Spring & Summer Dress Up

 

 

Every girl needs a fun, new wardrobe for the spring and summer no matter what her age.  This is a great way to dress up those plain clothes and create new ones.  Plus, it adds a little sparkle to those bright sunny days. 

Supply List:

1 Pair Canvas Shoes

1 Canvas Purse

Stencil

Heat Transfer Pencil or other transfer pencil for fabric

Fabric Dries Clear Glue

Ultrafine Metal Tip

Spoon Man! Spoons

Glitter:  Sunrise(355) Ultrafine Opaque, Fresh Green (312) Ultrafine Transparent and Lemone (93) Ultrafine Transparent

 

     Instructions:

      Trace the stencil design onto both shoes and the purse using the transfer pencil.  It’s ok if the design is seen because it will be covered later with glue. 

 

Working in small sections, carefully trace around the outside and then fill in the center using the Ultrafine Metal Tip on the Fabric Dries Clear glue bottle.  Sprinkle the glitter on using the Spoon Man!  Spoon.  Allow to sit a minute for glue to set and then tap off the excess glitter onto a paper or tray to put back in the jar.

I like to find a way to use my tools in different ways. For the edge of the purse,  you can use a tear edger or a piece of paper that has been punched or die cut into a strip with a wavy edge.  You can, also, choose a different type of design such as a scallop or something you’d like to complete the purse edge to create your own tool.  

Place the tool at the edge of the purse and using the glue bottle with the metal tip, run a glue line along the tool’s edge.  Remove the tool and sprinkle the glue line with glitter.  Allow to set up a little and remove excess glitter. 

 

Allow all the glue to dry and they are ready to wear! 

Peg Rounds has been creating since she was a young girl.  She was always interested in art and any type of craft projects she could find.  As she got older, she stopped to go to college and then to raise a family. It wasn’t long before she’d pick it up again.  Today she is still creating as much as she can and enjoying it.  She is always wanting to learn new things in the world of crafting.  Her free time, when not spending it with her family, is used to create her latest works of art.  She has designed for many companies over the years some of which include Altered Pages, The Robin’s Nest, Amazing Mold Putty, Your Next Stamp Guest Designer and Keep In Touch Guest Designer, as well as many others.  She currently designs for Just For Fun Stamps and is an Invited Guest Blogger at USArtQuest.  She is, also, the Card Making and Scrapbooking Contributor for Create For Less.  She’s been published in Scrapbook News and Review and on Scrapbook.com and was a writer and proof reader for Oh Scrap Online Magazine.  Peg also enjoys teaching classes and is  working on setting up  classes online and you tube videos.  Be sure to check out her blog at:  www.pegscraftingcorner.blogspot.com. 

 

 



Glittered Shoes

I have wanted some glittered shoes for a very long time, but I didn’t know where to find any that fit my taste. Nor, did I want to ruin a pair of shoes that I already had. But I found a happy medium.  I glittered the heel and platform only.

Today I will show you how to make your own fabulous pair of heels!
 

Supply List

-          A pair of heels (any kind will do, I used my go to black heels)

-          Art Glitter Ultrafine Opaque in whatever color you want! (I used #79 Black)

-          Designer Dries Clear Adhesive or Fabric Dries Clear Adhesive (I tried both on the shoes, especially on the leather part. They both works, but the fabric definitely works better on the leather)

-          Painters tape

-          Paintbrush

-          Clear Acrylic Spray Paint
 

I first started out my taping off the shoe. I covered all the edges with the tape so that if I slipped with the paint brush I wouldn’t get glue on the shoe.

I brushed  glue on the shoe is small batches using a paintbrush, then sprinkled on the glitter. I tapped it off the excess and continued to fill in all the spaces until all of the heel and platform were covered in the black glitter.
 

I contemplated doing a fun color. I really wanted to, but I also wanted to be able to wear these heels often, since they are my go to black heels.  So I kept them black. But knowing how great they turned out, I want to do another pair, and have them be my fun pair! I can imagine using the holographic glitter on these, I am sure they would knock everyone’s socks off!
 

I let the glitter and glue dry. Once they dried completely, I took them outside where I sprayed the heel and platform ONLY with the spray acrylic. Be sure not the get the spray on any other part of your shoe, otherwise they could be ruined! This is another reason why you should tape off the shoe.

Once that dried completely, I took off the tape (carefully). The outcome was amazing!!

Now it’s time to go out and show off these awesome shoes!! Be sure to stop by my blog, http://oneheartscrapper.blogspot.com for another glitter project!