Monday, August 5, 2013

How To Make Personalized Flip Flops

By Lela Perkins


Having personalized flip flops is a great way to make a statement about your fashion sense without spending a great deal of money. These inexpensive summer shoes can be bought at a variety of different stores at varying prices. When you are buying, you may even want to buy more than one pair so you can practice your designs or simply have more than one pair to choose from when you are ready to go out and show them off to your friends.

While they are made with a few different materials, you will probably find that the shoes made with material straps are going to suit your project the best. Once you have chosen the color and style that you want then you will need to consider what types of decorations you would like your shoe to have on it.

The choice is yours when considering what to put on your shoe. The only thing you will want to keep in mind is that the material to be added should be lightweight. Most people prefer to add various different materials such as small ribbons, glitter, beads and embroidery designs. Many crafting materials can be purchased at crafting stores or even discount stores.

Once you have chosen all of the materials you are going to use, think about how they will look on the shoes. Some avid crafters like to plan the design of their project right down to the last detail while others prefer just to place the different pieces on the shoe as they feel they look best as they go along. If you do however have a specific idea of how you would like it to look you may want to sketch it out on paper before you begin to have something to follow.

How you attach the decorations to the shoe is actually really important to consider so you can ensure the stay on the shoe. Often people use either a needle and thread or glue to secure the decorations onto the footwear.

If you have decided you would like to use glue, consider purchasing a small glue gun if you do not already have one. A glue gun is a really helpful tool when you are doing a craft like this. Be patient and allow the glue time to dry first before wearing though so the glue would adhere.

If you have chosen to use a needle and thread to hold you design on remember to use thread that is thick enough to hold the materials yet, not too thick that it would be uncomfortable on your foot. It is also important not to add to many layers of thread, like the glue, you do not want to see the thread too easily when looking down at your feet.

Since the shoes are available in every size then personalized flip flops can be a great project for kids too. However, always be sure to have an adult supervising the project and ensuring that the kids are only doing the parts of the project that are most safe for them to do depending on their age.




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