miercuri, 31 iulie 2013

How To Easily Make Personalized Flip Flops

By Lela Perkins


Personalized flip flops can be a lot of fun and are a great way to show your style to others without spending a lot of money. These popular summer shoes can be found in many stores at many prices. When you decide to buy yours, you might want to buy a few pairs so you can practice your design or even just to have a couple of your own designer pairs.

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.

After choosing your decorations, you will want to take the time to consider how to put the decorations on the shoes. Depending on the material being added to the footwear, most people will either glue or sew on their designs. If using glue, a glue gun can be invaluable to help get the job done.

If you decide to use glue to keep your project together, remember to only put a small amount of glue in each spot to help prevent the glue from spilling through the decorations. Once you have finished adding all the pieces that you want make sure to give the glue time to dry before wearing the shoes so the pieces will have time to adhere to the shoe.

Needle and thread is also a great option to adhere the pieces to the shoes. Do keep in mind, you do not want to add too much or too little thread when you are attaching the decorations. Not using the right amount might cause shoe discomfort or make the thread visible through the decoration.

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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