Just the Right Shoe Heaven World Wide - Dar's Shoe Heaven

Dar's Collection Photo Gallery

New photos are being added on a regular basis. The pictures here so far are about 20% of my collection.

Guinness World Records Certificate	As the Sign Says, I Can Never Have Too Many Shoes! Photo by Robert Benson - San Diego
Press Release Announcing Guinness World Records Achievement and Dinner with Raine, written by Raine's Marketing Staff	Dining Area with JTRS Curio 1 and 2 and Cinderella curio in the background.
Overview of JTRS Curio in Dining Area All Shoes or Boxes in this Curio are Signed by Raine	Top Shelf of JTRS Curio #1 White shelf paper was put behind shoes so mirrors would not reflect for Guinness entry pictures.
2nd and 3rd Shelves JTRS Curio #1	4th and 5th Shelves of JTRS Curio #1
Bottom Left side of shelf JTRS Curio #1	Bottom Right side of shelf JTRS Curio #1
Overview of JTRS Curio #2 All Shoes Except Kids Shoes are Signed by Raine Unsigned JTRS are in another room.	One of the first JTRS Displays made, very rare & it has the JTRS name and logo etched in the glass.
Left Side of Shelf One of JTRS Curio #2, includes the new Gold Heel Shoe Display and my special Dinner with Raine items	Right Side of Shelf One of JTRS Curio #2, includes new Spring Shoes waiting to go to the Signing event in October for Raine's signature
Shelves 2 and 3 of JTRS Curio #2 Shelf 2 contains 2006 signed shoes and misc. Shelf 3 contains the JTRS animal shoes, breast cancer shoes and other animal print/b.c. gifts	Shoe my son made me for Christmas 2006. He named it the 1507 as it was made from coins totaling $15.07. He said it took him about 40 hours altogether while watching tv to glue each coin and then wait for each one to dry. lol
Two Bottom Shelves JTRS Curio #2 Contains all the Picture Frames, Kids Shoes and Pins.	JTRS Pink Ribbon Miracle - my favorite Just The Right Shoe. My friend Dallas in Australia made me the beautiful stained glass replica of this very special breast cancer shoe.
Overview of Cinderella Slipper, Limoge and Porcelain Shoe Curio	Top Two Shelves of Cinderella Display
Cinderella's Stagecoach made from An Emu Egg with the Glass Slipper inside the Coach Photo by Robert Benson - San Diego	Vintage Porcelain Shoe with Porcelain Lace Photo by Robert Benson - San Diego
Shelves 3 and 4 of my Cinderella Curio, Shelf 3 is more Cinderella collectibles and Shelf 4 is mostly myLimoge Collection.	Bottom Four Shelves of This Curio - many of these Glass Shoes are Antiques
Genuine Limoge Collectors Shoe Rack Box from 4th Shelf of the Cinderella Curio Photo by Robert Benson - San Diego	Shoe Extravaganza near Front Window in Living Room Photo by Robert Benson - San Diego
Some of my favorite shoes other than JTRS of course, are the teeny tiny ones that are in this curio. Also in this curio are my Pin Cushions, Boot Glasses, Charming Tails, etc.	Overview of miniature wooden shelf on top shelf of this curio. You can see from the picture on the left that this whole wooden display fits on the one shelf of the curio so you can imagine how tiny some of these shoes are!
Barbie ornaments on side of top shelf of this curio.	Also Side of top shelf of this curio, the shoes on the little white curio are about 1/3 the size of Barbie shoes.
Notice the shoe thimbles (see close-up below) plus there are many tiny shoes from World War II in this cabinet as well.	Shoes on the right side of shelf one of this curio. Notice the wierd green platform shoes on the bottom shelf.. They were entered in the World Expo 1974.
Close up of Thimbles on Shelf One of Teeny Shoe Curio Photo by Robert Benson - San Diego	Stained Glass Shoe Boot Hanging from Curio
Another Barbie ornament and Barbie shoes on tiny white metal stand.	Shelf Two of this Curio with some tiny shoe boxes and some of the tiniest shoes in my entire collection. See close-up of 14K gold baby shoes, the Doll Cobbler shoes and more in the photos below.
