395 Days of Pinterest Day 10 ~ DIY Painted Shoes

Upcycled Painted Shoes!

pss .. all the shoes here are on sale in my shop .. woo hoo!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/DeLoopVintages

Day 10 of my 385 Days of Pinterest .. DIY Up-cycled Painted Shoes .. I actually made these all on Day 4 when I did the Glitter Pumps .. hehe ..   So I saw this pin and thought about all the shoes I have that could use a little 'sass' and that's exactitude what they got!

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

~ Shoes, be it heels or flats there is always a pair of shoes in need of a little more funk

~ white fabric paint, buy 'soft or matte' not 'gloss'

~ color acrylic paint of your choice 

~ rubbing alcohol and pads

~ hockey tape / electrical tape

~ Indoor / Outdoor sealer

Begin

Grab your shoes (I will be using a few different shoes in my photos, sorry I didn't take before pics).  

Clean the surface you will be painting with alcohol.  This will prep the area for paint.

Use your electrical tape to tape around the area you will be painting to prevent paint from running.   Dont try to use any other tape .. Electrical tape seal the little nooks and crannies perfectly and can hug every curve on the shoe.

First use your white fabric paint as a primer.  I used Tulip soft fabric paint (make sure you don't use 'gloss')

You will only need one coat of the primer fabric paint.  

 

After this has dried (30 min.)  Apply the colored acrylic paint you have chosen.  I used Plaid Acrylic Paint. (soft pink and gold!)

When this has dried (1 hour) apply your gloss / sealer.  I used Plaid Outdoor gloss sealer.

 

 After this, remove your tape and wa laaaaa~  Finished

ps I made all the shoe liners as well .. but we can cover that another time. :)

Verdict, I loved this pin .. made these shoes fabulous!!!  Go nuts, express yourself :)

365 Days of Pinterest Day 9 ~ Rainbow Ombre Nails

Rainbow Ombre Nails

Day 9 of my 365 Days of Pinterest I'v chosen a beauty pin .... Rainbow Ombre Nails .. I'm not a Nail Gal .. as you can tell by the nubs I have on the end of my fingers, but this pin looked like fun, plus I wondered if it would really turn out as nice as the photo in the original pin ...

Here is the original pin from Pinterest

http://pinterest.com/pin/267119821620477010/

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

Nail Polish ... Iv chosen to stick with the original colors. Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Light Blue, Dark Blue

Cosmetic Sponge

Elmers Glue

Q Tips

Nail Polish Remover

I actually attempted this 3 times (Oy!) and fine tuned it a bit each time. 

Lets Begin .. 

                Paint Your Nails with a white base ...  

Glue Time ... This is an interesting tip I actually found on Pinterest .. 

... paint glue onto the skin surrounding your nails .. when this dries you will be able to peel it off and the skin around your nail will remain clean .. The coat of glue should be thick enough to form a film, but not so thick that it will take too long to dry.  I let my glue dry for 10 min .. tedious but worth it.

Take your nail polish and paint small lines on the sponge .. * at first I had the red polish by my cuticle and it actually looked like blood :(   so I reversed the color order the second time around 

Press the sponge onto your finger nail .. the key is to let the polish soak into the sponge before you apply it ... then you get the spray painted effect .. if the polish is laying on the top of the sponge unsoaked it just ends up looking like stripes on your nails 

wait for the polish to dry then peel off your glue ..

Presto!!  Pretty Rainbow Nails .. 

 So it wasnt that easy .. Like I said it took three times for my nails to look like this .. things I learned .. start with a white base .. use the glue trick to keep nails clean .. if your nail polish brushes are fat use a thin paint brush to apply the line of polish to the sponge .. let the paint soak into the aponge before applying.  I repainted the sponge after every third nail for a more vibrant look .. but if you want a subtle look, just keep reusing the sponge without re applying the polish .. 

Verdict .. now that I know how to do it well .. I do love the look ..  You can use any colors you want .. I did a blue ombre with three shade of blue .. very cool ..  Downside .. it takes forever .. at least it seemed like forever to a non Nail Gal like me .. anyoo .. great pin .. fun results :)