It's been too long since the last post, so today we'll be having a really long post. We've been on a craze recently where we take shoes and see how we can add to them to make them look better. The first way is with glitter. We took some regular canvas shoes, five dollars at Wal-mart, and then added some glitter in old 50's gangster fashion. 
These shoes were supposed to be for prom, but issues with time deemed the project un-doable. We will be showing some alterations on a dress we did do, as well as the finished product when it gets done.
So first, you get some glitter and spread it onto the shoe. We used a make-up sponge, but this is entirely optional. This was mainly to reduce the mess made. Next, we took some glitter and poured it over the glue. We used a piece of paper so that we could funnel and use the left over glitter. It is suggested that you get a paper bigger than printer paper because there was still a large mess afterwards. We repeated this same process for the back of the shoe before letting it dry for an hour.
Then we took some regular fabric paint in black and used a different sponge to spread it to the middle part of the shoe.
Repeating the process for glitter in black glitter, we let this dry overnight.
We found this glittery ribbon in a craft store and decided to use it as an edging around the shoe. We used the same Tacky fabric glue we've used in previous crafts.
Lastly, we glued rhinestones. The final product is gorgeous, but we forgot to take a picture. We recommend taking them for a test walk so you can figure out which rhinestones to re-glue.
Next, we got another Tacky glue project. For Winter Formal we found these really nice shoes on clearance, however, they looked a little too casual for the occasion.
We grabbed some of the leftover fabric from the dress and applied it to the shoe using Tacky glue. Just trim the edges and tuck in the ends and it looks great!
This last one is not quite as simple, but still as long as you've the patience and artistic eye, you'll be fine. We grabbed these knock-off Toms from Wal-greens for ten dollars. First, we drew the outline of what we wanted to do. In this case, it was a play on the T.A.R.D.I.S. from Doctor Who. Next, we grabbed some Sharpies and colored in what we had colors for. If we had had a silver Sharpie, we would've included the "Public call" that's supposed to be in the center. However, they look pretty okay without it. Last, we colored in the letters and windows using a metallic-white fabric paint. Using a paint-brush, we applied it to the shoes.
I hope you get some nice new-looking kicks from this! Enjoy~
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