How to: Make Your own Sassy Glitter shoes on the cheap! (and what NOT to do!)

I have a holiday party this weekend for work and I have this fabulous electric blue dress and sparkly cardigan that were screaming for glitter shoes! I refused to spend an exorbinant amount of money on heals that are way to high for my 36 year old feet! So I searched online and found some great inspiration for DIY glitter shoes!

Here is where I got the inspiration for this project:

Both of these inspiration projects have tutorials as well, but I want to share with my tutorial what NOT TO DO! I think I’m fairly crafty savvy but did have some bloopers on this, probably due to the fact that I am such an impatient crafter, I jump in before doing the proper prep work

Supplies:

Super fine glitter (do NOT get the chunky stuff, you’ll see why later)
Matt Mod Podge (or elmers glue, I prefer the mod podge though it dries quicker)
Craft Brushes, foam and brush style
Painters tape
Matt clear acrylic spray
Saran Wrap.
paper towel or something to shove in shoes before final step.
Shoes ready to glitter! I got mine at goodwill for $5.99 and the fit great, are kitten heals and super comfy .. !

TIP - First of all, you want to use super fine glitter, I used Martha Stewart’s brand. Here’s a picture of what the difference is. you will get LUMPS with the chunky stuff and a more polished finish with the fine stuff.

Step 1: tape off your shoes! tape off the bottom soles the insides, etc. just tape anywhere you don’t want glitter. Do NOT do what I did and try to freehand it, you will get glitter everywhere if it drips.,

Step 2: Mix mod podge with glitter, make sure to use the super fine glitter! this pictures shows me mixing the chunky stuff, because I forgot to take a pic when I was mixing the correct stuff!

Tip: to keep your mixed mod podge from drying between coats, cover it with saran wrap

Step 3: Paint on coat by coat letting it dry between coats (add a littler helper, makes it much more exciting!). I did about 4 coats to get the coverage that I wanted.

Here it is after 1 coat

Step 4: once it’s all dried to your liking, then spray it with the clear matt finish, just put something in your shoes (like a paper towel or something) so you don’t spray the inside of your shoes!

Then voila, you have fabulous DIY glitter shoes! here’s they are modeled by my 4 year old