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Give a little bling bling to your boring sneakers.

Posted by Yona D. from Concón, Valparaiso, Chile • Published See Yona D.'s 3 projects »
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  • How to decorate a pair of glitter shoes. Glittery Sneakers - Step 1
    Step 1

    These are all the items you'll need. Everything except the cutting or exacto knife.

  • How to decorate a pair of glitter shoes. Glittery Sneakers - Step 2
    Step 2

    Take your crappy sneakers and clean them as much as you can. Yeah, i cleaned mine lol they're really old so there wasn't much i could for them.

  • How to decorate a pair of glitter shoes. Glittery Sneakers - Step 3
    Step 3

    Masking tape all the border of the sneaker you want to glitter. Even if we're really careful it can get messy.

  • How to decorate a pair of glitter shoes. Glittery Sneakers - Step 4
    Step 4

    Mix well in your cup the glitter and glue. I used the whole package of gold and like half of the pink one. Have fun and mix the colours you want to match or contrast the ones on your shoes.

  • How to decorate a pair of glitter shoes. Glittery Sneakers - Step 5
    Step 5

    Paint or glue or whatever your sneaker. Make sure that it's a thin layer because it's better to add a lot of thin layers rather one too thick that will probably never dry.

  • How to decorate a pair of glitter shoes. Glittery Sneakers - Step 6
    Step 6

    Wait for it to dry (make it faster by placing them near a heater). When it's COMPLETELY dried you can add the next layer. Use as much as you need to get the glitter effect you want.

  • How to decorate a pair of glitter shoes. Glittery Sneakers - Step 7
    Step 7

    After all your layers are dried help yourself with a knife to remove all the masking tape.

  • How to decorate a pair of glitter shoes. Glittery Sneakers - Step 8
    Step 8

    Peel carefully so that you don't remove anything more than the masking tape.

  • How to decorate a pair of glitter shoes. Glittery Sneakers - Step 9
    Step 9

    Do a little clean up (i didn't do a very good job lol).

  • How to decorate a pair of glitter shoes. Glittery Sneakers - Step 10
    Step 10

    Ready!

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