When Target approached me about a Converse One Star DIY challenge I couldn’t resist, but it wasn’t until I saw these Miu Miu glitter sneakers that I had any clue how I was going to give my white sneaks a personality all their own. DIYers have been glueing glitter to their shoes for decades! The most challenging part of this DIY was figuring out what material I was going to use to create the steel toe. I was thrilled to find the little pyramid studs in my own craft closet to complete the look. And though I leave a little trail of fairy dust behind me wherever I go, I have to admit, I love the way they turned out.
Here’s What You’ll Need…
* Converse One Stars from Target $34.99 – courtesy of Target
* Fabric glue and/or MOD PODGE
* I used Crayola paint brushes to apply the glue.
* Silver glitter {I bought an 8oz jar but only used 1/4″ of it. 4oz is plenty.
* Fine glitter in black
* Painter’s tape
* Iron-on silver pyramid studs {which I can’t seem to find online}=
Steps…
* Squeeze a large amount of fabric glue into a cup or plate. Tape down the sides of your sneakers with your painter’s tape. Using a paintbrush, apply a moderately thick layer of glue to the tongue of your shoe.
* Place your sneaker in an open box and sprinkle a generous amount of glitter over your glue.
* Once your tongue is almost dry, remove the tape from the sides of your shoe and apply a generous layer of glue to your sides. It’s best to do one at a time because the glue dries pretty fast.
* Sprinkle your larger silver glitter and shake to remove excess.
* Since I was trying to mimic the charcoal silver Miu Miu shoes, and couldn’t find dark silver glitter, I added fine black glitter on top of my large silver glitter to fill in some of the tiny areas to make it appear darker. {this was my preference. If you can find a darker silver glitter, this step is unnecessary}
* Shake your shoe and allow the black fine glitter to settle and discard any unwanted silver glitter. If you missed any spots, now is your chance to add a little more glue and fill them in.
* To create a faux steel toe, I used small iron-on pyramid studs which I found at JoAnn’s a few years ago.
* Paint a generous amount of glue on the rubber toe of your sneaker. You’ll have to work quickly because it dries fast!
* Begin adding your studs at the center where the rubber meets the glitter and work out from there to either of the edges. Then create a sort of T by placing studs in a row down to the tip toe of your shoe and work out from there.
*I didn’t want to go over the black line around the sole so I created a bit of a pyramid effect with staggered edges.
* A pyramid with pyramid studs 😉
* Hoping to get a dark gray, I dyed my shoelaces black with Rit Dye. However, the dye barely took at all and left the laces a very light gray. I almost wish I just left them white. My advice if you want a darker shoe lace is to just buy them or use a satin ribbon instead.
** UPDATE ** CRUCIAL STEP **
In an attempt to really secure the glitter, I layered on another coat of glue {MOD PODGE} and another layer of glitter, then mixed the glitter in the glue and painted on ANOTHER layer and they are glittered for LIFE now!
Voila!
Have Fun!
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Hannah
Hi! I am a young reader and lover of all DIYs and I was trying to make these for my best friend. When I went looking for the shoes I couldn’t find any with the black line instead of the red! Anybody else having this problem? And if anyone knows where I could get those sneakers in a couple of days time, PLEASE tell me. Thanks!
Maegan Tintari
I found them originally at Target, this is the closest match http://bit.ly/1wuK63f Good luck!!
Neris / Fashion Fractions
IN LOVE! I’m a huge converse and glitter fan so these are the ultimate converse shoes for me 🙂
xxx,
Fashion Fractions
Desdetenerifeconamor
I love! The color, talk …. everything! I leave my DIIY this week to get a look, are star earrings like D & G, I hope you like!
http://www.desdetenerifeconamor.com/2011/10/diy-d-stars.html
Ismene
I love you blog!Every post is amazing!
atori.loves
I love it! Realy awesome!
jukebox
I really wasn’t expecting the comment, it was really sweet of you. I’ve been a long time reader (even tried out some of your DIYs – lol). Seeing a blog I like reference a song I like,I felt compelled to finally leave a comment.
I’m bookmarking this DIY for later, I can’t wait to try it! I’m thinking of going with red glitter, so they look like dorothy’s slippers…if dorothy wore converse – lol!
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Roopa
it looks awesome on you …. will try for sure <3
Natalie Mulford
Oh! They look great! I may have to give this a go myself! Thanks for the tutorial!
antique engagement rings
Im loving the chuck taylors!
Deborah
Weird observation, but this DIY is the most beautifully photographed thing I’ve seen in ages! Truly gorgeous.
And, of course, the DIY is great.
CessOviedo
L-o-v-e them! They are just the coolest ever, I recently got my first pair of Chucks and been loving them, but now I want to make the sparkly, Target was so right to make you part of this project!
Cess O. <3 The Outfit Diaries
taylor
so cute! the pyramid studs look like candy dots on that paper! you are SO crafty 😉
Sheree
This is actually a DIY I might consider, they look awesome!
Mirjana
PERFECT!
Lia
Wow! These are perfection!! I love your attention to detail, it’s insane. My fave is the studded steel toes. Gorgeous!
xoxoxo
Lia
Anna Saccone
These are so freaking cute!! <3
Nicole
Great DIY! I think I will do that with mine too!
