Turning Old Dirty Vans Into New Shoes
by vagaleano072 in Craft > Fashion
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Turning Old Dirty Vans Into New Shoes
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I took my old dirty white vans and made them into a new design!
Materials
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- Your pair of shoes
- Paint ( of your color choice )
- Tape
- A design of your choice
- Paintbrushes
- Paint ( of your color choice )
- Tape
- A design of your choice
- Paintbrushes
Painting Shoes
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I wanted to make my dirty white vans white again so I painted it white first, then I noticed I had to put tape around the shoe so I could paint without getting it on the actual shoe.
Finishing Painting
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After I put the tape, I finished painting quickly and left my shoes out to dry. Once they dried I took the tape off of the shoe.
Starting Your Design
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For my design on the shoe, I wanted to make blue butterfly’s in the middle of the shoe. I searched up some pictures on google and started sketching with a pencil on my shoe like shown in the picture.
Painting Your Design
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After I finished sketching the butterfly’s on my shoe ( I did three butterfly’s in the middle of each shoe ) I started painting the inside of the butterfly’s, I used the color dark blue but you can chose any color you want.
Outlining Your Design
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Once I finished painting my butterfly’s, I started to outline the design with black sharpie like shown in the picture.
Adding Detail
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Next thing I did was add some detail to the butterfly’s by adding lines all throughout the inside. I did this by using sharpie.
Finished Product
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After I added more details and let my shoes dry, my shoes were done. The finished shoe is in the picture.