Saturday, 7 January 2012

Style recipe: DIY glitter shoes

Although I've been posting lots of DIY inspirations, I am not at all crafty, and have hardly ever attempted a DIY. But a few weeks ago, a friend and I decided to start with the basics: glittering a pair of shoes. We bought lots of pots of glitter, the strongest glue we could find, and I snapped up some cool multi-coloured faux gem stones at a pound shop! Armed with some old shoes, we set about glittering! We mixed the glitters to get a multi-coloured mix, then mixed half of that with the glue. We used paintbrushes to spread the glitter mixture over the shoes and then poured the loose glitters on top. One tip I can give you is to do all this with old bowls and brushes, something I hadn't thought of, which meant I will now have to replace these! After this I stuck on the gemstones, et voila! The perfect New Years Eve shoes were mine!








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59 comments:

  1. Unknown7 January 2012 at 10:49

    adorei. Grande ideia

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  2. Unknown7 January 2012 at 11:08

    Fantastic job you've done xxx

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  3. Ber.7 January 2012 at 11:09

    ooooh, the best tutorial ever! thanks :)

    Ber.

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  4. Malá Dominika7 January 2012 at 12:18

    It looks very good! :)
    If would you can look on my blog and if you like it, you can follow me. Big kiss from the Czech Republic! Xx

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  5. Anonymous7 January 2012 at 12:35

    Love it!

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  6. Anita Buaket7 January 2012 at 13:01

    Thats so Nice !!!!!

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  7. Unknown7 January 2012 at 13:08

    Can't beliebe this!love themmm!!!

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  8. Mary7 January 2012 at 13:12

    I'm impresses! Looks awesome!

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  9. Bla bla7 January 2012 at 13:17

    Hi! Aaaaaaah, what a lovely tutorial, tnx for sharing!!! & tnx for comment!!!
    Enjoy & lots of fun
    Anika

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  10. Noelle Chantal7 January 2012 at 14:07

    Wow! Very creative of you! Amazing outcome :)

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  11. Anonymous7 January 2012 at 14:08

    wow love it <3

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  12. BETABOOMblog7 January 2012 at 14:39

    Amazing tecnic!!! Lo hare ya mismo


    super blog





























    betaboomblog.blogspot.com


















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  13. NorTin shoes7 January 2012 at 14:41

    You've done a great job!
    Congrats!

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  14. Bespoke Biddie7 January 2012 at 17:10

    duch lovely DIY's my dear!

    Sunnie
    (.=

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  15. Jenna Hughes7 January 2012 at 17:15

    i am a total glitter addict! love this post

    http://underthefluorescents.blogspot.com/

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  16. Bonnie7 January 2012 at 17:24

    I love the idea behind DIY glitter shoes! I am so tempted to try it myself someday.

    http://www.glamkittenslitterbox.com/
    Twitter: @GlamKitten88

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  17. Florencece7 January 2012 at 17:40

    I love your idea! i'm going to do it on my shoes!

    \florencece.blogspot.com

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  18. evangelie7 January 2012 at 17:51

    Oh yes...i can be a Louboutin...
    xo
    Ev

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  19. Couture Carrie7 January 2012 at 18:07

    Awesome DIY, darling!

    xoxox,
    CC

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  20. Le Sapphire Blue7 January 2012 at 18:46

    Waouh this is amazing!!!


    http://lesapphireblue.com

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  21. Unknown7 January 2012 at 19:11

    :-) well done! good idea...!
    love your blog
    please check mine too, so we could follow each other!

    Love, Ros.e.
    http://tramped-rose.blogspot.com/

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  22. Rachel - Notes from my closet7 January 2012 at 19:14

    These have turned out really pretty! Love this idea :)

    Love, Vanilla

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  23. Rachella - flourishingfit.com7 January 2012 at 19:50

    I love all those glitters! X

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  24. Vestra Gratia7 January 2012 at 20:17

    gosh!! How creative you are! yeah I will try it :*

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  25. dreaming en francais7 January 2012 at 20:46

    I have been loving glitter shoes lately, and you make it look SO easy! I think I just might have to try it. Thank you for the sweet comment on my blog! xo

    http://dreamingenfrancais.blogspot.com

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  26. Sylwia S.7 January 2012 at 20:47

    I invite you on my blog on Facebook:)
    Hope you like it;)

    http://www.facebook.com/pages/I-Love-BIO/187982091300248

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  27. Flutra7 January 2012 at 21:00

    AMAZING GLITTER SHOES:) Such a nice post and a great blog!
    Much love,
    Flutra

    flutrafashion.blogspot.com

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  28. Yasmeen7 January 2012 at 21:02

    Wicked! :O I have two pairs of black heels that I'm terrified to do anything with but I guess this would be an easy and fun DIY =X We'll see..


