What a coincidence, I made a couple today too. Mine are not nearly as pretty as yours because I reused beads I had. I am going to do some more after purchasing some prettier beads at Walmart. I am going to bring the metal skewer with me to check the hole size. Did you use Arlene's bead glue? I used Crazy glue which I had in the house. Your stilettos are going to make great gifts!