Create trendsetting sugar shoes that are sure to be the talk of style-savvy clients! Alongside decorator to the stars Elisa Strauss, you’ll start off on the right foot by carving the ramp and formers that will support your designs. Then, step into the class’s first gum paste shoe tutorial as you create a modern pump with a molded heel, snakeskin texture and painted details. Next on the runway is a chic peep-toe bootie that you’ll embellish with a distressed leather texture, a contrasting trim and some realistic hardware. Move on to a beautiful platform wedge sandal featuring a two-tone heel enclosure, fashionable straps, rhinestone buckles, striking studs and more. Plus, Elisa will help you customize your shoes with a collection of other glamorous textures and eye-catching accents.
Class Sessions
Introduction & Carving Forms
7:53
Cake artist Elisa Strauss is back and ready to make three new styles of sugar shoes! But before you make your shoes, you'll need to make sure you have the structures to support them. Elisa shows you how to make the ramp and formers you'll need. Then get some quick tips about creating these shoes, including the best materials to use and working on a timetable.
Modern Pump: Construction
37:24
Get started on building your first shoe! Elisa walks you through making a molded heel and covering it -- don't forget the heel tap! Then learn to cut out and attach the sole to the heel using your ramp to hold the pieces in place. Move on to the upper part and watch your modern pump take shape!
Modern Pump: Finishing
13:36
Now that your pump is constructed, it's time for the finishing touches! Watch as Elisa uses petal dust to enhance the lizard texture she imprinted onto the shoe. Then learn how to give your shoe that python-skin look and finish it up as you add an insole and label -- details that will enhance the realism.
Peep-Toe Bootie: Construction
26:21
Start constructing the second project: a fashionable peep-toe bootie. Learn how to give the shoe upper a distressed leather texture and metallic finish. Then build this incredible shoe! It's a blank canvas for all the embellishments you'll learn in the next lesson.
Peep-Toe Bootie: Finishing
33:01
Zippers and buckles and laces, oh my! Finish up your bootie as you add two-tone detailing and embellishments that really make this shoe shine. Elisa shows you how to do several of the elements she designed for this shoe, but feel free to make it your own with different colors and styles!
Platform Sandal: Construction
24:36
This third shoe is a charmer! Learn how to make a platform wedge sandal with an elegant two-tone heel enclosure and detailed under sole and sole liner. Construct your shoe just like Elisa, or use her techniques to create your own summery stunner. The options are limitless!
Platform Sandal: Finishing
21:38
Finish your sandal with fashion-forward straps, rhinestone buckles, trendy metallics and studs for extra bling. See how adding simple details like stitching and other embellishments make your sugar shoes runway ready!
Extra Embellishments
24:40
It's time to let your imagination run wild and create your own custom shoes! Elisa shows off additional textures, buttons, feathers and other embellishments that will really bring your shoes to life. Elisa also reimagines the peep-toe bootie as a chic motorcycle bootie!
Your Instructor
Elisa Strauss
Confetti Cakes owner and founder Elisa Strauss is a former Ralph Lauren designer turned award-winning cake artist. Her cakes have appeared on the Today show, The View, the Food Network's Extreme Cake Challenge and Sex and the City. Elisa's work also has been featured in the pages of InStyle, Marie Claire, Elle, Vogue, Modern Bride and many more. In 2008, she was selected one of the 10 best pastry chefs in America by Pastry Art and Design magazine.
Bonus Material
Runway Ready: More High-Fashion Heels - Supplies, Resources, Recipes and Templates
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