12 Dancing Princesses Slipper Craft

The 12 Dancing Princesses Party I did a few weeks ago was a blast!  Everything came together in a way that made the afternoon really magical, sweet, and tons of fun.  One source of inspiration was Su Blackwell's The Fairy Tale Princess book, with beautiful artwork and illustrations, and the tale of 12 Dancing Princesses.  For the craft portion of the party, it was decided that each of the guests would get their own 11x17 canvas to decorate a pair of slippers however they saw fit! (I've seen ideas for painting parties on Pinterest, looks like so much fun)!
Are you ready for this craftyness?!  Here's how it went down...

I traced out a pair of slippers first in pencil on each
of the canvases, then later (once I was done erasing
my mistakes and boo boos) outlined the slippers with
a thin Sharpie.

Then I colored the slippers in with my chosen colors and
glued ribbons and added a border and few other decorations.
This canvas served as the example for the guests...

The kids creations came out all so different and wonderful!
With the addition of sparkly jewels, foamie hearts and glittery
flowers, they were beautiful works of art!

I was so thrilled with how this craft turned out.  The kids had a blast and were happy to take home their own piece of artwork; it was a special keepsake to remember a wonderful day!