Yeah! I have been waiting to do these suckers for about a month! It took that long to get the studs I ordered online (crazyness)! I didn't think I would ever get them... so here it goes!!! Yeeee!

Asymmetrical Spiked Patent Leather Pumps - Nude

Asymmetrical Spiked Patent Leather Pumps by VileBroccoliFur

So I was inspired by these and a lot of other pretties on etsy for sale but was crushed by the price. At 100 dollars more or less a pair I could not afford them. So I did a little investigating and found silver studs online for around $16.00. That was for 3 different heights like I wanted and about 10 of each. I also found this cute pair of new black lace peep toe heels from a thrift store in town for $10 dollars. So my total cost was $26... not bad until I experienced the bit of work it takes to put them together.

The really sharp pointed studs are screw backs which are what I suggest purchasing instead of the little rivet style kind. I got both kinds and found the rivet ones do not stay on. I had to glue them. Plus they will poke your feet if you don't cover them with something

Next I collected a variety of tools... You will definitely need a flat head screw driver for screw back studs and the metal pick tool in the middle was a must! The hammer I tried to use but wasn't so necessary.

Next I collected some helpful tools. The tack worked best. The chalk was handy. The screw and needle not soo much.

I started by using the tack to punch a beginning hole into the side of the back of the heel. Note I did think about how I would place the studs before beginning and organized the studs in piles to make sure I had an even amount for each heel.

Then I started to punch the pick tool through the hole while wiggling it to make the hole wider.

I inserted the screw back part of the stud as much as I could....

and used the flat head to finish turning it through the hole.

See :)

I screwed the top cone shaped metal stud on easy peasy!

Then tightened it with the flat head screw driver.

This took about an hour... and when I was finished with one heel I put it next to the other to match up where the studs were placed. I used the chalk to mark those spots and finished using the studs.