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! :)
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