Harry Potter Shoes!

It's craft time once again... and ya'll know how much I love shoes! So, I've moved away from Cricut shoes and actually tried to do some crafting with fabric. It all started because I saw some shoes I loved on Etsy... for $90! I could never pay that much for shoes, but then I was suggested a swatch of fabric for $4. That's when my internet search began and my YouTube video watching became inspired. I found a way to simply glue fabric on to cheap shoes and voila!

Since there's so much fabric out there, I truly couldn't decide. So, I bought five Harry Potter prints 😬 Today, I'll share two with you. These are the first two I did, and I did learn some lessons along the way. So, let's get started!

The first pair was a dementor pattern.

Materials:

• Fabric (any pattern you want)

• Fabric Scissors

• Xacto Knife

• Dishwasher Safe Mod Podge (this will keep the fabric on in certain weather)

• Pencil

• Paint Brush (you need a brush and not a sponge because it'll make the clear strokes consistent and smooth, unlike a sponge brush)

• Gloves if you have a manicure you don't want to ruin (I had to re-do mine after this lol)

Steps:

1. The first thing you should do is drape your fabric over the shoe to guestimate whether you have enough or not. This is helpful because if you don't have enough, you can change the pattern of how you glue it. The nice thing with shoes is there's a lot of room for creativity :)

2. Use the pencil to trace the side of the shoe and then cut the fabric in that shape. I chose these shoes because they had a ton of seams, so I was able to cut the fabric in chunks and then glue it inside the seams.

3. Paint some glue on both the shoe and the back side of the fabric. While the glue is wet, you'll have tons of flexibility, so you can move the fabric wherever it need to be.

4. Once you have the fabric where it needs to be, paint some glue over the top of the fabric. Be sure to get all the corners and don't worry. about making a mess - it dries clear, so any mistakes will disappear! (I actually found that using my fingers was good for this part. It allowed for more control.)

5. Once all the fabric is in place, you can use the Xacto knife to trim up the areas that don't match. I found that the scissors worked better for me in some parts, so it really is just a play around type thing. Here you can see what it was like for me to leave the seams showing in between each piece of fabric.

6. Let the glue dry for at least 12 hours. Once you do, paint another coat of glue onto the shoes. You'll also notice at this stage that the fabric is easier to cut; however, it is not moveable, so make sure you do all moving while it's wet!

7. Let the shoes dry for another 24 hours before relacing the laces and wearing them outside :)

The other pair I did was for a Luna Lovegood pattern:

The materials and steps are exactly the same for this shoe; however, there was one difference in my approach. Instead of following the seams, I simply just glued a patch of fabric across the side and then cut around the shoe. To me, this was much easier and uniform throughout. I'd probably do it this way again for my next few pairs that I'm totally not already planning 😅

In the end, I spent about $30 for both pairs ($15 each), and I truly think my students will LOVE them!

Once I got the process down, I truly felt like I couldn't stop! I grabbed every old pair of shoes from my closet and bought some new Harry Potter fabric. Here are the other two options I did. (Note: the slip on shoes are WAY easier than most other shoes. However, if you can barely slip them on without the glue and fabric, it might be in your best interest to go 1/2 a size up)