DIY Shoe Makeover with Lace

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I came across a great idea at Carry on - Carry on for doing over a pair of shoes... The project is so easy and so affordable, that I simply HAD to share it with you:

What you need:

• Old pair of shoes - this effect looks great on platforms

• Lace- half a metre will be more than enough

• Mod Podge or clear acrylic sealer

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First cut out a piece of lace that will cover the main part of the shoe. We will cut out a piece to cover the heel later.

Start gluing the lace onto the shoe starting at the toe. Mod Podge does not need a ton of it to work so a medium thickness layer with work fine. We’ll seal it better later.
Next, move up and glue the sides of the shoes.

I do this one side at a time so I can work with it to make the lace lay flat. This is where it gets a little tricky though. Sometimes the lace doesn’t want to lay perfectly flat. I know the glue would probably still hold it if there were a small bubble in it but I prefer to have it flat so the lace doesn’t want to pull off the shoe.

In order to alleviate this issue, I spent time pulling the lace to see which way it laid
At the back where the side pieces of lace meet I cut both sides along the back seam so that when I glued it down the two pieces met perfectly and ended up looking like one continuous piece. Honestly you can’t even really tell where the two pieces came together. The lace kind of camouflages the seam.

After the main portion of the shoe was glued, I went and snipped off the excess around the bottom and up the sides to the heel, leaving it for later.

Now we need to fini
To cover the heel first cut a piece of lace large enough to cover it. I started by gluing down one side of the heel. Because the heel is curved and tapered, this is another spot where you need to work with the lace to make it lay flat. It also helps to snip away the excess like before.

Then move to the next side and do exactly the same thing. I did not wrap the lace around to cover the inside. If you want to, though, you could wrap the entire heel.

After the heel is
For contrast and drama, you can apply lace over any colour shoe.

Janice Anderssen is Women24's Decor and DIY expert. Ask her a question here or visit www.home-dzine.co.za for more easy projects, tips and ideas.

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