My first post I was inspired by another fellow DIYer who chevroned some moccasins. I have had these little canvas shoes 4 years now. When my Meemaw passed away, we all rifled through her closet.. taking our favorite pieces to hold and cherish and love on. Seeing how I was her same shoe size {LUCKY} I grabbed every pair of shoe, whether or not I would ever wear them. They were hers and special to me. I have kept every pair, and came across 2 little canvas pairs while recently cleaning out my closet. I came up with an idea to make them wearable.. and here is our first DIY project from our homes and closets to yours!
What you need:
Paints : whatever the color
Tape : I used painters, and cut the width down a little, but masking tape would work too
Paintbrushes
Scotch Guard
A pair of canvas shoes
A little patience
ATTEMPT 1 : A Bit of a Failure!
I taped my chevron pattern all perfect, and began to paint my pattern. I got all done and pulled the tape off, and did not like the width or what I saw... My original plan was to paint white where you see the painters tape.. this was my first result prior to painting white.
YUCK.. wasn't happy at all :)
So I decided to paint the whole tongue a light peach.. and retry.!
So I repainted the whole thing and allowed to dry 100 %. I retaped. The tape did not want to stay completely, so I used it just as an outline, and used a small brush to go around the edges. After I painted the shoes, I allowed the rest of the paint to dry 100% before removing tape. Make any touch ups you may need {I didn't have any touch up issues}! Scotch Guard at least twice.
and WAHLAH!
A perfect little flat for spring, summer, shoots, or weddings! My meemaw's shoes made new again! I love the outcome!
Check back soon for another DIY with the Sassy Sisters!
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