Glitter everything!

Today I shall be showing you people how to make some old thrift store shoes into new glittery ones!

 First things first, don't be afraid of thrift store shoes. They clean them at the store, and then you can also disinfect them when you get them home. I found a pair of Maurices brand, black heals at a local thrift store. They happened to be my size, and at the time I thought they were cute, so I bought'm. A few weeks later when I remembered that I had bought them, I dug them out and realized that they are very uncomfortable and not exactly my style. So I went straight to my stash of Modge Podge and glitter.

Supplies needed:

• Glitter (in however many colors you want, I chose two)
• Paint brush
• Modge Podge
• Spray sealer

Step one;
Pick the glitter color(s) you want to use on your shoes. Also, the shoes I used had a leather bow on the sides and I decided to rip that off. Which aided in the looking better and better part. So, anyways, choose what color(s) you want, then clean off the outer part of the shoe as best as you can.

I chose black & green.
Figured I could wear them on St.Patrick's Day or Christmas

Step 2;

Apply a thick layer of Modge Podge to the aoe, area of effect for you non gamers. But to the area that you want to be glittery. Since I did two colors, I started with the black, I only put modge podge below the little dotted border thing. When I say a thick layer, I do mean a good helpin of it. Just incase it starts to dry while you're still applying the podge. Do one shoe at a time, and when you get all the podge on take your glitter and shake it all over it. Try to avoid the inside of the shoes. I didn't and when I tried them on, my feet came out sparkly. Now when you have glitter all over the podged area you're good to set the shoe down and let it dry. I should probly note to have a paper plate or something underneath it to catch the glitter that didn't stick. Take the leftover glitter and put it back in the capsule. Rinse and repeat for the next shoe!

Step 3;

Next up is the green! I love green! Ok, so now if you are doing multicolor shoes then apply another layer of the podge over the aoe. Same as before, sprinkle the glitter on. Rinse and repeat.

Step 4;

Not done yet! After both shoes are completely dry take one in hand, face them soul to soul, and thwack them together! Don't be scared, just do it.  Not to hard though. This will knock off some glitter that doesn't belong. Set the shoes down, possibly clean up the mess, and take the podge out again and put another thin - medium thick layer on with your paint brush by dabbing/patting it on there. Don't swipe the glitter or it'll result in bad things.

Step 5;

When the final layer of podge is dry take them outside and spray them over with a waterproof sealer. I used Modge Podge brand because I worship all things Modge Podge. It doesn't take long to dry, so spray 2-3 coats of it and you are finished!

Final Outcome: Glittery Shoes

Pretties!

If you have any questions or comments don't be afraid to ask!

Thanks for reading, have a awesome weekend!

Just a side note.

I am going to post this on every social media site I am on.
Stephanie is amazing. Seriously. She brought me apple fritters.

Wants Wednesday

So, I've decided that on Wednesdays I will be showing you crafters something you will need & want! Ya know, to help aid in the craftiness. I have found out that when I run out of or break a certain something that I use regularly it induces a mild panic attack. I have learned to stock up on all things modge podge, all things sharp, and all things sticky. But today I will show you wonderfulness in a spray can. It is called "Oops! Multi-Purpose Remover"

I was out in my backyard spray painting some bottles, and of course I don't think to use a stick to hold them so I put my pinky and index fingers in the upside down bottles and sprayed away. I am a very messy person, it doesn't matter how hard I try to keep stuff clean... it never works out. Wait till I post something with glitter in it. It looked like I killed a fairy.

Anyways, back to the Oops! So there I was, spray painting bottles, not a care in the world. Then when I finish I run my hand through my hair to put it in a pony tail and my hair kind of sticks to my hand. I, being ever so careful, yank my hand out of my hair and don't pay any attention to this. Then I proceed to lean my hand against my face and pet the dogs... see where this going?

Needless to say, it got everywhere. So I broke out this lovely bottle of magic and went to spraying. Do this over a sink, it will drip and that's not pretty. So I just sprayed a coat over my hands and the spray paint, which had primer in it, and it just melted off. I put some in my hair and it came right out. The paint! not my hair! To get the paint off the doggies I put some on a paper towel and rubbed there faces, then washed their faces with water. I also shampooed my hair right after this as well.

So, if you are a crafter that deals with any paint, anything sticky or leaves a residue; GET THIS STUFF NOW! It will save you a world of trouble and a layer of skin.

