Thread: Blue Glitter Shoes w/ Tutorial

Cause i'm cheap i don't want to cover my shoes with rhinestones.. ok i don't want to spend the money to cover my shoes with rhinestones. I've covered them with glitter! here is a tutorial for you.


You will Need:
1. Small Box
2. Sheet of paper
3. Glitter of choice (Medium Size Craft Glitter Fine or Xfine are too small and won't sparkle well)
4. Shoes (duh)
5. Craft Glue
6. Mod Podge
7. Acrylic Sealant (paint on type)
8. Sponge brushes
9. Napkins (to get all that glue off your fingers)


So i got a normal pair of Mary Jane heels they were leather so I treated them with Saddle Soap (makes them softer) and let them sit over night. It could have been a few days i don't remember.

-Then get your Small Box, Craft Glue, paper, shoes and get your butt outside

-Once outside pick a spot where you can work and can clean up glitter afterwards. Put the sheet of paper inside the box. The box will help contain any stray glitter and make clean up easy.

-Take your Glue and apply it to the shoes a section at a time with the little sponge brush (or your fingers) which ever. Don't over do it or you will have clumps of glitter when you are done. Try to make the glue even. Don't worry about little blank spots you can always go back and fill them later.

-Hold Shoe over box and paper and cover liberally with Glitter. Pat the glitter into the glue.

-Now your paper in the box will be covered in glitter, you can now pick up the paper with the glitter on it and put all that extra stuff back into your glitter container for the next round.
Repeat until your shoes are finished. Fill in any little holes with glue and glitter. let dry outside and tap on ground to remove extra glitter. The less in your house the better.

-Don't forget to clean your brushes you will need them later.

-Make sure all glue is dry by letting them dry over night.

-Take your Shoes back outside with your Mod Podge , Apply the Mod Podge with the spongy brush until completely Covered. give it a nice thick coat. If it's not thick enough you can reapply after it dries.

-Once fully dry then apply your Acrylic sealant I just got some Generic stuff from Joanns in the paint section.

-Let Dry.

Then Voila! your shoes are done!
Wear them with pride!

xoxo

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Excellent! I'm printing this off and keeping this for sure. I'm always in HobbyCraft buying bits and pieces to customise costumes - all very Blue Peter!
I bagged a pair of fuscia kurt gieger glitter shoes the other day, they were £9 down from £70 - bargain!

Oh my god they are GOOOOOOOOOOOORGEOUS!!!! I want a pair now!!!
Thanks for this! I will def have to try making some as they are stunning!!! Can all of this stuff be bought at arts and crafts stores? I don't know what Mod Podge is but its sounds delicious!!! :-P

I want glittery mary janes! Gimme!!

everything but the shoes can be bought at a craft store. they are very easy to do just make sure to give yourself enough time before a show to put them together. these did take a few days to do because i let them dry between sessions. I also used a heat lamp to speed up the drying.


xoxo

wow! they are really cool. I think I'll have to be making myself a pair of glittery shoes too at some point. Thanks for posting the 'how to'.

they r sooooo cool.. and they dont look like you did them yourself xx

Thanks!

Also after wearing mine for an extended period i would suggest getting a show with a tooth or grain on the main body of the shoe. The part where your foot bends the show will crack the glitter if it's not held on the securely so i have some touch up work i have to do on mine since some of the glitter came off. you could even take a nail file or sand paper and rough them up first.

Fabulous! Hooray for crafting and cool tutorials!

I decorated a pair of mine for a party like this.Think key is as Gothfox said you need to rough up the old surface first so the glue has something to stick to.I used quite a strong bonding resin based glue and the glitter stayed on a treat!!