polaroid of downtown anapolis, © kristine asta helgason
Joyce Carol Oates Goes Home Again in the Smithsonian. Beautiful views of home as not just a house you live in, but the roads you walked to school, the library you read almost in entirety, the cinema in which you sat alone. Maybe it’s living in the Northeast, maybe it’s her language, but Lockport seems not unlike my hometown.
What you need:
- 2 1″ pyramid studs, $7.32/25
- cheap flats – I wouldn’t do this on a nice pair in case you make a mistake. Try Kimchi & Blue Linen Skimmer or Kimchi & Blue Floral Skimmer.
- Small pliers (I used wire cutters that I normally use for jewelry. The small tips worked perfectly.)
- Utility Knife
First, press the pyramid down enough where you want it on the shoe to make two parallel marks. (Don’t just use the stud- the tabs aren’t very strong or sharp.) Use those marks as a guide for where to cut a small slit with the utility knife. It’s better to cut them too close initially and make another cut further out because the stud will cover it up anyway, and if they’re too far apart, you’ll be able to see the cut and the tab. Pop the stud in and use the pliers to fold the tabs inside. I haven’t found this to be insecure, but if you’re worried, I’d try a bit of superglue on the inside.
In case you’re wondering, the studs don’t hurt my toes and the tabs don’t snag on my tights at all! Now, Spring just needs to come in Boston so I can wear them out and not just to work inside all day.
My boyfriend, Tim’s sleeve is nearly finished as of Sunday. It was done by Nate at Jim’s Tattoo in Seabrook, NH. Fortunately for Tim, I don’t have any photographs of the awesome faces he was making as Nate did the underneath of his upper arm.
