pair that fit her. But who cares? It’s $40 she gets to keep! The costume lady spray painted them for her and she’s good to go.

So thanks for the info. :) And now I will be checking all the thrift stores for character shoes in any color, size 10 N.

]]> By: Jerry http://www.frugalupstate.com/kids/dying-ballet-shoes/comment-page-1/#comment-3190 Jerry Fri, 23 May 2008 14:39:00 +0000 http://www.frugalupstate.com/2008/05/dying-ballet-shoes.html#comment-3190 Our 3-y.o. daughter just had her last ballet class last weekend (we are moving before the big recital, which leads us to save us a ton of money on costumes and additional shoes!). She will miss the class, but I think we will have some insurance that she's going to want to continue once we are in Europe. Hopefully it's cheap over there... Great job dyeing the shoes! That's truly frugal and smart.<br/>Jerry<br/>www.leads4insurance.com Our 3-y.o. daughter just had her last ballet class last weekend (we are moving before the big recital, which leads us to save us a ton of money on costumes and additional shoes!). She will miss the class, but I think we will have some insurance that she’s going to want to continue once we are in Europe. Hopefully it’s cheap over there… Great job dyeing the shoes! That’s truly frugal and smart.
Jerry
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]]> By: Lisa http://www.frugalupstate.com/kids/dying-ballet-shoes/comment-page-1/#comment-3181 Lisa Fri, 23 May 2008 01:40:00 +0000 http://www.frugalupstate.com/2008/05/dying-ballet-shoes.html#comment-3181 I just had to comment on the ballet shoes. I once colored my dd's pink ones with a black permanent marker. It worked, of course I nearly passed out from the fumes but , darn it, I wasn't buying shoes for one dance in a recital, LOL. I just had to comment on the ballet shoes. I once colored my dd’s pink ones with a black permanent marker. It worked, of course I nearly passed out from the fumes but , darn it, I wasn’t buying shoes for one dance in a recital, LOL.

]]> By: Julie http://www.frugalupstate.com/kids/dying-ballet-shoes/comment-page-1/#comment-3164 Julie Tue, 20 May 2008 13:36:00 +0000 http://www.frugalupstate.com/2008/05/dying-ballet-shoes.html#comment-3164 I can so relate to this post! My princess is also in dance this year and she told me last week her tap shoes were hurting her feet. She only has 3 weeks until the recital. I guess I am the mean mom and I am going to make her wear them until the end. I swear we even purchased them big at the beginning of the year! I can so relate to this post! My princess is also in dance this year and she told me last week her tap shoes were hurting her feet. She only has 3 weeks until the recital. I guess I am the mean mom and I am going to make her wear them until the end. I swear we even purchased them big at the beginning of the year!

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