Galaxy Shoes

I haven't been able to post ANYTHING in weeks!!! Between moving, finishing school and having family over all the time (yay!) there has been no time for anything. Thankfully my sweet little niece is crafty! She started painting Galaxy Shoes for her, her sisters, cousin and friends. She's been pretty busy painting and I'm sure is just about sick of anything galaxy. Lucky for us, she is guest blogging here today to show us how she makes them!

I love my Shelby. She's 13, super smart, loves anything crafty (she's always asking what we can make that day), a huge 1D fan and just all around one of my favorite girls and now y'all get to see her crafty side! I hope y'all enjoy the blog!

Materials:

Canvas Shoes in any color you choose

(Vans, Keds, Toms, or something similar)

 4 different color paints

(I used blue, teal, pink and white)

Sponge Brush

Paint Brush or Tooth Brush

 Painter's Tape or Vaseline

First put your painter's tape or Vaseline around the rubber (white part) of your shoes so the paint won't dye them.

Then use your first color (I used blue first) and your sponge brush and lightly dab streaks across different parts of your shoe.

Once the first color is dry, use a lighter color (I used teal) and dab around the first color used. 

Then use a bright color (I used pink) and again, using your sponge brush, put a couple more streaks around your shoe.

The last color to use is white. Sponge the white in any open areas and around the lighter colored paint. 

Last step is to get out your paint brush or toothbrush, dip it in white paint and splatter it onto your shoes to create a star effect. Then you can use your paint brush to paint on a couple stars around your shoes.  

Take off the painter's tape and wipe off Vaseline when your shoes are all dry and you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed Shelby's blog! She was very excited to get to make one and put her ideas out there.

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I know I promised a color block dress and I am almost done with it but I need to find it in the tons of boxes of sewing stuff that has not been unpacked yet. We now live in one of my favorite cities in the middle of the forest, right on the lake. The only downside was downsizing our house. I now have no area to keep all my sewing stuff out since the little one thinks she can sew too and knows how to turn my sewing machines on (Yikes!). So I will be posting as I'm able to make things and when the little one allows me too!  

Glitzy Heels

If you're like me and you're obsessed with glitter, you're going to love this tutorial! I wanted to make some Texans heels so I could rock something girly while watching the game. Of course, they don't have to be football heels, but I'll explain how easy, although time consuming, it is to revamp an old pair of shoes or dress up some new ones.

What you need:

 

A Pair of Shoes

The best to use are either canvas shoes like vans/toms, patent leather shoes or the like. Using anything like suede or similar, won't work out too well.

Modge Podge (can be found at craft stores)

Fine Glitter

Paint Brush and/or Sponge brush

 

Make sure the outside of your shoes and the soles are clean. The first step is to decide what design you want on your shoes. Be creative! It can be anything you want. Mark your design on your shoes. I used a permanent marker, which thankfully was covered up by all the glitter!

 

Now for the messy part...get your modge podge and glitter out. Work with small areas at a time and paint on a thin layer of modge podge and dump on the glitter and shake off any excess. I always do this over plates so I can dump the excess glitter back into the containers.  Keep working around your shoes until both are done and let dry.

 

*It's going to be wet for a little while, so switch between shoes to keep from messing up what you just did*

Once your shoes are dry, get your sponge brush and modge podge out and coat the modge podge over all the glitter. The modge podge will act as a sealer so you don't have glitter falling off of your shoes. Let dry overnight. (Coating the glitter with modge podge will make the glitter a little more dull than what it originally looked like but it still comes out great!)

 

If you want the bottom of your heels glittered as well, do the same on the sole. Use a sponge brush or paint brush and coat a thin layer of modge podge all over the sole. Pour on the glitter and shake off the excess. Let dry and then paint modge podge over the glitter on your soles. Let dry at least over night to make sure they're good and dry.

 

Put those awesome shoes on and see how many compliments you get!