Decoupage of shoes with their own hands

Every person strives to give his outward appearance a certain individuality and difference from others in accordance with his style preferences, features of the figure, attitude to practicality and convenience of clothing. Despite the use of special tools, shoes during socks lose their appearance. Refresh it will help creativity and a little perseverance. For example, to attract the attention of other people, to look unusual and original to you will help decoupage of shoes with their own hands. We prepared a master class on this topic in this article.

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What is needed for decoupage?

One of the original ways to return the shoe to its attractiveness is decoupage, which will help not only hide the damage, but also give the shoes an original, unusual look.

Important! Before starting work, the product must be thoroughly washed, all dirt removed and dried thoroughly.

For the decoupage of the leather model you need to purchase the following materials:

• sharp knife or scalpel;
• painting tape;
• scissors;
• brushes;
• sponge;
• pictures to be printed on the shoe surface;
• primer;
• acrylic paints, which if necessary can be replaced with nail polish;
• waterproof acrylic lacquer, which at the very end of the work will be covered with the material.

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Master class for decoupling shoes by one's own hands

In order to learn decoupage of shoes, you should try to start with applying small decorative elements to shoe products. To do this, it is best to use children's shoes, which is characterized by small sizes, and therefore try your hand at it you will be more convenient.

To work with children's shoes you will need a skin varnish, acrylic primer, a knife, brushes, a sponge and acrylic lacquer.

The process of decoupage itself includes the following stages of work.

Surface preparation

First of all, you need to prepare the shoe surface for further work:

1. Remove the dirt from the shoes, for which it should be thoroughly washed and then dried.
2. Where the decoupage is supposed to be applied, degrease. To do this, you can use any not very aggressive solvent.
3. If there are scratches on the skin, the place of their location must be cleaned with a fine emery cloth, then removing the formed dust.

Primer

The next step in the decoupage of shoes with their own hands will be priming the surface, which must then contain the selected pattern:

1. Apply a primer to the proposed decoupage area.

Important! The application should be carried out in several layers, giving each previous layer time to dry.

1. Those areas on which it is not supposed to put decorations, it is necessary to seal with paint tape.
2. After drying the soil, to obtain a slightly rough surface, the prepared area is treated with a fine emery cloth.

Directly execution of decoupage:

1. Decoupage patterns are cut from decorative napkins, which can be purchased at specialty stores.

Important! If you want decoupage of shoes to have a high density, then you can use magazine clippings as images.

1. After cutting, the pictures you prepared are superimposed on the primed area of ​​the shoe, and are covered with a layer of decontamination varnish-glue intended for decoupage.

Important! It's okay if a part of the picture went out of the ground, it can be trimmed with a scalpel, a sharp knife, and even scissors.

1. After waiting for the complete drying of the glue-glue, cover the application with several layers of waterproof varnish. It is important to carefully dry each previous layer.

Important! The technology of decoupage on leather shoes initially seems very difficult, but in reality everything is quite simple.

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Can I do decoupage on fabric material?

If you have the desire to do the decoupage on shoes made of textiles yourself, the principle of drawing pictures remains the same, it's better to work with shoes of light colors, and the pictures to take more dense:

1. Stick them on the shoes after the first layer of glue dries a little.
2. The upper part of the image must also be covered with glue, and the application should start from the center towards the edges, smoothly moving.
3. Do not apply too much adhesive, because the work should look neat.
4. Also try not to go beyond the picture. If the glue does get out, then it must be removed with a cotton pad moistened with water.
5. In case of a wrinkle appearance, it can be neatly spread out by applying a brush.

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Drawing a picture on the surface of boots

When you have already gained enough experience in applying different materials to shoes, you can go over to more complex projects, for example, to make decoupage on shoes or boots. The principle of doing this decor on boots is practically the same as decoupage on children's shoes. But there are also some minor differences:

1. The figure for decoupage should be chosen so that the cut out parts are harmoniously interconnected. Otherwise - instead of the original and beautiful pair of shoes you get a "nalyapistuyu" abstraction.
2. Cut out drawings must be pre-arranged on the table, as they will subsequently be glued to the shoes. This will create a drawing - before applying it to the boots and help figuratively imagine how this will all look.
3. In addition to the drawings, you can stock up with acrylic paint. It is needed not only to glue the drawings, but also if necessary to tint individual areas.

Before starting work, seal with paint tape those places where no drawings are supposed to be applied.

Important! The drawing should be applied strictly to the place intended for it, and the top should be fixed with a special glue-glue. The next figure is placed side by side, neatly aligned with the previous one.

This work will require you attention and patience, but will be pleased with the result. After applying all the details of the mosaic, the top is covered with a transparent waterproof varnish in several layers. Hand-made shoes will attract the attention of others and delight owners with its unusual.

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Decoupage of both individual parts of the shoe and its entire surface

Shoe decoupage can be made on the entire surface of shoes or boots, but this model can be used only for decorative purposes, and will decorate the shelves. But if decoupage is applied to a specific area of ​​shoes, for example, socks or heels, they can be carried with pleasure.

To make decoupage, for example, the heels of old shoes, it is possible according to the following instruction:

1. Wash the heels, dry them and then degrease.

Important! While waiting for the drying of shoes, you should prepare tools and materials - napkins, pictures, paints, varnishes, etc.

1. If necessary, then the heel should be colored with the paint of the same color as the shoes. If the shoes are white, then white primer or a suitable color acrylic paint is used.
2. To avoid paint and other materials getting onto the rest of the shoes or boots, it is necessary to close the non-decapable places with paint tape.
3. Place the image you like on the heel and apply a clear varnish.

Important! Lacquer should be applied very carefully, moving from the center to the edges of the pattern.

1. When all the necessary drawings are glued on the heel and the glue is completely dry, it should be covered from above with several layers of clear waterproof varnish.
2. Between the application of the layers, wait a while to allow the protective composition to dry.

With the use of different motifs of the drawings, you can achieve on the shoes a beautiful ornament that will look stylish and attract attention. We hope that the decoupage of shoes with our own hands, the master class of which we have presented to you, will help raise your spirits, show your creativity and give shoes original products.