New Skin Thursday

New skins for these shoes I just inherited, I mean!

The craze for galaxy and ombre themed clothes have been everywhere not long ago. Tutorials were all over on how to make some of these awesomeness on t-shirts, shorts, shoes, dresses and even leggings! They are pretty and easy to do! Though, I'm not so sure about their current popularity now. I actually planned to do this a week earlier but I was always too lazy. I love how it turned out. 

I used some brushes I found lying around (My mum's gonna get me later for this, the brushes are for painting the temple's prayer wheels.) and one of mine (a detail brush, mine's all tiny) and another of a friend's (a large brush, he says my brushes are all too small). And also, as in the picture above, an old powder puff in replacement for a missing sponge.

I think sponges are important for the 'make cloudy colours' part. Large brush in substitute of a toothbrush, to sprinkle 'stars'. Detail brush to make larger stars.

I used fabric paints and also some borrowed white acrylic paint. The white fabric paint we have is definitely not liquid any more. Mixed them colours up on some pieces of paper.

First, I taped the sides of my shoes where the paints are not supposed to go.

I started off colouring the shoes in dark blue, then I layered some light blues, purples or pinks on the powder puff and puffed away. The powder puff is also a little spiky, which made the effect even better, in my opinion. I did puffed on some black+dark blue in certain areas too. For white, I tried to puff only small amounts of this at lighter areas.

Using the large brush, I (and some help from my friend) sprinkled white acrylic paint on the shoes. I added some small dots and one shining star with the tiny detail brush.

I coloured the shoe caps with acrylic paint. And I have to confess, I might not have washed the shoes well enough /:D

White shoe caps, grey and dirty sides?

I blow dryed the shoes just in case (heat purposes not drying purposes), then laced them up.

 Ta-dahh! I'm a proud galaxy shoe owner now! Do you guys like it? It was fun and easy. I hope you all will be inspired to DIY something lovely. For girls, ombre pastels on your shorts seems to be really fashionable.

 I wish I'll be able to find something else to do with my holidays now. Till next time!

Also, thanks for putting up with me! I think I dragged this a bit too much.