mod podge shoes

I have been wanting to mod podge shoes for a couple of years and I finally got around to it!

Michael bought me these shoes about six years ago. They are some el-cheapo bronze ballet flats from Aeropostale but they are super comfy and I have loved them! I just couldn't wear them anymore, they were super thrashed. I was hoping that mod podging the shoes would extend their life a little.

I cut off the straps and used a thin piece of cardboard to fill the little keyhole opening.

I bought the cheerful fabric at Hobby Lobby. I followed this tutorial from Make It and Love It.

I was worried that the mod podge would make the shoes really stiff. They are a little stiff but still comfortable. Yay! Here's to another six years of these shoes. That is if the soles don't wear out first. :)

I've never worn such colorful shoes but I really like them. They're great with jeans and a simple t-shirt. Have you ever mod podged shoes? Would you wear multicolored shoes?

making a doll house - part 2

First off, my apologies for the super crappy pictures. I took them last night and the lighting was terrible. Normally, I would wait until morning to take pictures but I knew that would be pointless since it is a dark and rainy day today.

WALLPAPER: I simply mod podged scrapbook paper to the walls.

The empty spot where the plywood is showing through is where the "kitchen" is going to be.

On top is the yellow bedroom, beneath that is the living room.

The middle upstairs room was the first room I "wallpapered" and I just slapped it on not even trying to match the pieces. It REALLY bothers me so I was much more careful with the other rooms. I am trying to not let it bother me so much that have I re-do it.

FLOORING:

I really love the black and white checkerboard kitchen floor. I cut two 12x12 pages of card stock into 2" squares and mod podged it on.

For the "wood" floor of the living room I bought three stick on linoleum tiles ($0.88/each). I didn't like the parquet look so using a box cutter, I cut along the lines to get planks.

I had to then cut a few more down to fit the room, peeled of the backing and suck 'em on.

The "bathroom" floor is a plastic faux tile floor used for miniature doll houses. I bought it during a 50% off sale at Hobby Lobby.

I made a template for the carpet by taping pieces of paper together.

Traced the template onto the back of the carpet.

Cut along the lines with the box cutter and hot glued in place. I got the carpet samples for $1 each at a local carpet store.

Part 3 coming soon!