Sparkle Shoes!

Let me just start this off this a little introduction about me:

I am a girl. I am a cheerleader.

Yeah that should do it. Those to things being said, this conclusion can be made: I LOVE SPARKLES!
All things that glitter, sparkle, or shine are good in my book!

Naturally, when these aspects are combined with shoes, you just can't go wrong. So for all of you wanting to bling out your feet, here is my version of a canvas sparkle shoe.

What you will need:

-Any type of shoe (I used plain white canvas shoes that I bought at Wal-Mart for $7. Used shoes work too. Especially if you have an old beat of pair of heels you just can't bear to part with!)
-Craft glitter (I used white and silver. You can use whatever you want.)
-Sponge applicator
-Mod Podge
-Q-Tips (Just a few)
-Newspaper or disposable table covering (For easy clean up!)

1. Gettin' Sticky: Cover you workspace with whatever you chose to use. Once you have done so, remove your laces and stuff your shoe with the newspaper to limit the amount of glitter that will fall in. Next, open your mod podge and put a small amount on a smaller sized sponge applicator and apply it to the shoe. You want to cover the area completely but do so by just adding more mod podge to your applicator as you need it so that you don't make a mess.

3. Add Your Dazzle: As you can see below, I used two different colors of glitter. If you are also doing this and you want the colors separated, then I suggest doing the darker colors first so they don't get into your lighter colors later. For my silver section, I applied a generous amount of the mod podge to the area I wanted it in. I then pour my silver glitter on to completely cover the area. Shake off the excess. Do this to all of the areas you want it in and then wait for it to completely dry (I waited about 30 minutes). Repeat this steps to get better coverage. If you are only using one color, cover the entire shoe, add your glitter, and do a second coat (the mod podge on the sponge applicator will not pull off the first coat if it is dry).

TIP: Use the excess glitter for the other parts of the shoe but putting it back into the shaker or picking up your paper and shaking it onto the shoe. Your glitter will go further and you will have less of a mess at the end. It's a win/win!

4. Second Color: Wipe off any glitter so that it is not anywhere on the shoe that you do not want it. For those of you who are using two colors, now apply mod podge to the section of the shoe (toe, heel, lace). Even though the rest of my shoe was white glitter, I did this in it sections at a time so that the excess glitter would mix with the silver when I shook it off.  Sprinkle your second color on being as careful as you can not to get it into the other color. Shake it off and wait for it to dry just as you did for the first color. Once it is dry, do the second coat. 

TIP: Do not do the shoe laces or the tongue. It will just rub off and and get caught in your shoe!

5. Seal The Deal: To ensure the glitter remains on your shoes and not all over your house, cover the whole shoe with mod podge once again. This time, do not put more glitter on it. Just let it dry so that it it keeps it all on there. 

TIP: I know that you can also buy spray adhesives that would also work. As far as I can tell, my mod podge is doing fine, but you can use the spray if you would like. 

5. Clean It Up: Use your Q-tips to clean off any unwanted glitter. I especially had to do the metal lace hole and the rubber bottom. 

6. Lace It Up: If you used a tie-type shoe, then the you need to replace you shoelace. You can replace it with the original shoe lace, new ones, or if you want to be really cute, use ribbon! I just put my original laces back in but I have a ton of ribbon so if my outfit is boring I have the option of putting some bright colored ribbon in to liven it up! 

And there you have it folks, sparkle shoes! :)

T-Shirt Infinity Scarf

Hey Everyone! So as many of you my know, I have a blog called "Live Life Enchantingly" that is all about living a happy, wonderful life and keeping things positive. However, since I live in a town that has a population of approximately 15 people, today I found myself in a very common, super bored mood where I had to find do something. I have tons of random things lying around my dorm that are no longer a use, so often times I decide to turn them into something completely new. Thats right folks, DIY projects all the time. So, I decided to start a separate blog for all you other people out there feelin' crafty (or bored).

Without further ado: My version of the T-shirt infinity scarf

1. Find a T-shirt (Whatever kind you would like. I used a fitted print but you can literally use whatever.) rather it is used or new, doesn't matter. As you can see, at first glance this shirt doesn't look like it should be something I cut up, but look again. See those seams going diagonally across the front of the shirt? Yeah, it was actually sewn like that (I don't know why I bought it either, it was like four years ago okay!). So anyways, it doesn't matter that the sewer of this shirt was on crack, it will work nonetheless. :)

2. Next, Cut off the bottom seam and right below the armpit. 

3. Take the mid section that is left and mark it into even sections. They don't have to be completely perfect, just relatively close. I did mine in one inch sections to get thinner strips.

4. Cut the shirt where you placed your marks. Make sure that your shirt is aligned before doing this so the back and the front of your strips don't end up uneven. That being said, they don't have to be perfect,  (I suck at cutting too, don't worry). No rotary cutter is needed if you don't have one available, I just used regular, old scissors. Tip: I originally wanted the colors on the shirt to show but I cut it right-side-out so the ends folded in. It still looks fine, its just a solid purple. If you have a print on your shirt that you want to see a little of, flip the shirt inside out BEFORE cutting it. 

5. By pulling lightly, stretch the fabric in the loops to make them longer. You can use a fair amount of force, but don't go Incredible Hulk on them tearing them apart. It's an infinity scarf, you want them to lay around your neck, in a "never-ending" oval, hence the "infinity" part :) Also, if you want to make a scarf like my end product, do not stretch three of your strands (I chose the three most colorful).

6. THE CREATIVE, FUN PART! Or the frustrating, you decide! :) This is where you can wrap, twist, braid, gather, or whatever else you can think of to your strands. As you can see from the picture below, I braided, wrapped, and stretched! If you want to do what I did just gather your strands (at the seams so you can cover them), except your three that were not stretched. At the two seam points, wrap the strands together as tightly as you can with two of the none stretched strands and tuck them under at the ends. (You have to do this part! If not your whole scarf turns into a big wad of awful, trust me, I found out the hard way). Now, starting at one end, split the strands into three even groups and braid them tightly. Only do about four braids because as you will notice, the other end starts to get all tangly. This is where it get tricky.

7. Next, you have to take the part that has already sort of braided itself, and braid it tight on the other end. This will make the braids come together in the middle (The closer you can get them the better). Then you take your last not stretched pieces, cut it at one of the seams, and weave it through the middle, pull it tight, and tie a bow. Adjust your bow and then cut the ends to where ever you want them.

8.As you can see, my lose strands are somewhat a different length. To get this variation, hold at the wrapped parts and step on some of the strands pulling up. The harder you pull the longer the strands get. You can do this to different strands pulling a little more or less on different ones until you get the look you want. Sorry the last few parts are so confusing. If any of you want a video or have questions just let me know!

Final product!:

Here is how I wore mine :)