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join the gliteratti by making these super easy runaways' david bowie inspired wedges or dorothy's take-me-home shoes

Published 30th September 2010

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Step 1
bought these at steve maddens ross for under $17, actually i have a similar wedge pair that i bought for $70 (just the straps and color are different)
Step 2
glitter for $3 a tube and tacky glue (use fabric tacky glue if your shoes are on the more flexible or canvas side or glitter glue- i've heard you can wash it!)
Step 3
paint on a thin layer with a brush and sprinkle on the glitter in sections (preferably in a box with a piece of paper on the bottom) dust off the excess
Step 4
did a layer of the fine glitter on the bottom wedge part and then a layer of the course, big, chunky glitter over it for depth and so i wouldnt have too many holes of non-glitter showing through. but let each layer dry first!
Step 5
the straps i thought it would give it more definition to just do the fine glitter
Step 6
and do a really thin layer of the glue over it so that it didn't look like you were a unicorn farting glitter as you walk down the street. bom chicka wow wow now any drag queen would call you fierce.

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Felecity W. · U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, US · 86 projects 16th March 2011

Cute shoes made even better. Love it.

Blaza1141 · 2 projects 6th October 2010

Teehee...like your last comment.

And I am SO trying this. The Dollar Store has 3 tubes of glitter for $1. Woot!

Demonymphetamine · Turmero, Aragua, VE · 49 projects 4th October 2010

..shining..i love them

CO + K User

October 2nd, 2010

Yay! Exactly what I did them for! Except these babies may make a sat. Night appearance once and a while ;)

Jess · Phoenix, Arizona, US · 6 projects 2nd October 2010

Thanks for the tute! I've been looking for one for my shoes. I need to glitter them up for my halloween costume. This is perfect!

CO + K User

September 30th, 2010

so glad to see you glitter lovers like this! enjoy!

@lola ebola: those other steve madden wedges i was referring to were also a black snake skin! funny ;)