Color Me Happy!

I've been seeing two things this season in magazines that I've been very excited about.  Colorblocking and captoe pumps.  Now, the modern woman has no real need for a traditional captoe shoe...steel toes won't help me out too much dealing with college students all day.  However, they are rather cute and of course, I always love me some color!

I found an old pair of ugly brown heels while cleaning out my closet the other day and inspiration struck.  Why not upcycle them using my two new favorite trends?




I had some bad taste in shoes for awhile...


Colorblock Captoe Pumps

Materials:
Shoes-plain solid color works best
Spray paint in your color of choice-I used Krylon Short Cuts
Masking tape
plastic grocery bags


First you need to decide where you want  your color to go.  My shoes had a bow on the toe, so I taped off about a 2 in. section in front of the bow, on the tip of the toe.  I wrapped tape around the sole as well to protect it from paint.  I then cut up a plastic grocery bag and taped it around the rest of the shoe to protect it.


Plastic grocery bags are a cheap way to protect your work surface too





Find a well-ventilated place to spray your shoes.  Shake your can of spray paint thoroughly.  Then spray one coat of paint on the shoes in long strokes, being careful not too close (hold the can about 10-12in. away.)  Once the first coat is dry to touch (about 30min.) spray a second coat, making sure to hit any spots you may have missed.

Let the shoes dry for at least 30min. before taking the tape off.  Let them dry overnight before wearing them.



Tada!  I used purple paint to add a little pizazz