Today’s DIY is inspired by a trend seen everywhere from the runways at Celine to the shelves at Forever21-bright and funky modern florals. These aren’t your grandma’s napkins- these prints are infused with intricate details and neon colors and are seen from anything from pants to shoes and everything in between. Here, I’m going to show you how to add a punch of festive florals to your wardrobe without breaking the bank.
What you need:
1. Shoes in need of some revamping, with a wooden or plastic heel
2. 2 sheets of bright floral fine paper! (You need something flexible, wrapping paper will not do). This one is from Paper-Source
3. Regular paper or newsprint
4. Scissors
5. Foam Brush
6. Glue- anything like Fabric-Tac or Elmer’s will work
7. MATTE Mod Podge or any other matte varnish. I bought this Polymer Varnish because my local craft store was out of Mod Podge- and it worked just fine!
Step 1: Cut a small piece of newsprint and mold it to fit the shape of your shoe. This is very important to create the template so we don’t bend or rip the floral paper.
Step 2: Lay out the newsprint shape on the floral paper and cut 2 identical copies.
Step 3: Use your glue and sponge brush to brush a thin layer of glue on the wood heel.
Step 4: Quickly before the glue dries, mold the paper to the shape of the heel. Once the paper is moistened (sorry- I hate that word too) by the glue- it will be more malleable and shape to curved heels, but it won’t stretch that much!
Step 5: After the paper dries on the glue, follow the instructions on your varnish or Mod Podge to apply 2-3 coats. Let each coat dry before applying the next coat- to ensure that the paper and glue can withhold walking up and down those busy streets!
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