Sew: silver shoe clips
Embellish your boring shoes with ruffley, floral silver shoe clips.
I am not a shoe person at all but I was looking to update some comfy flats.
I used some scrap silver fabric cut on the bias, ruffled and glued to a binder clip and now my shoes are a tiny bit fancy, fun and ready for never never land.
Here’s how I made the shoe clips:
1. Cut bias strips of silver fabric at 1 1/2″wide x 40″ (longer = bigger flower):
2. Sew a long zig zag stitch near one edge of fabric strip then pull one thread to make the gather:
3. Check binder clip for size and fit:
4. Using hot glue roll fabric into circular shape keeping all gathered edges down towards center of flower shape. Then glue one flat edge of binder clip to flower:
5. Clip flower onto shoe:
6. Remove one side of metal lever by pinching together long sides of metal piece and popping out of grooves:
Now your shoes are updated, cute and ready to wear:
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Wow, amazing!!! I'm 63 and can remember wearing shoe clips in my teens and twenties. How creative you are! Thanks for the memory!
So adorable! Thanks for sharing. Cheers SpecialK XoXo
What a great idea! I didn't know that one side of the clip could come off. CUTE shoes!
These shoes look great. Very professional. Can't believe you can use that binder clip to hold it on. You just made this project very accessible.
Genius!
This is amazing. I am visiting you via the linky party at Somewhat Simple. I look forward to seeing you at My Dream Canvas.
Get out! A binder clip and some silver fabric! Girl, what can't you invent?! Thanks for sharing in the DIY Talent Parade.