Although the summer is officially over, our vacation starts this Thursday and I'm really excited about it! While preparing my stuff I found this pair of lousy flip flops that came along as a bonus with a fashion magazine I bought on my vacation last year. But I couldn't wear them cause the stripes were not stable. They looked like this:
I cut off the stripes so only the bases were left:
And then I thought of using tire ups as stripes just like this:
These are the steps:
They finally looked like this:
But the tire ups are too hard to wear and also ugly, so I used a silver string I had to invest it. This method is called the cobra stitch and you can find it here:
And they finally looked like this:
oh my gosh! I love your creation!! how fun! makes those flip flops a whole lot prettier !
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have a great weekend!
Thank you momto8, of course I will!
DeleteVery cute revamp! Thank you for linking up for Friday Connection at Big Foot Tribe. I'm following your awesome blog now, I look forward to more great upcycled ideas.
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Thanks Michelle!
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