I bought these flat black Mary Janes 10+ years ago. They are comfortable, but I hardly ever wear black clothes or shoes. They have been sitting in my closet collecting dust.
I have been drawing lately and was inspired by Anna Bond... My love for floral designs started when I was very young and I have never gotten tired of them. When I was organizing my closet last week I found the black shoes and was going to give them to DI, but decided to give it a make over just like I did a while ago with
these shoes. After all, they are very comfortable shoes...
This time I kind of wanted to do a Swedish fork art style floral design and decided to just dive in to it. The only challenge was, I don't have that many different colors of leather paint. I had to work with what I have and I made my own colors by mixing them up.
Yay! They are done! It is time to try them on.
I am so glad I organized my closet, I found this blue cardigan that goes perfectly with my new shoes!
I love how they turned out, they look pretty much like what I had in mind. I know those one of a kind painted shoes cost a pretty penny, mine just cost me my time and some paints. Better yet, I enjoyed the creative process so much!
I should go 'shopping' in my closet more often. :)
I have to say that those shoes look soooo much better after the refashion! :-)
ReplyDeleteSo very talented luv your new shoes.
ReplyDeleteChris x
Wow, your shoes look fabulous. You certainly are one creative lady.
ReplyDeleteThese are so cool...no, beyond cool! I loved seeing the first pair you painted, and now I'm just blown away by these!!! Reminds me of my grandma's painted clogs she had around the house (Dutch origins). I'm tempted to try to this on an old leather purse (or perhaps a new-to-me, thrifted one). Thanks for the inspiration and you are right, perfect with the cardigan!
ReplyDeleteYou are such a clever clogs, very inspirational. Yep, those shoes definitely look so much better now!
ReplyDeleteLove the new look of the flats! I've been meaning to paint my old leather shoes, but haven't had the time to pick up the paint. You gave me a new boost to just go and do. Love your makeovers, as per usual :)
ReplyDeleteThose shoes are gorgeous! You are incredibly talented.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love how those turned out! So much fun, and that color is really pretty on you!
ReplyDeleteThose shoes have become an inspiration to me! They turned out beautiful! Now I want to digg in my closet and see what I have that I could totally change into something inspirational. Question for you: where do you buy your leather paints? Our only 2 craft places in town, are Joanns and Walmart. Thx! !!
ReplyDeletePerfect transformation. Where can we buy leather paint ?
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind comments everyone! I really appreciate them. :)
ReplyDeleteI found the amazing leather paint online. They came quick and they work amazingly well. I strongly recommend to buy the professional leather prepare and deglazer, also Acrylic finisher to get best result.
So cute! Everything you do turns out beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love your shoes. They are so pretty and fun. I quite enjoy your blog and tutorials. Thank you for sharing with us.
ReplyDeleteSuper cute shoes!
ReplyDeleteYou have wonderful creative ideas! These shoes are just lovely, and I wish I could paint like you, but I do not have that skill. Love what you did with the black shoes!
ReplyDeleteHi there! I'm a new reader here and am loving this shoe painting idea. Thanks so much for sharing. Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous new look! Beautiful pattern and colors! You inspire me to try shoe makeover :)
ReplyDeleteThose are adorable!! I will have to keep this idea in mind!
ReplyDeleteAmazing! Thank you for the inspiration!
ReplyDeletebeautiful!
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