I leave you now with a picture of two of my dogs. Bubba & Sarge.

Craft hard!

These two were the unfortunate victims of my "paint hand."

Geometric Painting

In October, a friend & I are going to have a booth at acraft festival. Last year we had crocheted hats, scarves, gloves headbands, andother crocheted things. That was a pain in the butt to do. We decided to dothat only a month before, and had very little time to prepare… plus we kinda procrastinated a little. She did more than me really. This year, we decided tohave an eclectic group of stuff ranging from bottle cap necklaces to lace jars,from hand crafted paintings to crocheted owl hats. We both have gotten a recentobsession with crafts, so much so we agreed to do another craft fair after thePumpkin festival! Hopefully they both will be successful enough that we keep ondoing craft shows and not go bankrupt. Though with both being right beforeChristmas, the left overs do make good Christmas presents. Welp, onto the howto show!

Alrighty, let’s start with something easy, a geometricpainting.

Supplies:

• Canvas (Your choice of size, I used a 16x20)
• Acrylic Paint -various colors-
• Painters Tape
• Xacto Blade
• Paint brushes

     First off do a base coat of what color you want the outlines to be. I chose a metallic gold. Please note, I bought this color about a year ago and let it sit for that long… don’t do that. All the gold went to the bottom and left a silvery gunk at the top. I had to shake and stir that sucker for a good 15 mins. But here is what it eventually came out looking like on canvas.

Yea, not that great. So I applied two more coats and itresulted in thisà

Once again, not that wonderful. So I put another two coats on it and let it dry, which took about an hour. So I decided to go get some Chinese food from a neighboring town. They have the best Chinese food around. Wongs is the name. See, Chinese food =

     Once the gold paint was dry and the food thoroughly devouredI taped off the shapes I wanted. I used 1inch painters tape and cut down themiddle with my Xacto knife, I did a couple round of the cutting, wasn’t surehow much I was going to need. I started with two big lines starting at the topleft corner and ending on opposite sides of the bottom right corner, in atriangle “V” shape. Then I just proceeded to just tape, tape, tape till I gotthe desired amount of triangles and rhombus’s.

     Now, I took my gold paint out again and painted along theedges of the tape. This created a seal and prevented any bleeding that thecolors might have done. Which is a wonderful thing, a co-worker told me aboutthis method and he is an utter genius.

     I didn’t feel the need to paint the entire canvas gold againsince it already had multiple layers.
After that layer of gold dried I whipped out some colors! I chose Yellow,purple, pink, orange, red, dark blue, teal, dark green, light green, and whiteto fill in the spaces. I waited till it all dried and just went crazy pealingthe tape off. That was kinda fun. And here is the result:

    I was surprisingly pleased with this. The way the gold makesall the colors pop is awesome. I was amazed that all the colors actually workedtogether and didn’t clash horribly. I will be selling this at the Pumpkin Festival,hopefully someone will buy it. I won’t be too sad if I have to keep it though.

Sorry for the lack of a picture of the final gold resultwithout the tape, and the missing “in process” shots of the colors. I getcaught up in the project and I totally forget to take pictures. I’ll try and dobetter next time.

Also, I would like to add that for the base coat, it might not be a bad idea to use spray paint with a primer. Should be quicker and much more simpler. I'm all about the simple and easy.

Honestly, I'm pretty surprised I actually posted all this. Probably plenty of typos but meh, this is a trial and error type of thing.

Thanks for reading! Craft hard people!

First blog procrastination

Here I am, sitting outside while bottles I just spray painted dry. I was browsing Facebook, and realized I have the time to make my first blog entry. So here I am! I'm hoping to make this a twice a week thing. At least once a week, on Sundays maybe. As in the title, Lazy Crafter I am a bit lazy. I am. I've been getting better at actually finished projects the same day I start them, but tell that to the 4-6 sets of coasters I have without bottom felt pieces. I get in this kick of doin a craft, loving the crap out of it, them BAM! I switch onto a new craft that is fantastic, leaving the unfinished projects behind in its wake. I will attempt stop that. I really really will. Do or do not they say and all that jazz. Since this blurb is currently being written on my cell phone I'm not going to get all fancy with "how to" instructions or anything just yet. I may when these stinkin bottles dry and I can get to my desktop. So I'll leave you with a few pictures of what's to come! Thanks for reading. Craft hard people!