{"id":4762,"date":"2013-12-03T11:42:16","date_gmt":"2013-12-03T18:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=4762"},"modified":"2022-03-25T20:26:33","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T03:26:33","slug":"baby-shoe-ornaments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/12\/03\/baby-shoe-ornaments\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make baby shoe ornaments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When Gem grew out of her first baby shoes, I couldn&#8217;t bear to get rid of them. I wanted to keep them, but I didn&#8217;t want them just tucked away in a box for decades either.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/12\/baby-shoe-ornaments\/babyshoeornament1\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4763\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/12\/03\/baby-shoe-ornaments\/babyshoeornament1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/babyshoeornament1.jpg?fit=640%2C494\" data-orig-size=\"640,494\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-TZ3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1385944490&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.25&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"baby shoe ornament\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/babyshoeornament1.jpg?fit=640%2C494\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4763 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/babyshoeornament1.jpg?resize=640%2C494\" alt=\"baby shoe ornament\" width=\"640\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/babyshoeornament1.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/babyshoeornament1.jpg?resize=300%2C231 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t know what to do with them until we started putting up our Christmas tree.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/12\/baby-shoe-ornaments\/babyshoeornament2\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4764\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/12\/03\/baby-shoe-ornaments\/babyshoeornament2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/babyshoeornament2.jpg?fit=640%2C474\" data-orig-size=\"640,474\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-TZ3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1385944508&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.25&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"babyshoeornament2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/babyshoeornament2.jpg?fit=640%2C474\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4764 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/babyshoeornament2.jpg?resize=640%2C474\" alt=\"baby shoe ornament\" width=\"640\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/babyshoeornament2.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/babyshoeornament2.jpg?resize=300%2C222 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now, they are included among our most cherished Christmas ornaments. Yes, they spend most of the year tucked away in a box, but they bring a smile each holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>How did I do this? Simple, just threat a little string through the loop in the back. For one pair, I poked a small hole in the back and threaded string through with a needle, but most of the baby shoes had a place to attach the string already.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Gem grew out of her first baby shoes, I couldn&#8217;t bear to get rid of them. I wanted to keep them, but I didn&#8217;t want them just tucked away in a box for decades either. I didn&#8217;t know what to do with them until we started putting up our Christmas tree. 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