How to decorate shoes with your own hands? A detailed description of the method

All the fair sex are mysterious enough people, therefore it is sometimes so difficult for girls to please even the most expensive, stylish, unusual footwear. We all want an exclusive - such boots, shoes or sandals, which no one else has. What to do? Ask for help from the designer, so that he created some unique ornaments for boots with huge money? It is not necessary if you know how to decorate shoes with your own hands. A detailed description of possible changes will be presented in the article below.

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How to decorate new or old rubber boots?

If you do not already have rubber boots, you can buy the most ordinary monochrome ones and decorate them with hand painted. For work it is necessary to prepare such a set:

• Stencil.
• Sandpaper.
• Automotive lacquer, rubber spray or acrylic paint.

In the details of how to decorate rubber boots with your own hands, it looks like this:

1. Boots with a little sandpaper before applying the paint, be sure to degrease the surface.
2. Draw the contour of the pattern on the substrate, then paint it with acrylic paints.
3. Allow the paint to dry, fix it with a colorless varnish on top.

Important! As an ornament you can use strict geometric shapes, butterflies, bright flowers, snowflakes - whatever you want. Even if you do not know how to draw well, you can decorate your boots or hide any defects. Paints are applied with a stencil, which can be made independently.

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How to decorate suede boots?

If you have a pair of suede boots in your closet, then you will like the idea of ​​how to update shoes yourself with improvised materials. With the help of an ordinary sweater, you can turn them into boots. A lot of money for the embodiment of this idea will not be required, but what result will be obtained.

Important! If before you already wore these boots, then first clean them of dirt, then necessarily dry.

Using acrylic paint, you also need to touch up all defects. By the way, you can also take a sweater, not a new one, even torn.

Prepare the following materials:

• Old sweater.
• Artificial fur, about 50 cm.
• Long scissors.
• Blade or stationery knife.
• Three rubber bands for hair of black color.
• Large buttons 6 pcs.
• Ruler or centimeter.
• Pins.
• Threads and a needle.
• Sewing machine.

Re-making of shoes with your own hands using improvised materials occurs according to the following scheme:

• Use a centimeter to measure the required height of the lining and calf volumes.
• Transfer the received data to paper. Make a pattern, cut it out.
• Prepare a ready-made pattern for artificial fur and a sweater. On each side, add 1 cm.
• Cut out the details so that you get two knitted items and 2 pieces of faux fur.

Important! It is better to cut the fur with a blade, because the scissors do not fit in this case.

• Cutting is recommended exactly from the wrong side. On the table, first put more newspapers in order not to damage the furniture.
• Place pieces of fur, alternately on the sides of the sweater. Align the edges. Along the perimeter with pins. At the bottom of each detail, leave a place not pinned, about 10-15 cm. Then we'll use it to turn it around.
• Cut all the gums in half. Then fold each of them in half, making a noose. Push the loop inward between the fur and the knitted fabric from the side with the tip outwards.
• Measure the distance between all the loops using a centimeter or ruler. It is important that it be the same. As a result, you will have three loops for each of the two parts. These will be buttonholes.
• On the perimeter, sew parts, leaving holes to be turned.
• Carefully cut all the corners, slightly short of the seams. This is done in order to avoid protrusion of corners.
• Remove all parts on the front with a pencil.
• Unshielded edges turn inwards, sew them with a hidden stitch.
• Bend every detail, mark the places for attaching the buttons.
• Sew on the buttons on the buttons. Wrap the straps around the boots, fasten them.

Unts are ready!

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How to decorate ankle boots?

Ankle boots can be called stylish enough shoes, which has not gone out of fashion for many years. Warmed models just look great on the legs in the off-season and frosty winter. If your wardrobe has ankle boots, but they have lost their marketable appearance, then boldly get them! Now we learn how to update boots with your own hands.

Prepare for work:

• Brushes.
• Acrylic paint is black or dark gray, gold and red-brown.
• Sponge for washing dishes.
• Adhesive.
• Green paint, creating the effect of glass.

Next, strictly follow the instructions to make the decoration of the boots with your hands turned out to be really stylish, bright, original:

1. Take an acrylic paint of a dark gray color, paint the heel and heel of ankle boots with a brush.
2. Allow the shoes to dry for several hours. If you do not have time to wait so long, then dry it with a hairdryer.
3. Next, use a sponge, apply the gold acrylic paint lightly on the upper material, on the heel and the heel. Using a brush, rub the drops.
4. Take the sponge and the reddish-brown paint. Handle the back of the heel and the heel. Then paint the same stripes near the metal loops for the laces with the same paint.
5. It's time to make a print. Find the original drawing with flowers, translate it on paper or draw by hand. Choose colors for painting.
6. To create convex surfaces, use the glass effect contours. On the inside, paint the picture with a green paint with sparkles. Leave to dry for a day.
7. From velor or corduroy, cut the strips so that they are slightly wider than the knitted top of the boots. The edges are sewn and sew on the knitted top.
8. Choose from artificial pearls beads in size. Sew them on the bottom edge of the velvet ribbon. Glue it.
9. Of the same material, cut the strips for the braids and sew. At the tip of each lace, sew a bead.
10. Between the laces for laces sew artificial pebbles.

That's how easy and simple are the drawings on the shoes. With their own hands to apply them quite simply, not only on ankle boots, but also on boots, shoes, sneakers.

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How to decorate winter boots yourself?

Then we will get acquainted with the master class on how to decorate felt boots with your own hands with minimal time and financial costs. For decoration, you will need cotton cloth, resistant glue, blade, scotch tape and old boots.

Important! Changes only touch the heel and tongue.

Follow the instructions:

1. To remove a pattern for cotton material, glue those places that you want to decorate with adhesive tape.
2. Then transfer this tape to cotton.
3. Cut out the details from the fabric.
4. Apply glue directly to the center of the fabric, press firmly against the shoe and glue it.
5. With the blade cut off all unnecessary.
6. Soak the edges of the fabric and glue.

Important! Modern design of shoes with their own hands can be performed not only with the help of fabric, paints, but also beautiful pearl beads, white and colored rhinestones, brightly shimmering in the sun. Even the drawing itself can be laid out by them. All the necessary tools and materials can be purchased at no cost in any fabric and hardware store.

As you can see, giving the second life of your shoes is very simple and exciting. We hope that you managed to do everything neatly, and you are absolutely happy with the result of your work!