Quick Fix for Worn-Out Sparkle Shoes

I bought 2 cans of this Krylon glitter spray a few weeks back, simply because I saw it and wanted it. I figured there HAD to be a use for it somewhere in my foreseeable future. I was really excited to come up a very practical way to justify my purchase.

These sparkle shoes have been super popular with little girls for a while now, I bought this pair used, but they originally came from Target. Sparkle shoes like these are still available at Baby Gap, Target, etc. Available now in the updated style for Summer. It stinks that the glitter wears off pretty easily, especially if you have a girl who likes to drag her toes along the cement. As cute as these may have been at one point, little sister can forget about inheriting them as hand-me-downs.

Here's the fix! 
   1. Tape off the toes using duct tape, masking, or blue painters tape. All I had on hand was duct tape, and it didn't seem to hurt the shoes in any way, but I would always test a small area first and use the blue painters tape if available. If it does happen to hurt coming off, simply refer to step number 4. 
   2. Coat the toe area with a contrasting colored spray paint, since it may be hard to find an exact match and the caped toe look has been super popular this year anyway! If the wear is not as extensive, skip this step and go directly to the next.
   3. Spray on a thin layer of glitter over the toe area. I let these dry and continued to apply a total of 3 coats of the clear glitter. If the wear on your shoes is not as extensive, you may get by with only using the glitter and can skip the whole taping and spray painting step. 
   4. Allow spray to dry completely, then very carefully peal back the tape. If the tape peels off any of the shoe's finish, or if your line did not turn out that clean looking, try spraying another layer or two of the glitter over the whole shoe to smooth out imperfections.

I was so happy with how these turned out, I'm convinced I can now update the look of any and every worn out shoe in my house. If it can be spray painted, it can be passed down to the next sibling! Yay!

Neon Duct Tape!!

Question: How many uses can I find for neon duct tape?

Option #1: Shoes (oh, you can definitely expect more to come)
I've been seeing so many pictures of spray painted shoes, and have tried a few of my own. However, I have been kind of struggling with the fact that once they are painted, it's pretty much a permanent change. I thought it would be fun to have a removable option. The duct tape seemed like a logical solution because it comes in so many fun colors. However, it is somewhat tricky to make it lay flat and uniform, so it's not obvious that it is duct tape! Test the shoes before hand, some finishes may allow the tape to be removed. However, the finish actually started peeling off of this neutral pair when I tried removing the tape - guess I'll be keeping them as they are from now on! No loss, they weren't in great shape and I hardly ever wore them, until now - because they turned out super cute!

Starting out with a pile of shoes, some duct tape and a pair of scissors! 

Let's see how this goes...

 This pair of baby shoes turned out ok, but it was tricky getting the tape to lay flat over the curve of the front toe. I found that this could be drastically improved by stretching the duct tape.

 This next pair of shoes is my favorite and I'm pretty excited how they turned out.

 Once I smoothed out the tape, i used some scissors, like a knife, to very carefully cut a smooth line along the base of the shoes - 

being careful not to cut through to the shoe its self!

 This last pair didn't look so great, 

so I peeled the tape off very carefully and left them as-is.

Shoes from Kohls

I've got a 30% off coupon to Kohls and I know how to use it! 
Well, kind of. Check them out! I am very impressed by the selection of spring shoes on Kohls. Now, to narrow it down to say, one of these... What is your favorite Spring style?
The Boat Shoe
(Fake Sperrys)


 

The Color Block Toe

 

The Fake Toms 

(that don't support any charities, but hey, they're way cheaper)

Bold Colors

 


Sandals