As I mentioned last week, I'm totally obsessed with pimped out statement heels. I'm also totally obsessed with glitter. So naturally I decided to combine the two and sparkle-lize the above lame boot heels.
And BAM:
Glitter!
More glitter!
How to sparkle-lize heels
Inspired by A Pair and a Spare
What you need:
- GLITTER! I love the Martha Stewart brand.
- Glitter glue -- (or apparently Elmer's glue works just as well but since I didn't use that I can't vouch for it.)
- An old bowl or tupperware
- Paintbrushes
- Sandpaper
- Lay out the paper towels on your work station. And prepare for a glitter explosion.
- Sand down your heels so that the glitter sticks better. (Confession: I totally half-assed this step and it still worked.)
- Squirt some glue in the bowl and add a bunch of glitter. Mix the two and start painting your heels with the glitter-glue mixture.
- Once the heels are all covered, sprinkle glitter over the glue, taking care to cover all the spots.
- Let dry an hour or so.
- Take the shoes in your hand and simulate stomping on your work station so that the loose glitter goes everywhere. GLITTER.
- Fill in any non-sparkly holes by repeating steps 3 and 4.
- Let dry 24 to 72 hours.
- Like my glittering-in-crime friend Jennifer wisely said, "Treat these shoes like you'd treat suede." So in other words, try not to get them wet. The glitter probably won't hold up too well.
- This DIY project may cause you to go a tad sparkle crazy and start to glitterize everything in your shoe closet.
Extra glitter!
