{"id":2871,"date":"2012-05-31T02:52:45","date_gmt":"2012-05-31T18:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=2871"},"modified":"2024-01-23T17:42:33","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T22:42:33","slug":"marvelous-shoe-makeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/marvelous-shoe-makeover\/","title":{"rendered":"marvelous shoe makeover"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our German exchange student, Tessa only has a few more weekends in the USA so I suggested doing something a little different than the typical movie night.\u00a0 So we began our adventure by heading to the local Salvation Army to hunt down some shoes…<\/p>\n

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After the 3 of us found our Cinderella slippers, we searched the web for images we wanted to put on our shoes.\u00a0 I went with a pink floral theme, Rebecca collected a variety of colored posies & Tessa found inspiration from her pinterest page<\/a>.\u00a0 I created collage sheets of the images & had color copies made.\u00a0 Then we headed to the studio to makeover our thrifty finds.\u00a0 Armed with foam brushes, mod podge & scissors… we were off to play!<\/p>\n

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Rebecca cut many of her flower pictures into thin strips & applied them in a row.<\/p>\n

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Didn’t they turn out stunning?!\u00a0 She did an amazing job & I have a feeling she could have a pretty successful side job decoupaging shoes for others.<\/p>\n

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Tessa’s technique was applying square images which gave her pump a more patchwork look.<\/p>\n

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Tessa also added lovely orange ribbon around the edge for a striking accent.\u00a0 I love the fact that these pumps represent a cool collage of postage-stamp-sized images Tessa loves.\u00a0 No doubt these will turn heads when they’re on her feet.<\/p>\n

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I covered my shoes with pages from a book first, then applied carefully cut flower shapes.<\/p>\n

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I don’t know why, but I love the look of text & like how it peeks out behind the flowers.\u00a0 I’ve only worn these shoes out once so far & got crazy compliments on them.\u00a0 I think I might need to make a few more pairs to add to my selection of soles.<\/p>\n

The girls had a great time creating their wearable masterpieces & this project cost less than a movie ticket!\u00a0 Shoe makeovers are a great crafternoon activity for any group of creative gals who like fabulous shoes.<\/p>\n

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