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Fabric Paint x Hickies = Epic Running Shoe Makeover
This week’s project should keep you on your toes, ho ho ho. Shoe pun. Yes. I’ve made over my old boring running shoes with a few simple quick steps and some help from a quirky elastic lacing product called Hickies.

I’m a treadmill champion in my own mind, so running shoes are a huge deal. I’ve been drooling over expensive neon pink replacements for a while, but budget-wise, I have bigger fish to fry, so I’ve settled for the grey blah-ness of my grey kicks. Until now...

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Posted by Hey Mishka • Published 9th April 2015 • See Hey Mishka's 22 projects »

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Hey Mishka published her project Epic Running Shoe Makeover 09 Apr 16:12

Step 1
Remove the laces from your shoes.
Step 2
Find your perfect hue of fabric paint. I learned after the fact that a layer of white under any other color will make it pop. The specific brand I used was Jacquard Textile in #153 Fluorescent Pink, good for natural or synthetic materials.
Step 3
Lay down some newspaper on your work space.
Step 4
Working in sections, paint the fabric inserts of the shoe from front-to-back, and finally the tongue. You can optionally tape them off the way you would tape off the doorway and window sills of a room, but as we know, I am NOT a perfectionist. ;)
Step 5
Once all of the desired areas are painted, let them dry overnight.
Step 6
You may choose to add another layer after they've dried.
Step 7
The next part is optional, but I added Hickies, which are a rubber lace that allows you to pull on your shoe without lacing it up the traditional way (eliminating the need to re-tie mid run).
Step 8
Once your new laces are in, you're good to go! (So go!)