Shoe Hangers

As I said last week, we just moved. and with moving comes purging and re-arranging. Our new place has a big master bedroom closet but that's about all it has in the way of storage. So a lot of things have to fit in there, including my craft stash, all my clothes and shoes. I found this cool idea on Pinterest (do you want an invite? Email me!):

Link here

 PERFECT idea for me! So I got to it:

and then I realized I didn't really have the tools I needed, so I improvised. My method is not the best, but it sure is WAYWARD!

Materials:

Wire Hanger

Tools:

Wire Cutter and Pliers would be best, but I used what I had, a pair of garden shears and a small adjustable wrench

Eye protection would have been a safe idea (I didn't have any problems, but you never know)

Step one, cut the wire hanger like so: 

On both sides, see?

 Then take your wrench pliers, and bend up the sides you just cut. Mine weren't the best because I was using that wrench.

Repeat on the opposite side

Then use your hand and pliers to bend the hanger like so. 

Here it is in action:

Oh, my beloved Bernardo's.

So my attempts weren't as cute as the original, but they are very functional and fast! I made 5 in about 10 minutes. I love that you can use them for flats too. 

Have you ever thought of hanging up your shoes?