Chantilly London: Confessions of a 20 something: DIY

Before

I decided to try a Do It Yourself (DIY) project after looking at the Honestly WTF DIY website . Since it is now beyond too cold to wear any sort of shoes with no socks; (I bring shoes in my bag to wear at work) I felt like this was a relatively safe DIY, especially since my moccasins got a full spring and summer of wear!

To be honest I ADORE the way they turned out - but I will be buying a new pair of moccasins that I will not paint... yet... because after painting them I realized that I can no longer wear them with my green skinnies! And that was a banging outfit!!!

See below for my Honestly WTF DIY attempt (and success!!!) at Colour Blocked Moccasins:

You will Need:

- Moccasins
- Fabric Paint
- A Sponge Brush
- A Paint Brush
- Tape (optional - this is used to hold back the top flap if your laces do not actually undo as I learnt mine do not!)
- Paper Towel or Newspaper

Method:

1. Either untie your lace and pull back the flaps or tape them back like I did
2. The first shoe I painted was not the one I photographed - I initially put the paint on a paper towel and then painted it near the top of the flap; to ensure I like it and if I didn't I could just turn the flap down. I did like it so for the next side I just plopped the paint on the shoe itself
3. Use the brush to paint the fabric paint over the top of the shoe and get into the crevices near the stitching
4. Use the sponge to even out all the paint
5. Let dry for 3 hours
6. Rock the sh*t out them! :)

NOTE: As am more MacGyver than Martha I did not have either type of brush so I used an old (cleaned) makeup brush and a brand new clean makeup sponge... and as you know tape instead of the untie method a la Honestly WTF.