With summer here and the kids home, I'm sure you're like me and looking for kids crafts and some good kids summer activities to keep them occupied. As any parent knows, kids go through shoes quick. Besides the fact that their feet are always growing, they seem to be an expert at wearing down the sole or ripping a hole somewhere. Anyway, this next craft is great if your child has an extra pair of old and raggedy shoes lying around. I found this from Martha Stewart's website, and I love it!
Materials
Newspaper
Cleaned canvas sneakers
Fabric or acrylic craft paint
Artist paintbrushes
Fabric paint pens
How-To
1. Cover a work surface with newspaper.
2. Wad up newspaper and firmly stuff the shoe.
3. Using fabric paints and paint pens, decorate sneakers.
4. Let paint dry for 24 hours before painting another shade on top of the original color.
That's the simple version from her website. I did some more looking, and found a more detailed way of decorating canvas shoes on
eHow that would be great for older kids or even adults:
1. Choose a design to paint on your canvas tennis shoes. You could use clip art, coloring pages reduced in size or draw your own. Choose or reduce designs to fit over the toe and sides of the shoes.
Step 2
Wad up newspaper and firmly stuff the shoe.
Step 3
Tape your design, face down, to a window. Trace the lines of the design using the transfer pencil.
Step 4
Position the design on the shoe, with the transfer side down. Pin the edge of the design to hold in place.
Step 5
Iron over the design to transfer. Do not let the iron touch the rubber on the edge of the shoe. Gently lift the edge of the design to see if it has transferred. If not, iron again. Do not remove the design until it has completely transferred.
Step 6
Mix the acrylic paints with the acrylic fabric medium according to the manufacturers instructions for the fabric medium. Using the fabric medium will soften the paint so that it won't crack while wearing the shoes.
Step 7
Paint the canvas tennis shoes. Allow the paint to dry.
Step 8
Outline and detail the painted design on the canvas tennis shoes using the black permanent marker. This will really clean up any messy edges and make the design pop.
2. Wad up newspaper and firmly stuff the shoe.
Step 3
Tape your design, face down, to a window. Trace the lines of the design using the transfer pencil.
Step 4
Position the design on the shoe, with the transfer side down. Pin the edge of the design to hold in place.
Step 5
Iron over the design to transfer. Do not let the iron touch the rubber on the edge of the shoe. Gently lift the edge of the design to see if it has transferred. If not, iron again. Do not remove the design until it has completely transferred.
Step 6
Mix the acrylic paints with the acrylic fabric medium according to the manufacturers instructions for the fabric medium. Using the fabric medium will soften the paint so that it won't crack while wearing the shoes.
Step 7
Paint the canvas tennis shoes. Allow the paint to dry.
Step 8
Outline and detail the painted design on the canvas tennis shoes using the black permanent marker. This will really clean up any messy edges and make the design pop.
Step 2
Wad up newspaper and firmly stuff the shoe.
Step 3
Tape your design, face down, to a window. Trace the lines of the design using the transfer pencil.
Step 4
Position the design on the shoe, with the transfer side down. Pin the edge of the design to hold in place.
Step 5
Iron over the design to transfer. Do not let the iron touch the rubber on the edge of the shoe. Gently lift the edge of the design to see if it has transferred. If not, iron again. Do not remove the design until it has completely transferred.
Step 6
Mix the acrylic paints with the acrylic fabric medium according to the manufacturers instructions for the fabric medium. Using the fabric medium will soften the paint so that it won't crack while wearing the shoes.
Step 7
Paint the canvas tennis shoes. Allow the paint to dry.
Step 8
Outline and detail the painted design on the canvas tennis shoes using the black permanent marker. This will really clean up any messy edges and make the design pop.
3. Tape your design, face down, to a window. Trace the lines of the design using the transfer pencil.
4. Position the design on the shoe, with the transfer side down. Pin the edge of the design to hold in place.
5. Iron over the design to transfer. Do not let the iron touch the rubber on the edge of the shoe. Gently lift the edge of the design to see if it has transferred. If not, iron again. Do not remove the design until it has completely transferred.
6. Mix the acrylic paints with the acrylic fabric medium according to the manufacturers instructions for the fabric medium. Using the fabric medium will soften the paint so that it won't crack while wearing the shoes.
7. Paint the canvas tennis shoes. Allow the paint to dry.
8. Outline and detail the painted design on the canvas tennis shoes using the black permanent marker. This will really clean up any messy edges and make the design pop.
So it's time to fix up some shoes!
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