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How to Personalise Shoes

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Breathe new life into your tired shoes with this fun and easy shoe embellishment project. Whether it's subtle edging, a daisy-inspired polka dot or a full-on gemstone encrusting, this project can be tweaked to suit your mood and style.

You will love using these simple steps to bring a little sparkle into your shoe-drobe.

Project and instructions by I Can Make Shoes

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Round Pastel Colour Acrylic Stones — Sold out

Round Pastel Colour Acrylic Stones

Is $ 13.00

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Is $ 13.00

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Hemline Gemstone Glue 50ml — Sold out

Hemline Gemstone Glue 50ml

Is $ 7.49

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Is $ 7.49

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Modelcraft Pick and Place Double Ended Tool — Modelcraft Pick and Place Double Ended Tool

Is $ 16.00

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Is $ 16.00

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Uni-ball Signo Noble Silver Metallic Gel Pen — Uni-ball Signo Noble Silver Metallic Gel Pen

Is $ 3.49

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Is $ 3.49

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* A pair of shoes

Step 1

Take your shoes and mark out your design using a Silver Pen.

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Step 2

Prepare your gems by separating them into piles by size and colour.

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Step 3

Use a Jewel Tool, pick up your gem and apply a small dot of Gemstone Glue to the centre of the gem. It will spread when you flatten it, so don't use too much.

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Step 4

Place the gem on the shoe and use the Jewel Tool to make sure it's in the correct position.

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Step 5

Repeat until you have created a beautiful gemstone embellished pattern or design.

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Step 6

For best results allow the glue 72 hours to fully dry before wear.

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Step 7

Why not style your new personalised shoes with an embellished shirt?

Find the embellished shirt tutorial here >

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Rated 5 out of 5 by Justine Makes from Such a great idea! I love the I Can Make Shoes tutorials, I’d never thought about using gemstones to embellish though, such an easy idea!

Date published: 2022-05-01

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