So if you have seen the movie, Big Hero 6 then you know that Honey Lemon wears these crazy high yellow stilettos. Which is totally awesome, except I can barely stand in heels let alone walk in them all day long at a convention. SO I decided to save myself the pain and do a spin off of her shoes in the form of yellow keds!
But I wasn't about to spend $50 on real yellow keds, so I made my own.
Now let me show you how!!
Step 1: GATHER MATERIALS!!
-white sneakers (target $17)
-yellow acrylic paint (I used the brand "Apple barrel")
(you can get a huge bottle for about $4)
-white acrylic paint (same brand, small bottle is $1)
-various sized paint brushes
-duct tape or painters tape
Also, patience. This takes time to do well and correctly.
Step 2: PREP!
Have a surface to work on. I have a big piece of cardboard that I keep around for such occasions. Also, remove the shoe laces, we don't want to get them icky.
Step 3: TAPE!
Now you will need to go ahead and tape around the edge of the shoe. Make sure that you tape over the lip of the edge where it meets the canvas but do not tape any of the canvas.
Make small pieces of tape, it will make it easier to get around the curves.
Tape like shown here!
Once this is done we are ready to paint!!
Step 4: PAINTING FUN!
When painting, I mixed together the yellow and white paints to make a softer yellow. The paint color is "bright yellow", and it is bright so I toned it down with the white. This is a completely optional step. If you do mix colors, try to remain consistent to avoid a patchy look.
When painting start in the middle and work your way to the edges. I left about 1/8th of an inch of the edge white and then went back and used a very small brush to do the edges to keep a clean look.
Check the seams for loose threads and cut them to avoid any rough edges/seams.
Around the eyelets, be sure to take your time and use a small brush. I've found that you do not need to get too close to them because they get covered by the laces anyway. But you do need to get closer than shown above.
Step 5: Enjoy!
After about an hour to two hours of drying time you can carefully remove your tape and touch up any needed spots.Then you are ready to enjoy your new shoes!!
Put your laces back in and then run around with excitement!
(I couldn't remember how to put them back in so I am going to have the boy do it later haha)
You now have the fanciest shoes on the block!
These will be a thousand times more comfortable for Wizard World Philly and for being Honey Lemon. I know this is straying from the true characters look, but I also have to not hurt myself and be comfortable in how I look.
There is so much more to show you guys!
So stay tuned for more updates this week!
XO M
