Stella McCartney Inspired Espadrilles.

This is one of the DIY's I created for Urban Crafts. The inspiration?! The Stella McCartney espadrilles!
I took some screenshots, but the real tutorial you can see in motion down below!
There are two tutorials included in the clip. One I allready published here : the Studded Espadrilles. The second tutorial (The Stella McCartney Inspired Espadrilles) starts around 1:17. Enjoy!
P.S.: It's in Dutch...

Inspiration

What you'll need
- espadrilles
- neon spray paint
- tape

Tutorial - (for the clip scroll down)

Step by step
1) tape your shoes carefully. Let only the seams tape/-paper free
   TIP: make a template of you shoe on paper to put in the shoe for protecting while spraying!
2) Spray!
3) Add some hairspray to fixate the whole

 


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Neon Lace Necklace.

Over the years I collected my share of lace fabrics. I even sometimes buy a shirt just because of a beautiful lace application with the intention to cut it out and make something totally different out of it.
Also for this DIY I dug in my collection of lace and gave it a neon-spray-tan. Given that I am currently craving the neon trend, I need to restrain myself not to spray everything around me neon.
I found these two fabrics at two totally different places. The first piece of fabric I found a while ago at a local fabric shop. The second one are old (and hideous) curtains my mom used to own. My brothers will be so pleased to see I put a pair of scissors in them.

Tutorial

What you'll need
- Lace 
   TIP: Use white lace - I tried it with darker lace and it didn't work 
- Neon spray
- Jewelry clasp
- Chain

extra : scissors, needle and thread, pliers

Step by step
OPTION I
 1) Cut out little patterns you find in the fabric
 2) Place them together and sew them into a new pattern
 3) Give it a spray
 4) Add the chain and jewelry clasp

OPTION II
 1) If you can find a pattern in the lace that suits your wishes, just cut it out as a whole
 2) Spray it!
 3) Add the chain and jewelry clasp

The coolest part of it all is definitely the spraying part. I just love to give things a -neon- spray tan.

 

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Pimped shoes.

In anticipation of Spring... Lately, every shoe store you visit you see flat shoes with a colourful or golden tip popping up! So I tried it my way.

What you'll need

- some (cheap) flat shoes (the one with the golden tip are from Action - the one with the neon tip are from H&M)

- masking tape

- spray

Tutorial

Step by step

1) Remove bows or any other extra's from your shoes

2) Deside wich part you want to give a "spray" and line with tape

3) Protect the rest of the shoe

4) SPRAYYYYY !

     TIP: Do this outside!

As you can see the velvet ones (H&M) were a little bit harder to spray. I even needed to use a white basecoat. So another tip: use shoes with a smooth surface.

Give it a try and show me your result!