Tuesday, January 24, 2012

DIY day off

I really had to reign in the urge to go thrifting today. Instead, I settled for some much needed craft supplies to spruce up the items I already have. My main goal was to transform a few pairs of my shoes. I have been seeing a lot on DIY blogs about glitter flats so I decided to pick two roughed up pairs of shoes from my closet to experiment on. I've picked a pair of grey flats and a pair of old black sneakers.


At the craft store, I picked up Mod Podge, glitter, glue-on crystals, and a bag of assorted buttons. I already had a few studs left over from some other projects.


Now, I can't say I'm entirely satisfied with the way the flats turned out. I think there is something missing from the overall look of them. However, I am OBSESSED with the way my black sneakers turned out. I decided to add some gold glitter to them, just to give some basic shoes a little more flare. I have so many pairs of regular shoes, I figured I could glam these up! Let's be honest, I really don't need more shoes, so this was a perfect alternative!



Any ideas for the grey flats? I'm open to suggestions plus I still have a ton of glitter and crystals left, any other DIY ideas? I was thinking about glitzing up a pair of heels? Let me know!

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5 comments:

  1. Wow, they look great! What a difference! I wish I could do those things myself, but I'm totally useless at DIY :(

    Sara from http://diaryofamoderndaylady.blogspot.com

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    1. Thanks so much! it wasn't hard at all. I actually saw another blogger do it, so I wanted to make my own. I can't wait to wear them out. I'm sure I'll be leaving a trail of glitter wherever I go!!

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  2. great idea!!
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    B.

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  3. fantastic! you are SO clever!


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    1. haha thank you! I can't lie, I steal all of my ideas from the people that are actually creative with DIY projects!

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