DIY Glitter Shoes

Tools and materials:

• Paper
• Old heels
• Mod Podge
• Glitter of your choice
• Acrylic paint in the color of your choice
• Paint brushes
• Plastic spatula
• Masking tape
• Tissue
• Hairspray
• Craft knife

Mask the edges

Put down some paper on the area you're going to be working on because it is quite a messy DIY. Cover the edges of the shoes' soles that you're going to be using with masking tape, and this will protect it from the Mod Podge. You will also want to put masking tape just along the inside of the lining of the shoe.

Stuff shoes

Taking the tissue that you have, stuff the inside of the shoes, and tape it down. This will help to catch some of the glitter.

Apply Mod Podge and sprinkle on glitter

Taking one of your paintbrushes, apply a generous amount of Mod Podge to the shoe. Now for the fun part, you can start pouring the glitter onto the shoe, ensuring that you cover all of the Mod Podge. Before putting the Mod Podge on the heel, I recommend letting the shoe dry because this way, you can hold the shoe without moving any of the glitter. Once you’ve finished this, repeat all of the steps on the other shoe. Allow both shoes to dry before removing the tape.

Tip: Get a good glitter. The one I'm using is quite fine, and it creates a nice clean look which is a lot better than chunky glitter would do.

Clean edges

Using a plastic spatula, pick off any of the glitter that might be stuck to the edges of the soles.

Hairspray shoes

Spray hairspray onto the glittered shoes; this is to prevent any glitter from falling off of them.

Paint the soles

Once the shoes are completely dry, you can remove the tissue and masking tape from the inside. Have one last clean of any of the loose glitter. This part is optional, but I decided to paint the shoes' soles in a lovely deep red color. The painting does take quite a lot of time because you have to build up the coats to get the desired coverage that you want, but it's definitely worth the wait.

Apply Mod Podge and spray

Once the soles are completely dry, you can apply some of the Mod Podge if you want, and this will help create a nice shiny finish to the red soles. When the Mod Podge is dry, clean away any paint that might have spilled over onto the edges of the soles with a craft knife. To finish, I definitely recommend doing another dose of hairspray to make sure that the glitter will stay in place.

There we have our finished red glitter shoes (or whatever color you decided to do). They are gorgeous and sparkly and will make you feel like a million dollars. I find working with glitter very therapeutic and relaxing and really enjoyed this DIY - I hope that you did too!