[winnross]

Poshpoodle: I have searched for you and here is an article about flip flops and kits...Micheals Crafts is mentioned here....maybe hers was made out of a kit....another place i would try is Hobby Lobby

Flip-Flops
With embellishments one of the hottest trends in this season's shoes and sandals, combined with Americans' affinity for flip-flops, the thong sandal is increasingly showing up on store shelves, glammed up with beading, sequins, gems and other embellishments.

In craft stores, flip-flop kits are flying off the shelves, and some have created a sort of cottage industry of handcrafted sandals.

"We sold out of them very quickly," said Joe Berasley, store manager of Michael's Arts and Crafts, Spring Township, PA about the store's summer allotment of customizable flip-flops, a new product introduced this spring.

The same thing happened at A.C. Moore in Wyomissing, according to store manager Mike Tufano. Already sold out of the store's season allotment of flip-flops, Tufano said he had to order direct from the vendor to meet the demand. "They sell well," he said. A.C. Moore sells the shoes all with bright patterns and cute cartoony prints separately, along with an array of craft items such as beads, rhinestones, feathers, appliques and eyelash yarn to customize the straps. The store also offers an all-inclusive children's kit.

Making customized flip-flops is a trend that's been building for at least two seasons, said Diane Kozak, owner of Unraveled Yarn in Douglassville.

ANother Link for pattern book; Surprise.com Cool Gift of the Day