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Dear Dr.MOZ,

I thought it would be fun to bronze my grandson’s little sneakers for a keepsake, but I’ve noticed that people only seem to do it with leather loafers. I don’t think that my grandson even has a traditional pair of leather baby boots to bronze. Do you know if it is possible to bronze a modern shoe that isn’t made out of leather?

Thanks,
Nana G

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Hello Nana G,

You’re in luck because you can have just about everything under the sun bronzed these days, from modern sneakers to pacifiers. You didn’t mention where you lived,

so I’ll include a few examples along with links to businesses in the US and the UK.

American Bronzing Company: They provide shoe bronzing in mounted and unmounted styles and have a nice online gallery to choose from. Bronzing styles are available in both the Antique (not shiny) or Bright Bronze (shiny) finishes. American Bronzing Company prices start at approximately $39.95 a pair, not including shipping.

Kindershoe: Kindershoe of the UK also has a great online gallery with a few examples of less traditional shoes (see sneaker above). Their downloadable pdf form makes it easy to calculate your cost based on the size of the shoe to be bronzed. Kindershoe prices start at approximately £60 a pair, not including shipping.

Thanks for the question Nana G! If anyone out there has experience bronzing their baby keepsakes, let us know by clicking on the comments bubble above.

Have fun and stay healthy,
Dr.MOZ