DIY Lace Ballet Flats

Another one of my beautiful friends will also be saying her I dos this year. She is a very creative and talented and like me, likes to look at something and see what its potential could be. Why settle for what you can find in a store when you can buy something and make it even better?

When she told me the other day she customized her wedding shoes and offered to let me share it here, I of course jumped at the chance and said HECK YEAH!

So without further ado, here is Rin's very own DIY lace ballet flats...

Ok, so these were pretty easy.  

I wanted my wedding shoes to be blue ballet flats, but I also wanted some lace incorporated to match the dress.  I couldn't find what I wanted in stores, so...I made my own!

Supplies:  Shoes (I used a blue faux suede ballet flat), Scissors, lace fabric, hot glue.

First get a general idea of how much of the lace you will use on one shoe and cut a rough amount. To be safe I suggest getting slightly more then you think you will need.

Then wrap the lace around the shoe and determine how you want it to lay on the shoe.

once you have your basic idea in your head, cut out the lace around the flower patterns so that the edges are the edges of the flowers.

 Time for hot glue!  On one shoe, I started with the top of the lace and worked around the shoe and did the bottom edge of the shoe last. On the other other shoe I started at the bottom and found that either way works.  

Once glued, trim the lace around the sole of the shoe and just like that you are done!

Easy easy!  And so pretty. :)

Her shoes turned out lovely! Thanks again to Rin for sharing some of her craftiness in my tiny corner of blog land!

March has definitely been a crafty month for me. In march alone I made a Doctor Who Tardis Top Hat from scratch, Tutu dresses which can be seen Here, an anniversary/birthday gift for the best boyfriend in the world, and a very special bridal shower gift for Rin and her future Mr. 

Now obviously the two gifts are very hush hush now since both Rin and said boyfriend are supportive and actually read what I post. I will be sharing with everyone else though as soon as the gifts are given. I'm beyond excited since I sincerely feel like these are my best works yet. 

Oh and I had every intention of posting about my beer bottles however the projects mentioned above were a lot more time sensitive and had to be completed first.

Until next time...

Candis