Creating Fashionable Shoes with Fabric Markers
Fabric markers make creating fashion so easy and fun. Tulip Brand Fabric Markers are great for this projects because they come in a variety of fabulous colors and they are NON-Toxic. This means they are great for kids to use too. Let’s upcycle some plain white tennis shoes with fabric markers!
Spring is around the corner which sparks the creative spirit. Fabric markers are such a great way for kids to create their own fashion statements. They work fabulously on canvas surfaces which makes them perfect for “tricking some kicks”! There is something special that happens when people get to creating, coloring and designing. I love when the final result makes a statement and is something useable and fun.
Material Needed For Shoes with Fabric Markers
To create these shoes, I used the following:
- Tulip Brand Fabric Markers (Non-Toxic)
- Aleene’s Quick Dry Fabric Fusion to Adhere Buttons
- Ribbon for the Laces
Directions For Shoes with Fabric Markers
To do it, these are the steps!
Step One
Color your designs on the shoes. Use whichever and whatever colors you love most.
A fun technique with the fabric markers is to use darker colors to outline around doodles and designs of lighter colors.
Step Two
Add buttons or bling (like gems and sequins) to your shoes with Aleene’s Quick Dry Fabi-Fusion glue.
Step Three
Replace the laces with fun ribbons!
Seven Reasons Kids Should Be Crafting
Practice Fine Motor Skills
Many craft projects require the use of fine motor skills to cut, tie knots, paint, color and even apply glue. Crafting provides a great opportunity to work on fine motor skills while creating works of art.
Build Self Esteem
Through the process of creating a craft project, a child works through a series of steps to make a masterpiece. The success of completing steps and having something wonderful to show for it has proven to build self esteem.
Create Community
Many craft projects that are done by kids in classrooms or groups collectively create a larger work of art. For example. When a group of kids create individual pumpkin crafts – once put together they have a patch. This creates community and inclusion.
Build Social Skills
While actively crafting, often times the fears and worries of talking with others subsides and children (of all ages) find themselves to be more social with those around them,
Promotes Individuality
Craft projects should allow children the opportunity to put their own style or mark into their work. There need to be choices available to successfully promote individuality. Some of these choices include picking colors, crayons vs colored pencils, cutting vs tearing paper and outlining.
Encourages Self Expression
Often times children will express their feelings and thoughts through simple drawing and works of art. Encouraging kids to draw in their journals and add their own elements to projects sometimes offers a release of feelings.
Yay for fashion!
Laura
So cool! Great ideas for doing with my grandkids. We’re always making crafts when they come to visit! You inspire me so much! Keep up the creative marvels, love seeing and trying them.
Love these shoes Laura! So whimsical and charming!
As soon as I saw these shoes – I knew they were yours because of the laces! This pair you decorated will house nothing but happy feet full of bounce in each step! That’s my wish for you!