Ladybug shoes

Customizing canvas shoes are the oldest trick in the book for giving your footwear some excitement. Fabric paint was as fancy as it got back in the day, but now you can also add rhinestones, sequins, studs, glow in the dark paint, metallic sprays, anything your imagination dreams up.

I had some of Leo's old shoes and wanted to make them a bit more feminine for Sofia. They also had some wear on the front, so I came up with an easy ladybug design that would tackle both issues.

I went the traditional route and used some regular acrylic craft paint that I had laying around, but I especially like the Martha Stewart Crafts All Surface Paints.

It took me less than 10 minutes to convert her shoes into cute ladybugs and they are always a hit when she wears them.

This craft brought back memories of my days making girls jewelry. Here are some beads I made out of Fimo polymer clay which I paired with a red suede cord to make necklaces, and bracelets which glass beads.