Paint An Old Shoe With Graffiti Hearts!
This has to be one of my crazier ideas, but I just couldn’t resist and it was relatively quick, so here’s to whimsical upcycled art! And while this might seem like it is coming out of left field, just a bit, this could also be a craft for Lag B’Omer, you know just in case you’ve already made more bonfires, caves, and arrows than you can bear. Because my friends, Rebbi Shimon, whom we celebrate on Lag B’Omer was all about ahavas yisrael, Jewish unity! And what more fitting than a bunch of hearts that together comprise a wonderful lively piece of well, funky decor?
And honestly, who couldn’t use a graffiti hearts shoe in their life? I apparently needed one, and will sometime soon fill it with succulents or a flowering something. Or maybe not, or maybe yes, to get it out of the house! Then again, this is one special shoe, as unknown to us it was living under our kitchen cabinets for ten years or so, and we only discovered it when we removed the baseboard in order to long last clean under there……and lo and behold my son produced a single shoe that apparently went missing a good ten or so years ago…..I do vaguely remember something like that. In any case, I was feeling so very nostalgic about this shoe from when my boys were little that I just had to save it, and then the idea of painting it with hearts came to mind. Even better, I actually did it! That in itself was a huge victory! (Check out my Diary Of A Hoarder In Recovery posts on my instagram @sara.rivka.dahan for more discussion on that!) Okay, love the idea of painting lots of hearts on anything, keep on reading, I’ve done this a few times on flat surfaces…..
You’ll Need:
- an old shoe
- acrylic paint in blue, green and pink, and some white to make various shades
- a white paint pen, and a pink paint pen
How To:
First practice painting hearts until you’ve got it down, and check out the first link below for help with that. The for inspiration, check out the rest! Then find yourself a shoe, or a box or a sketchbook, or even a milk carton, I did those too!
How To Paint Hearts On A Gift Box
How To Practice Graffiti Hearts In Your Sketchbook
How To Take Your Hearts Painting To Another Look
Hope you’ve enjoyed this little peak into what can happen at CJM central!
