Star light, star bright . . . I wish I may, I wish I might. The moment I spotted Giuseppe Zanotti‘s suede caged sandals with gold stars, I had to have them. Then I saw the price tag and well, perhaps DIYing them was a more reasonable option. The biggest hurdle was tracking down large enough stars – which actually proved pretty difficult to find. So now that I’ve done all the hard work for you, I hope you give this one a try!
You’ll need:
- a pair of black strappy sandals
- a few 30mm faceted gold star nailheads
- a few 20mm faceted gold star nailheads
- 2 sheets of black stiffened felt
- a pair of fabric shears
- a pair of pliers
- E6000
Start by folding the prongs into the backside of the stars so that they lay flat.
Squeeze a generous dollop of E600 into the backside of the stars. Press them into the stiffened black felt. It’s okay if some glue seeps out the sides since it will be cut out later.
Allow the glue to dry overnight and then using fabric shears, cut the stars out of the felt. This will make the stars easy to attach to the shoes – plus, they provide padding so the stars don’t scratch the feet!
Use a toothpick to apply a thin layer of glue. Attach the larger stars to the straps of the shoe.
Alternate the smaller stars between the larger ones. Continue adding stars around the shoes and mirror the pattern with the other shoe.
Dry overnight. And yes, the stars really do stay on the shoes with E6000 glue!
Strap on your new starry sandals!
(all images by HonestlyWTF)
What a cute and awesome diy idea. I’m sure I’ll find a pair of heels that need some cute stars like that 😀
xx Mira
http://www.glamdevils.com
oh my this is amazing, love this.
xo
http://pinksole.com
What a cool DIY! Love it.
http://www.mirrorme.me
Love your blog!
I’m posting looks from Los Angeles and accessories:
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this shoes are so cool!!! I love this DIY!!
http://www.thestelstyle.com
Love the detail – the turned out so cute!
http://happinessiscreating.com/
OH my goodness. These are incredible. I am definitely going to give this a try.
xo, Juliette Laura
http://juliettelaura.blogspot.com
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This is so brilliant!
Not sure if these are my style but they’re super cute. I love the idea of transforming pieces.
xoxo
http://www.thewrittenrunway.com
Really like this DIY! Looks really cute!
XO CHAMAFASHION
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What an awesome DIY! You always come up with something fantastic.
Check out the BAD blog…http://design-bad.blogspot.com/
brilliant!
monkeyshines
http://monkeyshines-monkeyshines.blogspot.com/
Amazing blog, very inspired.
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Very cool idea and love the end result! xx
http://www.creativityandchocolate.com
clever! xx
http://www.vicariousLA.com
even better than the originals!! these came out amazing … love your diy’s! xoxo
Omg mazing DIY – love your blog!
http://www.noir-creme.blogspot.com
They came out looking so beautiful! I love this!
http://ashleeeybash.blogspot.com
My 4-year old just said “Oh it’s awesome, I love it”… No need to say anything else!
Mafalda ❤
http://www.mafaldadotzero.blogspot.fr
Woooow great DIY!!! Perfect sandals!
http://inatrendytown.blogspot.com.es/
very original. love the result!!
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Love it! Awesome DIY
xoxo
Grietje
http://www.secondagenda.be
How cute!
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xx
OMG!
Amazing idea my dear!
Completely in love!!!
xx
Elisa
My Fantabulous World
This is brilliant… should be how to make a 3000$ pair of shoes affordable… lol awesome!
These shoes are amazing!! I love Steve Madden shoes but embellishing them with stars is such a cool idea!
http://love-your-ego.blogspot.de
Those are so fun!!
Such a cute idea! Love it!
The latest ad on my Facebook stream was for the originals at Bergdorf. I commented with a link to your DIY. Ha! Take that, stupid Facebook ads.
such a great DIY post! Love it.
xo
Emily Jenny
Stiletto Beats
Love them, super easy and super cute!
Lauren
livinginaboxx
Great Idea…This is my next project:)
chandelier crystals
I bought some star studs similar to these a while back, just thinking they were awesome, but with no idea what to use them for. This is a great idea! I was worried the stars would look tacky, but using multiple sizes really keeps it from looking cheap. Great job 🙂
xo, Holeh Pocket
This is amazing,they turn out so beautiful!!! I also DIY a pair of lace boots, you know how expensive they can get, love your blog!!!
This is such a fun and brilliant DIY! The shoes turned out amazing~~
Cheers
Carly
http://www.carlytati.com
you guys inspire me… love all your work. keep it up! 🙂
Nice! Finding a glue tt works is always the biggest hurdle so glad to hear E6000 works for this 😉 i did a review on e6000 on my blog (hapinesswherever.wordpress.com) but unfortunately it doesnt work well for snakeskin and plasticised metal. 🙁
By the way, love the base sandals (with the wedge & heel, it’s so much comfier! 🙂 )- wondering where you got them from?