    Yasmeen
    Castle Fashion

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  29. Nicole7 January 2012 at 21:15

    way to be creative girl!

    xoxo

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  30. Anonymous7 January 2012 at 21:36

    Leuk he dingetjes zelf maken!

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  31. Anonymous7 January 2012 at 22:05

    This is such an awesome idea!

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  32. lafashionfolie7 January 2012 at 22:14

    this is so brilliant! I'm not remotely good at crafts, but your post has really made me want to attempt some DIY glitter on shoes. Looks really cool on converse too, ala Miu Miu!

    Sophie x

    http://lafashionfolie.blogspot.com/

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  33. Elin Kling7 January 2012 at 22:17

    L O V E

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  34. Sugar Lane7 January 2012 at 22:21

    thx for ur comment! hope u follow me ;)
    love the gems on ur shoes, really nice job!
    kisses from Spain,
    S

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  35. The Chic Sheet7 January 2012 at 22:30

    What a wonderful way to turn some shoes that you don't wear anymore into something special ;) Lovely!

    XX,
    Miranda

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  36. Jules7 January 2012 at 22:41

    wowww- super cool DIY project!! at first, i thought those were designer shoes!

    http://fabulositywithinreach.blogspot.com/

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  37. Becca.7 January 2012 at 22:50

    love these shoes! they look amazing! :)

    thanks for the comment on my blog,
    XOXO, BECCA
    http://www.fashion-train.co.uk

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  38. Sick by Trend7 January 2012 at 23:50

    love those shoes! well done honey :D

    xx

    www.sickbytrend.com

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  39. Jackie8 January 2012 at 00:02

    These shoes look great! I have been wanting to do this for so long, but like you also admitted, I am terrible at crafty things. Maybe I'll muster up the courage to do it soon!!

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  40. Tara8 January 2012 at 00:33

    Great start! Keep DIYing :)
    xx

    www.queenoffunkydiy.blogspot.com

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  41. lucillejoy8 January 2012 at 00:48

    So good! These are the perfect party shoes, would have never known they were DIY?!

    wishfulsinfulyou.blogspot.com

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  42. Carrie8 January 2012 at 02:09

    Woah, they turned out really really pretty! I love both of them. Great job!!!

    :)
    Carrie
    http://readmylifeascarrie.blogspot.com/

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  43. Annie8 January 2012 at 02:59

    love this idea! Would love to follow you if you follow me! xoxo http://www.trendsneversleep.com/

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  44. Johanna8 January 2012 at 03:06

    Love it...I've been seeing a lot of DIY that I want to tackle this year. Nice job!

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  45. Flight of Fancy Boutique8 January 2012 at 03:57

    This would DEFINITELY be on my DIY list!! xx

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  46. Veronica P.8 January 2012 at 04:02

    s u p e r !

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  47. Alexa8 January 2012 at 05:21

    great DIY! I love a little sparkle :)

    xx
    Alexa
    http://brightandsassy.blogspot.com/

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  48. Antee Gurung8 January 2012 at 07:07

    ur DIY is perfect for a night out i guess..
    Anywaz loved ur creative blog!!! How abt we follow each other...I would love to catch up with your updates!!Let me know here @
    More2mystyledairy.blogspot.com

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  49. Laura Clayderman8 January 2012 at 07:40

    such a smart and creative DIY! :)

    xx,
    http://lalainlaland.blogspot.com

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  50. Unknown8 January 2012 at 09:08

    Wow, love the result, great job!!!

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  51. Barbara von Enger8 January 2012 at 09:14

    Excellent results and very creative too. This is what I adore about Fashion. Have a nice weekend.

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  52. Anonymous8 January 2012 at 09:17

    Never thoughts about custom my own shoes ... looks really really great you'r talented !

    great great blog, you really have got good taste, and seems like you love fashion !!

    really the pictures are great and so do the model !

    www.poshnpreppy.fr

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  53. miss b8 January 2012 at 09:28

    What a great idea - very creative! Thanks for your lovely comment!
    www.missbbobochic.blogspot.com

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  54. Jess8 January 2012 at 09:55

    absolutely fabulous idea! I do have some shoes laying around I could try this with! ;) and thanks for your sweet comment! :)

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  55. E. Katya8 January 2012 at 09:58

    They truly look amazing! It's definitely a great way to spice up some old shoes :)

    http://ekatya.blogspot.com

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  56. Life's a shoe8 January 2012 at 14:32

    oh my, these are reaaalllly pretty!

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  57. Vivi8 January 2012 at 14:33

    Amazing idea! I'M now a follower of your excellent blog!! please follow back! xo Vivi

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  58. Unknown8 January 2012 at 22:18

    stunning post amazing think will do the same dear great post kisses

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  59. Anonymous9 January 2012 at 01:02

    Love the end results.
    http://www.fashionmechic.com

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