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Decorate and Upcycle Your Shoes Sweetly

Author: Cynthia Ip 19 November 2009

This is a pair of old shoes I had lying around.. I felt they were a bit boring so I rarely wear them. hehe… I think a lot of people have a similar problem, there are always something we don’t want to wear / use, but we are reluctant to throw it away or be wasteful. It is a good idea to give them a new birth with alterations and decoration!

All we need to snazz up these shoes is some lace, two heart-shape cabochons, and some pearls.

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First, wrap the heart-shape cabochons with some lace and sew it tight at the back.

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2.

Then, string up the pearls and sew them around the cabochons.

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3.

Sew some pearls on the ribbon (or shoe!) randomly.

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Finally, stick the cabochons on the ribbon.

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5.

DONE!





About the author

Cynthia Ip

A little decadent ball of sweetness that lives for diy, cuteness and web logging. She lives in Hong Kong, the center of it all and makes us jealous as he tells tales of her Hello Kitty event adventures. Everything she touches turns adorable. Visit her on the web.



11 Comments »

  • michelle said:

    Adorable! I love it!

    # 19 November 2009 at 1:55 am
  • 1aicha said:

    That is one brilliant idea!!!
    I would add that on other shoes, you could use earring clips as a deco too.

    # 19 November 2009 at 2:09 am
  • Tea said:

    Very cute!

    # 19 November 2009 at 10:51 am
  • athinalabella said:

    Sweet! :smile:

    # 19 November 2009 at 1:33 pm
  • Saraaaaaah said:

    love it! that’s brilliant! how did you sew the pearls to the heart?? i’m a little confused about it…hehe

    # 19 November 2009 at 9:43 pm
  • cynthia (author) said:

    :oops: thank you!!I am so happy that you love it :D

    hehe…Sarah, i draw that process in detail, see if you can understand by this pic?
    http://x1e.xanga.com/4f9f93f6c5c34258895468/w206121157.jpg

    The string of pearls is sew on the lace of the heart :)

    # 20 November 2009 at 2:41 am
  • Clarity said:

    love!

    # 20 November 2009 at 5:29 am
  • Angie said:

    So cute! I’ll have to try this technique some time.

    # 20 November 2009 at 1:04 pm
  • Saraaaaaah said:

    thanks! i totally get it now!!!! :razz:

    # 21 November 2009 at 10:24 am
  • amberrenee said:

    PERFECTION <3<3 love it and hoping you see all the ways you can take this rad inspiration! xoxo

    # 21 November 2009 at 2:10 pm
  • Arisingconscious said:

    I just so happened to become obsessed with lace, so I will def be adding some to my unused clothing. Love your site, thanks! (Zulaika Alvarez)

    # 21 November 2009 at 8:29 pm

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