Redesigned shoes

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Make your own pair of shoes

How to turn old thrifted shoes into a sparkling new pair - designed by YOU!

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Find some old shoes in a thrift store.

Make sure the bottom can be separated from the top.
Buy some fabric, buttons and ribbon, you like.

Separate the top from the bottom using tongs and/or a screwdriver.
In this case, I found that the screws were under the sole inside the shoe.

Remember that you’re going to glue it back together later on - so it’s ok that it looks like a mess at the moment.
Fold som transparent pattern paper around the shoe and draw along the edge with a pencil.
(not illustrated - sorry)

Cut it out and pin it on some scrap fabric to make a test.

Cut the fabric 0.5 cm from the paper.

I wanted the shoes to be pleated so I simply added the extra width for the folds to the front pattern.
Pin the test fabric to one shoe, using a bunch of needles. Make it look just the way you want it to.
Do the same with the fabric you want on your final shoes.

When you’ve done one shoe, you can do the other.
Glue the ends of the fabric under the edges of the shoe.

Remove the needles.
Put the heal back on, so it covers the edges - use the screwdriver and lots and lots of glue.

Let it dry!
Decorate and WEAR :)

- et voilá!

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OhYeahInYourFaceXD

29 Jan 00:27

These are so beautiful ! And great idea btw :)

Pomka Love

15 Jan 23:57

Woooowie! These shoes are amazing! :3

♥ R.a.c.h.e.l. ♥

12 Sep 17:04

cute!

Lyra Rose

31 Jul 17:37

these are lovely. i don't know how you did the blue like that...it just doesnt make sense to me. but i'll have to ribbonise some of my shoes

Spender

05 Jun 20:02

Cute! I need a pair of these.

emman s.

08 May 14:03

I LOVE THIS SHOSE I LOVE IT

MothRaMa

28 Mar 16:25

They look so cute!

Maribug

16 Jan 16:48

wow you are VERY creative!
these are awesome :)

Lilla

02 Jun 09:58

These are so gorgeous! But I think I wouldn't be able to make it:( maybe one day, when my crafting skills progress:)

JessayahX

17 Apr 00:07

wow...I really love it =(^.^)=

Joielu

27 Mar 17:11

I'm in AWE! AMAZING! you are a crafing goddess!

keenan n.

22 Mar 13:50

Oooo.
That is definitely going on the To-Do List.
Great job.

Shannon Studios

04 Feb 02:54

what a great idea, I'm dying to give this a try! :)

Deena

03 Feb 21:33

ace, what kind of glue do you need to use?
and do you reckon you could do that to like little flat pumps? i have some real cute ones that need sprucing up a little!

Euqinom.

20 Jan 23:31

Completely adorable.

BexBax

20 Jan 23:28

Hi Caroline

If you look at photo number 3, you'll see that my shoe has been glued too. Most leather shoes are made this way. Try using tongs and some violence - I did ;)

Good luck...