Kisses from Hong Kong,
Nicole
Giedre
LOVE. And I think black satin ribbons would be PERFECT! Although they’d probably get pretty glittery after a while! 😉
-giedre
Slađi
OMG so amazing DIY! Im HUGE Chucks fan so of this is definitely something for me!!
Paulina
GORGEOUS!! I love them! I recently saw a tutorial where she glittered her little girl’s shoes and she used Krylon Clear Sealer
to “seal” the glitter. Here is the link:
http://www.infarrantlycreative.net/2011/09/glittered-shoes.html
YaYa
Love these. Im not a fan of Chucks at all, but I would consider wearing these since I love all things sparkly.
K.M.
love this..the shoes look so nice ♥
The Suburb Experiment
I wonder if there’s anything you could spray on them to keep the glitter a little more secure. Probably, but it might dull the glitter I guess.
Anyway, I love these shoes! I might do little versions for my oldest daughter who can never get enough sparkle.
Jenn
LadyLUX
What a fun DIY project! Thank you so much for sharing.
Alyssa
I have to say, I think I prefer it with the grey laces as opposed to black!
Seriously, you are the DIY queen. I always look forward to your DIY’s because I know they will be amazing.
Nancy
Hi Maegan
Glitter makes everything better.I just finished watching the episode of Modern Family where Cam is making a book about their family to show the adoption agency and he is throwing glitter all over it.
Someone mentioned using Mod Podge here is the link to Honestly WTF http://honestlywtf.com/diy/diy-miu-miu-sneakers-vans-giveaway/ where they use it.
They did this for the Martha Stewart Show and I remember you said you got a call from Martha and I hope you do go on her show.
Nancy
Megan
Some helpful hints…
–Give the shoes a coat of glue to seal in the glitter after everything is dry (though the trail of fairy dust is sort of fun). The clear glue will just help seal everything in and keep you from having to re-glitter later on.
–The shoe laced didn’t dye because they are nasty nasty un-dyeable polyester. Go for cotton laces and you’ll get a nice grey.
–Check out http://www.suessparklers.com for an amazing selection of rhinestones and metal stones. They have a store in Northern San Diego with so many fun sparkly things! I use them for my Discotoes shoes and they ship super fast and have great prices.
SUCH a fun DIY, I think every day should be sparkly shoe day!
Huda
love it, one of my favorite DIY I’ve seen in a while.
Four Flights
bad ass! love the added glitz on the toes too
Food, she thought.
I *live* in Chucks (when I’m not in heels)! What a fun post.
Borella
SO cool! 8-D
♥NekoCandii♥
This is GORGEOUS! I’ve been meaning to decorate a pair of sneakers as well and this is a definite inspiration~
Pakistani Lawn Collection
ooh this is amazing idea thank for share this idea i try with my sneakers.
drollgirl
um, these are kind of awesome! so fun! so funny! and so CUTE!!!!
hotpants™
OMG, I want a pair! Love!!
Stephanie
I LOVE these shoes! I have a few pairs of Converse that I don’t use anymore. I’ll definitely be trying this out soon!
Lindsay
OMG I love these! Another amazing DIY. I think I need to use Halloween as an excuse, but make a few pairs :0). Craft store here I come!
Meagan Mason
I’m going to make pink ones! We’ll call them my breast cancer shoes 🙂
A Mother's Journey
This would be a great project to do with my daughter. Thanks for sharing!
jen
awesome! thinking about sprucing up some heels for the holiday hmmm. thanks for inspiring me!
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http://moderngirl.jurna.ro/
Hello Maegan! I wanted to say that I just featured this project on my blog, here: http://moderngirl.jurna.ro/?p=222. Thank you so much!
chiikalivelovelaugh
Hey girl I just saw your post featured on someone’s blog and wanted to visit your blog to tell you, you did an awesome job with this DIY…converse usually don’t need anything, but i love your take on them
XO stephi
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glitter shoes
These glitter shoes are so sexy. I love the tips.
Anonymous
Do you need to spray anything to protect the glitter?
Julia @ FaveCrafts
What a cute project! I love it so much that I decided to feature it in our roundup of refashioned shoe tutorials! Check it out here: http://www.favecraftsblog.com/link-love-refashion-shoe-crafts/
Have a great day!
muhammed
How can do one and i well buy it from him??
Shahpara Khan
I just did this DIY everything turned out great except for one thing the glitter keeps falling off 🙁 help please
Maegan Tintari
Add another layer of glue ON TOP of your first layer and another layer of glitter.. I finished by creating a mix of glitter/glue then painting another layer over the top. Good luck!
inna
love your blog and amazing ideas 😉
gotta try it!)
so original <3
thank you for what you are doing
xoxo
Inna
Leann
This is everything. I know what I’m making my friends for Christmas!! Bring on the glitter! Love Love Love your DIY blog. Check out mine 🙂 I just posted a tutorial on how to achieve Lauren Conrad’s deer costume using items found in your closet and makeup bag. We filmed it using google glasses so you get this great viewpoint of knowing every stroke the makeup artist does. Happy Halloween and I can’t wait to see what tutorials you come up with next.
Maria B Lawn
Your Blog is Fabulous. Good article rather. Very interesting.
Sana Safinaz
Such a doable one.. liked the casual look.more
Asim Jofa
Thank you for sharing those good tips! They are helpful.