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DIY Sprinkle Shoes

March 27, 2013

title Are you aware we are in the midst of a major shoe trend? Fancy tips!

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Here's my twist for little girls, sprinkle-tipped shoes.

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  • I started with cheap white canvas shoes. If this project turned out to be a disaster I didn't want it to be on a $50 pair of Converse (which I plan to do in pink soon!).
  • I covered all the parts of the shoe I didn't want to decorate with painter's tape and protected the rest with sandwich bags (since I plan on using spray sealer later I don't want any of the shoe to be exposed).

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  • Next I mixed up several colors of Martha Stewart's micro-beads until they looked like cupcake sprinkles.
  • I covered the exposed part of the shoes with Martha Stewart's glitter glue (meh, it's pretty much identical to Elmer's Glue, but I did appreciate the applicator brush).
  • Then sprinkled the beads all over... and waited 30 minutes.
  • Next I sprayed tacky spray to get all the nooks and crannies and to get one last final layer of beads.
  • I sprinkled beads all over again and waited an hour.
  • Once everything seemed dry, I sprayed it one last time with a Mod Podge sealer.
  • I waited another hour, removed the tape and...

lucy shoes

Pretty dang cute if I do say so myself! I think I might just have to do this to a pair of flats for your truly...

xo Becky

In in the craft room Tags DIY, Martha Stewart, mod podge, shoes, sprinkles, tipped, tips
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