Some of my Favorite Tiny Shoes: 1) 14K Gold baby booties (the smallest shoes in my entire collection), 2) tiny pink porcelain shoes (the first miniature shoes I bought on Ebay, 3) A tiny pair of woven sandals	These are some of my favorites also -- all of these shoes are made by the Doll's Cobbler, the tiniest of these shoes actually have the Doll's Cobbler label inside.
The Left side of Shelf Two of this Curio, Remember Thom McAn, Hanover Shoes, etc. In this picture are some of the plastic and leather salesman samples.	Some old action figure, men's shoes, clock shoes and shoes from the World of Miniature Bears collection.
Old and New Barbie Shoes and more World of Miniature Bears Collection	Left Side of Charming Tails Shelf
Right Side of Charming Tails Shelf	Left Side of Pin Cushion Collection Shelf
Right Side of Pin Cushion Collection Shelf	More of the Pin Cushion Collection - many are antiques!
Last of the Pin Cushion Collection	Bottom Left Shelf, Glass Mug and Shot Glass Collection
Bottom Right Shelf, Glass Mug and Shot Glass Collection	Three Glass Shelves next to JTRS Curio #2 On these shelves are fabric/porcelain shoes from France
Foot Stool with wooden legs/shoes and two decorative shoes on top of stool.	Antique handmade stool by someone's grandmother, original old stockings and shoes are on the wooden legs
Front View of Custom Made Shoe with Mask Made in New Orleans plus two Fenton Glass Shoes This piece is made from a real woman's shoe!	Side View of the Custom Made Shoe with Mask Made in New Orleans while at the Shoe Convention.
Shoesy-Q with her little You Can Never Have Too Many Shoes Shirt - Too Bad I'm Not as Photogenic as her!	There she is again...the only Granddaughter that I'll probably ever have! Isn't she precious!
Shoesy-Q - she has her little tongue hanging out! The squeaky shoe dog toy isn't as big as it looks	Shoesy-Q doing her Dancey, Dancey for her Squeaky Cowboy Boot Toy...ok now that I showed off my granddaughter, lol, back to the collection!
Overview of Living Room and Fireplace plus My Ruby Slipper Curio, my Country/States Curio and my Hands, Swarovski and Unique Shoe Curio NOTICE THERE IS STILL ROOM TO MOVE AROUND!	Front and Bay Window of Living Room, in Background are the Palais Royal Curio and the Boyds Shoe Bears, Wooden Shoe Puzzle, Wedding Shoes & Misc. Curio
Back of Living Room with my Guinness Certificate and Acceptance Letter	Close-up of Tiffany Shoe, Hat, Umbrella Lamp

The day Bed in the Main Shoe Room-
I have more than 100 shoe pillows.

Another picture of the day bed and some of my shoe pillows.

Part of the "Raine" wall in my main
shoe room, many of these items are
some of the most treasured pieces
in my entire collection.

One of the most precious
items in my collection. It is a
one of a kind original on
canvas from Lorraine Vail
(Raine) to celebrate my
Guinness World Record.

Another very sentimental and
precious gift from Lorraine Vail
(Raine). This is my 10,000th
shoe-related item in my collection.
I am working on breaking my old
Guinness World Record of 7,765
shoe-related items as I now have
over 11,000 shoe-related items.

A closer look of some of the items
on the "Raine" wall. Most of these
posters and flyers are from my
special dinner event when Raine
came to my home to help celebrate
my Guinness World Record Nov. 4, 2006.

Octagon shaped glass curio in the
entry way. All of the shoes in this
curio are made out of glass or porcelain.

This is an overview of my curio
that holds my Shoemaker's Dream
shoes, my country shoes and my
United States shoes.

A closer look at some of my
Shoemaker's Dream shoes. I love
these, they are so detailed, one of
my favorites is the Shoe Palace.
There were made by an artist in the UK