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Here I would love to share with you our travels and adventures as international mushroom consultants. MEMOIRS about husband Pieter Vedder, who was a SCIENTIFIC PIONEER in Commercial Mushroom Cultivation Education. His practical handbook is in 9 languages and is called the MUSHROOM BIBLE: https://mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com/2020/08/modern-mushroom-growing-2020-harvesting.html

Saturday, October 9, 2021

Hat Elastic for Preventing my Shoes from Sliding OFF

 Just a simple piece of hat elastic helped me keeping my shoes from sliding off my heel!
Sure this hat elastic you can find in different colors too!
But I was glad for finding my 'old' Hat Elastic from The Netherlands...
Without measuring, I cut off two pieces and did tie a knot on both ends.
This Hat Elastic is strong enough for holding that nasty sliding heel band in its place!
Wore this with my long Escada silk satin roses dress and it works well with long jeans.
Haha, my biker-feet with the imprints by the sun from where my Ecco sandals fit... 😉
And... my ugly toe is not yet 'normal'. You can read about how that came to be here: NO WAY!!! ←click link
Shoes are also Escada and they come with a matching small, and a larger tote, as well as with a belt. 
I'd rather have some hat elastic 'visible' then tripping or having difficulty walking...
Do you have any shoes that don't stay put?
Often they look better than they wear!
Wearing my small tote with my shoes and Escada silk satin rose dress + stole. 
Majorica pearl necklace and bracelet with Christian Dior pearl earrings in a matching size; found at Singapore airport...

Related link:
{Back Home from a Wedding in Provence-Alpes-CĂ´te d'Azur, France} | wearing the silk evening dress with roses at a wedding in France

22 comments:

  1. Excellent and ingenious. Oh ... and elegant too.

    God bless.

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    1. Dearest Victor,
      Thank you and yes, solved this problem in a very simple manner... 😉
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  2. Hallo Mariette,
    Wat een super handige oplossing voor afglijdende schoenenbandjes. Samen met de jurk,tas en sieraden is het een prachtig plaatje. Fijne zondag, lieve groet Willy

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    1. Beste Willy,
      Dank je wel en deze oplossing wilde ik dan ook graag delen!
      Liefs,
      Mariette

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  3. A mĂ­ no me gusta llevar los dedos de los pies al aire, debido a que el pie se me va para adelante a la hora de andar y se me acaba saliendo del zapato.

    EstĂĄs muy bien conjuntada y luces todo lo que tes has puesto, con mucha elegancia.

    Besos

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    1. Querida AntĂłnia,
      Bueno, con mis pies delgados de tipo egipcio, yo tambiĂŠn tengo el mismo problema, pero con zapatos que te ajusten bien puedes minimizarlo. ¡Me encanta el perĂ­odo en que puedo caminar con los pies descalzos!
      Abrazos,
      Mariette

      P.S. AquĂ­ menciono los tipos de pies: https://mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com/2013/10/what-type-of-feet-do-you-have.html

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  4. How very clever of you, Mariette! And you do look elegant in that photo. You have impeccable taste!
    Blessings!

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    1. Dearest Martha Jane,
      Thank you and now finally I can wear and enjoy these shoes!
      Well, the season is soon ending for bare foot shoes...
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  5. Hello Mariette, Safety is more important than anything else! However, necessity is the mother of invention, and how like you to have millinery supplies on hand to create this solution! I could never fix clothing, but I like to keep lots of miscellaneous screws and hardware around--they always come in handy, and I'll bet that Pieter always does likewise!
    --Jim

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    1. Dearest Jim,
      Yep, for the sake of safety we do a lot.
      both of us often joke when encountering a little problem that needs to be fixed. Either I look into my sewing supplies or Pieter goes to his workshop for finding a piece of hardware for using!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  6. Very clever indeed! I'm typically in sneakers or hikers, actually don't have any dress shoes anymore. Business casual slip-ons are the closest to "dressy." LOL.

    BTW, that rose dress is so beautiful, Mariette. You look lovely!

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    1. Dearest Kim,
      Well, sneakers or hikers are not the best form for any Egyptian type foot. I do wear them for biking in colder season but not for the entire day.
      So my dress shoes are still complete and color matching my wardrobe. No spike heels however; never liked those!
      Will show the rose dress another time in more detail and I love it too. Wore its 'sister' to a wedding in the Provence in September of 2016: https://mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com/2016/09/back-home-from-wedding-in-provence.html
      The huge, matching silk satin shawl, Pieter found at the Escada Outlet and it has proven to be useful!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  7. It's a really good idea, the outfit covers the elastic and looks stylish anyway.
    xoxo
    Coisas de Feltro

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    1. Dearest Christina,
      Yes, it works perfect and even IF visible, safety is more important 😉
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  8. Eine sehr gute LĂśsung, manchmal ist es so einfach, aber man muss die richtige Idee haben.
    Ich wĂźnsche Dir einen wundervollen Start in die neue Woche.

    Viele liebe Grüße
    Wolfgang

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    1. Lieber Wolfgang,
      Ja wirklich sehr einfach... Bin froh es aufgelĂśst zu haben!
      Liebe Grüße,
      Mariette

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  9. I have similar sandals that slide off all the time and I gave up wearing them. The elastic would be a good idea for sure :)

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    1. Dearest Sami,
      So happy for having solved that sliding off problem and it is so easy!
      Finally these sandals came out of the closet for being worn.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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    1. Dearest Jo-Anne,
      Yep, clearly one of those 💡 moments...
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  11. Wie cooooool ist das denn, liebe Mariette, mit dem Gold Zack Gummi bleiben die Schuhe an Deinen Füßen und Du stolperst nicht... Du siehst toll aus in Deinem pinken Outfit ..... ich bin ein Pinkfan... nicht nur von der Sängerin mit der tollen Stimme 🤩
    Herzliche Grüße aus dem herbstlichen Ostfriesland 😍
    Traudi.♥

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    1. Liebe Traudi,
      Danke, das Problem war ganz einfach aufgelĂśst mit Gold Zack Gummi!
      Ganz liebe Grüße,
      Mariette

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