Craft It - Give old shoes a Neon Pop DIY

 In one of my 'cleaning out my closet' posts, I mentioned a pair of shoes that weren't worth keeping in the condition they were in, but were too perfectly good to throw away. The best thing to do in that case?
DIY it!

This pair of shoes has been fantastic. Honestly, i've only worn them a small handful of times. 

I tend to wear more blacks than I do browns. Somehow while tucked away somewhere this lovely pair started to discolor in the front rubber piece. The color difference is enough that you can tell from pretty far away that one shoe is much more faded than the other.

Can you tell how dark the right one is compared to the left?

Things you need to fix this:
Nail polish

That's it! I could use paint, but I wanted something I already had on hand. You could use spray paint, but it would take a bit longer since you'd have to tape off the rest of the shoe. Most acrylics aren't as shiny as nail polish, and I wanted this pair to really POP by the time I was done with them.

The nail polish is a clearanced bottle from Hottopic. I need to remind myself why they clearance things sometimes... this stuff really isn't a long lasting nail polish. (plus, it's a little goopy. Ick).

I went around the top and outside of one shoe, then the other... then went back for the other side and back. This gave one side a little bit extra time to dry. I would recommend this as I learned the hard way, and rested a shoe on my leg as I was painting the other side. Ooops! 

This was a pretty thick coverage polish, so I only used two coats. Grab a few Q-tips and soak them in nail polish remover before you start so that you can quickly remove any mistakes or drips from other areas.

I finished mine off with a coat of bright yellow from a paint marker on the outside edges. 

Get creative. You can go with one color, or use a mix of a few different ones.
Try different shades of the same color for a nice ombre effect.

 

Spring Cleaning your Closet - Part 2

I've finally started working on cleaning out my closet. 

I really didn't know it would be this time consuming! WOW! 

The first thing I decided to sort through was shoes. I think this decision pretty much made itself due to the fact I kick them off when I get home and needed to actually pick a bunch of them up before getting to my spare closet. baha. I know I didn't get rid of many in the end, but I still think I did good!!

 

 

Most of my heels. I'm not a fashion snob, if they look good with an outfit, I buy.

That means anything from those blue and white striped Gianni Binis I nabbed at Dillards, to others here from Ross, Kohls, and even Hottopic. Yup, I own NO 'high end' expensive shoes.

 Nothing I own cost me over $50 besides my running shoes. Crazy? Possibly. 

 

Boots!!! The short black studded ones are simple, from Shoe Dept. and I wear them at least twice a week. They fit perfectly and go with so much. The white ones on the end are in need of a DIY. The buttons on the side jingle... to the point of obnoxiousness. If I can't rip them off, they're going in the goodbye pile eventually. Snakeskin heeled roach killers over on the left. Vintage cowboy boots I snagged off Etsy next to those. The woven pair next to it are the most COMFY flats for winter. Guppy Love- they feel like feet sweaters!!

Out of that whole bunch, the pair I love the most are the Steven Madden ones that are orange and yellow. Very chunky heels. Sadly, these are too big. I have to wear multiple pairs of socks with them so I don't wear them too often. I need to figure out how to get them into more outfits.

 

 Flats and sandles.

Sneakers.

Some are missing. Green chucks, my current running shoes, two pairs of black vans. 

I'm sure more will turn up I forgot about. hehe.

Now for the ones I decided to get rid of.

One pair of these in particular breaks my heart. The BKE heels on the bottom. They're so worn out though that the heels are started to bend in, and theyve stretched out a bit. Probably because I wore them about 4 times a week for a year straight. *sigh*

 

7 pairs. 2 sneakers. 3 heels. 1 flipflops. 1 flats.

That doesn't seem like quite the downgrade, but I suppose 7 is better than nothing, right? 

All these went into a bag and put in the corner to start my donation pile.

Maybe after I'm done with my whole closet,

 I'll give it a few months and go through it again getting rid of anything I haven't worn from now until then.

Missed part one? I'm trying to simplify my wardrobe. 

Weed out things I don't wear, are too worn, or don't fit correctly.

Galaxy Shoes

I've recently become addicted to Wanelo. It's very similar to Pinterest. The only difference really is that Wanelo is a little harder to learn and navigate, is entirely too slow, and it's meant for products. 

The tagline on the main page is "find unique products from stores you've never heard of". Probably not great for someone with a shopping addiction to browse.... haha.

Tonight I'm browsing shoes. 

I have an obsession with galaxy print. I don't own anything in it, (hmm why not!?) but I do love it. 

Wanelo brought me to this brand new Etsy shop called KillerConstellations. I have a feeling I should keep following them... I bet they end up carrying some great designs. 

Before I signed off, I came across these beauties.
Jeffrey Campbell Brit Boot. 

You can never own too many boots with straps all over them.

*wipes drool off the keyboard*