DIY Sweet Shoes Party {Real Party}

I was invited to a fun DIY shoe decorating party by the lovely Renee of Astonishing Cakes. Renee had been seeing images of shoes by designers that looked like real confections and thought the concept would make for a fun party project friends could do together.

We were each asked to bring our own pair of shoes to decorate and Renee supplied all of the decorating supplies, which included paints, beads, faux cherries, faux nuts and caulk, which make for wonderful faux icing. You can see a step by step tutorial on the shoes I created in my previous post called Super Sweet Shoes

We were treated with both a sweet and a savory table to snack from while created. Being the confection-ista that Renee is, her sweet table consisted of iced sugar cookies, cake pops and cupcakes. All of which were delicious as well as gorgeous!

The savory table was where we grabbed veggies, pickle rolls, chips and fresh fruit flavored water.

Here are what the finished shoes looked like at the end of the party. As you can see I am the practical one, with my cute little tennis shoes I can wear all summer. I love how whimsical the over the top decorated shoes my friends made and can't wait to see where my friends wear these. You might be shocked to learn this type of confection decorated shoe can sell for $200 + a pair!

My boxes did play a little roll in the party too! Guests used my Yellow and Baby Pink Pinstriped Alto Gable boxes to take home a few cookies in.

Such a fun time, I can't wait to attend or host another DIY party of this sort.

DFTBA,
PS

Credits:
Party Concept, Styling, Confections by www.AstonishingCakes.com
Printable place cards and banner by www.DandPcelebrations.etsy.com
Alto Favor Boxes by www.PamelaSmerkerDesigns.etsy.com

Super Sweet Shoes {DIY}

 Over the weekend I was invited to a fun DIY "Sweet Shoes" themed party. Everyone was to bring a pair of shoes that you would decorate to look like a cake, or and ice cream cone. I decided I would go for shoes that I would actually wear and that would be a fun addition to my summer wardrobe. While searching, I came across these cute tennis shoes at Target in the kids section. Since I have small feet I can wear kids shoes and thought it would be fun to grab a pair for my daughter too.

Our host supplied all of the paint, glue, and beads for our projects as well as an amazing spread of sweet treats to eat while we crafted. I will share the details of those goodies in another post soon.

Using a small flat paint brush I used a tan color and painted little triangles randomly around the shoes. Then using white puffy paint and the applicator provided, added a shape that looked like ice cream to the tops of those triangles. Once the puffy paint dried I added a layer of pink acrylic paint to some of my "scoops" for some extra pops of color. To finish these off, I added a little hot pink seed bead with super glue to the tops of the ice cream cones to look like a cherry and to give a little texture to the design. *I didn't seal the design with any protectant, so we will just see how long these last.

My daughter loves her new shoes and couldn't wait to wear them out and show them off to her friends. I think mine are pretty darn cute too! Maybe I will grab some more shoes like this in different colors and see what other fun patterns we can make together. Fabric markers or Sharpees would be a fun way to decorate shoes too! Give it a try!

DFTBA,
PS