Upcycle Shoes: Twinkle Toes Tutorial no.2

Guest Blogger Natasha De Vil of the The Crafty Ms De Vil Blog shoe you how to upcycle your shoes for the festive season.

So it Christmas the time of festivity and celebration but you have a problem you spent the last of your pennies buying fab gifts for all your friends and family and now you have no money left to get those awesome shoes for the office Christmas party. Never fear Ms De Vil is here to show you how to vamp a pair of old shoes that will cost you less than a fiver but make your feet look a million pounds!

First you need to select your shoes and choose a glitter that a matching colour.

You will also need a tray, a bowl and a small artists paint brush and some fabric or pva glue.

Evenly cover your shoes with glue using a paint brush

Then sprinkle with glitter covering the whole shoe and then leave to dry.

 When dry shake off the excess glitter in the tray and then mix this and the remainder glitter in a bowl with some more glue, I’d go for an even ratio of glitter and glue.

Give the shoes an even coat of the glitter glue mixture and leave to dry. This second coat will seal the glitter on the shoe to stop it shedding.

And voila once the glue is dry your new dancing shoes are ready to hit the dance floor.

And that is how you revamp a pair of old shoes into new.

Enjoy

Natasha De Vil x

To see the first Twinkle Toes tutorial, check out Ms De Vil's blog:  http://thecraftymsdevil.wordpress.com/2011/05/04/twinkle-toes/

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30 minutes DIY: Turn a man’s shirt into a woman’s skirt

Have you got 30 minutes to kill? Our guest blogger Fran Swaine of Skulls and Ponies blog has put together this simple upcycling tutorial – Turn your old shirt into a new skirt.

1. Take a thick man’s shirt. 

2. Chop off the arms.

3. Chop off the top of the shirt.

4. Create a waistband by folding down the fabric.

5. Sew down both sides and your waistband

And voila! Style your brand new skirt!

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First of Many Amazing Pop-Up Craft Events - Tooting

I was a little choked up this morning, when I saw the pictures from our first craft pop-up event, which took place yesterday in Tooting and so I’m not going to say much in this week’s blog post, the images speak for themselves and I dedicate it to the amazing local companies who took part, the volunteers and of course the people who came along on the day. 

Thanks all for making it a great day.

Our next event is in Clapham on 7^th August 12-4pm, Click to find out more information: Clapham summer Pop-Up

Upcycling demonstration from Join-Up Streatham

Interior Design classes from London Property Makeover

Knitting & Crochet demonstrations from Affinity Yarns

 

Mosaic workshops from Glittering Shards

 

Ms Cupcake offered cupcake icing & decoration demonstrations

Clothes Swapping by Swish & Pout

Pretty broach making workshops by Crafty Pint

Got Craft? offered tasters into badge making