Recreating Shoes!

As I was searching online for some fun projects, I came across a project of painting shoes!! I immedietely wanted to run to my closet and gather up all my worn/old shoes and them to give them another life. 

Materials that are needed for the project:
old pair(s) of shoes
rubbing alcohol
rag
paint primer
acrylic,water resistant paint
paint brushe(s)

After going to my closet to see what possibilities I had lurking around in there, I walked out with a worn pair of pink sandals with a pair of scuffed black flats.

First things first...I decided to take rubbing alcohol and a rag to clean the surfaces of the shoes that I wanted to paint. This is to remove all the dirt and grime and create a nice surface for the primer to stick to. After the shoes dried, I then used a white primer and with small paintbrushes I delicately started to coat the shoes. Once I was done priming the shoes, I let them dry overnight to ensure all the cracks and crevices would dry.


I decided I would paint the flats coral pink and the sandals sea blue. I thought the blue would look better next to the original dark pink parts of the inside of the sandals that I wouldn't cover with paint (I know, I know, some of you may be thinking, 'why in the world would you care about what looks best next to the color on the inside of the shoe, which isn't even shown when the shoes are on!?' well I'm a little crazy that way).

Once the primer was all dried, I was off to painting the shoes in beautiful, fun colors! I painted the shoes in sections and would switch back and forth in between pairs while I waited for segments to dry to create a place for me to hold.

Once the shoes were covered I waited overnight for the first coat to dry (I'm sure you don't need to wait that long in between coats but I wanted to ensure the paint that was in the crevices of the bow on the flats, was completely dried).

After the first coat was completely dried, I applied a second coat to ensure all the shoes looked even (the flats especially needed a second coat because the shoe was originally black and some grey was faintly showing through).

  

 

And Viola! I recreated a total different look for my old abandoned shoes that I will now wear all the time to add a fun pop of color to an outfit!

As always, I would love to see and hear about how your re-creation of your shoes turn out!