Feb 6, 2012

DIY Louboutin Metall Shoes

Today I was on a rescue mission that almost turned out to be a "Bambi for dinner" mission. 
The victim (of the first crime, bad parenting explained here) and the second almost victim the above mentioned Bambi. I was driving my tiny Toyota IQ just big enough for me, my (broken) Nikon and my overly stuffed purse on the road to see the doctor (photo store). All of a sudden a pack of four Bambi's darted out in front and the back of my car with only millimeters clearance. 
Puh, heart attack!!! Luckily we all survived but holly, what a scare. 
The Nikon got a new organ (aka lens) and Bambi ran of in to a suburban neighborhood where the only dangers were overfed Chihuahuas and chickadees. 
On a completely other note, how awesome are these shoes?
Seeing these Louboutin shoes for the first time, I fell in love,  I loved the style and just had to have some of my own. But at a whopping $1,095.00 it was a tad over the Feb budget (actually more close to  way over the whole 2012 budget!) but still, the style is amazing, so they had to be DIY'ed.

Pretty cool right?


You will need an old pair of shoes (mine are Zara flats from spring 2011), leaf silver, paint brush, painters tape, strong glue (ops, it's hidden in the pic) utility knife, and leaf metal glue. I got my leaf metal and glues from Panduro hobby in Norway, but they have it at any well equipped craft store like ex Michaels.




If your shoes are embellished like mine, or have a shape you're not happy with; just cut it off and shape the shoes to desired look. Tape the desired length, paint with glue (and wait for it to dry a bit). Add the silver (the silver is SUPER thin and it's easy to rip it, so be careful.). Cut along the line of the tape to get a clean line and take the tape off. Wait for it to dry (this takes some time). Paint over the silver with the glue (mine can also be used as a varnish, but read the instruction on your version). Glue the chain to the edge of the silver, and woppi, you're done! 


Hope you love my new shoes as much as I do.

22 comments:

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    1. Thank you! But seriously, its super easy, you should give it a try! :)

      love K

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  2. You did an amazing job and saved a ton of $. Thanks for sharing! I love the metallic cap toe look so I might just have to give this a go :)

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    1. I know right?? Well its super easy, let me know hoe it goes if you give it a try!!

      love K

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  3. how do you people do what you do? i would have never thought of that!

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    1. Hahaha, i am honored (I think) to be one of "those people" :) And man, Jaclyn this is super easy! give it a go!! :)

      love K

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  4. What a great diy!!! Love how yours came out!

    http://fashionistanygirl.blogspot.com/

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  5. You are so creative and a real inspiration for DIY projects!

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  6. Yikes on the deer-they just love to run out in front of cars for some reason. Awesome DIY, I'm impressed! Wish I was crafty enough to come up with something like that!

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  7. And you did it better than them. Love the style. Thanks for posting the tut, and feel free to drop by me too. I'm off to check out the cupcakes now!

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  8. Oh my goodness...so creative. Love how they turned out!

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  9. they look awesome! I love it :D

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  10. Fantastic DIY!

    GTBB,
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  11. Gosh but you are so creative!!! I LOVE the new shoes.

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  13. Amazing job!!! They look fabulous!
    xx
    Joanna

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  14. yummy DIY I admire your crafty skills x

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  15. OMG! This is so amazing! xoxo

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  16. From one crafter to another, this is one of the best DIYs Ive seen in a LONG time! I really wanna try it with a gold toe! Does the color flake off easily?

    love,
    Chrissy
    http://gottahaveit0306.blogspot.com/

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    1. Thanks Chrissy!! that comment made my night :)
      I think this would look so great with leaf gold as well! My silver hasnt flaked at all, but i would get an other sealer than the actual leaf metall glue! Let me know how it goes Chrissy,

      love K

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  17. This is a beyond wonderful DIY. Love the way the shoes turned out.

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