Elastic Banded Pumps

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• Step 1

  Start by puting on the pair of shoes you want to adorn with elastics. Wrap a piece of thick elastic around the upper part of your foot (halfway onto your arch). The band needs to go all the way around the pump and overlap about a 1/2" on the underside, in front of the heel. Make sure it's tight so it won't slip down (just not too tight since we don't want to crush our foot bones!).

• Step 2

  Cut elastic to correct length.

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  Step 3

  Sew on a sewing machine - just reinforcing the overlap area on the elastic. I've found they work best when the elastic overlaps at an angle - NOT one side meeting the other side exactly - to accommodate the curve of your foot. Repeat for other elastic.

  See? The meeting of the two ends is at an angle - NOT straight on. Only really necessary for 1.5" wide elastic like this; for the thinner types of elastic it doesn't really matter.

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  Step 4

  Presto! It's like you have a whole new pair of shoes!

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  Step 5

  And I also tried adding thinner elastic to the ends of silver vinyl belting for a different look...

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  Step 6

  and sparkly silver ribbon for yet a third look. Both have thinner pieces of elastic sewn onto the ends of the contrasting ribbons. (The elastic is only about 1.5" long in-between, for the underlay part and to allow the band to slide over the widest part of the shoe at the toe.)You could do virtually anything! Chain overlaid onto stain...frilly ribbon with grosgrain in the center...a line of sequins...anything at all!

  Happy DIY'ing!
  xoxox
  Carly

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Mirriam Rachele · Sydney, New South Wales, AU · 2 projects 26th January 2011

I was just thinking of making some of these to keep a pair of heals on that fall off my feet because they're a size to big. Favourited to remind me to make some =P

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carlyjcais · Portland, Oregon, US · 61 projects 5th October 2010

Thanks SyntheticStars!
These bands will definitely help keep your shoes on your feet - especially when dancing
Have fun!

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SyntheticStars · Eastleigh, England, GB · 31 projects 21st May 2010

Oooooh, I REALLY like this...I've got to do something like this for wearing over my shoes whilst dancing... hummm... inspired indeed! x

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carlyjcais · Portland, Oregon, US · 61 projects 5th December 2009

Thank you naruto uzumaki! Love your username
xoxo
Carly

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naruto uzumaki · 5 projects 4th December 2009

cute1

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carlyjcais · Portland, Oregon, US · 61 projects 25th November 2009

Yeah, Ely, I know it's not reinventing the wheel haha! You are too funny!;-) But it works and looks kinds cool.
Thanks bathtub! Appreciate the comments!
xoxo
carly

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ely. · Victorville, California, US · 9 projects 25th November 2009

This is a good idea. I use something similar to hold my Irish dance shoes on, haha.

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bathtub (; · El Paso, Texas, US · 9 projects 24th November 2009

this is cool
it adds a touch of edgy-ness
to a good pair of classy heels

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