Monday, January 30, 2012

New Shoes for free!

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Well, time for more shoe repair.  As some of you may remember, I love to redo shoes.  Here is a reminder of my love for Toms shoes.  I once started with a pair of white Toms and painted them:

Well, after working at Michael's for over six months now, my black Toms have really taken a beating.  Check out what my black Toms looked like:

Yikes, the right shoe is in need of some major repair.  I think I may need to just buy another black pair for work and then repair these.  Well, you know me, I am not going to leave them black if they aren't going to be for work.  Hmmmmmm.  I have already painted a pair.  Now what should I do.  I know!!!  I will use fabric on my shoes!!!  I have lots of fabric:)  Be right back... Grab a snack.  This may take a moment.  Enjoy some good music.

Ok, I did it.  Tell me what you think!!  Here are my new, old shoes.  All ready to wear to school!!

I had to repair them before adding the material, ribbon, and buttons.

They are just so comfy:)  I got the designs on the shoes to match.  No need to throw away my comfy shoes.  They are ready to wear and as good as new.  I am so happy. 

And the total cost = NOTHING 

Love them with jeans.  Leave me a comment.  I'd love to hear from you.

Thanks for stopping by.
~Madison

13 comments:

  1. Madison, you are just to clever ..... as usual!

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    1. Madison your Grandma Marge told me about this site today! Very nice!! How talented you are :)

      Tana Marbury

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  2. I'm not sure my comment went through. The shoes are amazing. I have a granddaughter that would love them.

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  3. Those are SOOO adorable. You did a great job. What did you use to adhear the fabric??? I'd love to know how to do this.

    Julie
    http://scraphappypapercrafter.blogspot.com

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  4. So very cute! My 15 year old granddaughter loves Toms also, I will pass this along to her. She also loves to play volleyball and is on her school team.
    Thanks for sharing, you are so very talented.
    Judy
    grammiejudys.blogspot.com

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  5. These are so FUN! I'm now kicking myself for trashing my old comfy shoes. GREAT idea...TFS!

    ~Sharon C.

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  6. Awesome! You need to do a tutorial on how to do this!

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  7. I adore what you have done to your comfy shoes - they look better than brand new!! Can you give some details on how you did it, what you used for adhesive, etc? Thanks!

    Jan S.

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  8. Thank you all for your nice comments. Believe it or not I used hot glue but it is very tricky. You have to be careful not to burn your fingers. I fold and glue all the raw edges rather than sew them and it makes for small spaces and hot glue!!
    ~Madison

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  9. So cute and such a clever idea!
    Glenda

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  10. ADORABLE!!! :) You are amazing Madison!!

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