So my next big project in 2018 was a pair of Birkenstock’s for my friend in Australia. Nannette has size 43 shoes; she is a tall woman. She was in a bad car accident at 18 and has suffered problems to her feet as a result This was exacerbated by an accident on a train platform in Australia, so comfortable shoes are a must. And what is more comfortable, than a pair of Birkenstock’s? But they couldn’t be just any Birki’s. They had to be Louis Vuitton Birki’s because Nannette is an LV nut. I started with a used pair of Birkenstock’s with good platforms from eBay. I took them to our local cobbler who deconstructed and separated the leather tops from the platform. I then used the Birki leather as a pattern. I had an LV purse to deconstruct, but there was not enough leather for the necessary 4 straps. I needed another 2 pieces of leather for the sides, so I shopped at my Goodwill for a red purse with gold buckles. However, upon in...