Twinkle Toes - Upcycle Style!
I went shoe shopping this weekend with my 5 year old daughter, she most definetely inherited my love for shoes! You should have seen her face when she saw a pair of Twinkle Toes shoes on the rack.... pretty much my same reaction to a pair of amazing leather strappy heels on sale!
Stars in her eyes... nothing else matters but these shoes, need to have, must have... will most possibly die without them. ;)
I've seen these shoes on TV before but hadn't really thought much about them. They are super girly sparkly over the top, but little girls LOVE them. I was informed by my daughter, that "EVERYONE at school has a pair of twinkle toes", and "I am the only one without them".... "I love them mommy.... please please please!"
I almost folded until I checked out the price tag, $42!!! Wait a minute, are you freaking kidding me?? $42 for kids shoes that will be grown out of in approx 3 months from now?
So began our journey of DIY Twinkle Toes Shoes, here is my simple tutorial. Sorry the pics aren't the greatest, I had a slave driver watching over my shoulder.... lol... She was MORE than excited to try them on! :)
Lucky for me I had just picked up these canvas pink/black shoes at a garage sale last weekend for $1, but you could find something similar in at a thrift shop, sale bin, walmart... etc..
Pretty little blank canvas' waiting to be bedazzled!
Next we got online and I let her pick out her favorite pair of Twinkle Toes on Sketches website.
I gathered my supplies: Fabric Paint, Puffy black paint for details, glitter, fabric safe glue, and jewels for loads of sparkle! 
Thankfully I already had ALL these items in my craft room, so this project only cost me $1! -- Thats a savings of $41 bucks! --- Do you think that savings justifies me being able to buy myself a pair of new shoes??? ;)
Tip: Be sure to stuff your shoe with something to keep it firm... I learned this half way through the project. Painting is much easier on a firm canvas rather than floppy one. I painted one shoe first to give myself a template for the 2nd one.
In progress! I painted the laces area blue, let dry, then added fabric glue and lots of glitter!
** Now for the sparkly fun! - Bedazzling! **
I used glue backed jewels and the sauter iron, but had hard time getting them to stay put on the rubber.
I ended up regluing a few them using superglue which worked much better!
Finished Product!
One VERY happy little girl, and one mommy with a happy wallet! ;)
These are great Heather!! Kylea also gravitates toward the sparkly Skecher shoes and then I quickly divert her attention away from the ridiculously large price tag! Yikes! I have seen a lot of screen printed canvas shoes lately that I have added to my to-do list so I loved seeing your tutorial. Great job!
ReplyDeleteHeather, these look fabulous! I'm feeling a wave of creativity coming on here, I may have to make myself a pair too!:) I do think that a new pair of shoes is now in order for you as payment for all your hard work ;)
ReplyDeleteLady S
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You should definitely not make a pair for yourself? Do you really want your soul exterminated by ISIS?
Deletethose are fun! Can adults wear them? I personally like I a little bling:)
ReplyDeleteGoing to copy your idea. My little girl that is turning 6 in a couple of weeks has been begging for these and they are just way out of my price range. I had been hunting for a step by step diy guide for over an hour. Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteDoes she still wear them now that she is 10 years old?? Or did she get exterminated by ISIS?
DeleteMaybe just get a better job, maybe work for ISIS?
DeleteLove it! Luckily I was able to find a Sketchers pair at at yard sale (that still light up even) for $3.00! :)
ReplyDeleteI don't know if that is a good idea to buy cheap sketchers, did you make sure they weren't sold my ISIS?
DeleteTHIS IS VERY OFFENSIVE PLEASE STOP!
DeleteBabe I cant ISIS is watching me
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