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Florida's unofficial footwear, the flip-flop sandal, is getting a makeover.

Cheryl Bourque, an artist and mother of four, has created a line of flip-flops with interchangeable accessories called Zooshuu sandals that are aimed at young girls. These decorative elements, such as charms and miniature stuffed animals, snap easily onto specially made sandals.

Bourque, 45, who has owned successful art studios in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, moved to north Fort Myers with her husband and four sons earlier this year for lifestyle reasons but has been tinkering with the Zooshuu idea since 2007.