The perfect playground shoes, for the stylish Mom (tutorial)

In case you were unable to catch my tutorial yesterday at A Charming Twist, here it is one more time!

I love TOMS, BUT when you spend your day playing in sandboxes and muddy playgrounds it can be hard to keep your clean. So thankfully there’s a solution….DIY TOMS!!

You need:

-replica TOMS (I bought mine from Five Below for $5 )
- hot glue gun
-scissors
-ribbon
-fabric Paint
-lighter

First, you need to measure and cut the ribbon. You are just covering the heel portion of the shoe, so you do not need much.
Did you know, that in order to prevent your ribbon from fraying, you can burn the end of it with a lighter? You only need to do it for a second. You DON’T want the ribbon to catch the flame, just heat it enough to singe the ends.

I made little hearts to play off of the red in the trim (plus, it’s probably the simplest design to make).
Before you start, you should think about the heart placement, it’s easier to add then it is to subtract. Since you want it to look like an all over print try to keep everything as consistent as possible, and remember keep the hearts small!

Keep Painting, your almost done!!

Thanks again to  A Charming Twist  for letting me Guest Post! If you haven’t checked them out yet, make sure you do! 

Thanks to for inviting me to the linky party!

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About xo Dee

I am a 27 year old wife & mom who has developed a craft blog compulsion! When I am not playing house, I am either crafting, pinning or blogging..I enjoy being unique, and I am always looking to think outside the box. My blog for me is therapeutic in sense, that it keeps me constantly looking to create AND COMPLETE my to do list. Hopefully you will enjoy my rambling and tutorials as much as I enjoy telling them. xo, Dee

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5 Comments on “The perfect playground shoes, for the stylish Mom (tutorial)”

1. paigetopus

   February 20, 2013

   

   these are adorable! and I’ve used the lighter trick since I was a kid always works for frayed ends of garments!

   Reply
   • xo Dee

     February 20, 2013

     

     Ends of garments..why did I not think of that?!

     Reply
2. Hallie

   February 21, 2013

   

   Nice!

   Reply

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