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Fashion on a Shoe String

By: Mark Montano for Krylon

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This Fashion on a Shoe String craft from Mark Montano is a fun thing to DIY! Make your own shoes with friends by tying string around a boring old pair and painting. Voila, a new pair of kicks!

Fashion on a Shoe String

Materials:

Krylon® Fusion for Plastic® (#2321)
Shoes that are crying out for some crafty love
Newspaper
Yarn

Instructions:

Stuff your shoes with newspaper to protect the insides from paint.
Wrap your shoes in yarn, criss-crossing them at random and making sure to wrap some string around every part of each shoe.
Go outside and place the shoes on a large sheet of newspaper.
Spray paint your shoes with Krylon Fusion and then let the paint dry.
Remove the yarn and admire your handiwork.

Tip:
Repeat the process with additional colors for a really fun effect. Just make sure that you use contrasting spray paint every time you change up the color, alternating between a light color and then a dark color, and then a light color and then a dark color…