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i’m going to share my new obsession with you…
deCoRAtiNG fLiP-fLopS!!!
pair #1 ziPPy zeBRa
this pair was for my teenager, pip. these were fairly straight-forward. i cut off the regular plastic straps. then i replaced them with strips of fabric i cut from a handkerchief. ((in hindsight, i would use a pair of pinking sheers next time to eliminate the fraying))
then i inserted the two strips into the toe hole. i knotted them twice and cut off the excess. on the top side, i placed my foot on the shoe and knotted twice above where my toes were. then i slipped the two side straps through the holes. again i knotted them with my foot on it to make sure it was the right size. and here’s the result:
pair #2 sWiRLy riBBoN stRaPS
the second i saw this ribbon, i thought of pip. it’s fun, fresh, and sooo summery! each shoe used a little under 6 feet of ribbon. to get them started, i stuck the end of the ribbon in one of the holes for the side straps.
then i wound it around the little bottom stopper several times and glued. make sure you shove the stopper back in pretty well. then i just started wrapping and wrapping and wrapping. once on the other side, i repeated the wrapping around the bottom of the side strap. and this is them…
pair #3 suPeR stRiPS
i had a pair of these when i was in junior high. i made them out of those nylon circles like this that you weave to make pot holders:
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this time, i used strips of handkerchiefs. i cut strips that were six inches in length. ((again, the next time i make these i’ll use pinking sheers to cut with)). once the strips were all cut, a-tieing i went.
pair #4 fuN fLoWeRS
i love these! i was in the rhinestone/button/brads section of hobby lobby when i saw the brads. **tiNK** went the lightbulb over my head. and knew i had to make them for myself. again, pretty easy and pretty self-explanatory. i pushed the brads in one by one, using a little bit of super-glue to make sure they stay in there. to get the spacing equal on the two different shoes, i rubberbanded them together sole-to-sole. and there you go…
pair #5 woNDerFuL waTErmELonS
these are my absolute favorite pair. ever. i wrapped the straps with green gingham ribbon just like i did the blue ones. then i glued the round brads in just like i did the flower ones. ((i think that this style would be cute as ladybugs too using red flip-flops and red and black gingham))
so there you have it doLLs!
some fun ideas to make your fLiP-fLopS fabulous!
