I went shopping for shoes with my daughter and we found this pair of pink tennis shoes. Nothing expensive, just something she can break in with no real concern as she is still growing fast.

(I'm getting old...)

So we brought this pair home and after giving it a closer look, I thought if I could fit something to reinforce the shoe laces holes it might make the shoes easier to tie and maybe prevent the material to tear so easily.

I had to dig around a bit to find those "eyes" or whatever they are called. I dislike gold color with all my heart but it was all I had; we talked a bit and my daughter liked the idea and the color.

The pliers to apply those were already in my scrap bucket, covered in rust spots. Fished it out along with the hole puncher and went to work.

Fifteen minutes later the work was done and the shoes just looked... better. And my daughter was happy.